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HORSE  AND  HORSEMANSHIP 


UNITED  STATES 


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BRITISH  PROYINCES  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


BY 

HENRY  WILLIAM  HERBERT, 

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AUTHOR  OP 

"FRANK     forester's     FIELD     SPORTS,"     "FISH     AND     FISHING," 

"the    complete    manual    for    YOl'NG    SPORTSMEN," 

ETC.,     ETC.,     ETC. 


REVISED,   COKBECTED,    EHLABGED,    AND    CONTINtJED    TO    1S71, 


S.  D.  &  B.  G.  BRUCE. 


^  I   '      WITH  THIRTY  ORIGINAL  PORTRAITa  OF  CELEBRATED  E0H3ES. 


IN    TWO    VOLUMES. 
VOL.    I. 


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NEW  YORK: 
GEO.    E.    WOODWARD,   PUBLISHER, 

lOl      BH  O  A.  ID■^W  A."^- 

1871. 

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GKO.  K.  WOODWARD. 

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PUBLISHER'S    PREFACE. 


•JT^OrirrEEN  years  have  olapsod  since  the  piiM-f^ation  of  the 
-t^  jlrst  edition  of  tliis  work,  during  wliicl\  time  it  has  been  an 
ucknowleugod  standard  authority. 

'L'iie  dt-mand  for  a  revised  edition,  with  tho  history  and  records 
of  recent  noted  horses,  has  induced  llie  puWislier  to  si.ar."  no  ex- 
pense to  increase  its  well-earned  reputation. 

The  editorial  work  has  been  thorougldy  well  done  by  :\rcs.srs. 
8.  D.  and  B.  G.  Bruce,  tlic  well-known  editors  of  the  Turf,  Field, 
and  Farm,  Pedigrees,  performances  and  importations  of  both  thor- 
oughbred and  trotting  horses  have  been  revised  and  coulinuud  to 
date,  and  complete  histories  and  performances  furnished  of  Asteroid, 
Kentucky,  Dexter,  Lady  Thorne,  Goldsmith  Maid,  Thornedale,  Ba- 
shaw, Jr.,  Bysdyk's  llamblctoniau,  Ericsson,  Edward  Everett, 
Young  Morrill,  and  Ii..,)Grtud  Eoamington.  Twelve  new  steel 
engraved pov^. '.its  of  the  most  famous  reiuTsentative  horses  havi- 
been  added,  .miking  thirty  in  all. 

Thanks  are  due  to  P.  C.  Kellogg,  Esq.,  for  valuable  assist- 
iiuce  kindly  rendered  ;  to  A.  J.  Alexander,  Esq.,  Messrs.  S.  D.  and 
B.  G.  Bruce,  R.  W.  Cameron,  Esf].,  Major  L.  Tilburn,  Robert  ]}on- 
ner,  E^(i.,  Edmund  Thorne,  Esq.,  S.  II.  Perkins,  Es(i.,  lion.  K.  ('. 
Bavker.  and  G.  11.  Andrew?,  Esci-,  for  original  portraits  of  horses, 
from  which  engravings  have  l)een  made. 

New  Yokk,  Fclrrua'-y,  1S71. 


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INTRODUCTION. 


It  is  IX  uiiitter  worthy  of  note,  tlmt  iii  <.  country  which,  porlmps, 
exceeds  any  other  in  the  civilized  worUl,  in  the  general  appre- 
ciation, and  general  use,  aniong  nil  classes  of  citizens,  and  in  nil 
districts  of  the  land,  of  that  noble  animal,  Tnic  IIoksk,  there  is 
no  American  standard  work  on  the  suhjoct. 

With  a  strain  of  thort)ngh-blood,  derived  inidouhtedly  from 
the  best  stock  of  the  mother  country,  but  noweiitirely  acclimated, 
and  in  some  degree  altered  or  moditied  by  clinuiture  and  breed, 
and  trained  under  different  auspices,  subject  to  widely-diti'erent 
diseases,  the  consequence  of  different  temperatures  and  treat- 
ment, and  run  under  different  conditions  of  time,  weight,  and 
distance— in  a  word,  educated,  used  and  handled  under  circum- 
stances wholly  variant — we  have  been  contented,  hitherto,  to 
depend  absolutely  on  English  authorities. 

We  have  no  history  of  the  Turf  of  America,  unless  such  as 
may  be  gleaned  from  the  chance  notices  of  daily  journals,  or  the 
statistical  information  to  be  culled  from  the  dry  details  of  the 
Stud  Book  and  Turf  Kegister,  or  from  reference  to  the  6])irited 
and  glowing  race  records  of  "  The  Spirit  of  the  Times." 

With  an  entirely  new  application  of  the  powers  of  the  Horse 
in  trotting  and  pacing,  as  practised  exclusively  in  North  Amer- 
ica, producing  a  class  or  caste — I  cannot  consistently  term  it 


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Htraiii  Of  lircotl,  sliicf  it  dncH  not  iippciir  that  hldod  1ms  iiiucli,  if 
uiiy  lliiii};,  ttxlo  witli  tin-  iiiattiT — of  animals,  in  all  rcsitccfs  dis- 
tinct from  any  t>tlK'r  in  tho  knitwn  wctrM,  of  Hurpassiiij,'  capahil- 
itics  of  l)otli  H|)('t'il  and  (MHliirancc,  n<>t  known,  not  inidcistood, 
not  iinidiicihlt' — one  nii-^Iit  nay — l»y  t'xistin<^  Hystmis,  in  any 
otluT  conntrv.  wi'  liavo  no  nativi>  account  of  the  |iluii  liy  which 
these  unrivalh'd  cicafurcs  aro  formed,  their  powers  developed, 
llieii-  Hpeed  eliciteil— scarcely  even  have  we  an  aiifluMitic  and 
standard  accoimt  of  tho  animals  themselves,  their  jxTlornnmees, 
or  their  pedigree,  to  which  one  nuiy  refer  with  coididcnce. 

With  half  a  dozen,  nt  tho  least,  of  distinct  races  of  native 
American  1  Torses,  prvdjuhly,  in  tho  first  instance,  the  result  of 
chance  eoml)ination9  of  old,  well-known  and  estahlished  foreign 
breeds,  which  have  now  been  improved  and  rendered  standard, 
as  ]terfect  luitive  stock,  transmitting  their  (lualities  both  of  form 
and  capacity  unnuxcd  from  sire  to  son,  wo  havo  no  work  fidly 
recognizing  tho  existence  of  such  races,  much  less  analyzing 
their  blood  and  describing  their  points  and  character.  On  the 
contrary,  while  the  Conestoga  horse,  tho  Canadian,  the  Indian 
])ony  of  tho  Nortli,  the  Indian  mustang  of  tho  South,  the  ISor- 
man  horse  of  the  North-eastern  British  Provinces,  the  i)aeer— 
probably  of  Nurraganset  origin— and  the  general  working,  or 
farm  horse,  of  the  ]\Iidhind  States,  have  no  chronicler,  we  go  on 
importing  and  studying  elaborate  treatises  on  tho  English  liack- 
nev,  the  English  cart-horse,  the  English  dray-horse,  the  Suftblk 
ranch,  the  Cleveland  Bay,  tho  Galloway,  the  Shetland  pony, 
and  I  know  not  what  else ;  when  it  is  notorious  to  every  horse- 
man in  tho  land,  that  not  one  of  these  varieties  do  exist— ^vcr 
did  exist — except  in  the  case  of  individual  importations— or,  if 
they  did  exist,  would  be  of   any  value  or  utility  in  North 

America. 

In  the  like  manner,  wo  have  hitherto  contented  ourselves, 
solely,  with   English  manuals,  even  when  in  practice  we  do 


miRonroTTON. 


not  adopt  flu-ii-  nu'tlui<ls,  or  atUu'rc  to  their  itistriK-tions ; 
ami  when,  it  in  iiotorioiiH,  that  the  whole  syKtiMiiH  of  Btrthlo 
iiiaiia^cirn'iit,  of  iichl  iiiana^'cnu'iit,  nf  tiirfhandliii^  and  roud- 
liaiidliii^',  as  praftiHcd  in  Kn^dand, — owiiij?  to  the  diricivpaiicii'S 
of  cliniato  anil  the  ditlorcnt  rciiuiroincntrt  niadi>  on  flu!  ^ipi'cd 
and  I'liduraiicc  of  tht^  aniinidM — niiiHt  i  e  Huiiji'cti'd  to  many 
niodilicationn  and  chanjfc.s  hi'fnro  they  can  ho  perfectly  adapted 
to  the  horse  in  the  Unit.'d  States  of  America. 

Tims  we  have  Nimrod,  on  "Siunmerin;,'  irmiters;"  Nimrod, 
on  "Condition;"  Kimrod,  on  the  "Road  and  the  Turf;" 
beside  "Craven,"  and  "  Cecil,"  and  "  liiury  llieover,"  all 
adnurable  writers  on  the  Buhj(>ct8  which  they  treat  ;  viz.  tho 
luitural  or  artiliciul  adaptation  of  EngliBh  animals  to  the  uscHot* 
IJritish  field  sports  and  the  refpurements  of  liritish  sportsmen, 
but  not  oidy  unversed  in  thing's  as  they  exist,  or  as  they  aro 
required  to  exist,  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic  ;  but  actually  un- 
euited — by  their  too  thorougli  acquaintance  with  and  adherenco 
to  the  stnto  of  matters  there — for  understanding  or  appreciating 
the  altered  condition  of  the  game  matters  here. 

I  do  not  intend  these  remarks  to  apply  to  scientific  works  on 
tlie  pathology,  ])hysiology,  or  special  diseases  of  the  horse,  by 
competent  veterinary  surgeons,  such  as  Youatt  on  the  Horse, 
or  Spooner's  or  Morton's  treatises  on  specialities,  or  the  many 
admirable  essays  on  shoeing,  bitting,  breaking,  the  manege, 
etc. ;  ^vhich  treating  of  subjects  natural  to  and  co-existent  with 
the  liorsc,  wlierever  he  exists,  are,  with  some  small  moditica- 
tions,  invariably  applicable,  and  cannot  be  too  much  or  tof) 
closely  studied  by  all  the  lovers  of  the  horse  and  horsemanship;, 
in  whatever  region  of  the  habitable  world  they  may  chance  to 
be  thrown. 

Again,  in  a  conntry  like  this,  where  the  use  and  employment 
of  the  horse,  not  only  for  labor  and  service,  but  for  pleasure,  for 
exercise,  for  sport,  is  not  restricted  to  any  one  or  two  classes  of 


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INTEODUCTION. 


men,  but  is  general  to  the  ^v^lolo  people,  so  that  the  small 
farmer,  the  smart  mechanio,  the  butcher,  the  drovei,  or  the 
grocer  at  the  corner,  is  just  as  likely  to  own  his  fast  nag,  that 
can  <'o  liis  mihi  low  down  in  the  tliirties,  and  to  persist  in  keep- 
ing  liini  for  his  own  delectation,  in  spite  of  bids  high  up  toward 
the  thousand,  as  any  r.iillionaire  in  the  cities — it  is  remarkable, 
that  so  little  should  be  known,  or  souglit  to  bo  known,  concern- 
ing the  thorough  breaking,  bitting,  and  managi'ig  of  the  horse, 
wliether  for  the  saddle  or  for  draught,  as  it  is  here. 

Horsemanship,  also,  though  it  be  so  general,  that  it  might 
almost  be  called  universal,  is  at  a  lamentably  lo^\  stage  in  the 
norihern  and  middle  States  of  the  LTuion. 

1  am  aware  that  this  is  an  unpopular  and  will  be  found  an 
unpalatable  statement,  in  general ;  but  nevertheless,  it  is  a  true 
one,  and  I  do  not  seek  for  popularity  for  myself  or  my  book,  at 
the  expense  of  truth. 

It  would  seem,  for  the  most  part,  that  the  dealer  and  tlie 
owner  alike,  consider  that  all  has  been  done  that  can  be  done,  or 
that  it  is  desirable  to  have  done,  when  it  is  demonstrated  that 
the  animal  cup  go  so  fast— possibly  at  some  almost  incredible 
rate— and  so  long — perhaps,  almost  beyond  all  records  of  horse 
endurance — without  the  slightest  reference  to  the  how,  in  style, 
in  form  of  going,  in  ease  or  hardship  to  the  rider  or  driver — 
every  tiling  in  a  word  in  the  re,  nothing  in  the  modo. 

I  should  scarcely  say  too  much,  were  I  to  say,  that  however 
admirable  the  qualities  of  horses  offered  for  sale  in  America, 
whatever  tlieir  natural  style,  action,  or  adaptation  for  the  saddle, 
or  harness,  the  buyer  does  not  meet  one  in  one  hundred,  which 
has  received  the  slightest  artificial  education,  which  has  the 
.  rudiment  of  ,i  mouth,  that  sine  qua  non  in  a  finished  animal, 
the  smallest  knowledge  of  paces — even  to  setting  off  with  the 
right  leg  in  the  canter— or  the  least  idea  or  carrying  its  crest  up, 
its  chin  to  its  chest,  or  its  haunches  under  it. 


INTRODUCTION. 


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getting  the  best  possible  time  out  of  him,  laying  himself  back  in 
his  stirrups,  and  hanging  on  by  the  roius,  steadied  by  the  eternal 
running  martingale,  and  bearing  with  a  dead  pull  on  the  snaffle 
bit,  the  horseman  esteems  himself,  and  is  esteemed  by  his  con- 
federates and  admirers,  perfect  in  the  art  of  equitation. 

Yet,  put  him  on  a  neatly  broken  horse,  with  a  spirit  that  will 
fire  as  quickly  as  gunpowder  to  the  flash,  with  a  moutli  of 
velvet,  obedient  to  the  weight  of  a  feather — put  him  on  such  a 
horse,  with  a  sharp  curb,  and  no  martingale  or  cavesson  where 
by  to  hang  on,  and  ten  to  one  his  horse  will  jump  from  under 
him  at  the  first  capriole  or  soubresault ;  at  all  events,  he  will 
sit  him  much  aa  the  miller's  meal-bag  sits  on  the  mill-jade. 

In  a  word,  I  mea:  that  out  of  a  thousand  riders  in  North 
America,  there  are  not  five  whose  seat  on  the  horse  is  so  inde- 
pendent of  their  hold  on  the  bridle,  that  they  can  sit  their  horse 
with  their  hands  akimbo,  and  the  bridle-rein  in  their  teeth ; 
and  if  the  scat  be  not  so  independent  of  the  hand,  the  hand  can- 
not be  independent  of  the  seat. 

In  other  words,  if  the  rider,  more  or  less,  rectifies  and  retains 
his  seat  on  the  horse's  back  by  his  pull  on  the  horse's  mouth, 
the  horse's  motions,  which  are  and  must  be  regulated  by  his 
mouth,  will  be  subject  to,  and  guided  by,  the  rider's  seat ;  not, 
as  they  ought  to  be,  by  the  rider's  hand. 

No  man  can  be  a  fine  rider  who  has  not  a  fine  hand — no 
man  can  have  a  fine  hand,  whose  seat  is  not  entirely  independ- 
ent of  his  hand  ;  so  that  the  latter  can  play  like  a  steel  spring, 
giving  and  returning  equally,  in  whatever  position  of  the  horse's 
or  rider's  body. 

Consequently,  no  rider,  however  excellent  in  any  one  stylo 
of  riding,  can  be  called  a  good  or  finished  rider.  To  be  a  per- 
fect rider,  one  must  have  ridden,  and  be  able,  more  or  less,  to 
ride  in  every  conceivable  style  of  legitimate  riding — I  do  not 


10 


INTKODUCTION. 


mean  posturing  or  circns-riding  !     rosturcrs  and  circus-riders, 
are  rarely,  or  never,  good  riders  ! 

One  nnist  liave  known  horses  under  him,  in  ahnost  every 
conceivable  position— rearing,  plunging,  kicking,  terrified, 
frantic,  falling  and  oven  fallen,  most  of  all  perfectly  managed, 
fine-mouthed  and  high-mettled— and  be  able  to  control  them  all, 
before  he  may  call  himself  a  liorseman. 

Now  in  America,  never  has  there  been  any  standard  book 
published,  pretending  to  set  forward  even  the  commonest  rules 
of  stable  numagement,  bitting,  breaking  and  mouthing  young 
horses,  or  even  of  riding  them,  when  broken.  Nor  in  En-iand 
has  there  been  any  such,  since  the  old  days  of  the  manege,  now 
I  regret  to  say,  obsolete— I  regret  to  say  it,  because  although  too 
formal,  ami  savoring  too  much  of  ancien  rcghne  and  precision, 
it  has  yet  mucli  that  is  most  valuable,  nay,  essential ;  unless  it 
be  a  few  late  volumes  on  cavalry  tactics,  or  cross-country  riding, 
and  a  few  works  on  the  stable. 

It  is  this  void  which  I  hope  and  pro])Osc  to  lill.  The  book, 
which  I  have  now  the  honor  to  lay  before  the  public,  is  almos:! 
en.tirely  American  in  its  details,  and  will,  I  trust,  answer  its 
purpose,  as  what  it  is  intended  to  be,  a  thorough  and  general 
compendium  of  all  that  which  most  ought  to  be  known,  and 
which  will  be  most  useful  to  the  America.!  horsckeeper. 

In  the  compass  of  two  volumes  it  cannot  be  expected  that  I 
should  offer,  as  I  do  not  pretend  to  offer,  a  complete  History  of 
*'the  Turf,  or  of  the  Trotting  Course  ;  but  I  hope  it  will  be  found, 
that  I  have  seized  the  salient  and  distinctive  points  of  both,  as 
regards  this  almost  boundless  country,  and  presented  them  in 
Buch  a  ibrm  as  will  not  only  prove  entertaining,  but  useful. 

To  make  a  man  a  rider  or  a  driver,  by  any  written  precepts, 
is  not  within  the  range  of  possibilities ;  much  less  do  I  aspire  to 
give  to  the  horse-owner  a  work  on  the  veterinarian  science, 
which  shall  in  itself  suffice. 


INTROnnCTION. 


11 


is-riders, 

)st  every 
terrified, 
naiiagod, 
them  all, 

lard  book 
nest  rules 
ig  young 
England 
ni'(jc,  now 
hough  too 
precision, 
;  unless  it 
ry  riding. 

The  book. 
,  is  ahnos.1 
answer  itg 
d  general 
lown,  and 
er. 

cted  that  I 
History  of 
1  be  found, 
of  both,  as 
!d  them  in 
useful, 
sn  precepts, 
I  aspire  to 
an  science, 


One  is  no  more  expected  to  be  able  to  treat  intricate  and 
dangerous  diseases  of  liis  horse,  than  he  is  to  shoe  him,  fire  him, 
or  cut  him  up  for  the  kennel,  when  in  the  course  of  lime  he  may 
chance  to  die.  Any  man  I  should  hold  an  ass,  who,  his  vahiable 
animal  being  decidedly  ailing,  would  not  send  for  the  best  far- 
rier within  his  reach  ;  therefore,  and  ii:  one  word,  I  beg  to  state 
that  tliis  work  is  meant  only  to  assist  the  horseman  ;  not  to 
supersede,  in  two  volumes,  however  full  of  matter,  what  can 
scarcely  be  contained  in  half  a  librar3% 

Such  as  it  is,  in  a  word,  I  intend  it  to  be,  and  I  hope  it  is, 
thoroufjh;  and,  as  such,  I  have  the  pleasure  to  offer  it  to  :iy 
friends  and  the  public— if,  which  I  trust  is  not  the  case,  I  am 
not  bound  to  make  a  distinction  between  them. 

The  First  Yolumo  will  bo  found  to  contain  a  brief  history, 
witli  some  account  of  the  natural  history,  of  the  horse  ;  a  history 
of  the  English,  and  of  the  American,  thoroughbred  horse  ;  some 
accounts  of  the  original  thoroughbred  stock  of  different  States 
and  regions  of  the  United  States  ;  memoirs  and  descriptions  of 
several  of  the  most  distinguished  racers  of  the  United  States, 
with  full  and  original  accounts  of  their  most  remarkable  races  ; 
essays  on  the  breeding  of  the  thoroughbred  horse ;  estinuitcs 
and  views,  both  English  and  American,  of  the  comparative 
qualities  of  the  English  and  American  race-horse  ;  essays  on  the 
points  of  the  tJioroughbred  horse  for  racing  purposes,  and  on  « 
the  true  utility  of  the  thoroughbred  horse ;  a  list,  as  complete  as 
could  be  furnished,  from  the  available  means  of  information,  oi 
the  thoroughbred  stallions  and  mares  imported  to  this  country, 
from  the  earliest  date  to  the  close  of  the  year  1856 ;  a  set  of  tables, 
carefully  compiled,  showing  tlie  comparative  number  of  winners, 
with  their  comparative  performances,  respectively  got  by  native 
and  imported  stallions,  witliin  the  last  twenty-seven  years ;  and 
a  summary  of  the  results  to  be  deduced  from  those  tables. 


12 


INTRODUCTION. 


For  the  assistance  I  liave  received  from  every  person— with 
one  distinguished  exce])tion,  to  which  I  sliall  not  refer— to  whom 
I  have  presumed  to  apply  for  advice  and  information,  with  no 
farther  excuse  for  my  intrusion  than  tlie  freemasonry  which 
exists  hetween  all  lovers  of  the  horse,  and  the  imjiortance  of  my 
subject,  I  should  be,  indeed,  ungracious  and  unmindful  did 
not  1  record  my  sincere  gratitude ;  and  I  trust  I  shall  be  par 
doned  if  I  take  the  liberty  to  name  those  gentlemen  to  whom  1 
owe  especial  thankfulness,  and  without  whose  kindly  aid 
I  should  vainly  have  endeavored  to  accomplish  my  task,  for 
want  of  the  materials,  which  they  have  most  liberally  fur- 
nished. 

To  Mr.  J.  Prescott  Hall,  of  Newport,  E.  I.,  and  to  Dr.  Sayre, 
of  New  York,  for  the  use  of  their  own  valuable  libraries,  and 
for  that  of  the  late  Charles  Henry  Hall,  enriched  with  his  valu- 
able MS.  notes,  and  those  of  that  distinguished  turfman,  the 
late   Cadwallader  R.  Golden,   I  gratefully   acknowledge  my 
indebtedness.     To  Governor  King,  of  New  York  ;  to  Mr.  Wil- 
liam Williams,  of  Tennessee ;  to  Mr.  David  W.  Jones,  of  Cold 
Spring  Harbor,  L.  I. ;  to  Mr.  Tayloe,  of  Washington  City ;  to 
Mr.  Miliken,  of  Charleston,  S.  C,  I  have  to  return  my  thanks 
for  valuable  written  communications,   and  much  information, 
otherwise  unattainable.    To  Dr.  Sayre,  to  that  late  distinguished 
patron  of  all  that  is  most  manly  in  manhood,  Mr.  John  C. 
Stevens,  and  to  Mr.  Ten  Broeck,  I  am  deeply  indebted  for  their 
loan  of,  and  permission  to  engrave,  the  original  portraits  ot 
those  noble   animals,   Sir  Archy,  Eclipse,  Black  Maria,   and 
Pryor ;  and  to  the  owners  of  animals  generally,  for  their  readiness 
to  allow  portraits  to  be  made,  or  pliotographs  to  be  taken,  for 
the  use  of  this  work. 

The  likenesses  of  Glencoe,  given  both  as  a  type  of  the  En- 
glish thoroughbred  of  the  present  day,  and  as  a  portrait  of  one 
of  the  most  successful  of  recently  imported  stallions,  of  Boston, 


son — with 
-to  who  111 
1,  with  no 
ry   which 
nee  of  my 
ndtul  cVk] 
.11  be  par 
to  whom  1 
indly  aid 
■  task,  for 
jrally  fur- 

Dr.  Sayre, 
raries,  and 
1  his  valu- 
rfman,  the 
rledge  my 
0  Mr.  Wil- 
is, of  Cold 
in  City ;  to 
my  thanks 
iformation, 
stinguished 
r.  John  C. 
ed  for  their 
portraits  ot 
Maria,   and 
)ir  readiness 
e  taken,  for 

3  of  the  En- 
•trait  of  one 
,  of  Boston, 


INTRODUOnOW. 


13 


and  of  Lexington,  are  taken  from  engravings,  with  the  consent 
of  their  owners,  Messrs.  llichards,  of  the  Sj)irit  of  the  Times ; 
Mr.  Currier,  of  Now  York,  and  ^Mr.  Ackorman,  of  London. 
That  of  Fashion,  with  her  foal,  is  from  an  ambrotype,  for  which 
I  am  indebted  to  the  courtesy  of  Mr.  Rober,  her  present  owner, 
there  not  existing  any  satisfactory  portrait  of  her  in  oils.  A  new 
feature  of  this  tirst  volume,  is  ten  complete  genealogical  tables, 
tracing  back  their  blood  to  the  most  remote  sources,  of  seven  of 
the  most  celebrated  English  horses  to  which  our  American  stock 
are  chiefl}''  referable,  and  of  three,  the  champions  of  the  Ameri- 
can Turf. 

The  Second  Volume,  perhaps,  of  broader  interest,  will  be 
found  to  contain  accounts  of  the  general  horso  stock  of  America ; 
the  horso  stock  of  the  various  States ;  the  various  distinct 
families,  as  the  Conestoga ;  the  Canadian ;  tlie  Narragansett 
pacer;  the  Vermont  draught-horse;  the  Indian  pony  ;  a  disser- 
tation on  the  Morgan  horse  ;  on  the  trotting  horse  ;  a  compen- 
dious history  of  the  trotting  turf  from  its  commencement,  in  tlio 
year  1818,  to  the  close  of  the  year  1856,  with  memoirs,  pedi- 
grees, descriptions  and  performances  of  the  most  distinguished 
animals  ;  lists  of  famous  trotters  ;  time  tables ;  essays  on  breed- 
ing ;  breaking ;  horsemanship  ;  field,  stable,  and  road  manage- 
ment ;  on  stabling,  with  views,  plans,  and  estimates ;  on  shoe- 
ing ;  and  on  the  diseases  of  the  horse — the  volume  concluding 
with  the  rules  of  the  leading  Jockey  Clubs  and  trotting  courses 
of  the  United  States. 

In  the  literary  portion  of  this  volume  1  have  been  aided  by 
contributions  from  Mr.  S.  D.  Harris,  of  the  Ohio  Cultivator ;  ot 
Mr.  Joshua  Clements,  of  Dayton,  Ohio ;  Mr.  John  Strohm,  ot 
Lancaster  Co.,  Ohio ;  Mr.  A.  Y.  Moore,  of  Schoolcraft ;  Mr. 
"W.  G.  11.  Pelton,  of  Grand  Rapids  ;  Mr.  E.  Adams,  of  Adrian  ; 
Mr.  Chas.  A.  Jeffries,  of  Dexter ;  a  correspondent,  whose  name 
is  unfortunately  lost,  from  Ypsilanti,  Michigan  ;  and  from  Mr. 


14 


INTRODUCTION. 


J.  n.  Wallace,  of  the  Iowa  Agricultural  Society  ;  to  all  of  whom 
I  return  sincere  thanks. 

For  the  use  of  the  engravings  of  the  double  team  match,  of 
Flora  Temple  and  of  rocahontas;,  I  record  my  obligation  to  Mr. 
N.  Currier,  of  New  York ;  for  the  use  of  that  of  Lady  Sutfulk, 
to  iMr.  G.  AV.  Lewis ;  and  for  that  of  Young  Black  Hawk,  tO 
his  owner,  Mr.  Vcrnol,  of  New  York.    The  likeness  of  Ethan 
Allen  is  executed  from  an  original,  painted  erqiressly  for  this 
work,  by  Mr.  Attwood,  with  the  consent  of  his  owner,  Mr.  Iloe, 
of  Vermont.     The  woodcuts  of  the  Vermont  draught-horse  and 
the  Conestoga,  are  from  photographs  of  two  noble  animals,  in 
the  possession  of  Messrs.  Adams  &  Co.'s  Exiiress  Company, 
New  York ;  and  that  of  St.  Lawrence,  from  a  pliotograjdi  be- 
longing to  the  proprietors  of  "  Porter's  Spirit."    To  each  and 
all  uf  which  gentlemen  I  beg  to  renew  my  acknowledgments  for 
their  courtesy  and  the  accommodation  they  have  aftbrded  me  ; 
and  now,  before  throwing  myself  on  the  candid  and  liberal 
construction  of  my  friends  and  the  public,  I  have  only  to  record 
my  sense  of  the  valuable  cooperation  of  my  friend  Mv.  Philip 
n.  Anthon,  in  compiling  the  statistical  tables,  and  of  Messrs. 
Capcweh  and  Kimmell,  the  brilliant  and  artistical  engravers— 
to  whom  my  publishers  have  wisely  entrusted  much  of  their 
finest  and  most  diilicult  work— in  their  execution  of  the  plates, 
which  add  so  much  to  the  intrinsic  value  and  beauty  of  my 

work. 

Trusting  that  my  labors  may  not  disappoint  expectation,  and 
conscious  that  if  they  do  so,  it  will  be  owing  to  the  magnitude 
and  difHculty  of  the  task,  not  to  any  want  of  industry  or  research 
on  my  part,  I  commend  myself  to  my  readers,  as  ever 

Their  faithful  and  oblig'^d, 

Ukniiy  Wm.  IIebbebt. 

Thb  Cedaes,  Juhj  1,  1857. 


1  of  whom 

luiitcli,  of 
oil  lo  INIr. 
Y  Siiffulk, 
[lawk,  lO 
of  Etlmii 
y  for  this 

Mr.  Hoe, 
liorso  iuid 
iii. Hills,  ill 
Uonipaii}', 
•^rapli  1)0- 

cach  and 
Tincnts  for 
jrdcd  1110  ; 
lid  liberal 
'  to  record 
\[r.  Philip 
of  Messrs. 
igravers — 
;li  of  their 
the  plates, 
luty  of  iny 

itation,  and 
magnitude 
or  research 
;r 

[.  IIerbket. 


LIST  OF  AUTHORITIES 

CONSULTED  AND  USED   IN  THE  PREPARATION  OV  TDIS  WORK. 
The  Old  Testament. 

XeNOPHOX  UK  EE  EqUESTEI. 
Pl.INY, 

QniNTUS   CUETIIJS. 

A    New  JrF.TiioD  and  ExTBAOEonTAEY   Invention  to   Dkess  Houses,   bt 

THE  MaEQCIS   of  NEWCASTLE. 
TeEATISE  on  IIoKSEMAXSniP,    BY  PniLIP  EaEL  of   rEMBROKE. 

Ueeenoer's  IIorsemansiiip. 

Adams's  Horsemanship. 

YouATT  ON  the  IIorse. 

Winter  on  tps  Horse. 

White's  History  of  the  l^RiTisn  Turf. 

Pick's  Turf  Register. 

Weatheeby's  Tuef  Re'^istep.  to  1845. 

English  Spoetino  Magazine. 

Annals  of  Spoeting. 

SKiNNER'a  Turf  Register. 

Porter's  Turf  Register  and  Sporting  Maoazink. 

J.  RiOHARDs's  Turf  Register. 

Cadwalladee  Colden's  Sporting  Magazine. 

The  Spirit  of  the  Times. 

Tub  American  Farmer. 

Skinner's  Stud  Book. 

Edgar's  American  Stud  Book. 

Miliken's  History  of  the  Turf  of  South  Carolina. 

The  Ohio  Cultivator. 


I' 


1 


■«<>■ 


1Q  LIST  OF   AUTUORITIES. 

Tna  IIoiMK,  BY  YouATT  AXD  Ckcu.. 

Btaiu.k  Talk  and  TXui.k  Talk,  i.y  llAimY  ITib-veb, 

VrKCTUM.   HOHXKMANSIIII',    IIY    IIaKUY    lllEOVER. 

The  Pocket  and  the  Stud. 

The  IIustlno  Field. 

Hints  to  lIonsBMEN. 

The  Stud  nnt  Tractical  PuurosES. 

I'lfAUTICAL   UOUSEMANSHIP. 

lUnoHEit's  SvaTEM  OF  Eqditaticjt. 
Stewart's  Stable  Economy. 
The  Modern  Horse  Dootok.    Dr.  Dadd. 
Mason's  Farrier. 

WhIIe's  FAintlERY 

Miles  on  Shoeing. 

NiMROD   ON    SUMMERINO   ITuNTERS. 

British  Rural  Sports,  ry  Stonehenoe. 
Updike's  History  of  the  Narraoansett  Churob. 
American  Journal  of  Aoriculture. 
Encyclopedia  Britannica. 
Knioht'b  Penny  Cyci.op.edia 

LiNSLEY   ON  THE  MoROAN   HoHSE. 

Traite  d'Anatomie  Comparatif. 
Traite  de  Piiysioi.ooie  Comparatif. 
Walsh's  Manual  of  Domestic  Economy. 


CONSULTED  BY  EDITORS  OF  REVISED  EDITION. 

ENaLisn  Racing  Calendaii  from  1751  to  1869. 
Tub  Americaj^  Tdbp  Register  from  1830  to  1844. 
American  Racing  C.vlendab  from  1845  to  18G0. 
Englisii  Stud  Book,  Eleven  Volumes. 
Br.uiJEs'  Stud  Book. 
Wallace's  American  Stud  Book. 

TUB  AMERICAN,   FRANKLIN  k  KENTUCKY  FARMERS,  ETC.,  EtC. 


ILLUSTRATIONS   TO   VOL.   I. 


ii\. 


re.,  Etc. 


ENGUA VINOS  ON  STEEL. 
VioNKTTE  Title,  deBignoa  by  F.  O.  C.  Dakley,  engraved  by  R.  HiNsnEi.wooD. 


OLENCOE,      . 
SIR  ARCHY,  . 
ECLIPSE, 
BL"^"K  MARIA, 
FaSiwCN,      . 
PRYOR,   . 
LEXINGTON, 
ASTEROID,     . 
KENTUCKY, . 
LEAMINGTON, 
BOSTON, 


Painted  by 
C.   HANCOCK,     . 

A.   FISnER, 

A.   FISnBR, 

K.  THOYE, 

V.   M.   (tniSWOLD, 

U.   DE  LAITRK, 

L.   MAURER,        . 

E.    TROYE, 

E.  TROYB, 

J.  PAUL,     . 

U.   DE  LATTRE, 


Engraved  by  Pagt 

3.  C.   BUTTRE,           .  74 

CAPKWELL  &  KIMMEM.,  123 

CAPEWELL  «  KIMMEI.L,  154 

CArEWELl,  *  KIMMEU,,  242 

K.   UINSUEI.WOOD,           .  303 

H.   IIINSIIEI.WOOU,            .  880 

J.  DurniE,    .        .        .  452 

T.  rniLLIBROWN,  .         .  300 

T.  rniLUBROWN, .       .  376 

w.  n.  DOUGAir,     .       .  412 

CAPEWELL  ft  KIMMELL,     490 


ENGRAVINGS  ON  WOOD. 

EXECUTED  BY  N.  ORR. 


Skeleton  of  the  Horse,    .... 
Points  of  the  Horse.    Illustrated  by  Elib, 

Foal's  Tf.etu 

Two-Month  Moctii 

Yearling  Mouth, 


.  65 
66 

.  61 
63 

.    68 


i 


l^  LIST   OK   ILLl'STUATIO     ' 

Paff* 

Skction  of  (InisDF.n ,       •     >■ 

Two-Ykah-Oli)  MofTii 

TiiuKi:  YKAii-Oi.n  Movtii 

.       .        C(i 
Foru-YK.vu-Oi.i)  MoiTii 

.        .        •    CT 
Fivi;  YKMt-Oi.i)  MoiiTir, 

Bix-Ykau-om)  Moi;th,      . 

Hkven-Year-Old  Mouth 

.       .       .        «» 
AoEu  MotTn, ' 


I'ltg' 
.    OU 

64 
.    04 

GU 
.    67 

68 
.    68 


CONTENTS     OF    VOL.1. 


American 


Tho  Ilorao,  liif)  Origin,  Nativo  l^and,  IIlHtory,  and  Natural  History, 
History  of  tho  Englioli  Ulood  lIorHo,     . 

History  (if  tlif  American  HorHc 

History  of  tlie  Aincrioan  Ulood  Hiir«o, 
History  of  tho  Blood  Horsi'  in  Tt-nnoosec,     . 
History  of  tlio  Bhxxl  Horse  in  New  York,     . 
PoJijrrei's,  Porformnncea  nad  Anecdotes  of  Famons 

tlio  Mfxlern  Day, 

Memoir  of  Sir  Arcliy, 

Memoir  of  Diomed,  siro  of  Sir  Arcliy  and  Duroc, 
Memoir  of  Americun  Eclipse,        .... 
Griiat  Match  Haco  between  Kdipse  nnd  Sir  Henry, 
Podigroo  and  Performances  of  Arii'l,    . 

Ariel  and  Flirtilla  Kace, 

Pedi^rroe,  Cliaractcristica  and  Performances  of  Black  Maria, 
Pedijjreo,  Performances  nnd  Characteristics  of  Wagner  and  Urc 

Wagner  nnd  Orey  Eagle's  Races, 

Podigrot',  Characteristics  and  Performances  of  Boston, 
Pedigre(%  CiiaractcriHtlcs  and  Performances  of  Fashion, 

Raco  of  Boston  and  Fashion, 

Pedigrecj,  Characteristics  and  Perfonnoncea  of  Ij-.  \ir  gton, 

Pedigroi',  Characteristics  and  Performances  of  Leco  nte, 

Tiio  Groat  Contest  of  Lexington  and  Lecomtc,    . 

Tho  Groat)  Match  ogainst  Time — Lexington,        .        , 

Tlio  (Jreat  Raco  at  New  Orleans  between  Lexington  and  Lecomto, 

Pedigree,  Cliaractcristics  and  Performances  of  Arrow, 

Poligro,',  Characteristics  and  Performances  of  Pryor, 

Pryor  and  Lecomte, 

Astoroid, 

Kentucky 


Racr 


y  Eagle 


ai 

74 
108 

laa 

140 
149 


l.Vi 
171 
175 

r.  - 

18i 
105 
209 

939 
251 
253 
270 
234 
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303 
312 
317 
8S8 
333 
343 
STil 
854 
850 
874 


20 


CO  NT  K  NTS. 


IimuKumtlim  M<  e'.lnff  ot  New  York  Jtickcy  Club, 
Kiiiiiicky  uKiiliiHt  'I'iuii',        .        .        .        . 

liri|H.rU'<l  LfuiuiiiKttm 

ConHiarativn  KHtlmiitc  c.f  Ainerifnn  ond  British  Hiu<rt<, 

KiikUhIi  iiml  AiiHTicnn  \'\vv/» 

('itinpiiriHoim  of  Sinoil 

Ili'Ht  AiiuTicuu  utul  I'liKli"'*  Horm-B 

Th«  TiioroiiKlibnHl  Hacc  llorw 

BcHl  Fimrinilr  lltiU  Uan'H 

To  I|mimi)f  KiiKluiul,  by  *^'l""'"''''"'        .        ■        •        • 

Tho  HiiciiiK  nt  New  OrlcaiiH,  by  OlworviT,    . 

The  True  nillty  of  tlut  Tli()roUKlil>rf<l  l.'iin-llorw.    . 

Ewcntlal  PoiiilH  in  the  Thorouphbrr.l  UorR',       . 

ObwrviitionH  on  Iiiii)orti'il  StttUWmK 

I.lMt  of  Stnlllons  lmiH)rtc(l  f^om  England,    . 

LlBt  of  lniiK)rtc(l  MurcH  nuil  FillicH 


LIST  OF  PEDIGREES. 


l._KNm,if>n  Eci.irsK, 

11.— DlOMI-.D, 
III— ("AHTI.VNIWA, 

IV.— Lkviaiiian, 

v.— PUIAM, 
VI.— (ll.ENCOE,     . 
VII.— TurHTKE,     . 

VIII.— Amktucan  ErursE, 

IX.— BOPTON, 

X.— Fashion,  . 


4011 

n40 

410 
444 
447 
451 
454 
4(W 
400 
471 
470 
400 
500 
.  507 
,    683 


.  74 

.  180 

.  187 

.  048 

.  see 

.  088 

.  878 

.   .  150 

.   .  87C( 

• 

.   .  884 

TUK  HORSE; 

niS  ORIOIV,  NATIVK  LAND,  HISTORY,  AND  NATURAL  HISTORY. 


In  spclciii^'  to  nscortain  tlm  CHpccial  land  to  whicli  lliin,  tlio  no- 
bk'Ht  aiiiiMul  Hul)j(>ct  to  the  empire  of  man,  in  imliKi'iLoiin,  the 
nation  which  may  ehiim  the  honor  ofliis  domefltication,nn(l  the 
period  at  which  ho  was  first  brouglit  into  general  use,  for  pur- 
poses of  war,  f)f  pomp  and  of  pleasure,  we  must  have  recourse, 
in  the  iirst  instance,  to  Holy  Writ,  a:,  the  most  ancient  and  best 
authenticated  of  existing  histories. 

By  reference  to  the  Sacred  V(duuie,  wo  find  that  although 
the  ass,  an  inferior  inember  of  the  equine  family,  was  early  in 
iiso  among  the  children  of  Israel,  the  horse  was  unknown  to 
them,  until  after  the  commencement  of  their  sojourn  in  the  land 
of  F.gypt.  And  thcro  is  strong  evidence  on  which  to  assume, 
that  it  was  not  until  after  their  arrival  in  that  country,  that  ho 
was  there  brought  into  subjection,  if  indeed  he  previously  ex- 
isted therein. 

It  is  difficult,  however,  to  believe  that  any  other  than  Egypt, 
or,  at  least,  Africa,  was  his  birthplace  ;  for  it  is  clear  that  Ara- 
bia, which  many  have  s'ipposed  to  be  the  native  home  of  the 
horse,  and  which  has  done  more  than  any  other  region  in  the 
world  to  improve  the  race,  by  the  admixture  of  its  superior 
strain  of  blood,  did  not  originally  possess  the  animal ;  nor,  in- 
deed, imtil,  comparatively  speaking,  a  recent  date ;  while  his 
introduction  into  Greece,  and  thence  into  those  regions  of  Europe 
and  Asia  wherein  he  is  now  foxmd,  either  wild,  or  in  a  domesti- 
cated condition,  may  bo  traced  to  a  transmarine,  and  probably 
Egyptian,  source. 


) 


I 


22 


Tlllo    HORSE. 


In  the  liistory  of  Abniliiim,  we  iirul  frequent,  mention  of  the 
ass  used  as  a  saddle-beast,  of  the  camel  as  an  animal  of  bur- 
then, of  floeks  and  herds,  sheep  and  oxen  ;  but  the  name  of 
the  horse  does  not  api)ear,  until  we  descend  to  tlie  days  of 
Joseph. 

It  is  worthy  of  remark,  moreover,  that,  on  two  occasions, 
the  former  ])atriarch  received  costly  presents  fn^n  two  forciijn 
jjotentates,  Ahimeiecli,  prince  of  Gerar,  on  the  northern  fron- 
tier of  Arabia  Petriva,  and  Pharaoh,  king  of  Egypt,  one  of  that 
dyiuisty  known  as  the  Shejiherd  kings,  both  of  whom  gave  him 
shee]t  and  oxen,  and  man-servants  and  maid-servants,  to  whicii 
the  latter  added  he-asses  and  she-asses  and  camels  ;  and  this 
fact,  when  the  constant  mention,  at  a  later  period,  of  liorses 
given  as  presents  between  oi'iental  potentates  is  taken  into  con- 
sideration, may  be  assumed  as  a  proof  that  they  were  not  as 
yet  in  general  use,  if  known,  in  either  of  those  countries. 

In  the  reign  of  that  Pharaoh,  however,  whom  Josei)h  served, 
Ave  iind  that,  by  the  king's  command,  wagons  were  sent  into 
the  land  of  Canaan,  to  bring  Jacob  and  his  sons,  their  wives 
and  their  little  ones,  during  the  famine  against  v.-hich  the  min- 
ister had  provisioned  his  adopted  nation,  into  the  country  of 
abundance.  It  is  not,  indeed,  exactly  stated  that  these  wagons 
■were  drawn  by  horses;  but,  when  it  is  observed  that,  during 
this  very  famine  of  seven  j-ears,  which  ensued  on  their  entrance 
into  Egypt,  horses  are  first  mentioned,  as  articles  Avhich  Joseph 
took  in  exchange  for  bread  from  the  Egyptian  cultivators  and 
cattle-breeders — that,  (m  the  death  of  Jacob,. his  funeral  was 
attended  by  "  both  chariots  and  horsemen  " — and,  lastly,  that 
we  know,  from  the  writings  of  Homer,  and  from  the  ancient 
sculptures  of  Persepolis  and  Nineveh,  the  application  of  the 
liorse  to  jnirposes  of  draught  to  have  been  prior  to  his  being 
ridden,  we  may,  I  think,  fairly  conclude  that  such  was  the  caso. 

From  this  time,  the  adoption  of  the  horse,  for  purposes  of 
battle,  appears  to  have  been  extremely  rapid.  For  we  find  that, 
at  the  Exodus,  generally  conceived  to  have  been  in  the  reign 
of  Eamses  V.,  the  last  of  the  Eighteentli  Dynasty,  or  1500  years 
before  the  Christian  Era,  the  pursuing  army  contained  "  six 
hundred  chosen  chariots,  and  all  the  chariots  of  Egyjjt,"  and  all 
the  lioreemen.     Farther,   Avhen   the    Israelites    returned    into 


n  of  the 

ot'  bur' 

liinie  of 

days  of 

coasions, 
■»  fori'iij;!! 
■rn  fi'oii- 
0  of  til  at 
fave  him 
to  which 
and  this 
iif  horses 
into  con- 
•e  not  as 

h  served, 
sent  into 
oir  wives 

the  min- 
niitiy  of 
e  wagons 
,t,  during 

entrance 
;h  Joseph 
ators  and 
neral  was 
stly,  that 
0  ancient 
on  of  the 
his  being 
s  the  case, 
irposes  of 
!  find  that, 

the  reign 
1500  years 


iine( 


SIX 


t,"  and  all 
rncd    into 


FIIJST    i:Si:r»   IN    KGVPT. 


OQ 


Canaan,  tlie  country  lying  between  the  I^thnius  of  Suez  and  the 
ridges  of  Lebanon,  tlie  horse  had  already  been  naturalized  in   ' 
that  region ;  inasnnich  as  tlie  Canaanites  "  went  out  to  light 
.'       against  Israel,  with  horses  and  chariots  very  many." 

From  these  considerations,  and  from  the  fact  that,  so  late  as 
GOO  years  after  this  date,  Arabia  had  still  no  horses, — as  it  seems 
certain,  since,  while  Solomon  imported  from  Arabia,  silver  and 
gold  and  spices,  it  Avas  from  Egy])t,  only,  tliat  he  procured  horses 
for  liis  own  cavalry  and  that  of  the  allied  kings  of  riia-nicia,— I  , 
conclude  that  it  was  no  others  than  those  very  She])herd  kings 
of  Kgyiit,  described  as  a  (lynjisty  of  invading  conquerors  of  a 
stranger  race,  termed  the  Hijcsos,  whose  origin  is  unknown,  who 
introduced  the  horse  into  Lower  Egypt ;  and  that,  after  this  pe- 
riod, that  country  became  the  principal  breeding  district  and 
emporium  of  that  noble  animal. 
V.  It  may  be  that  these 7///m>s  were  intruders  from  the  eastern 

portion  o"f  Abyssinia,  bordering  on  Upper  Egypt,  where  there 
etill  exists,  in  the  kingdoms  of  Dongola  and  Sennaar,  a  very 
superior  lireed  of  Barbs ;  and  that  it  was  thence  that  they  in- 
troduced the  horse  into  Egypt,  wdiicli  assuredly  does  not  possess 
such  extensive  tracts  of  native  pasture,  or  meadow  lands,  as 
alone  are  adapted  to  the  existence  of  this  aniir.'d  in  a  state  of 
nature  and  of  freedom. 

In  Greece,  the  beautiful  fable,  that  the  horse  sprang  from 
the  earth  mider  the  impulse  of  the  trident  of  Neptune,  the 
most  puissant,  if  not  the  most  potent,  of  the  gods,  as  the  em- 
blem of  strength  and  warfare,  seems  intended  to  adumbrate  a 
belief  of  the  Hellenes  that  the  animal  came  from  beyond  the  sea. 

"We  have,  however,  clearer  evidence  of  the  method  of  his 
introduction,  in  the  universal  tradition  that  the  Thessalians, 
who  were,  from  first  to  last,  the  best  and  most  expert  horsemen 
in  Greece,  as  well  as  the  Athenians,  from  whose  sacred  soil  the 
horse  is  said  to  have  sprung  at  the  summoning  of  the  sea-god, 
and  the  settlers  of  the  Argolis,  were  all  colonists  from  Egypt.     - 

Here,  then,  in  Europe,  on  the  great  fertile  plains  of  Thessaly 
and  Thrace,  the  boundless  reedy  meadows  on  the  banks  of  the 
Danube,  and  tlience  away  to  the  illimitable  liorse-pastures  of 
the  Ukraine,  and  the  bank's  of  the  Dnieper  and  the  Don,  the 
horse  wfis  unquestionably  first  introduced,  and  propagated  both 


24 


THE  nORSK. 


L^"  ,7 


cy 


V^ 


as  the  best  and  noblest  servant  of  men,  and  in  a  state  of  inile 
pendent  liberty. 

In  I^lcdia  and  Persia,  the  horse  increased  rapidly  ;  and,  from 
a  very  early  date,  the  monarchs  of  those  countries  and  of  As- 
syria employed  a  countless  cavalry,  with  scythed  chariots,  as 
the  most  efficient,  perhai)8  even  the  most  numerous,  arm  of 
their  services. 

"  There  is  a  curious  record,"  says  Mr.  Youatt,  in  his  admi- 
rable work  on  the  horse,  to  whom  I  take  this  occasion  of  ren- 
dering my  acknowledgments  for  the  great  assistance  I  have 
received  from  his  pages,  "  of  the  commerce  of  diflferent  coun- 
tries at  the  close  of  the  second  century.  Among  the  articles 
exported  from  Egypt  to  Arabia,  particularly  as  presents  to 
reigning  monarchs,  were  horses."  "  In  the  fourth  century,"  he 
continues,  "two  hundred  Cappadocian  horses  were  sent  by  the 
Roman  emperor,  as  the  most  acceptable  present  he  could  ofler 
to  a  powerful  prince  of  Arabia." 

"  So  late  as  the  seventh  century,  the  Arabs  had  fev/  liorses, 
and  those  of  little  value.  These  circumstances  sufficiently 
prove,  that  however  superior  may  be  the  present  breed,  it  ia 
comparatively  lately  that  the  horse  was  naturalized  in  Arabia." 
In  proof  of  the  last  assertion,  he  proceeds  to  state  that,  "  in 
the  seventh  century  after  Christ,  when  Mahomet  attacked  the 
Koreish  near  Mecca,  he  had  but  two  horses  in  his  whole  army ; 
and  at  the  close  of  his  murderous  campaign,  although  he  drove 
off  twenty-four  thousand  camels  and  forty  thousand  sheej),  and 
carried  away  twenty-four  thousand  ounces  of  silver,  not  one 
horse  appears  in  the  list  of  plunder." 

From  all  the  above  data,  it  is  sufficiently  evident  that  the 
horse  was  gradually  introduced  into  Arabia  and  the  adjacent  or 
adjoining  Asiatic  countries,  the  latter  the  more  rapidly,  from 
E<--yi>t-  "And  that  from  the  same  stock  is  derived  the  whole 
ra'ce  in  all  the  south-eastern  portion  of  Europe. 

Egypt  is  not— as  it  has  already  been  observed— a  ftivorable 

country,  in   any  respect,  for  horse-breeding ;  still  less  for  the 

oricrinal  existence  of  the  animal  in  a  state  of  nature.     Whence, 

therefore,  he  was  first  introduced  into  that  kingdom  is  still  in 

\   some  sort  a  mystery ;  though  there  is,  I  think,  enough  of  indi- 

\  rect  testimony"  to  satisfy  any  unprejudiced  mind,  that  he  was 


WILD    IIOKSES. 


an  original  native  of  the  soil  of  Africa,  to  wliicli  uloiie  liis 
congoiu  rti,  the  Zebra,  and  the  Qiiafrga,  are  indigenous,  although 
the  wild  ass  and  the  domestic  sjjecies  are  probably  of  Asiatic 


origii 


Of  all  the  wild  races  now  existing  in  Europe,  Asia,  or  Ame- 
rica, if  any  do  still  exist  in  the  former  division,  it  is,  however, 
60  nearly  susceptible  of  actual  proof  that  no  one  is  really  indi- 
genous, that  we  may  safely  hold  it  an  established  fact. 

The  Tartarian  breed,  which  are  fouiul  wild,  in  countless 
liordes,  from  tlie  neighborhood  of  the  Volga  to  the  barren  and 
iidiosi)itable  steppes  of  Upper  Asia  and  the  northern  provinces 
of  China,  can  be  clearly  traced  to  the  cavalry  horses  employed 
in  the  siege  of  Azof,  in  1G57,  which  were  turned  loose  for 
want  of  forage,  and  have  propagated  their  species  with  unex- 
ampled rapidity ;  unless  it  be  equalled  by  that  which  has  peo- 
pled all  South  America  and  all  the  sparsely  cultivated  districts 
in  the  south-west  of  the  northern  continent,  so  far  east  as  to  the 
Mississippi,  with  the  descendanis,  either  self-enuiiicipated  or 
voluntai-ily  released,  of  the  Spanish  horses,  fii-st  introduced  into 
the  southern  continent  in  1537. 

It  is  soiricwhat  doubtful  to  me,  whether  the  horses  found  in 
a  feral  state,  in  Texas  and  the  Mexican  provinces,  are  not  the 
descendants  of  chargers  escaped  from  the  romantic  expedition 
of  De  Soto  through  those  very  regions :  rather  than  of  those 
liberated  at  the  abandonment  of  Buenos  Ayres,  or  of  other 
escaped  or  emancipated  animals  of  Spanish  breed,  from  the 
southward  of  the  Isthmus.  Since  the  intricate,  forest-cumbered 
and  brake-entangled  nature  of  that  dark  and  dangerous  bridge 
between  the  two  portions  of  the  continent,  as  well  as  of  the 
adjacent  regions  both  to  the  north  and  south  of  it,  is  so  ill- 
adapted  to  an  animal  like  the  horse,  attached  to  wide,  open 
plains  and  prairies,  and  singularly  averse  to  woody  morasses 
and  densely  clothed  wildernesses,  that  I  cannot  readily  believe 
they  would  voluntarily  have  involved  themselves  in  those 
labyrinths  of  canebrakcs,  lianas,  and  mazes  of  almost  impene- 
trable vegetation,  in  progress  of  unmeaning  migration  toward 
unknown  future  habitations. 

The  question,  however,  is  one  of  little  moment ;  for,  although 
Bome  equine  fossil  remains  have  been  discovered  in  America, 


OQ  TIIK   110R8F,. 

indicating  the  oxiBtcncc  of  the  horse  on  this  continent,  prior  to 
I  discovory  by  Kuropoun.-th<.u,h  by  ...o  -  -;-  -;;^ 
it  had  bcoM  nMuU.va  extinct,  before  the  da  e  o|  the.     a  n  al 
it  is  in.li>iu.tablc,  that  in  no  part  of  Anaenca,  n.snhu-  o.    co  t 
Ltal,  nor  yet  in  Australia  or  any  of  the  ..^es<.     he  ^ac, 

have  anv  trace,  of  the  hor.e  been  d.scovere.l,  by    he  ln>    n.n 
galor.,  ;i.o  have  visited,  or  the  lirst  cohmists  wl>o  have  ph.nted, 

N  ^^'%;:t;cfi;:L   of  America,   thereiWe,   i.   .^^ 

Spanish  ori.'in  :  and   is,  to  this  day,  nnirked  by  n.any  ot  the 
eCc  ■.    tfes  of  that  ^ce,  ^vhich  shows,  by  the  1  neness  ot  Us 
hinirand  the  peculiar  lornnvtion  of  its  head,  the  large  adnux- 
ture  it  possesses  of  Moorish  and  Barhary  blood. 
^        Ul  said,  also,  that  wild  herd.,  deseended  i  o.n  casu^d  y 
esci,ed  dou.Jstic  individual  raec,  h^e  been  -'j  -     ^  ^^  ;^ 
lowhu.dsnf  Jatnaica  and  llayti ;  >vhde  the  1    U     u  Wa  d. 
are  st,.cked  with   considerable  troops,  ndeased    n     ^'^  J -'^^^^ 
and  Spanish  colonists;  and  one  or  nu.rc  ->-   -^;-'  ;;,j^/^;^^ 
foundland,  were  peopled  by  the  Govern.nen     ot  •    '    - 

the  KornJm  horse,  which  has  become  pertectlv  natu.ahzed  and 

•  ^'T^iitaltliidll^^thin  a  short  space,  the  horse  was  stUl 
Uno^^^eSst  il.  the  wide,  open  plains  or  -vanna  s,  m  a  stu^ 
of  nature;  in  those  tierce  and  iiery  squadrons,  de.cub.d  by 
Byron  in  Miweppa, 

"  Wide  flowing  tail,  and  flying  mano, 
Widv  „ostrib-u<'v>r  stretched  by  pain- 
Mouths  bloodless  to  the  bit  or  rein, 
And  feet  that  iron  never  shod, 
And  Hanks  unsearred  by  spur  or  rod, 
A  thousand  horse,  the  wild,  the  free,  ^ 
Like  waves  that  follow  o'er  the  sca- 

1  f  u  i«  ,.robible  they  are  extinct  for  ever  in  Europe,  unless 
':!  >  f^  0  t^^^^^^^^^^^  of  European  and  Asiatic  Euss.a 
"%tL  the  anin^al  is  yet  to  be  lound  in  a  state  ..  n^o 

:^--rSsr^r-^:^^-^^^^^^ 


rKKIIAI'S    INDIGKNOCS   TO    HKITAIN. 


27 


irior  to 
causoa 
rrival — 
r  conti- 
I'acilii*, 
st  luivi- 
planti'tl, 

(loul)ti?d 
,■  of  tliC 
'ss  of  it  a 
:  uilmix- 

easually 
ic  wooily 
[  IsUvmla 
!  French 
oft"  Xew- 
iuLi  ^vitll 
[izevl  auil 

was  still 
ill  ii  state 
ii-ibjd  by 


3pe,  unless 
,tic  Enssia. 
?  of  nature 
1  til  at  they 
itcd  by  the 
;ir  inferior 
said  to  bo 


Rwiftor  c'voii  than  the  dotnoslicatod  hoi-sp,  and  arc  usufilly  taken 
by  traps  set  in  flic  Kand.  ^fr.  I>rii"o,  liowcvor,  donl)ts  wliotlior 
any  wild  iiorsos  are  now  found  in  Arabia  Dcscrta."  ^*  ,, 

In  Central  Africa,  however,  wild  horsct*  still  roam  untamed, 
far  (o  the  southward  of  the  f,'reat  desert  of  Sahara,  in  the  coun- 
try of  Lndainar,  wliere  they  were  seen  by  ]\riinij:o  Park  in  great 
droves.  From  that  district  there  extends  a  range  of  fertile, 
well-watered,  grassy,  and  in  2»art  wt.oded  country,  to  Xiibiu 
and  U|»per  Abyssinia,  whence,  in  my  opinion,  the  horse  was 
first  introduced  into  Egypt,  and  thence  into  Arabia,  Euro2)e  and 
tl'e  East. 

Fossil  remains  of  the  horse  have  been  discovered,  of  extreme 
antiquity,  in  some  of  the  oldest  formations  in  Great  Britain.  In 
the  Kirkdale  cave,  in  Yorkshire,  the  bones  of  this  animal  aro 
mingled  with  those  of  the  elephant,  rhinoceros,  ox,  bison,  deer, 
tiger,  hyi^iia,  and  other  beasts  of  prey  ;  and  from  the  absence 
of  human  remains,  as  well  as  from  the  conilition  of  the  bones 
and  the  abundance  of  fossil  excrements  of  the  hytena,  it  is  the 
opinion  of  Dr.  Ihickland,  that  England  was  not  ])eopled  at  the 
period  when  this  remarkable  cavity  of  the  earth  was  filled, 
and  its  predatory  inhabitants  submerged,  with  the  relics  of 
their  prey,  by  the  rising  waters  of  some  local  or  general  inuu-  . 
dation. 

It  certainly  cannot  be  regarded  as  a  proof  that  the  English 
horse  is,  in  any  part  of  its  blood,  still  autochthonous  or  abori- 
ginal, that  such  fossil  remains  are  found  there  ;  any  more  than 
it  is  of  the  wild  horse  of  the  American  Pampas  or  Prairies. 

It  is,  however,  observable,  that  at  the  period  of  the  first 
Roman  invasion,  the  horse  was  domesticated  in  Britain  ;  and   ) 
not  only  domesticated,  but  so  numerically  abundant,  that  a  large   ' 
portion  of  the  forces,  which  resisted  the  invaders,  were  chariot-  '' 
cers  and  cavalry.    So  much  so,  that  when  Cassivelan  discharged 
his  tumultuary  army,  as  unable  to  resist  the  legions  in  the  field, 
'  he  retained  a  picked  body  of  four  thousand  war  chariots,  where- 
with to  impede  the  movements,  and  cut  up  the  foragers  of 
Caesar. 

And  this  being  the  tiret  .introduction  of  the  British  isles  intc 
•  Youatt  on  the  Horse,  11. 


28 


TlIK  II0R8E. 


the  oivilizod  world,  before  ^vluch  period  no  histonea  ,  and 
scarcely  even  a  faditional,  record  exists,  there  h  Bon.c  shadow 
of  reason  ibr  suspecting,  tro,n  the  freciuency  of  his  lossd  ren.aum 
in  the  islands  and  his  actual  domesticatum  there  <m  then  lust 
discovery,  that  the  horse  nu^y  have  been  orig.ually  nuhgeuous 

to  Great  Jh-itain. 

Ju.t  in  the  same  manner,  it  Avoidd  have  T.aturally  beer,  imag- 
ined, bv  the  first  visitors  of  this  continent,  had  they  tound  the 
,>atives  accustotned  to  the  use  of  horses,  that  the  annual  had 
existed  here  since  the  Creation  ;  and,  had  their  susinc.on  been 
corroborated  by  the  subsequent  discovery  of  fossd  remanis, 
science  would  have  justified  the  belief. 

It  is  not,  however,  of  the  British  islands  altogether  so  con- 
elusive  ;  since  it  is  possible  that  the  race,  whose  fossil  remanis 
are  found  in  conjunction  with  those  of  other  extinct,  and,  per- 
haps,  antediluvian  quadrupeds,  may  also  have  been  extinguished 
by  some  natural  cause,  and  re-introduced  either  irom  Gaul,  or 
by  the  Phoenicians,  who  certainly  visited  the  channel  isles  u. 
search  of  tin,  beibre  the  Roman  invasion.      Ihroughout  the 
oriental  wofTd,  cavalry  with  the  addition  of  chariots  immediately 
became  as  decidedly  the  first  arm  in  all  services,  as  it  was  at  a 
later  date  in  the  days  of  chivalry  ;  until  cuirass  and  lance  and 
I    all  the  gorgeous  paraphernalia  of  knightly  wartaro  went  down, 
^  to  rise  no  niore,  before  the  rolling  Spanish  volleys  at  Pavia 
^        In  Europe,  however,  with  but  a  few  exceptions,  the  use  ot  the 
horse  in  warfare  was  slowly,  and  never,  it  may  be  said,  until 
ages  had  elapsed,  generally  adopted.    The  Spartans  the  Athe- 
nh^ns,  the  Thibans,  when  at  the  highest  ot  their  military  great- 
ness, had  but  inferior  and  slender  cavalry  services.     At  the 
battle  of  Marathon,  the  allies  had  no  horse  whatever ,  and  at 
Plata-a,  one  year  later,  although  they  had  a  combined  force  of 
above  110,000  men  in  the  field,  they  had  not  a  single  squadron 
^  of  cavalry  in  their  army,  even  to  protect  their  convoys ;  in  . 
consequence  of  which  they  suffered  severely,  am   were  actually 
in  danUr  of  being  literally  ridden  down  and  trodden  undei-toot 
by  the^desperate  charges  of  the  myriads  of  Persian  horse. 

On  this  occasion,  however,  it  is  to  be  observed  that  the 
Thebans,  the  Tliessalians,  who  as  yet  were  not  properly  Greeks, 
thou-h  of  Hellenic  race,  and  the  semi-barbarous  Ihracians, 


TIIIC   OLYMPIC    I10U8i;-RACK8. 


29 


ical,  and 
c  sluulow 
1  roinaiiis 
tlicir  lirst 
iicligeuoua 

cen  ima{^- 
fouiid  the 
niiiial  luxil 
ciou  been 
[  remains, 

er  BO  con- 
iil  reniaina 
t,  and,  i)er- 
:tinguished 
m  Gaul,  or 
iiel  isles  in 
njrlioiit  tho 
nniediately 
it  was  at  a 
.  lance  and 
went  down, 
it  Pavia. 
le  nse  of  tlie 
;  said,  nntil 
8,  the  Athe- 
litary  great- 
;es.     At  the 
ver ;  and  at 
led  force  of 
;le  squadron 
convoys ;  in  ^ 
,-ere  actually 
3n  underfoot 
horse. 

ved  that  the 
)erly  Greeks, 
18  Thracians, 


fouirht  on  the  side  of  the  Persian,  It  is  Koniewhat  reniarkablo 
that,  ut  this  very  period,  tho  horse  was  in  the  highest  favor  and 
repute  witli  uU  the  (Jroeks  ;  that  no  iiiiaginahle  pains  or  ex|)ensc 
wi'i-e  Vj)ared  to  improve  liis  breed,  to  arrive  at  perfection  in 
speed,  eiuhirance  and  con<litioii ;  and  tliat  chariot-racing  stood 
the  higiiest,  in  p(»int  of  honor,  of  all  the  contests  of  the  ()lyni|)ic 
games.  For  it  is  so  early  as  the  25th  Olympiad,  eipiivalent  to 
the  year  (ISO  before  the  Christian  era,  that  chariot-races  were 
introcbiced  among  the  Olympian  contests,  which  had  then  been 
established  ninety-six  years,  whereas  the  [;attlo  of  Platiiui  was 
not  fought  nntil  the  second  year  of  the  seventy-fifth  Olympiad,  j 
corresi)onding  to  478  B.  C,  or  nearly  two  centuries  after  the  ^ 
introduction  of  horse-racing,  among  the  Greeks.  -> 

To  such  an  extent,  moreover,  was  this  display  of  horse- 
racing — for  of  those  days  it  hardly  can  be  termed  a  sport — 
prosecuted,  that  Alcibiades,  the  Athenian,  who  lived  at  the  very 
date  of  which  we  are  treating,  sent  at  one  time  no  less  than 
seven  four-horse  chariots  to  the  Olympic  games,  three  of  which 
obtained  prizes ;  and  that  the  satirical  comedian,  Aristophanes, 
speaks  of  the  horse-breeding  mania  among  the  noble  youths  of 
Athens,  who,  like  the  lloman  equites  in  later  days,  took  rank 
in  consequence  of  their  serving  on  horseback  at  their  own 
charges,  as  a  constant  cause  of  impoverishment  and  ruin* —  i 
precisely  as  we  moderns  speak  of  the  ruinous  expenses  and  ^ 
results  of  Epsom  and  Newmarket.  ' 

The  nature  of  the  country,  it  is  true,  both  in  the  Pelopon- 
nesus and  in  all  Upper  Greece,  southward  of  the  great  open 
plains  of  Thess'ly,  being  mountainous,  with  gorges  and  ravines, 
rather  than  valleys,  intervening,  is  unsuited  generally  to  the 
horse  ;  and,  in  confirmation  of  this  view  of  tho  subject,  it  may 
be  observed  that  the  Boeotians,  who  possessed  more  level  land 

•  In  a  fine  chorus  of  the  (irir«rt,  addressed  to  Neptune. — See  Mitchell's  Tr. 
Lord  of  the  waters,  King  of  might, 
Whose  eyes  and  ears  take  stern  delight 
In  neighing  steeds  and  stormy  fight 

And  galleys  swift  pursuing ; 
And  starting  car  and  chariot  gay, 
And  contests  on  that  festive  day, 
When  Athens'  sprightly  youth  display 
Their  pride  and  their  undoing. 


80 


THE   lltniSE. 


than  any  other  of  th.  i.n.r  (in.-k  State.,  also  oxcelk-d,  com- 

Du  ativcl"  siR-aU'nijj,  in  tlu'ir  cavalry. 

^      To  .1.;  san.c  cuJse,  doubtless,  nn.st  be  aseribo.l  .he  ,le1u;,ency 

or  rather  total  absence  of  eavulry  an.on^  the  Israehtes,  a  muj^.u 
larlv  brave,  warlike  an.l  eonqnorin^^  i.eoj.le.  who  nevertheU  >  , 
o  otallv  ne.^leete.1  the  horse,  for  ^vhieh  an.ual  the>r  rnc-ky, 
;;.!•, :U.L  a,:i  stony  country  i.  ospocially  nnsnite-l,  that  ,t  .u. 
l^,  ;,,„  ,,,,,1  ,unoui,  then,  for  pnrpo.e.  ot  state  or  sl.nw,  the 
U.S,  on  the  contrary,  bein,  the  sa.Ullo-a.unna  ot  ,he>r  ,.Unarc  ,s^ 
H,;!,.  i.,.i„ces,  an.l  their  ,r..,hets,  an.l  the  beas  ,  on  .Inch  o 
Savi..nr  of  the  Universe  onterca  the  streets  ot  Jcrnsalen,,  pah. 
bnvnehes  strewn  beneath  his  f.ot,  anml  Ilosannah.,  luuhn.^  hnn 

■    ^''tIu'  Ib'sUireek,  who  seen.s  to  have  panl  particnlar  attention 

,o  the  horse,  on  which  he  wrote  an  a.hnirablo  treatise,  .8  Xeno- 

,,..,,  the  eelebrate.l  captain  of  the  retreat  of  the  ten  th.>n«UH  1, 

vho  was,  no  lesB  deservedly,  tan^ons  as  a  lu.rsen.an  and  a  lu.nlu 

than  he  was  as  a  sohlier  and  a  statesn.an.     Ot_  thus  w..rk       hail 

have  occasion  to  speak  hereafter,  when  treatn.g  ot  the  C.cck 

horse  as  a  special  variety.  i    is      •  „ 

We  have  soo  i1m,»  fn,-,  tliut  so  lato  as  ll,»  oarly  Pc.,,an 

anil,  I  may  .uW,  .luring  tUo  Vclopoiincsian  wars,  tlic  cavali-y  ol 

.  1,  i.  ».ll  «o,il,y  ot  .ipcrf.1  rc,.,.,k.  ..  i.  ob»,v.,l,  I  tW.k  »r,-,»o».,  In  Mr. 

l,„„r  .„d  .hi,,.... «( .!» i.o."y  ""■'.  I"  "'«  i'«~' "  ""T     ;"'        "  • 

IS  '  nd  l..rd  r«o,  of  ,1,.  ....  ..r.olally  b.f.ro  .ho  o»  of  h.r..*.. 


CAVALRY    IN    nUKW^i:. 


31 


■d,  com* 

•licii'iicy 
11  ^iiiji;u- 
"I'IIk'U'ss, 
V  I'Dcky, 
at  it  W!i  i 
hnw,  tin.; 
vtriiurlis, 
hicli  tlio 
,>in,  palm 
iliii^  him 

attention 
,  18  Xcno- 
tliousaiul, 

a  luintor, 
)rk  I  feliail 
lie  Greek 

y  Persian, 
cavalry  of 

mallii  in  Mr. 
)l)tion  of  tliia 
to  Jcrusiilcni, 
odorn  divines, 
and  cvcu  the 

inn  horses,  for 
rode  on  them, 
ho  expression, 
ito  asses,  ccle- 
vated  with  the 
iMit  as  tlie  time 
upon  as  ninny 
of  Israel,  hnd 

of  their  being 

,  flntness  of  the 
th  the  upright, 
)e3. 


Greece  was  of  small  niimerical  use  and  of  inferior  eonsideration, 
in  the  day  of  hatfle;  althouLdi,  aeeordiiij;  to  Xeno|>hon'rt  direc- 
tions liir  the  armament  and  e((wi|iment  of  a  tr(M)|u>r,  they  "were 
certainly  formidaliiy  acenutred  and  well  drilled  for  active  ser- 
vice. So  soon,  however,  a.s  the  Maeedoidans,  who.se  kin«jrt  were 
of  the  old  heroic  stock  of  Hellas,  th(»i<;;h  the  ]>e()|do  were  n()t 
esteemed  (ireeks— in  [iroof  of  which  assertion,  if  may  he  stated 
that  the  kiiij^s  had  always  been  allowed,  on  proving-  their  pedi- 
grees, to  contend  in  the  01ym])ic  jjames,  to  which  none  but 
Greeks  were  admitted — so  soon,  I  say,  as  the  j\[acedonian  kin<ja 
came  into  the  shock  of  battle,  whether  (ir(>ek  to  Greek,  or  (Jreek 
to  J'arbarian,  the  Tliessalian,  Acarnanian  and  Tliracian  horse.s, 
the  hitter  bred  on  the  boundless  plains  between  the  Archipelaj^o 
and  the  Danube,  were  brought  into  play  ;  and  cavalry  at  oiico 
became  an  important  jiart  of  armies,  and,  often  from  this  time, 
the  arm  Mhich  turned  the  balanced  scale  of  victory. 

In  all  Alexander's  battles,  he  himself  char^fcd  at  the  head 
of  his  splendid  cavalry,  having  a  good  deal  of  the  paladitj  of 
chivalry  in  his  temper  ami  constitution,  and  for  the  most  part 
made  the  final  impression  by  that  irresistible  onset. 

From  this  time  forward,  the  cavalry  was  a  favorite  and  suc- 
cessful arm  with  the  Greeks.  Pliilopa'men,  the  general  of  tho 
Acluvan  league,  was  the  best  cavahy  otHcer  of  the  world,  tho 
Murat  of  his  day.  Pyrrhus  of  Epirus,  the  successor  of  Alex- 
ander, and  descendant,  as  he  claimed  it,  of  Achilles,  relied 
much  on  the  charge  of  his  barded  cuirassiers,  in  his  Avars  against 
the  Romans — who  never,  to  the  end  of  their  marvellous  history 
of  universal  conquest,  did  any  thing  Avith  Italian  native  horse, 
or  indee<l  with  cavalry  at  all,  until  they  had  Nunddian,  Span- 
ish, Gallic  and  Gorman  troopers  in  their  armies. 

The  same  was  the  case  with  the  latter  Philip  of  Macedon, 
and  his  son  Perseus,  against  whose  superior  horse  the  Ilonuin 
consuls  could  make  liead  only  by  tho  assistance  of  their  vEtolian 
and  Acarnanian  allies,  tlie  blood  of  the  Greek  horses  of  that 
day,  coming  from  the  extreme  cast  of  Europe,  being  incoin))ar- 
ably  superior  to  that  of  the  west,  which  probably  had  then  re- 
ceived no  further  mixture  of  the  oriental  strain,  since  their  first 
introduction  frem  their  native  land ;  whence  by  a  course  of 
continued  breeding-in-and-in  they  had  seriously  deteriorated — a 


•A 


•A  TlIK    IIOKSK. 

,lc.ton..ration  wl.i.-h  booanu.  yet  n.oro  rnlpably  nianifoHt,  wl.o,. 
tlu-v  ^vi•^.  ..,.i.os..l  t..  tlu.  Mu.ni.liai.  l.arlm  of  llan.ul.al,  niily  to 
1,0  "swcM.t  HNvav  liko  .lust  be.f..re  the  wl.irhvi.xl. 

AVilh  n-anl  to  tlu-  K^Micral  charactor  an-l  apiu-nranoo  ..t  the 
nnrh'Ut,  an-l  .no,v  .^pc-.-ially  the  (iro.k  ho,>o,  wo  hav.  two 
„H.ans  of  for..uM^'  an  oim.i.m-tirst,  fro.n  the  varion«  .cu  ptu.vH 
v.t  cxtat.t  of  this  ani.nal,  both  in  harnosa  and  nmuntcl ;  ami 
;oconcl,  from  th.  ohiborato  and  admlrabU.  directions  j;.von  by 

Xonophon-Trepl  .W.^,;,  cap.  1.  li.  .^:  ..l-''""  P"'-^-!';';'''?'''  ^'^ 
cordin,  to   oxLor  points;  '«.ineo;'   |K.   observe.,    ''the..  ^ 

„o  n.eans  of  proving  his  tenn-r,  untd  one  shall  have  backed 

""of  sculptures,  the  ohh-st  probably  in  existence,  many  ..f 
,1,,,,  ,„„u',nporaneous  with  the  kings  of  Assyna,  who  hgun, 
,n  the  pages  of  Holy  AVrit,  certainly  the  oldest  yet  d.scovered, 
a..o  those  wondrous  ielics,  disinterred  by  Layurd  trom  the  ru.ns 
„f  Nineveh,  illustrative  of  almost  every  phase  ot  regal  and 
,„ilitary  life-an.l  the  two  epithets,  at  that  day,  were  nearly 
oL-when  real  warfare,  or  its  nmnicry,  the  chase  ot  dangerous 
and  savage  bbasts,  were  the  sole  out-of-door  occupation  ot  the 
chief  and  heroes  of  those  undegenerate  ages. 

In  these  sculptures,  the  horse  figures  continually  ui  almos 
every  attitude  and  pace ;  but  in  most  instances  he  .s  representecl 
as  an  animal  of  draught,  harnessed  singly,  two  or  our  abreast, 
to  chariots  ..f  light  construction,  which  he  is  often  druwing  at  a 
teariiK'  gallop,  but  rurely  carrying  a  mounted  ndei-. 

In°aU  these  sculptures,  he  is  .-.presented  as  a  remarkably 
high-crested,    large-headed,    heavy-shonldered    ammal,   rather 
long-bodied  powerfully  limbed,  Ins  neck  clothed  with  volume 
of  sha-v  mane,  which  is  often  plaited  into  regular  and  lanci  u 
braidsvmdhis  tail  coarse  and  abundant,  frequently  ornamented 
X.ila;ivto  his  own  mane  and  to  ^!>  ^^^^^  '^^  ^^  ^"T^^ 
driver.  ^  He,  therefore,  had  nothing  of  the  modem  Arab  in  his 

form  or  character.  .  •  •.  ,i  „„a 

The  carvings  are  exquisitely  fine,  the  attitudes  spirited  and 
striking,  and  there  are  not  nnusually  seen  attempts  at  indicating 
the  anatomical  structure,  and  course  of  arteries,  sinews  and 
muscles.  We  have  no  reason,  therefore,  to  doubt  that  the  geneial 
character,  bearing,  and  aspect  of  the  animal  are  truly  kept, 


ATTIC   noUSK8,   OF    rillDIAa, 


88 


t,  wlu'i. 
only  to 

0  of  tilt' 

iiv(>  two 
iiljiturcH 
ml ;  aiul 
ivcii  by 
.iiijr,  ae- 

tlllTC  ifl 
3  bucked 

[iiany  of 
lo  iignro 
(Covered, 
the  ruins 
egal  and 
•e  nearly 
an}i;erou9 
HI  of  the 

in  almost 
presented 
r  abreast, 
Aving  at  a 

inarkably 
al,  ratber 
li  volumes 
id  lanciful 
rnamcnted 
uiir  of  bis 
rab  in  his 

lirited  and 
;  indicating 
■linews  and 
the  general 
truly  kept, 


:>r  that  tlio  delineations  wore  maile  from  what  was  tlieii  conoid. 
vvvi\  the  liiu'st  and  most  perfect  type  of  the  creature,  whicli  id 
gentM-ally  represented  as  ministering  to  ihe  pleasuri's  of  tlio 
great  king. 

In  all  respects,  then,  it  must  be  observed,  tim  horses  uf  tlio 
oriental  royalties,  which  were  harnessed  in  the  scUhed  cars  of 
those  Assyrian  coiirpierors,  who  came  down  on  Israel  "  like  tho 
wolf  on  tli((  fold  ;  "  and  in  the  iron  chariots  of  those  IMnenician 
kings  of  Canaan,  who  "I'ought  in  Taanaeli  by  the  waters  of 
Megiddo,"  when  "the  river  of  Kishon  swept  them  away,  that 
ancient  river,  the  river  Kishon,"  were  as  unlike  as  possible  to 
the  h)W-stature(|,  delicate-!inil)e(l,  small-headed  Arabs  and 
Jiarbs,  with  their  basin-faees,  large  full  eyes,  and  long  tliiii 
manes,  from  which  tho  modern  blood  horse  has  derived  his  pe- 
culiar excellence.  • 

Next  to  these,  probably,  in  nnticpiity,  and  infinitely  surpass- 
ing them  in  beauty  of  design  and  ])erfeetion  of  execution,— sur- 
passing, it  is  likely,  any  thing  that  ever  has  been,  or  that  ever 
will  be  performed  in  scnli)ture,  wo  have  the  sujierb  equestrian 
grou[)s  fi-om  tho  PropyhBti  of  the  temple  of  Minerva  in  tho 
Acropolis  at  Athens,  preserved  in  tho  I'ritish  Museum,  and  uni- 
versally known  as  the  Elgin  nuirbles  ;  which  are  generally  sup- 
posed to  be  the  work  of  Thidias  and  his  pupils  ;  tho  work  of 
the  Athenian  chisel,  surely,  when  Grecian  art  was  at  its  highest 
flight,  and  when  the  Attic  mania  for  horse-breeding  was  at  tho 
oxtremo  of  fashion. 

The  attitudes  and  action  of  the  cavalry  and  tho  seats  of  the 
c.  -aliers,  the  high-born  hippeis,  which  word,  like  its  equival-Mit 
the  Iloman  equitcs,  we  erroneously  translate  hiigJds,  are  inimi- 
table. Nothing  that  the  pencil,  the  burin,  or  tho  chisel,  ever 
has  delineated,  excels,  if  it  equals,  these  sculptures,  destined 
only  to  be  regarded  from  a  distance,  as  being  the  decorations  of 
the  frieze  of  a  gigantic  temple,  for  freedom,  ease,  vigor  and  spirit. 

In  one  of  the  finest  groups  some  half-dozen  riders  arc  cara- 
coling gayly  along,  their  horses  well  thrown  back  on  their 
haunches,  some  going  disunited,  some  at  a  regular  and  perfect 
canter,  and  sitting  the  animals  with  a  pose  of  such  perfect  bal- 
ance, ease,  aplomb  an  1  grace,  so  that  the  rider's  hand  is  entirely 
independent  of  his  stat,  as  proves  that  equestrianism,  as  an  art 
Vol.  I.— 3 


34 


TUK    IIOU8K,. 


m 


H„a  a  ^rraco,  inunt  l.avo  b.-.n  rultivat..!  t..  a  l.ijrl'  ^^'i^^<^  i" 
Athens,  Low  .IHiri.-nt  H.u.vor  tho  «tuto  u.i-lil  be  m  euvuU:,  aa 

an  anil  tit'  tliv  t^t'i'vii'i'-  i-     i    .  i  i.« 

TIh'k.  iM.rsrs,  tlu.n,  ..f  MimM-va  ..u  lb.;  Acrui-'b^,  b"'.l  by 
the  spot  wb..vtb.  lust  <.fth.  race  was  fabb.l  in  tlu-  anc-u-nt 
,nytbo.  to  have  sprnn^'  iV...n  tbe  c-arth  at  the  sumnw.n.nj;  ul  ho 
wm-hlshaker's  tri.h-nt,  c-arve.l  lVon>  the  pure  IVnteheal  or  1  a; 
,i,,  ,,,,u,  in  the  school,  if  not  by  the  band,  ot  the  K'-^'"<;-t  ,.t 
Greek  Hculptorn,  may  be  ,.n.sun.c<l  copies  lron>  the  most  pel - 
iect  typo  of  the  (Jreek,  as  the  sculi-tures  ot  Nmeveb  have  been 
agsumed  to  he  m...lels  of  the  Assyrian  ..r  oriental  courser. 

h-ow,  iuduin^  fn.m   these  Bculptures,  the  ( . reek  horso  Avas 
not  above  fourteen  a.ul  a  half  bands  in  beij^d.t  ;  and,  .nstead  ot 
;U   gracoR  spiry  i;.rma.ion  <.  the  Arab,  the     )aH^^^^^ 
Thorm.t,'b-bred,  bad  the  short,  rigul,  stocky  shapes  ot  the  Cnx\ 
loway  or  Cob.     They  are   all  what  is  v nearly   ter.ncd  co  k- 
thrapplcd,-tbat  is  to  say,  having  the  w.ndp.pe  and  io.e-neck 
above  its  nscrtion  in  the  chest,  pn.jected  like  the  san.e  par  s  ot 
a  gau.e-cock  .-ben  in  the  act  of  cowing-a  fault  n.  lonnat.o 
..blob  renders  it  in>possiblo  lor  the  annual  to  brn.g  b.s  c In 
in  to  bis  cbest,  uben  curbed  upon  Ins  haunches,  and  u.th 
their  /.wd  manes,  short,  closely-ribbed,  round  ^^^^f>^^ 
Vints,  .\in%  8tilV  pasterns,  atul  high,  upr.ght  boots,  look  bke, 
ihaUhcy  d^ubtleL  were,  a  large  breed  of  elever.  active,  able 

Galloways.  ,  ,       y    -  ^^  „  „,  ^r. 

In  mv  youth,  I  bavc  bcou  fifty,  and  owned  and  ridden  nur- 
ly  balf-a:dozen,  half  or  one  third  bred  Galloways,  w lucli  retain- 
I:  the  exact  ^it  and  type  of  the  original  Scottish  Gau.-^y 
po'Iiy,  bad  some  admixture  of  pure  blood  and  any  one  ot  tbeso 
migbl  have  served  us  an  exemplar  for  tbo  Athenian  horse  ot 

the  Elgin  marbles.  ,        ,  i 

Th!  description  of  animal  I  mean,  tliougb  rarely  seen  n 
this  country,  18  common  enougb  in  England,  being  that  to 
V^^cb  the  sons  of  the  landed  gentry,  ^vbile  learning  to  ride,  arc 
ordinarily  promoted,  as  an  intermediate  step  between  tlie  sirmU 
pony  and  the  full-blooded  hunter.  X  have  seen  some  of  them 
carry  their  ligbt-weigbt-riders  well  up  to  bounds,  and  bold  . 
tool  place  among  real  horses  witb  men  on  their  tracks.  But 
Sbor^eTto  be  biicked  by  men,  they  would  bo  nowhere  on  a 


ATTIC   IIOKSKa,   OF   XKNOIMION. 


3.1 


irroc  in 
nil}-,  ai4 

lanl  liy 

aiic'uMit 

^'  ol'  tlio 

or  I'u- 

lltl'rtt  of 

out  pcr- 
ivc  been 
r. 

orse  was 
istoail  of 
»,  or  tlio 

till!  Gal- 
c(l  c'ock- 
oro-nofk, 
3  partH  of 
i»riiiatioii, 

his  cliin 
ami,  Avith 
'Is,  lieuvy 
look  like, 
itive,  able 

Idon  nfc.:r- 

ich  retain- 

GarnjV.-ny 

ic  of  these 
I  horse  of 

fly  Bcen  in 
ng  that  to 
to  ride,  are 
n  the  small 
ne  of  them 
and  hold  ti 
acks.  But, 
where  on  a 


rncp-poursp,  nowlicn'  in  a  liunfing  field,  and  woi-ae  than  nowlicro 
in  a  cavuliy  action. 

Tills,  of  coni-Hc,  nrconntH  oaHily  piioii^di  (or  tlio  nniall  iiwo  of 
cavalry  by  tiie  jincientH  in  action,  (>H|.c'cial!y  nj^ainnt  tlio  favorifo 
tactic  ot"  llic  ]>lialaiix,  wliicli,  wliilc  in  iiiisliiikcti  order,  would 
have  hurled  back  the  charge  of  AliiratV  or  Milliaud'H  ciiiran- 
siern,  aw  n  rock  docs  tlic  surges. 

"NVo  now  come  to  the  writings  of  Xcimiilioti,  which,  as  the 
nnima!  he  describes  is  evidently  idcnti<-al  with  the  horse  of  the 
I'hidian  scliool  ot"  sciili>tnii',  riirnish  a  coiii|ih'te  reply  to  the  ar- 
gument of  those,  who  would  iiisinuafi^  that  works  of  art  are  not 
to  be  construed  into  copies  of  existing  realities,  but  arc  siniply 
expressions  of  an  ideal  type;  and  who  consequently  argue,  tliat 
the  horses  of  the  KIgin  marbles,  like  the  lions  of  Iliibens,  a<v 
poetical  or  artistical  iictions;  not,  like  the  IJiills  of  Paul  I'ottcr 
and  the  Dogs  of  Landsoer,  the  present  images  of  the  creatures 
which  they  represent. 

I  have  said  that  Xenophon's  instructions  are  admirable,  and 
the  i)oints  on  which  he  insists,  as  well  as  his  reasons  for  insist- 
ing on  them,  precisely  those  which  would  be  required  and  as- 
signed by  an  exi)crt  veterinarian  to-day.  They  are,  however, 
the  points,  as  I  have  observed,  of  a  clever  active  (ialloway  or 
Cob,  not  of  a  thorough-bred,  a  hunter,  or  even  a  cavalry  charger, 
much  less  of  a  pure  Barb  or  Arab. 

"  First,"  he  pays,  "  wo  will  write,  how  one  may  be  the  least 
deceived  in  the  purchase  of  horses.  It  is  evident,  then,  that  of 
the  unbroken  colt  one  must  judge  by  the  bodily  construction  ; 
since,  if  he  have  hever  been  backed,  he  will  afford  no  very  clear 
evidences  of  Ins  spirit.  Of  his  body,  then,  wo  say  that  it  is 
necessary  first  to  examine  tho  feet ;  for,  as  in  a  house  it  matters 
not  how  fine  may  be  the  superstructure,  if  there  be  not  sufficient 
foundations,  so  in  a  war  horse  there  is  no  utility,  no,  not  if  he 
have  all  other  points  perfect,  but  be  badly  footed.  But  in  ex- 
amining the  feet,  it  is  befitting  first  to  look  to  the  homy  portion 
of  the  hoofs,  for  those  horses  which  have  the  horn  thick,  are  far 
superior  in  their  feet  to  those  which  have  it  thin.  N«. "  will  it 
be  well  if  one  fail,  next,  to  observe  whether  the  lioofs  be  up- 
right, both  before  and  behind,  or  low  and  flat  to  the  ground  ; 
for  high  hoofs  keep  the  frog  at  a  distance  from  the  earth,  while 


36 


TlIK   HOUSE. 


•■lU 


1'^ 


¥: 


the  flat  troad  with  nw.xX  pressure  on  the  Boft  and  hard  parts  of 
the  foot,  us  m  the  case  .vith  handy-U«-ed  men      And  hunnn 
justly  ohserves,  that  ^veil-tboted  horses  ean  he  hnown  by  the 
Bonnd  of  their  tramp,  for  the  holh>w  hoof  rings  hke  a  cy.nhal, 
^vhen  it  strikes  the  soli.l  earth.     Ihit  having  begun  trom  be  ow, 
lot  us  aseend  to  the  other  parts  of  the  body.    It  is  noedtul,  then, 
that  tlie  parts  above  the  hoof  and  below  the  fetlocks   -viz.  tlio 
pasterns-"  be  not  too  erect,  like  those  of  the  goat ;  i or  legs  ot 
tl>is  kind,  being  stiif  and  iutlexible,  are  apt  to  jar  the  rider,  and 
are  more  liable  to  intlamnuUion.    The  bones  must  not,  however, 
be  too  low  and  springy,  for  in  that  case  the  fetlocks  are  hab  e 
to  be  abraded  and  wounded,  if  the  horse  be  galloped  over  clods 
or  stones.     The  bones  of  the   shanks"-the  cannon   bones- 
"  should  be  thick,  for  these  are  the  columns  which  support  the 
body  ;  but  they  should  not  have  the  veins  and  flesh  thick,  like- 
.vi.e      For,  if  they  have,  when  the  horse  shall  be  gallopF^l  "J 
ditlicult  ground,  they  will  necessarily  be  tilled  with  blood,  and 
will  becmne  varicose,  so  that  the  shanks  will  be  thickened,  and 
the  skin  be  distended  and  relaxed  from  the  bone;  and,  when 
this  is  the  case,  it  often  follows,  that  the  back  sinew  gives  way 
and  renders  the  horse  lame.     But  if  the  horse  when  m  action 
bend  his  knees  flexibly  at  a  walk,  you  may  judge  that  he  will 
have  his  legs  flexible  when  in  full  career;  for  all  horses  as  they 
increase  in^ears,  increase  in  the  flexibility  of  the  knee.     And 
flexible  goers  are  osteemed  highly,  and  with  justice  ;  tor  such 
horses  aie  much  less  liable  to  blunder  or  to  stumble  than  those 
which  have  rigid,  unbending  joints.    But  if  the  arms,  below  tho 
shoulder  blades,  be  thick  and  nmscular,  thev-  appear  stronger 
and  handsomer,  as  is  the  case  also  with  a  man.    The  breast  also 
should  be  broad,  as  well  n>r  beauty  as  for  strength  and  because 
it  causes  a  handsomer  action  of  the  forelegs,  Avh.ch  do  not  then 
interfere,  but  are  carried  wide  apart.    Andagaui    the  neck 
oxvrht  not  to  be  set  on,  like  that  of  a  l)oar,  horizontally  Irom  the 
chest ;  but,  like  that  of  a  game-cock,  should  be  upright  toward 
the  crest,  and  slack  toward  the  flexure  •  and  the  head  bemg  long 
Bhould  have  a  small  and  narrow  jawbone,  so  that  the  neck  shal 
bo  in  front  of  the  rider,  and  that  th6  eye  shall    ook  down  a 
..hat  is  before  the  feet.     A  horse  thus  made  will   oe  the  least 
likelv  to  run  violently  away,  even  if  he  be  very  high-spn-ited, 


POINTS   OF   THE   ORKKK    HORSE. 


87 


jiarts  of 
1  Simon 
1  by  till! 
cyinhal, 
n  below, 
'ill,  then, 
-viz.  the 
ir  legs  ot 
ider,  and 
however, 
irc  liable 
vcr  clods 

bones — 
]>port  the 
lick,  like- 
lopped  in 
>lood,  and 
ened,  and 
md,  when 
gives  way 

in  action, 
it  he  will 
les  as  they 
lec.  And 
;  for  such 
than  those 

below  tho 
LV  stronp;er 
breast  also 
nd  because 
lo  not  then 
,  tlie  neck 
ly  I'roni  the 
jrht  toward 
being  long, 
>  neck  shall 
)k  down  at 
)e  the  least 
igh-spiritcd, 


for  hor.-es  do  not  attempt  to  run  away  by  bringing  in,  but  by 
(hnisting  out,  their  heads  and  necks.     It  is  also  very  necessary 
to  observe,  whether  the  mouth  bo  tine  or  hard  on  both  sides, 
or  on  one  or  the  other.     For  horses,  which  have  not  both  jaws 
equally  sensitive,  are  likely  to  be  hard-mouthed  on  one  side  or 
the  otiier.     And  it  is  better  that  a  lnu-se  should  have  prominent 
than  IioIKav  eyes,  for  such  a  one  v/ill  see  to  a  greater  distance. 
And  widely  opened  nostrils  arc  far  better  for  respiration  than 
iiarrf)W,  and  they  give  the  horse  a  tiercer  aspect ;  for  when  one 
stallion  is  enraged  against  another,  or  if  he  become  angry  while 
being  ridden,  he  expands  his  nostrils  to  their  full  width.     And 
the  loftier  the  crest,  and  the  smaller  the  ears,  the  more  horse- 
like and  handsome  is  the  head  rendered  ;  while  lofty  withere 
give  the  rider  a  surer  seat,  and  produce  a  iirmer  adhesion  be- 
tween the  body  and  shoulders.     A  double  loin  is  also  softer  to 
sit  upon  and  ])leasanter  to  look  upon,  than  if  it  be  single  ;  and 
a  deep  side,  rounded  toward  the  belly,  renders  the  horse  easier 
to  sit,  and  stronger,  and  more  easy  to  be  kept  in  condition  ;  and 
the  shorter  and  broader  the  loin,  the  more  easily  will  tho  horso 
raise  his  fore-quarters,  and  collect  his  hind-quarters  under  him, 
in  going.    These  points,  moreover,  cause  the  belly  to  ap])ear 
the  smaller  ;  which,  if  it  be  large,  at  once  injures  the  api)earance 
of  the  animal  and  renders  him  weaker,  and  less  manageable. 
The  quarters  should  be  broad  and  fleshy,  in  order  to  correspond 
with  the  sides  and  chest,  and,  should  they  be  entirely  firm  and 
solid,  they  would  be  the  lighter  in  the  gallop,  and  the  horse 
would  be  the  speedier.     But  if  he  should  have  his  buttocks 
separated  under  the  tail  by  a  broad  line,  he  will  bring  his  hind 
legs  under  him,  with  a  wider  space  between  them ;  and  so 
doing  he  will  have  a  prouder  and  stronger  gait  and  action,  and 
will,  in  all  respects,  be  the  better  on  them,     A  proof  of  which 
is  to  be  had  in  men,  who,  when  they  desire  to  raise  any  thing 
from  the  ground,  attempt  it  by  straddling  their  legs,  not  by  bring- 
ing them  close  together.     Stallions  should  not  have  the  testes 
large,  and  this  ought  not  to  bo  overlooked  in  foals.     To  con- 
clude, in  regard  to  the  lower  joints,  of  the  shanks,  namely,  and 
the  fetlocks  and  the  hoofs,  behind,  I  have  the  same  remarks  to 
make,  and  no  others,  than  those  wiiich  I  have  made  above." 
In  reference  to  this  passage,  I  would  remark  that,  although 


38 


TUE   HORSE. 


it  cannot  be  denied  that  all  the  points  are  correctly  stated,  and 
the  reasons  for  preference  clearly  and  truly  laid  down,  no  one, 
at  all  conversant  with  the  horse,  can  fail  to  perceive,  that  the 
■whole  advice  points  to  the  acquisition,  as  the  most  aduii'  .ble 
piece  of  horse-flesh,  of  a  short,  round-barrelled,  stocky,  active 
beast,  well  ui)on  his  legs,  with  his  hocks  fairly  under  him,  with 
a  lofty  crest  and  somewhat  heavy  forehand,  though  he  insists 

on  high  withers. 

In  short,  his  ideal  of  the  horse  is  the  very  hor&e  of  the  Elgin 
nuirbles,  something  closely  allied  to  the  improved  English  road 
ster  of  the  last  half  century,  an  animal  framed  for   strength 
combined  with  hardiness  and  quickness,  but  ^vholly  destitute, 
or,  if  not  wholly,  nearly  so,  of  blood,  stride,  or  speed. 

In  the  Greek  horse,  as  in  that  of  Assyria,  it  is  very  evident, 
that  there  was  little  or  nothing  of  what  we  call  blood,  or  affinity 
to  the  Arab  and  Barb,  as  they  now^  exist,  in  their  native  land, 
much  less  to  the  improved  strain  of  the  English  and  American 
thoroughbred. 

This  brings  us  iairly  to  the  Eoman  horse  ;  and  here  we  find 
the  same  inferiority  of  the  animal,  and  of  the  art  or  habit  of 
using  him,  as  among  the  Greeks,  only  in  a  yet  greater  degree. 
In  the  early  ages  of  the  republic,  the  cavalry  of  the  Roman 
armies  was  composed  of  the  youths  of  the  monetary  aristocracy, 
who  served  on  horseback  partially  at  their  own  expense,  enjoy- 
ing in  consequence  certain  privileges,  and  exemptions,  and  a 
positive  rank  in  the  state,  second  only  to  the  patrician  senators 
and  the  holders  of  senatorial  oflices.     These  men,  who  were 
termed  eqult-;s  or  horsemen,  a  word  which  has  been  universally 
and  erroneously  rendered  hiights,  giving  a  false  idea  of  the 
character  and  nature  of  the  order,  as  if  the  mend)ers  of  it  were 
a  chivalric  fraternity  bound  by  a  vow,  instead  of  a  political 
class,  owed  their  origin,  it  is  said,  to  Eomulus  ;  who  instituted 
three  centuries  of  youths,  whom  he  called  celercs,  serving  on 
horseback  and  acting  as  his  body  guard.    Their  number  would 
appear  to  have  been  increased  nearly  at  the  end  of  the  mon- 
archy, by  the  Servian  constitutions,  from  three,  to  about  eighteen 
liundr'ed  :  and  all  these,  the  select  men  of  a  wealthy  class,  were 
bound  to  serve  mounted,  at  their  own  charge,  when  the  exigen- 
cies of  the  public  service  did  not  allow  a  horse  to  be  given  them, 


ROMAN  CAVALUY  SEUVICK. 


80 


as  it  ordinurily  was,  by  the  state.  Subsequently,  every  person 
who  came  into  the  possession  of  a  fortune  of  400,000  asses* 
became,  <',«  /j)so  facto,  an  ajucs,  and  was  liable  to  do  cavalry 
duty.  A  sulHciently  absurd  ])lan,  one  Avould  say,  for  the  or- 
ganization of  an  ettbctive  body  of  troopers;  wlio,  if  any  troops 
in  the  world,  require  minute  drilling,  constant  exercise,  and  the 
clooost  habitude  as  well  to  horsemanship,  as  to  the  use  of  arms. 

The  truth  is,  that  the  Romans  were  in  no  respect  an  e(pies- 
trian  i)eople,  even  while  their  armies  consisted  mainly  of  agri- 
culturists and  tillers  of  the  ground.  We  iind,  comparatively, 
few  notices  of  the  hoi-se  among  their  classic  writers,  and  such 
as  we  do  tind  principally  imitated  from  the  early  (Jreek  Poets, 
who  wrote  of  a  state  of  warfare,  Asiatic  rather  than  European. 
From  such  brief  and  scattered  mentions  of  the  horse,  however, 
as  we  have,  it  is  to  be  inferred  that  the  native  breed  of  this 
animal  was  of  no  excellence  ;  and  that  it  was  usual  to  seek  the 
superior  breeds  of  Calabria  and  Lucania,  where  the  population, 
being  more  or  le^s  of  Greek  origin  or  connected  with  the  Greeks, 
had  in  some  degree  the  equestrian  tastes,  and  perhaps  the  same 
strain  of  blood  with  their  ancestry. 

In  no  instan(  had  a  lloman  consular  army,  which  conf=!ntod 
of  two  legions,  ox  four  thousand  two  hundred  infantry  each, 
above  six  hundred  horse ;  a  proportion  ludicrously  inetKcienr, 
being  exactly  as  one  mounted  man  to  fourteen  infantry  soldiers ; 
whereas  the  true  ratio  is  one  cavalry  soldier  to  live  footmen — 
on  which  basis  the  famous  divisions  of  Napoleon  Avere  con- 
stituted. 

This  foct  speaks  volumes  for  the  poverty  of  the  Eomans  in 
horses,  and  their  inaptitude  for  the  service  ;  and  still  more  does 
it  testify  to  the  same  thing,  that,  when  they  commanded  the 
alliance  of  the  Latin  states,  the  cavalry  of  the  two  contingent 
Latin  legions  was  double  that  of  the  Roman  quota.  This,  how- 
ever, only  raised  the  cavalry  attached  to  a  Roman  consular 
army,  in  the  time  of  the  second  Punic  war,  when  the  state  was 
making  every  exertion  to  resist  its  most  formidable  enemy,  who 
commanded  the  services  of  the  finest  horse  then  existing  in  the 
known  world,  to  eighteen  hundred  horse  attached  to  sixteen 


•  The  Roman  as  was  a  brass  coin  of  the  ralue  of  a  fraction  more  than  a  cent. 


40 


TUK    nORPK. 


thousand  oi^^ht  lunulrcd  foot,  or  u  ratio  of  about  oue  of  the 
former  to  nim'  of  tlie  hitter. 

So  h.n.r  as  the  linn.ans  Avero  cngased  m  Itahan  ^vars  onl.>- 
tl...„.h  iV.?,,,  the  above  faets  rehvtivo  to  the  coust.tut.on  ot  the 
..ati;;  and  Latin  e.^utingent.,  when  the  rmfons  were  act.n,    n 
unison,  it  is  to  be  assumed  that  the  Eon.ans  were  nun.en- 
Xhderiort..  their  adversaries-they   appcar_  to  have  been 
,ble  to  eoMterul  with  the.n  on  equal,  if  not  super.or  t--.nso. 
,i,h   this  arn,,  in  the  lield.     Hence,  we  nu.y   argue  that  to 
iHM-Bes   of  tlu^   Italians   were   equally   bad  wth  those  ot  the 
Romans,  Uut  that  the  superior  vigor  of  the  llonuu.  n>an,  who- 
ther  on  foot  or  on  horseback,  prevaded. 

The  n,on>ent  they  were  brought  into  contact  w.th  ore.gn 
cavalrv,  Macedonie  and  Epirolic  troopers,  nun.nted  beyond 
do.d>t  'cm  Tracian  .nd  Thessalian-that  is  to  s;n-,  wha  we  shou  d 
ow  designate  Turkish-horses,  nnder  Pyrrhus,  and  yet  more 
is  inc.h"  with  Nu.nidian  horse,  undoubtedly  pure  Barbs  ot  the 
;!:!!;;;  under  Hannibal,  the  inferiority  of  the  Italians  .n  every 
thing  pertaining  to  e.iuestrianism,  was  demonstrateu 

H  eou.s  almost  to  have  been  ackn.nvledged ;  ior  we  find 
that'Csar,  during  his  wonderful  career  of  Gallic  -tor^^  ^-f 
no  Roman  horse  whatever  ill  his  service,  but  rel  ed  Asholly  on 
2cZ^ryoi^^o  friendly  Gaulish  tribes  for  that  arm;  and 
o"ce  we  hud  bin,,  when  doubtful  of  the  faith  of  his  auxiliaries, 
reduced  to  the  lucessity  of  mounting  the  legionary  mtantry  on 

^'^thXl  conflict  with  Pompey,  his  horsemen,  who  wc^ 
unouestionably  Gauls,  as  indeed  were  a  large  s  lare  ot  hi  le- 
gion^ rode  tlu^igh  the  high-born  Ronianhoi.e  ot  his  ma^^^^ 

the  British  heavy  cavalry  at  Balaclava  through  the  Russian 
drno-oouR  as  if  they  had  been  lines  of  pasteboard. 

lube  saine  time,  Crassv.s  in  Asia  was  totally  defeated  and 
destroyed  bv  the  oriental  horse  of  Parthia;  a  tate  narrowly  es- 
caped a  tew  years  afterwards,  by  that  consummate  sohher  Marc 
Antony,  aiuUscaped  only  by  dint  of  admirable  skdl  and  bra- 
v^y;  a  fate  not  Escaped  by  Valerian,  or  by  that  ^.'eat  captan^ 
jXi  or  by  any  other  Roman  Emperor  or  chief,  who  attempted 
to  CO  est  the  pidm  of  victory  with  Italian  or  western  cavalry 
t^Tll   ii  numerable   and  indomitable  clouds  of  oriental 


Till'.   ITAUAN    HORSE. 


41 


of  the 

.  only — 
of  the 
I'tiiii;  ill 
iwiineri- 
v(!  been 

US,  OVl'Il 

that  tlie 
:>  of  the 
an,  whe- 

L  forci,f!;n 
boyond 
•c  shonhl 
vet  more 
•bs  of  the 
in  every 

■  Avc  find 
ories,  had 
vlioUy  on 
arm ;  and 
uxiliarios, 
ifantry  on 

who  were 

of  his  Ic- 

val,  as  did 

le  Rnssian 

I'cated  and 
rrowly  cs- 
lUlior  Marc 
1  and  bra- 
}at  captain, 
)  attempted 
;rn  cavaby 
of  oriental 


lior?o  ;  vliich  from  that  time  nmintained  their  sni)eriority  nn- 
(lisi>ntod,  until  outdone  by  the  niiperior  offspring  tif  their  own 
blood,  bred  on  Ih-itish  and  American  soil,  by  the  aid  of  Vestern 
enterprise  and  the  lii;hts  of  western  science. 

Of  the  Ftalian  horse,  therefore,  it  may,  I  think,  safely  be  pre- 
dicated (hat  it  has  been  from  all  time,  ^vhat  it  is  now,  nearly  a 
worthless  aninud. 

It  must  not,  however,  be  overlooked  in  the  history  of  the 
liorse,  that,  how  little  soever  it  may  owe  of  blood  to  the  Koman-- 
directly,  the  race  throughout  all  western  Europe  is  probably  in- 
debted more  largely  to  those  world-concpierors,  indirectly,  than 
to  many  individuals  and  nations,  who  have  purposely  encour- 
aged the  production  and  aimed  at  the  improvement  of  this  no- 
ble aninuil. 

Their  constant  habit  of  guarding  and  garrisoning  one  con- 
quered province,  by  the  mercenary  or  subsidiary  contingents 
raised  from  another,  and  their  very  deficiency  of  indigenous 
horses,  leading  to  the  employment  of  the  best  equestrian  na- 
tions of  their  subjects  or  allies,  brought  about  a  constant  rota- 
tion of  breeds,  and  strains  of  blood,  in  all  the  provinces,  an  ad- 
vantage which  Italy  itself  did  not  share,  and  consequently  a 
constant  admixture  of  the  native  with  the  best  inq)orted  ani- 
mals. 

For  it  will  be  remembered  tliat  the  Barbaric  tribes  all  rodo 
perfect  stallions:  and  it  cannot  be  doubted,  but  that  the  mitive 
mares  would  be  brought  into  constant  familiarity  and  coimec- 
tion  with  the  fureiu-ners. 

Whence  came  originally  the  Gaulish  and  British  stock,  is, 
as  I  have  above  mentioned,  doubtful.  There  are  some  reasons 
for  believing  the  horse  to  have  been  indigenous  to  Great  Britain, 
and  i)ossibly  to  Gaul  also.  It  is  quite  as  probable,  however, 
that  this  race  may  have  been  introduced  into  Franco  by  eques- 
trian tribes,  migrating  to  the  northward  of  the  Alps,  as  we  know 
that  tribes  did  migrate,  from  the  plains  of  Scythia,  Thrace,  and 
Carpathia,  and  thence  introduced  across  the  chaiuiel  to  England, 
where  they  were  found  by  Caesar. 

Certain  it  is,  at  all  events,  that,  when  the  Belgic,  Celtic, 
Germanic,  and  Britannic  tribes  were  fii'st  known  to  thellonians, 
tliey  were  all  possessed  of  numerous  and  formidable  cavalries  ; 


42 


THE   I10R9K. 


that,  although  inferior  to  the  Il<nnan.  as  barbar.an  h,^^ 

civUi.ea  ,nen,  in  .c-i.nco,  (lisciplino  andnuhtary  sk.ll,  tney  ^  crc 
eni>c.ri.n-  to  then  nulividually  in  o.iju.stnan  l^-^-^^  '  «"  '  ^ 
think  it  is  lair  ,o  inior,  in  tho  .tnvin  ot  the.r  e-inme  .>>;;;'-_ 
^vi8e  ;  since  we  iind  that,  ahhonj,dv  to  the  end  ot  then  u-a  j^'  -U 
Z.  ho  KonnuH  constantly  preferred  the  nse  ot  "^^-e  .n  ant^, 
tlu.v  as  constantlv  e.nph.yed  tbreij^n,  that  .s  to  say  (.auhsh,  (.e>- 
man  Traoian,  Spanish  and  Numidian  horse  sqnadrons. 

;  s  eertain,\heretbre,  that  all  the  western  provnees  ot  tho 
republic  an.l  en.pire,  were  at  son,e  ti.ne  or  other  ^"ccess.vely 
,  n-isoned  bv  calalry  sq-.adrons  of  all  these  nat.ons,  and  hat 
their  native  l.orses  were  more  or  less  crossed  and  unproved  by 

''t:^1^^  ^een  tl.  ..shion  to  ascn-ibe  the  exc^enco  ;. 
the  Spanish,  and  especially  of  the  Andalwsum  b  ood,  ^o  c 
Aiabic  invasion  of  Tarick  in  710 ;  but,  although  the  groat 
W  derived  Iron,  that  strain,  and  Iron,  the  wise  encoun^ge- 
n  liven  by  tho  refined  and  polished  Moors  to  v  )>nu>ch  o 
;X:;i  po.4-  and  greatness  nu.st  be  ^^o^^^^^:;;^ 
farther  back  for  the  source  of  blood,  whence  the  Spanish  ..  n,^ 
derived  his  earliest  excellence.  ^     ,      .  •      i- 

It  list  bo  remembered  that  the  wonderful  Carthagnuan  f\xm- 
ily  of  Barca,  the  greatest  and  last  of  whom  was,  m  my  esnma  e, 
fegreates;  sohSer,  and  only  not  the  greatest  statesnuvn,  tl  e 
.■orld  has  ever  seen,  was  don.iciled  for  years,  as  ^'O'-j-"-';'  ^  J^ 
ruled,  almost  as  in.ligenous  sovereigns,  over  all  tl'^  ^^    ^^^ 
anean  and  Atlantic  shores  of  Spain,  from  Carthagena  to  C  <lu, 
Uthe  head  of  powerful  native  African  armies,  accompanied  by 
^ulner'is  aiKUncon.parable  forces  of  Numidian  cavalry,  tho 
desert  Barbs  of  the  Nomadic  Moors  and  Arabs. 

It  i    impossible  to  believe  that  such  a  state  of  things  con  d 
have  existed,  anwng  a  warlike  and  equestrian  people  without 
"i^  .^^    g  to  inn:;-ove  their  own  horses  by  the  admixture  of 
foi^.ign  blood,  the  superiority  of  which  they  could  not  fai 
topeeerve  in  the  shock  of  battle,  even  apart  from  the  casual 
Intercourse,  which  nu.st  have  occurred,  between  the  mdigenous 
mares  and  the  strange  troop-horses. 

This,  doubtless,  was  the  first  cross  of  oriental  blood  upon  tho 
Spanish  stock;  and  tho  same  cross  must  also  have  taken  place, 


\ 


THE   SPANISH   IIOKSE. 


48 


llijrllly 

L'y  were 
and,  I 
.(1,  like- 
il  i^roat- 
iiiiiiitry, 
sli,  Ger- 

3  of  the 
jossively 
lUid  that 
oved  by 

lleucG  of 
1,  So  tiio 
he  groat 
icourage- 
) ranch  of 
ok  much 
lish  li'^rsc 

iiiian  fam- 
ostimato, 
snuvn,  the 
erors,  and 
i  Mcditer- 
1,  to  Cadiz, 
panied  by 
ivah-y,  the 

Higs  could 
lo,  without 
nixturo  of 
hi  not  fail 
the  casual 
indigenous 

)d  upon  the 
aken  place, 


thougli  ill  a  smaller  dogrcc,  among  the  Gaulish  liorschords, 
during  the  eix  months  occupied  by  Ilan  .il)ars  march  through 
their  country  from  the  Pyronees  to  tlie  lliiono,  jit  tlie  head  of 
eiglit  thousand  African  Barbs,  principally,  doubtle-ss,  if  not  all, 
stalli'ins. 

Exactly  at  the  time  when  this  ingrafted  blood  might  be  sup- 
posed to  be-in  process  of  deterioration,  in  consequence  of  in- 
breeding, and  perhai)s  of  intentional  vitiation  by  the  introduc- 
tion of  Flemish  sires,  for  the  begetting  of  animals  capai)le  of 
bearing  the  men-at-arms  of  the  chivalric  ages  in  their  ponderous 
panoply,  opportunely  arrived  Tarik  with  his  hordes  of  desert 
horse  to  reinvigorate  the  de])reciated  race. 

From  the  first,  in  all  i)robability,  of  these  intermixtures,  as 
well  as  from  the  horses  of  the  Thracian  ai'd  German  troopers 
quartered  on  them  by  the  lioman  emperors,  the  ]3ritish  hoi-ses 
of  the  old  stock,  as  found  by  the  Romans,  under  Cassivelan  and 
Caradoc,  directly  received  their  iirst  improvement.  Indirectly, 
we  know  that  they  .'id  so,  through  the  improved  second  Spanish 
cross,  introduced  largely  for  breeding  purposes  by  the  Saxon 
and  Norman  monarchs  of  the  southern  kingdom. 

Of  the  actual  Spanish  horse,  of  the  days  of  the  conquest  of  ^ 
South  America,  when  the  Spanish  horse  was  in  his  greatest  i)u- 
rity  and  perfection,  comes  tiie  wild  stock  of  the  South  American 
pauii)as,  and  of  the  southern  and  south-western  praii-ies  of  the 
United  States  ;  and  from  this,  to  a  certain  degree,  it  is  probable 
that  the  domesticated  slock  of  some  of  the  southern  States  has 
received  a  remote  cross  of  Andalusian  blood.  In  Louisiana, 
that  cross  was  obtained,  and  still  exists,  in  a  more  direct  form  ; 
although  it  does  not  ap])ear  that  the  blood  continues  to  be  dis- 
tinguishable, to  any  considerable  extent,  in  the  external,  charac- 
teristics of  the  animal. 

I  trust  that  these  prelini.nary  observations  will  not  be  weari- 
some t  J  my  readers,  as  I  am  well  assured  that  they  are  of  some 
importance  to  my  subject ;  bearing  on  a  point,  as  they  do,  in 
the  history  of  the  English  and  American  horse,  which  has  been 
scarcely,  I  think,  sufficiently  considered— the  admixture  of  old 
indigenous  blood,  which  it  cannot  be  denied  does  in  some  sort, 
though  in  an  infinitesimal  degree,  exist  in  what  is  esteemed  the 
purest  and  most  perfect  thoroughbred  strain— and,  secondly, 


-^i^s^^e;  r^-Cir!^jms;&^<(S!mr^^'-*mr'^:?p^.-m' 


'  '^Vf',-^^^*" 


44 


THE  nnU3E. 


what  is  tl.at  in(lif,'onou9  Mood,  as  it  is  styled,  and  how  far  it  m 
i.nnuro,  how  tar  traceal.U'  to  a  warn,  oriental  or  AtViean  on-in, 
i„  rrn.ntc  anti<initv.  It  has  -enn-ally  lurn  assntne.l  that  the 
llritish  horse,  with  whieh  only  1  have  henecforth  to  d..,  as  tho 
cri.ri,,  of  the  vVmerican  hh.od-liorse,  until  I  come  to  si)eak  ot 
hha  direetlv,  vas  an  ntt(>rly  nniniproved  !ind  worthh>ss  animal 
until  th(.e/.mi.arativi.lv  modern  times,  when  his  hhrnd  was  hrst 
^^•adnaliv  mixed  l.y  the  nionarehs  of  the  Saxon  dynasty,  and 
afterward  hy  the  Norman  invaders  and  crusaders,  with  Arabian, 
Syrian,  Andalnsian,  and  African  strains. 

■  I  hnhi.  on  the  contrarv,  that  tlie  T.ritish  horse,  as  i.n-mally 
fmmd  hv  (  a'sar,  was  itself  of  Kastern  European  descent,  from 
Seythiai  Thrace  or  Carpathia— for  I  disbelieve  in  the  abori-ma 
the..ry— thoui,di  I  admit  that  I  have  no  proof  of  the  iact,  and 
ar"uo  onlv  <mi  probabilitv  and  analogy,  lint  I  am  cu.hdent, 
and  rejrard  it  as  historically  made  out,  that,  at  a  very  early  pe- 
riod of  the  lloman  occupatic.n,  it  must  have  been,  and  was, 
largely  tinctured  with  the  blood  of  the  best  Spanish  and  Gallic 
char-ors  ;  the  former  of  which  could  scarcely  be  less  than  halt, 
or  tlu-ee-part  Barbs,  and  the  latter  of  which  partook  ot  the  same 

There  could  scarcely  also  fail  to  be  another  direct  cross  from 
Thrace  or  Scvthia,  thougli  it  cannot  exactly  be  establisiied  that 
fiuch  was  the\-ase  ;  the  rather  that  more  than  one  ot  the  most 
warlike  and  victorious  of  the  Koinan  emperors  made  the  island 

their  residence.  „    ,     ,  i  •  i    t 

I  now  come  to  the  natural  history  of  the  horse,  which  1 
propose  to  treat  briefly,  principally  through  quotations  irom 
Winter  and  Youatt  on  the  horse,  who  may  be  pronounced  un- 
lie^itatinglv  the  best  authorities  on  the  subject,  before  proceed- 
ing to  treat  of  the  various  distinct  fomilies  of  the  animal,  and 
lii^t,  as  noblest,  of  the  English  blood-horse. 

"  Natural  historians,"  says  Mr.  Winter,  «  in  their  endeavors 
to  arran-e  the  varying  objects  of  animated  nature,  class  the 
horse  and  its  congeners  in  the  following  manner  : 

"  Division.  Ft'/'^<?&m/«— possessing  a  back-bone. 

"  Class.       Mammalia— %\\q\\  as  give  suck. 

"  TiuuK.        Ungulata—\\oo'ic<\. 

"  OiiDKii.      Pac/iy^^'rHiafa— thick-skinned. 


6YN()NYMi;.S   OK   TIIK    IIORSK. 


45 


"  Family.  AW///;(77<f  — -unclct't-lootcd. 
"(}i..\is.  KpiKH — tliu  liorso  liiiiiily. 
"  A  CDiisick'mhlo  (lisfiv|)!iiu'y  has  arisen  anion<f  naturalists 
on  till'  classification  of  this  animal  ;  l)Ut  tlu^  above  certainly 
upjK'ars  tlio  least  ol»jectiona!)ie  tliat  can  l»e  f'ownd.  Tlie  Liiina'an 
system  was  certainly  nnsatisl'actory.  IJnnieiis  classed  the  horse 
with  tlu'  hipitopotamns,  to  t'orni  u  gi'uns  in  order  Jk'lline.  V>y 
Erxlehen  he  is  placed  between  the  ele])hantand  the  dromedary. 
Storr  was  the  first  to  I'orm  a  distinct  order  of  the  eipiine  family  ; 
he  placed  it  immediately  after  that  of  the  linminantia,  nntler 
the  appellation  of  Sol'qyedin.  Cuvier  adopted  his  arran<;ement, 
but  Bubsequently  placed  this  genua  among  the  Pachydernnita, 
which  is  prtdiably  the  most  judicious  classitication  attainable. 

"  Dental  formula. — Incisors,  J  ;  canine,  in  the  male  only, 
\  I ;  molars,  J  =  40. 

"  AVith  the  horse  are  raidvcd  all  those  quadriipeds  whoso 
generic  distinction  is  the  undivided  hoof— the  eipiine  genus. 
Ju/ui(.i  Cdlmlhti*,  the  horse. 

Jupius  llcmionus,  of  Pallas,  the  dziggtai,  Asiatic. 
lujuus  Zehra,  the  zebra.  ] 

J'Jqutts  JiurehiUi,  J- South  African. 

Jiquits  Q>ia(jga,  the  Quagga.    ) 
Juixiua  Asiniis,  the  ass. 

"  TIIK    HORSE. 

"  Synonymcs — "Itttto';,  Greek  ;  Equus,  Latin  ;  Pfii'd,  Ger- 
man ;  Paard,  Dutch  ;  IFest,  Danish  ;  Had,  Swedish  ;  Vheval, 
French;  6'(fi'aZ/o,  Italian ;  CrtiaZ/o,  Spanish  ;  Losc,had,\lwr-^\'A\\\ 
Kon,  Polish  ;  Sukh,  Turkish  ;  ITijsdn,  Syriac;  llozan,  Arabic  ;  y 
yl/,  Toorkman  ;  J/f<,  Siamese ;  Fur  or  7*«r,  Bornou  ;  Souda/i, 
Bezharmi ;  B'llsah,  Mandara  ;  Barrec,  Tiiubuctoo  ;  As,  Pus- 
too.* 

"  The  horse,  by  far  the  noblest  of  the  genus,  is  easily  distin- 
guishable from  the  rest  of  the  group.  His  varieties  are  exceed- 
ingly numerous  and  differ  widely  in  physical  appearance.  The 
effects  of  climate  and  other  agencies  are  displayed  on  his  frame. 
Zimmerman  asserted,  but  without  very  evident  reason,  that  ho 

•  Dr.  Skinner  traces  the  English  word  horse  from  the  Beljfic  ros  or  the  Teuto- 
nic rosz.  \ 


v«^ 


V- 


r-y 


I 


46 


TTTK   HOR9K. 


nrrivcd  at  the  f^roiitost  iicrtt-ction  between  the  IHtli  and  Sfitlj 
(le^Mvi'H  of  ndrtlii'i-n  latitude.     Tlie  nuire  in  i'oiiiid  capahle  of 
gciiiTutinj;  lior  Hpccics  as  early  as  the  seeoiid  yi'ar  of  her  exist- 
euce  ;  hut  it  is  detrimental  to  her  form,  and  the  futnre  enerjjy 
of  her  ollsprin*,',  thus  ])reinaturoly  to  tax  the  productive  jxtwers 
of  her  frame.     It  would  he  far  more  protitahlo  to  delay  this  im- 
portant function  to  the  fourth  or  tifth  year,  when  the  outline 
of  her  form  aiiproximates  more  elosely  to  the  adult,  and  the 
vital  energies  of  the  animal  economy  become  more  confirmed. 
Mares,  in  commftn  with  thi  *emules  of  many  other  fpnidrnpeds, 
are  s\d»iec't  to  a  jjcriodical  ai)peteney  for  the  male,  which  in 
them  is  termed  horsing.     The  natural  season  of  its  lirst  occur- 
rence is  from  the  end  of  March  to  July,  and  so  i>rovidential  is 
this  arrangement,  that  the  foal  will  be  produced  at  a  time  when 
nourishment  will  be  [)lentiful  for  itu  suj)port. 

"  Common  assertion  tixes  the  period  of  gestation,  or  the  time 
intervening  between  conce[)tion  and  foaling,  at  eleven  months  ; 
but  whether  calendar  or  lunar  months  are  to  be  understood  is 
not  explained.  This  discre]>ancy  will  appear  the  more  unsatis- 
factory when  it  is  recollected  that  eleven  calendar  months  want 
but  two  days  of  twelve  lunar  ones.  No  attempt  has  been  made 
in  this  country  to  resolve  the  question.  In  France,  M.  Tessier 
endeavored  to  arrive  at  some  degree  of  correctness  as  to  the 
avera"o  time  of  gestation  by  registering  a  large  number  of 
mares.  He  proved  that  the  term  of  eleven  calendar  months 
was  often  exceeded  by  several  weeks,  and  sometimes,  though 
less  frecpiently,  parturition  took  ])lace  within  that  period. 

"  '  In  6S'2  mares,  which  copulated  but  once,  the  shortest  pe- 
riod was  'JS7  days,  and  the  longest  419;  making  the  extraor- 
dinary ditlerence  of  132  days,  and  of  82  beyond  the  usual  term 
of  eleven  months.'     Blaine's  Vet.  Outlines. 

"  On  another  occasion  an  account  was  kept  of  the  duration 
of  pregnancy  of  101  mares.     Of  these  : 
3  foaled  in  311  days. 


1 

»  314  days. 

1 

«  325  days. 

1 

"  326  days. 

1 

"  330  days. 

47 

"  from  340  to  350  days. 

i 


rAKTL'UITION. 


47 


af)  fouled  iti  from  HaO  to  3fiO  dnyo. 
21       "       "   from  ;3()()  to  ;»77  tluys. 
1       "       »   ill  ;}l)4  (lays. 

"Tims  the  cxtivmos  varied  813  dajH,  while  the  jivora<?o  was 
about  .'{.">!,  or  fifty  Wfclvs  one  day  each.  Some  hrecders  enter- 
tain an  opinion  tliat  old  hrood  nniren  carry  the  foal  eonsiderahly 
longer  than  yoimg  ones,  but  they  offer  no  satinfaetory  evidciico 
in  corroboration  of  their  view. 

"Tile  nignals  of  approaching  parturition  are  etdargeinent  of 
tlio  external  parts  of  generation,  relaxation  and  shrinkage  of  the 
museles  on  each  biilc  of  the  croup  ar.d  ruin)>,  and  a  gummy  exu- 
dation from  the  uriliee  of  the  teats.  Birth  generally  takes  plaeo 
within  twenty-four  hours  after  the  a\)pcarar,ee  of  the  latter  symp- 
tom. Hut  tlie  first  acta  as  a  warning,  by  preceding  it  for  several 
days. 

"  It  is  but  seldom  that  the  marc  requires  manual  assistance  at 
the  time  of  foaling,  Avhich  generally  takes  place  without  diflioulty 
or  danger,  in  the  night.  The  mare,  unlike  the  generality  of  (piad- 
rupeds,  foals  standing.*  She  rarely  produces  twins,  and  when 
double  births  do  occur,  the  offspring  almost  invariably  die.f 

*' As  great  facility  of  motion  apjiears  to  have  been  designed 
by  nature  in  the  formation  of  the  horse,  many  i)hysical  pecu- 
liarities contribute  to  ensur.,  that  end.  A  bulky  pendulous 
udder,  like  that  jtossesscd  by  some  of  the  ruminantia,  would  bo 
incompatible  with  that  cpiality.  The  mamma,  therefore,  ia 
small,  and  furnished  only  with  two  teats,  whi  .h  8U])ply  a  milk 
of  a  highly  nutritions  character,  and  possessing  a  larger  quan- 
tity of  saccharine  matter  than  any  other  animal  is  known  to  bo 
endowed  with.;}: 

•  This  is  n  mist.iko,  they  invariably  foal  in  n  rcdinin;?  posture. — Kn. 

f  A  rcniarkablo  exception  to  tliis  rule  uro  the  bay  coU  Tweedledum  and  the  hay 
filly  Tweedkdee,  foaled  in  1821)  (by  Waterloo  out  of  Polymiia),  Polymnia  by  Musician 
out  of  Promise,  sister  to  Partisan  by  Walton.  The  filly  never  .sucked,  but  waa  fed 
ou  cow's  uiilk,  and  was  said  to  thrive  better  than  the  colt. 

Both  these  animals  were  trained,  and  ran  with  some  credit ;  but  the  filly  is  not 
named  as  a  brood  mare,  and  I  find  no  mention  of  the  colt  as  a  stallion. 

J  Parmentier  submitted  the  milk  of  various  animals  to  chemical  examination, 
and  ho  found  that  the  proportion  of  ingredients  contained  xvM  in  acoordaaco  v.'ith 
the  following  table : 

Sugar — Mare's,  woman's,  nsa's,  goat's,  ewe's,  cow's. 

Whey — Ass's,  marc's,  woman's,  cow's,  goat's,  ewe's.      ^ 

.    V 


"Tlicdispropnrtlonnte  l«'iij;tli  of  tlu-  foarH*  Ic^rs,  wlilcli  i« 
pn  Mi-ikin-lv  appaiviit,  wIhmi  ('..inparcl  with  tliusft  nl'  the  adult 
aniMial.  is  th..u-lit   bv  m.i.i.-  naturali>trt  to  1)C  i.rovi.lc-ilb.v  i.rt- 
Hcifiif  natiiii'  to  iMiahio  llu"  yniin}?  uninuil  to  ki'cj.  pari-  with  itrt 
dam  chiiinij;  llit,'lit   from  any  menacing'  (huiKi-r.     Liiii«aMiH  at- 
trniptcd  t..  ascertain  thf  futniv  hci-lit  of  the  colt  l.y  admeasure- 
ment of  itH  h'^'s;  Imt  po  much  is  found  to  tlepeiid  on  the  «iuun- 
titv  and  chara'cter  of  the  nutriment  with  wideh  it  is  provided 
duriiif,'  the   imi.ortant  period  of  its  growth,  that  little  reliance 
can  h?  placed  on  early  exi.eriments  of  this  kind.     The  historian, 
the  warrior,  and  the  liorseman,  Xenophon,  had  h-n^-  a;;o  alluded 
to  the  same  suhject  in  his  treatise  on  horsemiuiship.     '  I  now 
explain,'  said  he," 'how  u  nuui  may  run  iho  least  risk  of  heiiij; 
deceived,  when  conjeetniin.^  tlu'  future  heij^ht  of  a  horse.     Tho 
vouic  horse  which,"  when  foaled,  has  the  shaidv  hones  h.ngest, 
invaWahiv  turns  ..ut  the  largest.     For,  as  time  ndvunces,  tho 
bluudi  bones  of  all  (pnidrupeds  increase  but  little;  but  that 
the  rest  of  the  body  may  be  Bymmotrical,  it  increases  in  pro- 
portion.' 

"  I'uherty  commences  in  both  sexes  as  early  as  the  second 
vear,  luit  all"  the  structures  continue  to  be  f,'radually  developed 
till  the  end  ..f  the  liflh  year,  by  which  time  the  chanjjes  in  the 
teeth  are  i-erfected,  and  the  muscles  have  accpiired  a  growth 
ami  tone  which  give  to  the  form  the  distinctives  of  adolescence. 
it  is  during  the  term,  which  elai)se8  between  this  period  of  ndult 
age  and  tliat  of  coniirmed  virility,  that  a  farther  progressive 
change  takes  place  in  the  animal  economy;  the  powers  of  the 

Cream— V.wc'i',  woman's,  Roat's  cow's,  ass's,  marc's. 

7)i(»fi-— Kwe's,  poat's,  cow's. 

( 7,ff sf_E\vc's,  KOrtt's,  cow's,  nss's,  woman's,  marc's. 

"  He  could  not  make  any  liuttor  from  tlio  cream  of  woman's,  ass's,  or  marc's 
milk,  and  tliat  from  tlio  cwc  lie  found  uhvays  rcnuiincd  soft.  From  their  general 
properties  he  divided  tlicm  into  two  classes,  one  aboundiuR  in  serous  and  saline  parts, 
whicli  included  ass's,  mare's,  and  woman's ;  the  other  rich  in  caseous  and  butyra- 
ceous  parts,  as  tho  cow's,  goat's,  and  ewe's. 

•  "  The  word  foal  i.i  indisorinnnately  applied  to  tlic  young  of  both  sexes,  but  as 
they  increase  in  ago  they  arc  distinguished  from  each  other  by  appropriating  tho 
term  colt  to  the  male,  and  filly  to  the  femole  ;  and  on  the  period  of  adolescence, 
about  the  fifth  year,  the  former  a.ssumes  the  title  o{  Ktallion  or  horKe—f/ehlhip  if  cas- 
trated—and  the  latter  that  of  viare.  In  Anierico,  the  word  colt  is  often  wrovgln 
used  (or  foal,  as  applied  to  either  sex,  whereas  it  is  invariably  maScuUne. 


TIIK  HAIU  OK  Tin;  iroiwK. 


4n 


wlinlc  frarno  contiiiiK'  to  iic(iuiro  8tivuj,'fli,  and  altlioii^r],  tluM-o 
in  no  liiilIuT  iiK'ivasc  in  luMn;ht,  tlic  ).ari..-l,.^  of  ili,-  lar-,.  niviiu.H 
aiKl  till'  iiiUHfli.s  of  voliiiilarv  iinilinii  assiiiiK-  u  tiiii.slu'd  aixl  ro- 
tund apiK-amuco,  and  ivndiT  the  nniiual  more  capal.Io  ot'ondin-- 
in^coiitinncd  exertion  and  jTivalion  ;  the  vital  eiiduranee  and 
re.sistaiiei'  l.ein^' -reater  tlian  diuin-  tlie  |,,.|ind  of  adoleseeiiee. 
Tlie  lire  and  e.\i.iv>sion  of  the  head,  tJM  spirit,  eharaeter  and 
disposiiion,  hrconie  als.,  more  marked  toward  the  termination 
of  this  e|toeIi. 

"The  natural  period  of  decay  of  tlio  vital  powers,  senility 
and  matiin;  death,  may  l»e  eonjeetiired  to  ])e  aliout  thirty 
years;  hut  t'aw  liorsen,  from  our  barbarous  treatment,  attain 
that  term. 

'  "The  walk,  the  trot  and  tlie  ^'al lop,  are  the  usually  well- 
known  natural  [)aee8  of  the  hoi  .  ;  hut  the  faet  of  Kome  indi- 
viduals  contraetinir  the  ])ace  call.d  the  amble.*  without  previous 
tuition,  has  induced  many  writers  to  regard  that  aho  us  ti  natu- 
ral method  of  ])roc;roFsion. 

''In  Kiigland  and  other  northern  countries,  on  the  apjiroach 
of  mild  weather,  the  iiorse,  by  a  natural  pruce^s  analo^'ous  t(.  ■ 
moulting'  in  birds,  divests  himself  of  his  winter's  clothing  of 
long  hair,  and  i)roduces  one  of  u  shorter  and  cooler  texture  ;"und 
again,  before  the  recurrence  of  cold  weather,  reassumes  his 
warm  and  lengthened  coat  to  protect  himself  from  the  inclem- 
ency of  the  approaching  season.  The  autumnal  f  change  is  not 
by  any  means  so  general  as  that  which  takes  place  at  the  com- 
mencement of  spring.  The  hair  is  not  so  com])letely  changed  ; 
only  a  jun-tion  of  it  is  thrown  off,  and  that  which  remains,  with' 
that  which  springs  nj),  grows  long  and  is  adapted  to  the  tem- 
perature of  the  atmosphere.  These  alternate  changes  are  not 
80  well  marked  in  countries  possessing  an  even  temperature,  nor 
even  are  they  so  plainly  seen  in  horses  kept  in  the  warm  atmo- 
ephero  of  a  close  stable  all  the  year  round.  When  the  shedding 
of  the  coat  commences,  the  bulbs  of  the  old  hair  become  pale" 
and  by  the  side  of  each  a  small  black  globular  body  is  formed^ 
which  is  soon  developed  into  the  new  hair.     Thus  the  inatrhx 

*  The  nmblo  is  noitlior  racking  nor  pacing ;  tlio  latter  of  which  is  lioyond  doubt 
a  natural  pare.  [KinRle  footing  or  racking  (by  some  called  ambling)  is  an  acquired 
or  oultivatod  pace. — Kd.] 

t  In  Atncrtea,  at  least  in  the  northern  parts,  this  change  ia  invariable 

Vol.  I.— 4 


50 


THE  HOKSE. 


1    •    •    r..tti,-.  rid  bulb,  but  it  is  based  in  another 

::-T,if:to',:;;;:i^vi«,  If. ."tooted,  g,w .» ..  »,.„.«.  .„. 

"'°l''t''-X.v  ...■  ....u.«inS  .-  -:.lo-  of  ,.,e  „a^  »ia>  the 
,  .,,ll.v  raanv  animals  of  the  arctic  regions,  adapt 

i-:;rr;^.^,.;.-.re,i,a.o.^^^ 
rie::;:dtt:s:\;i';:^^>vh,.e..ata...ii.e»a 

■"-!fe::- ':::— iitcx  a,™„u>^ 
^''ii'^:S':sr:s:sr:;:- ..  .he  ho.e,.hat 

,C^i:il^iot..o^ed.;h.fa..^^^^^^ 

turbinated  bones.     It  ^s  1     ;  .  '^^    .  [        ,^^^^,^     ,,,  ,vi.ieb  he 
is  able  to  distinguish  t..  qiuuUu.    .  u  e  j  |^^,i,,,,,ous  de- 

feeds,  and  to  reject  such  as  -e  o.  .     om- b  <.i       ^^^^.^^  ^^ 
scription.     Nature,  said  Lnuueu  ,  t  ...^s  ^  ^  b  ^^^^^_^^^ 

distinguish,  ^vithout  a  preceptoi,  the  ^^J^*"  ^    ,^^.^ 

.vhile  nian  is  left  to  his  own  "n—  ;  J^'^  ^"^^  I„to 

,,0  the  nostrils  at  the  upper  aiid^  u  . ^  ^^^.^Ls  cavi- 

nnt;J^rt^  tSg,  heeau.  they  are  W 
::::i:rXl  of  e.ninon  int^^^^^^^ 

be  of  use  in  --^-"-^^^^^^^.^.^^"f,;    'ate    "^ration  during 
tbo  uostrils,  and  ^!^-  "'^  ^1^  ^1^^  ^^^^  .hen  the 

for  warlike  purposes,  i.  '^"f  "*^''  ;^,^;,, -nvLiably  do_thc  Arabs  never  attack- , 

r: "  :r::^jri°"ur  x:^^^  ^^  --  ^^- '--  - ''-'  ^^^'7 

ewerbut  mainly  u^e  tbo  stalUon. 


-n;- 


Iirs    KYICS   AND   KAKS. 


61 


another 
ind  I'ot- 
)(ly,  hut 
lie  hair 
most  in- 

,vilh  the 
B,  aclapt- 
.e  horse, 
hen  con- 
bSiuues  a 

3,  is  pro- 
houlders, 
shake  off 

lorse,  that 
n'  aniniah 
r  the  dis- 
iigs  of  the 
faculty  ho 
which  he 
lonous  de- 
creation  to 
le  hurtful, 
the  lingers 
y^  pass  into 
irious  cavi- 
y  are  lined 
ay  possibly 
sntrance  of 
tion  during 
,  when  the 
them  up  to 

,re  to  the  horse, ' 
eigh  when  they 
bs  never  attack-  ( 
!  no  Buch  prefer- ' 


preclude  the  possil)ility  of  boiiii^  ])roniaturcly  discovered  to  the 
oneiny  by  the  exorcise  of  this  habit.  On  the  lover  part  of  the 
nostril,  toward  the  outer  edge,  may  be  seen  tlie  nioutli  of  a 
small  tube,  which  conveys  the  tears  from  the  inner  canthus  or 
corner  of  the  eye.  It  opens  on  the  skin  just  before  it  joins  the 
hmn-  membrane  of  the  nose.  This  little  cavity  has  often  been 
mistaken,  by  unqualified  persons,  for  an  ulcer  common  in  glan- 
derous affections,  and  the  poor  animal  has  frequently  fallen  a 
victim  to  the  error. 

"  Tlioir  eyes  are  large  in  proportion  to  those  of  some  otlier 
quadrupeds,  and  the  pupilar  opening  is  of  an  obhite  elliptic 
form,  with  its  long  axes  parallel  to  the  liorizon,  tluis  increasing 
the  lateral  field  of  vision.  liound  tlie  edges  of  the  pupil  is  a 
curious  fringe  of  deep  plum-colored  eminences,  supposed  to  be 
serviceable  in  absorbing  the  superabundant  rays  of  light  which 
may  be  transmitted  to  the  eye.  The  horse's  sight  is  excellent, 
and  although  not  regarded  as  a  nocturnal  animal,  he  can  distin- ' 
guish  objects  at  night  with  great  facility.  There  are  but  few 
h..rsemen  who  have  not  benefited  by  this  power,  when  the 
shades  of  night  have  fallen  around  them. 

"  The  ears  are  comparatively  small,  but  the  conch  is  en- 
dowed with  extensive  motion  so  as  to  catch  the  sound  coming 
from  any  quarter.    Their  hearing  is  quick,  and  although  blind*^ 
ness  is  so  destructively  prevalent  among  horses,  deafness  is 
exceedingly  uncommon.      Durii.g    sleep    one  ear  is  usually 
dh-ected  forward,  and  the  other  backward  ;  when  on  a  march  at 
night  in  company,  it  has  been  noticed,  '  that  those  in  the  front 
direct  their  ears  forward,  those  in  the  rear  backward,  and  those 
in  the  centre  turn  them  laterally,  or  across ;  the  whole  troop 
seeming  thus  to  be  actuated  by  one  feeling,  which  watches  the 
general  safety.'    In  contests  of  speed  the  ears  are  generally  laid 
backwards,  so  as  to  offer  no  opposition  to  the  rapid  progress  of 
the  animal.    It  must  be  evident  that  if  the  concave  surfaces  of 
these  organs  be  presented  forward,  they  would  gather  the  wind* 
and  slightly  impede  progression. 

"  The  different  vocal  articulations  to  which  the  horse  gives 

•  It  appears  to  me  more  probable  that  the  ear  is  deflected  backward,  merely  to 
avoid  the  inconvenience,  if  not  pain,  which  the  current  of  air,  generated  by  the 
horse  s  own  velocity,  would  inflict  on  that  deUcate  organ.  H.  W.  H. 


52 


Tine   IIORSK. 


./  y 


'N^ 


uttomnoo,  lire  collectively  ternied  neighing;  l)ut  BOine  variety 
of  intonation  n>ay  be  discovered  in  the  expression  ot  its  pas- 
sions; as,  l\.r  instance,  the  cry  of  joy  or  --^J^-;'';';  .;  j^; 
„arkedlv  fron.   that  of  desire;    and  anger  irom  1•K^  '^   '      ' 
The  lenmles  do  not  neigh  so  fre.p.ently  nor  wUh  mich  to.  c  a 
the  nudes.     For  this  reason  it  is,  that  predatory  and  Ma.hkc 
':n.:rVoi^r  .nares,  as  heing  better  adapted  fn.n  th.r  s,^.o 
for  snrprises  or  reconnoitering.     Castration  is  known  to  have  a 
,,odidating  etrect  on  the  voice.     M.  llerrissant  B"in-es  neigh- 
in-  to  be  produced  by  the  vibration  ot  two  small  trungnl.u 
;;:,„branei  found  at  the  extremity  of  the  glottis.     In  the  a. 
and  mule  this  structure  is  wanting,  but  they  are  provided  ui  h 
a  more  singular  apparatus,     llcdhnved  out  of  the  thyroid  carti- 
tj;    is  a  small  cicavity  over  which  is  stretched  a  membrane, 
similar  to  the  parchment  on  the  head  of  a  drum.     A\  hen  air  is 
forced  behind  this  substance,  a  very  considerable  noise  is  pio- 
duced,  though  from  the  absence  of  mnsculanty  the  vibrations 
are  without  modulation  and  consequently  dissonant.  ^ 

"The  intellectual  character  of  the  horse  is  scarcely  excelieil 
'  by  that  of  any  other  (inadruped.  His  perceptions  are  reniark- 
ably  clear,  and  his  memory  excellent.  Attacluueiit  to  those 
who  tend  him  with  kindness  forms  a  prominent  trait  u.his 
character.  The  feats  which  he  is  often  taught  to  pertorm  evmce 
a  high  intellectual  capacity.  Travellers  in  the  desert  assure  ns 
that  horses  possess  the  laculty  of  directing  their  course  to  the 
no-irest  water  when  hard  pressed  for  that  necessaiy  article. 

"  liorses  ...vim  with  the  greatest  facility,  and  the  distances 
thev  have  been  known  to  perform  in  the  water  exceed  oxu- 
e^^fect^ion.  A  horse  that  was  wrcckeel  off  tlie  c.ast  ot  South 
America  swam  seven  miles  to  land,  and  saved  its  hie. 

"Tliere   exist  some  important    differences  in  the  animal 
economy  of  the  ecinine  family  and  other  herbivorous  animals 
vhich,  as  the  inferences  from  them  are  of  some  consequence  i 
.     I  nee  ssary  briefly  to  notice.     The  horse  naturally  requires  but 
t  le  sleepf  and  even  that  it  often  takes  standing     In  a  state  ot 
at^i-e.  when  fodder  is  short,  to  suppo.  .  itselt  properly    it    s 
coCe  led  to  gra.e  twenty  hours  out  of  the  twenty-tour.    Eumi- 
SranimaS  eat  with  greater  rapidity,  and  lie  down  to  chew 
the    ud     The  horse  eats  no  faster  than  it  digests.    Digestion  in 


HIS    PKOPERTIKS. 


63 


the  former  is  interrni)te(l,  in  tlie  latter  continuons.  This  ex- 
plains wliv  the  iiurse  lias  no  gall  bladder,  as  it  requires  no 
reservoir  lor  that  necessary  Ihiid;  for,  as  fast  as  the  hile  is 
secreted  by  the  liver,  it  is  carried  to  the  intestines  to  perform 
its  important  action  on  the  chymous  mass.  The  stomach  of  the 
liorse  is  also  remarkably  small  and  simple,  differing  widely 
from  the  capacious  and  complicated  structure  of  the  rumi- 
nantia ;  bnt  the  intestines  are  long  and  the  coicum  capable  of 
containing  a  large  (piantity  of  fluid,  of  which  it  is  considered 
the  receptacle.  The  mamnia  of  the  mare  is  by  no  means  so 
pendulous  and  bulky  as  that  of  the  cow.  The  horse's  feet,  from 
their  compact,  undivided  nature,  are  much  less  liable  to  injury 
during  fleet  exertion  than  those  of  the  ox.  All  these  circum- 
stances tend  to  establish  the  individuality  of  the  horse,  and  are 
so  many  proofs  of  admirable  design  for  the  purposes  to  which 
man  has  applied  him ;  for  without  these  peculiarities  he  would 
not  be  so  valuable  and  superior,  as  a  beast  of  continued  and 
rapid  motion,  and  would  conse  piently  occupy  a  very  inferior 
station. 

"  Linnreus  asserted  that  the  male  horse  was  without  the 
rudimentary  mamma  invariably  found  in  the  males  of  other 
animals;  but  this  natni-alist  was  mistaken,  for  they  may  be 
seen  on  each  side  of  the  sheath,  and,  although  of  no  possible 
use,  still  their  existence  preserves  the  uniformity  of  nature's 
operations. 

"  The  horse  and  zebra  possess  horny  callosities  on  the  inside 
of  the  fore-legs,  above  the  knees,  and  on  the  hocks  of  the  hind 
legs ;  the  ass  and  the  quagga  have  them  only  on  the  fore  ex- 
tremities. 

"  In  a  state  of  nature,  the  horse  is  purely  an  herbivorous 
animal,  bnt  under  the  restraint  which  domestication  imposes, 
his  habits  become  changed,  and  grain  and  dry  grasses  form  the 
principal  articles  of  his  diet.  Domestication  is  known  to  origi- 
nate many  diseases  totally  unknown  in  a  nr.cural  state,  but  it 
appears  to  have  the  eflect  of  augmenting  the  nniscnlar  power  ' 
of  the  animal  far  beyond  its  uncultivated  extent." 

From  this  brief  and  clever  synopsis  of  the  principal  peculi- 
arities natural  and  physical  of  the  horse,  regarded  merely  in  his 
generic  form  as  an  original  quadruped,  without  considering  his 


54 


TOK   IIORSK. 


varieties,  or  his  iinproveinent  l).y  cult  ire,  1  proceed  to  give  f:-om 
Mr  Youatt  the  tullo^vi;l^'  tleliiieation  and  deseni.tu.n  <.t  his 
external  structure.,  and  i^r.bscquontly  to  submit  from  the  best 
uutliorities  a  short  account  of  tl).>  method  of  ascertaining  the 
a-e  of  the  horso,  witli  an  oxplaualion  illustrated  by  cuts  ot  o 
structure  of  tl,e  jaws  and  teeth,  and  of  the  arrangement  u..-l 
cliangcs  of  the  (iental  system ;  which  ended,  I  shall  advance 
t..  ihii  consideraii(.n  of  the  various  families  and  varieties  ot 
this  noblest  of  the  quadruped  creation,  and  first,  as  noblest,  to 
the  improved  thorough-bred  horse  of  Great  Britain  and  ^orth 
America. 


I 


SKELETON   AND  8TKUCTUBE. 


55 


A  The  head. 

a  Tho  posterior  nmxillary,  or  under  jaw. 

b  Tho  superior  maxllhiry,  or  upper  jaw ;  near  the  latter  Is  a  foramen,  through  which  pau  the 

nerves  anil  blood-vessels,  which  ehlelly  supply  tho  lower  part  of  the  face. 
e  The  orbit,  or  cavity  containin;;  tho  eye. 
d  The  nasal  bones,  or  bor.os  of  tho  nose. 

«  The  suture  dividing  the  parietal  bones  below  from  tho  occipital  bones  above. 
/The  inferior  ni.axillary  I   iie,  containing  tho  upper  Incisor  teeth. 
B  The  seven  cervical  vcrtebrie,  or  bones  of  the  neck. 
O  The  eighteen  dorsal  vertebr.i',  or  bones  of  tho  back, 
D  The  six  lumb.ir  vertebriB,  or  bones  of  tho  loin. 
S  The  five  sacral  vertcbrio,  or  bones  of  the  haunch. 
F  Tho  caudal  vertebrip,  or  bones  of  the  tail,  generally  about  fifteen  In  number. 

0  Tho  scapaUs  or  shoulder  blade. 
JI  The  sternum,  or  chest. 

1  Tho  costip,  or  ribs,  seven  or  eight,  articulated  with  the  sternum,  and  called  tho  true  ribs,  and 

ien  or  eleven  united  together  by  cartilage,  called  the  false  ribs. 

J  The  humerus,  or  bono  of  the  arm. 

K  The  radius  of  bone  of  the  forearm. 

L  Tho  ulna,  or  elbow.    Tho  point  of  tho  elbow  is  called  tho  olecranon. 

M  Tho  carpus,  or  knee,  consisting  of  seven  bones. 

A  The  metacarpal  bones.  Tho  largo  metacarpal,  or  cjinnon  and  shank  in  front,  and  tho  smaller 
metacarpal,  or  splent  bones,  behind 

g  Tho  fore-pastern  and  foot,  consisting  of  the  09  suffraginis,  or  the  upper  and  larger  pastern  bone, 
with  the  oessamoM  bones  behind,  articulating  with  tho  cannon  and  greater  pastern ;  the  o» 
cormm,  or  less  pastern,  the  oa  pedit,  or  coffin  bone,  tho  o»  naviciUare,  or  navicular  or 
shuttle  bone,  not  seen,  and  articulating  with  the  smaller  pastern  and  coffln  bones. 

A  Tho  corresponding  bones  of  the  hind  feet. 

0  The  haunch  consisting  of  three  portions;  the  ilium,  tho  ischium,  and  the  pubis. 

F  The  femur,  or  thigh. 

Q  Tho  stifle  joint,  with  the  patella. 

Ji  The  tibia,  or  proper  leg-bono ;  behind  Is  a  small  bono  called  tho  fibula. 

S  The  tarsus,  or  hock,  composed  of  six  bones.  The  prominent  part  is  the  os  ■  alcis,  or  point  of 
tho  hock. 

T  The  r  jetatarsals  of  tho  hind  leg. 


5G 


THE  iionsE. 


These  being  the  anatonucal  p.. ints  of  the  horse,  as  demon- 
strated by  the  skdeton,  I  proceed  to  give  what  may  be  eallecl 
the  horseman',  point.,  which  I  designate  on  an  outhne  Bketch 
of  that  tine  English  race-horse  Elis,  by  Langar,  out  ot  Ohvia, 
by  Sir  Oliver. 


(I  The  muzzle. 

6  Tho  face. 

0  The  forilicad, 

d  The  jowl. 

«  The  iioll. 

/  The  crest. 

g  The  withers. 

/(,  The  winilpipo  or  thr.ipple. 

t  Tho  Imi'k. 

j  The  point  of  the  shoulder. 

A-  Tlic  breast  or  chest. 

I  Tlie  f(>ro-arin ;  vulgo,  arm. 
m  The  knee. 

n  Tlio  cannon  bones. 

o  Tho  fetlocks. 
p  The  small  pasterns. 

q  Tho  large  pasterns. 

r  Tho  hoofs. 

s  Tho  heels. 
t  Tho  elbow. 


u  Tho  plrth. 
1)  Tho  flank. 
ic  The  sheath. 
m  The  scrot\ira. 
y  Tho  hocks, 
e  Tho  coronets. 
A  Tlie  hip. 
i?  The  croup  or  rump. 
C  Tho  dock. 
X>  The  quarter. 
£  The  thigh. 
F  Tho  hamstrinp. 
O  Tho  point  of  the  hock. 
If  Tho  loins. 
/  Tho  pullet. 
J  The  shoulder. 
K  The  arm  {proper). 
L  The  barrel  (the  ribs), 
ju'  The  stifle. 


AGE  OF  THE   HOUSE. 


57 


THE  AGE  AND  DKNTAL  SYSTEM  OE  THE  HOKSE. 

"Tbore'"  is  sonic  difKculty  in  cstiinatiiij^  the  iiutural  iivorago 
.engfli  (if  tlie  liorsc's  litr,  tor  niaiiv  oljstacles  oppose  an  inipiiiy 
on  a  st-ale  of  siitlicient  maj^'iiitnde  to  be  satisfactory.  TIh;  nu- 
mc'i-ons  evils  onfailetl  on  liini  by  the  ardnous  hd)ors  and  the 
restricted   and   unnatni-al  habits  of  a  domesticated  state  tend 


crreativ  to  aljbreviato  life.     *     * 


From  these   and    other 


reasons  it  cannot  be  much  doubted  that  his  ago  is  generally 
underrated.  Horses  are  most  erroneously  f  termed  atjrd.,  on 
the  oliliteration  oi  tlir  iiiKrh  from  the  lower  incisor  teeth,  which 
occurs  by  the  completion  of  tlic  eighth  year,  and  though  it  is 
far  from  being  the  natural  term  of  age  and  debility,  or  even  of 
decline  of  the  vital  energies,  it  too  frequently  hap}iens  that,  by 
that  time,  bodily  iniirmities  hatfc  been  prenuiturely  induced  by 
over-exertion  of  their  powers. 

-X-  •;<•  *  4(  Horses  at  twenty  years  old,  are  often  met  with 
in  eases  where  the  least  hunumity  has  been  bestowed  on  their 
management.  Eclipse  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-five ;  Flying 
Childers  at  twentv-six.  Burns'  nnire  Mag^-ie  attained  more 
than  twenty-nine  years?  Buceidialns,  the  celebrated  horse  of 
Alexander  of  Macedon,  lived  till  thirty.  The  natural  age  i8 
probably  between  X  twenty -five  and  thirty  years.  A  faint  and 
uncertain  guide  is  found  in  the  register  of  the  ages  of  our  most 
celebrated  racing  stallions,  recollecting,  however,  that  several 
of  them  were  destroyed  on  becoming  useless  for  the  purposes 
of  the  turf.  The  united  ages  of  ninety-three  of  those  horses 
amounted  to  two  thousand  and  five  years,  or  rather  better  than 
twenty-one  and  a  half  years  each  horse." 

Hero  follow,  in  Mr.  Winter's  text,  many  citations,  from  aii- 

*  Winter  on  the  Iforsc,  p.  HI. 

■f-  It  does  not  appear  lo  me  tliat  the  error  lies  in  the  term,  but  in  the  misappre- 
hension of  it.  The  eight-yenr-old  horse  is  called  aged,  as  the  twcnty-one-yoar-old 
man  is  said  to  be  of  age  ;  and  the  maluriti/,  not  the  decline,  of  his  age  is  implied. 
This  is  clear  from  the  fact  that  so  soon  as  he  is  aged  he  begins  to  carry  maximum 
tceight,  which  ho  carries /or  ever  after,  so  long  as  he  runs.  The  impossibility  of  defi- 
nitely ascertaining  his  years  after  that  term,  renders  the  farther  apportionment  of 
weight  for  age  impossible.  II.  W.  II. 

\  Wluilebonc,  liy  Waxy,  out  of  Penelope,  own  brother  to  Whisker  and  ^Yoful, 
covered  mares  at  twenty-luiir  years.    Sec  Note  *  on  page  13.  II.  W.  II. 


08 


THK   IIORSK. 


thors  of  all  iiuop,  qualities,  ami  coixlition?,  from  Pliny  down  to 
"Mr.  r.laiiK',  ivlatinj,'  to  tlu"  a.-rc  to  which  individual  lioiws  have, 
or  have  not,  attained ;  and  boine  Hj-eenlations  regarding  the  af?o 
to  whieh  h..rses-situated  otherwise  than  they  are,  ever  Imvo 
ue.'u,    or,    probably,   ever   will    be    bituated-niiKht    possibly 

attain. 

It  bein<r,  however,  my  i>resent  object  to  look  at  horses  as 
they  are,  1  shall  assnme  the  maximum  averaj-'e  age  of  the  horso 
to  bo  twenty-tivG  years,  and  the  same  to  bo  the  extreme  age  ot 
the  wcrkin-  horse.     Of  the  latter  twelve  will  be,  it  is  likely, 
about  the  average. 

ll..\v  you  shall  know  tlio  ago  of  a  horse,  is  a  matter  ot  ques- 
tion to  most,  of  dispute  to  numy,  of  experience  to  all. 

IJy  the  teeth,  only,  in  my  judgment,  can  the  age  be  known 
ccrtamhj  ;  and  by  them,  certainly,  only  until  the  ninth  year. 

r.V  vertainhj  1  mean  this— that  one  may  surely,  and  almost 
without  fail,  say  that  this  horse  is  older  than  nine  years,  but  that 
he  cannot  ponfiiUij  say  hoio  much  older. 

The  other  signs,  beyond  the  mark  of  tbo  teeth,  vary  with 
the  variation  of  circumstances;  and,  with  the  double  varuv- 
tion,  opinions,  or  judgments  as  thoy  aro  called,  will  yet  larther 

The  mark  of  the  teeth,  naturally,  is  invariable.  By  art  or 
rascalitv,  when  nuido  to  vary,  the  variation  to  a  practised  eye  is 
easily  discoverable.  That  mark  extends  to  the  eighth  year, 
Burely,  uud  no  farther. 

NATURAL   niSTOUT. 

"As  a  matter  of  civil  economy,"  says  :^[r.  Winter,  in  his 
valuable  book  on  the  horse,  from  which  I  have  already  quoted 
«it  is  important  to  judge  correctly  of  the  age  ot  onr  uselnl 
servant,  the  horse.  This  is  chiefly  accomplished  by  observing 
the  natural  changes,  which  occur  in  his  teeth  the  penods  at 
v-hich  they  appear,  are  shod  and  replaced,  and  the  alterations 
in  their  form  and  markings,  - 

"The  teeth  of  most  animals  oiFer  some  criterion  from  which 
their  age  can  bo  estimated  with  more  or  less  accuracy.     *     * 
The  teeth  are  nearly  the  sole  indices  of  the  age  ot  the  horse 
ass,  elephant,  camel,  dog,  aud  the  polled  varieties  of  the  ox  and 


THE   DKNTAL   SYSTKM. 


59 


lown  to 
's  have, 
tlic  il<?0 
vv  hiivo 
possibly 

orses  a8 

111'  horso 

at;o  of 

i  likely, 

of  qucs- 

i  known 
your, 
d  ulmost 
,  but  that 

ary  witli 
ilo  varia- 
et  farther 

l?y  art  or 
icd  eye  is 
ith  year. 


ter,  in  his 
[y  quoted, 
)ur  \isefiil 
observing 
periods  at 
Lilterations 

•om  whicli 

the  horse, 
tho  ox  and 


Blu'op  ;  while  in  other  doniosticatod  animal^  as  tho  elk,  door, 
{^oat,  oonmiun  ox  and  Hiioop,  tiio  horns  also  present  lo^'lble  in- 
dications of  the  proffross  of  time. 

"  Itoforenco  to  tho  teeth  to  ascertain  tlie  liorse's  ago  is  not 
by  any  moans  a  ])racticc  of  rocont  ori-jjin.  XouDpIion,  in  his 
woll-kuuwn  work  du  liorsomanship,  alludes  to  it  as  an  I'stab- 
lished  custom  used  in  the  selection  of  cavalry  ft)r  the  (irocian 
armies;  he  ])roj)erly  advised  a  rejection  of  such  liorses  as  have 
lost  tho  dental  mark.  Tho  same  facts  are  su])soquontIy  noticed 
by  Varro,  Columella,  Ye^otius,  and  other  lioman  writers. 

"Tiie   horso,  when   full   mouthed,   possesses    forty  tooth • 

twenty  in  each  jaw.  They  are  mvmed  froiw  their  use,  position 
and  character.  Those  in  the  front  of  the  mouth,  -whose  otHce  it 
is  to  gather  tho  food  when  <^razin<i:,  are  termed  inoiHors,  or  more 
properly  7i/j)j)i'rs.  They  are  twelve  in  lunnber,  six  above,  and 
six  below ;  they  do  not  overlap  each  other,  as  is  tho  case  in 
man,  but  meet  in  a  broad  tabular  surface.  From  these  teeth  is 
principally  deduced  the  age  of  tho  animal.  For  the  sake  of 
description,  they  are  usually  ranged  in  i)airs,  as  they  .ijipoar, 
and  the  iirst  pair  is  called  tho  central,  the  second  tho  dividers, 
and  tho  third  the  corner  nippei's.  The  tushes  or  canines  como 
next,  one  above  and  one  below  on  each  side.  They  are  of  a 
pointed  form,  and  are  convex  on  the  outer  side,  and  slightly 
concave  on  the  inner  surface.  They  scarcely  ever  ai>poar  above 
the  gums  in  mares,  although  their  rudiments  may  bo  discovered 
on  dissection,  imbedded  in  the  maxillary  bones.  They  are  con- 
sequently regarded  as  sexual  distinctives.  It  is  difficult  to  as- 
sign their  use ;  their  position  precludes  the  jwssibility  of  their 
being  used  as  weapons  of  oft'ence  or  defence.  They  may  bo 
viewed  as  a  link  of  uniformity  so  commonly  traced  in  the  ani- 
mated world.  The  grinders  or  molars  are  twenty-four- in  num- 
ber. They  are  teeth  of  great  power.  By  them  the  Ibod  is 
conuninuted,  and  prepared  for  the  digestive  action  of  the 
stomach.  In  order  to  lit  them  for  their  office,  they  possess  ad- 
ditional interlayers  of  enamel,  which  prevent  their  too  rapid 
■wear.  Tho  arrangement  and  number  of  the  horse's  teeth  may 
be  represented  by  the  subjoined  dental  formula. 

"  Incisors,  | ;  canines,  in  the  male  oidy,  | ;  molars,  |i,  | ;  =  40. 
In  common  with  most  animals,  the  horse  is  provided  with  two 


rm 


60 


TiiK  iionsr,. 


eots  of  teeth;  tli.mo  apin-ariiij,'  lirst  are  known  as  the  Umpornry, 
(Wulums^w  m;i/:i>r//,.tiu>\  an-  Hiccccdr.l  l.y  the  jxrNuiiirnt 
i<,f.     On  coniparin-,'  the  (lilieivnt  n.a-MilU(K'  .if  (lie  jawbones  ot 
the  coll  and  tlu'  aduh  h»\w,  tlio  neeessity  of  sneh  a  chango  h 
at  once  apparent.     By  it  tlu-  teeth  arc  adapted   to  the  si/o  of 
the  maxillary  hones.     The  teeth,  fnmi  tlu'ir  prcnliar  eharaoter 
and  mode  of  -rrow''..,  do  not  admit  of  any  material  ineri'ase  of 
<limenM..n,  an<l  nature  was  thereton^  forced  either  to  place  the 
larjre  permanent  teeth  in  small  and  disproportionate  jawhones, 
or  To  adapt  the  size  of  the  teeth  l.y  displacement  to  the  ,1,'rowth 
of  the  lu.nes  that  contained  them.    The  latter  process  is  ad.  [.ted, 
and  constitnles..Me  ..f  th..se   rema  :  able  evidences  of  creative 
power,  with  which  the  livinj,'  frame  is  replete, 

"Three  snhstances  enter  into  the  Btrncturc   of  the  teeth; 
1.  The  enamel,     ti.  The  dental  hone,  or  ivory;  and  ».  A  corti- 
cal enveloiH",  surroundin.ir  the  faiiK.     The  enamel  differs^  hnt 
little  in  cliemical   eonstitiiti.m  from    the  osscons   body  of  tho 
teeth,  and  that  principally  results  from  the  absence  of  animal 
nuitter  in  it.     It  appears  ch.sely  analo.irous  to  the  univalve  p..r- 
celainous  shells,  and  is  the  hardest  and  nmst  indestructible  sub- 
Btance  of  the  body.     The  dental  b.me  is  distinctly  tubular  ir. 
structure,  as  was  firs;,  demonstrated  by  l.euweidioeck,  in  a  wm- 
mnnicati.mniadchyhimto  the  lMiil..s..phical  Transacti..ns  of 
KITS,  and  this  has  lieen  cmlirmed  by  the  late  microscopical  ro 
searches  .^f  i'urkinje  and  JSluUer.     These  tubuli  take  a  perpen 
dicular  direction,  and  are  exceedinj,dy  small,  hut  capable  of 
absorbing  ink   by  capillary  attraction.     No  such  tubuli  hav«. 
been  traced  in  the  enamel.     The  teeth,  both  incisors  mul  grind- 
ers, are  being  constantly  worn  away  at  tho  crown,  but  the  loss 
is  supplied  by  the  gradual,  continuous  and  equivalent  growth 
from  tho  root.     The  horse's  teeth  are  sometimes,  hnt  not  fre- 
qnently,  subject  to  disease.     It  is  seldom  that  any  of  them  art, 
lost  I'rom  aye,  as  is  the  case  with  man,  and  most  other  animals 
Blaine,  in  his  Outlines  of  the  Veterinary  Art,  p.  40,  4th  edition, 
institutea  the  following  comparison  between  the  resptctlve  agee, 
of  man  and  the  horse. 

"The  constitution  of  horses  and  men  may  he  conGidered  aa 
in  an  equal  degree  of  perfection  and  capahility  of  exertion,  or 
of  debility  and  decay,  according  as  youth  or  age  preponderates. 


BTRrrrruK  ok  tiik  tkcth. 


61 


riiKDieiit 
mmics  of 
liuigo  is 

sizo  of 
liiiraotpr 
ri'iiso  of 
lace  tlin 
iwboiioH, 
•  tiniwth 
ml"  [itc'l, 

creative 

10  tpctli ; 
A  corti- 
fl'ors  but 
y  of  tlio 
(f  iiiiiiiiiil 
alvi-  por- 
tilile  sub- 
Ill)  111  a  r  iu 
ill  a  coin- 
ictiniis  of 
■opioal  m 
a  perpen 
ipal)le  of 
biili  liav«, 
iiul  griiul- 
,t  tlia  loss 
lit  growtli 
it  iiot  fre- 
f  Ihciu  ai<t 
jr  aiiiinals 
111  edition, 
L(Mlve  ageb 

isidorcd  as 
>xcrtion,  or 
[jonderates. 


Tims,  tlio  first  five  yoars  of  a  linrso  may  bo  ootisidcrcd  as  ('([iiiv- 
alciit  to  the  lirst  Iwi-iity  in  man;  or  tliiis,  tiiat  a  liois(^  of  live 
years  old  may  be  comparatively  considered  as  old  as  a  man  of 
twenty;  a  liorso  of  fen  years  as  a  man  of  forty;  a  iioivc  ,,\'  iif. 
Ii'cn  as  a  man  of  fifty;  u  liorse  of  Iwi'iity  as  a  man  of  ^-i.\ty  ; 
of  twciiiy-iive  as  a  man  of  seventy  ;  of  thirty  as  a  man  of 
eighty;  of  thirty-five  as  n  man  of  niiicly.  So  far  irom  fhia 
comparison  being  in  i'avor  t>f  the  borsc,  I  am  disposed  to  think 
it  is  too  little.  Horses  of  thirty-fivf  years  of  age  are  as  eoni- 
mon  as  mi'ii  of  ninety,  provided  it  be  lakt'H  into  aecoiiiit  that 
there  are  twenty  human  yiibjects  for  every  liorse;  and,  uiKpien- 
tionably,  a  horse  of  forty-fivo  is  less  rare  than  a  man  ot"  a  liiin- 
drt'd  aiul  ten." 

To  tliiri  it  may  be  added,  that  the  early  Knglish  racers  ap- 
pear to  have  been  more  addicted  to  longevity  than  those  ot 
modern  days,  and  the  American  liorse  generally  than  the  Kng- 
lisli ;  ])robably  because,  in  tlie  former  case,  tlie  hui-so  was  not 
put  to  hard  work  until  his  powers  were  devi'lojieil  by  an  advance 
toward  maturity.  Two  and  three  year  old  training  was  unknown 
mitil  a  recent  date ;  and,  in  the  latter  case,  in  America,  liorsea 
generally  are  little  used  in  harness,  or  for  general  work,  until 
they  have  attained  to  five  or  six  years. 

We  now  proceed  to  consider  the  first  aiij'earance,  and 
Buccessive  changes  of  the  teeth,  with  the  marks  and  their  de- 
ficriptioiis  from  the  commenccinent  unto  maturity.  The  cuts 
and  letter  jiress  of  these  are  both  borrowed  from  Mr.  Youatt's 
admirable  work. 

"  Seven  or  eight  months  before  the  foal  is 
born,  the  germs  or  beginnings  of  the  teeth  are 
visible  in  the  cavities  of  the  jaws.  At  the 
time  of  birth,  the  first  and  second  grinders  have 
appeared,  large,  compared  with  the  size  of  the 
jaw,  seemingly  filling  it.  In  the  course  of  seven 
or  eight  days  the  two  centre  nii^pers  are  seen 
as  here  rcj^resented.     Fig.  1. 

"  In  the  course  of  the  first  month  the  third    .     -, 
grinder  appears,  above  and  below,  and  not  long    L-^  ■ 
after,  and  generally  before  six  weeks  have  expired,  another  inci- 
8or  above  and  below  will  be  seen  on  each  side  of  the  two  first. 


Fig.  1. 


62 


Tin;  IIOU8K. 


'.■•If.  2, 


■wlilcli  Imvo  now  c.nnidcml.l.v  arowu,  but  not  nttiunotl  tlii-ir  per- 
fect liiMjilit.     This  ciil  will  tlitii  ri'proHcnt  the  upia-anmc-f  of  the 

nioiilii.     Fi^'.  -.  1     1    1    • 

"  At  two  nioutlis,  tiu'  (viiti'o  nippers  will  Imvo  n'iicho<l  their 
niituml  h'vol,  uiul  Ix'twcoM  iho  socmd  mi.l  third  nioutli  the  sec- 
ond pair  will  have  overtaken  them.  They  will  then  he-iii  to 
vear  a  little,  and  the  outer  ed-e,whieh  was  at  tirHt  somewhat 
vuised  and  shari-,  is  bn.u^dit  to  a  level  with  the  inner  e.l-e,  aiu 
B.)  the  month  cntinueH  until  Homo  time  between  the  fi.xth  and 
ninth  month,  when  another  nipper  bej,dna  to  appear  on   eaeh 

Hide  ..f  the  two  first,  making'  six  above  and  beh.w,  and  ( plet- 

jnt;  the  eolt's  mouth  ;  after  which  the  only  observable  dillerenco, 
until  between  the  second  and  third  year,  ia 
in  the  wear  and  tear  of  these  tei'th. 

"These  teelh  are  covered  with  a  polished, 
and  e\eee<lin-j;ly  hanl  enamel  ;  indeed  it  ia 
80  hard  that  it  almost  bids  detianee  to  the 
net  ion  of  utile.  It  spreads  over  that  por- 
tion of  the  tooth  which  appears  above  the 
gum,  and  not  only  so,  but  as  they  are  to  bo 
so  much  employe<l  in  nipping  the  grass,  and 

, in  (rjithering  up  the  aninmrfl  food,  and  in 

Mich  employment  evcn"thi8  hard  substance  must  be  gradually 
worn  awavia  portion  of  it,  as  it  passes  over  the  upper  surtaco 
of  the  teeth,  is  bent  inward,  and  snnk  into  the  body  ot  the  teeth, 
and  forms  a  little  pit  in  them.  The  inside  and  bottom  <.t  tins 
pit  being  blackened  by  the  food,  constitute  the  wark  ot  the 
teeth  by  the  gradual  disappearance  of  which,  in  eonse.pienceot 
the  wearing  down  of  the  teeth,  we  are  enabled  for  several  yeara 
to  judge  of  the  age  of  the  animal.  ,   ,  .     ^      ,  ,    , 

"The  colt's  nipping  teeth  are  rounded  in  front,  somewhat 
b-llow  toward  the  mouth,  and  present  at  iirst  a  cutting  surface, 
with  the  outer  edge  rising  in  a  slanting  direction  above  the  nmer 
edcre  This,  however,  soon  begins  to  wear  down,  nntd  both  sur- 
fac^es  are  level,  and  the  mark,  which  was  originally  long  and 
narrow,  becomes  shorter,  and  wider  and  fainter.  At  six  months 
the  four  nippers  are  beginning  to  wear  to  a  level. 

"The  annexed  cut  will  convey  some  idea  of  the  appearance 
of  the  teeth  at  twelve  months.     The  four  middle  teeth  are  al- 


8UCCK88ION   OF  Tin:   TKK.Tir. 


08 


I'lrpor- 
of  tlio 

«1  tlu'ir 

he    HCC- 

/;j;iii  to 
I  u:\vliat 
^'0,  and 
;tli  aii<l 
111  cat'li 

ullljiU't- 

I'fiTiice, 
year,  is 

[)olislic'il» 
ed  it  is 
!  to  tlio 
mt  i)or- 
)ovi!  the 
w  to  Ito 
•ass,  and 
,  and  in 
radually 
'  tjnrt'aco 
lie  teeth, 
I  of  this 
h  of  the 
HieiK'e  of 
•ml  years 

omewhat 
r  Biirfaco, 
the  inner 
both  sur- 
long  and 
ix  months 


>pearanco 
h  are  al- 


most level,  and  the  co.ner  oih'h  are  iieeoiniii;;  ho.  The  mark  in 
the  two  middle  teeth  in  wide  and  taint,  in  the  two  next  teeth  it 
is  lon;^n  I,  dill  l<er  and  narrower.  In  tlie 
corner  teeth  it  is  loiigestt,  darkest  and  nar- 
rowent. 

"The  haek  teeth  or  fjfrinderfi  will  not 
gnide  ns  far  in  a>«eertaiiiiii;jf  the  ago  of 
the  animal,  for  wo  cannot  easily  inspect 
them,  liut  there  are  some  interesting  par- 
tleuhirs  coniK'cleil  u  ilh  tluMii.  The  foal 
is  horn  with  two  grinders  in  eaeh  Jaw, 
above  and  helow,  or  they  appear  witiiin 
two  or  three  days  afti-r  the  hirth.  Hetore  tlu;  expiration  of  tho 
iiiniith  they  are  Hiiceeeded  by  a  third,  more  liae!;ward.  Tho 
crowns  of  tlie  griiidt'rs  are  entirely  covered  with  eiianu'l  on  tho 
tops  and  hides,  Init  attrition  soon  wears  it  away  from  the  to[),  and 
there  remains  a  compound  surface  of  alternate  layers  of  crusted 
pelraser,  enamel  ami  ivory,  which  are  employed  in  grinding 
down  the  hardest  jiortion  of  tho  foo(l.  Nature  has.  tiierei'ore, 
made  ^iii  additional  provision  for  their  strenglh  and  emluraneo. 
Fig.  4  represents  a  grinder  sawed  across.  Tlie  live  dark  spots 
represent  bony  matter;  the  i)arts  covered  with  lines  enamel, 
and  the  white  spaces  a  strong  bctny  ci-nieiit  uniting  the  other 
portions  of  the  teeth. 

"  At  the  completion  of  the  first  year  a  fourth  grinder  nsually 
comes  up,  and  the  yearling  has  then,  or  soon  afterwards,  six 
nippers  and  four  grinders  above  and  lielow  Fig.  4 

ill  each  jaw,  which,  with  the  alteration  in 
the  niitpers  we  have  just  described,  will 
enable  us  to  calculate  tho  age  of  tho  foal, 
sid)ject  to  some  variations  arising  from  the 
period  of  weaning,  and  tho  nature  of  the 
food. 

"  At  the  ago  of  one  year  and  a  half,  the  mark  in  the  central 
nippers  will  be  much  shorter  and  fainter  ;  that  in  tho  two  other 
pairs  will  have  undergone  an  evident  change,  and  all  the  nip« 
pers  will  be  flat.  At  two  years  this  will  be  more  manifest. 
Tlio  accompanying  cut,  Fig.  5,  deserves  attention,  as  giving  an 


'^* 


64 


TlIK   HORSE. 


Fig.  5. 


accurate  repvcscntation  of  the  nippers  in  the  lower  jaw  of  a  two- 

ycar-dlil  colt. 

"  About  this  period  a  iifth  grinder  will  api)ear,  and  now  like- 
wise, A\  ill  commence  another  process. 
The  iirst  teeth  are  adajitcd  to  the  size 
and  wants  of  the  young  aninud.     They 
M^  are  sufiiciently  large  to  occupy  and  till 
M^  the  colt's  jaws,  but  when  these  bonea 
'  have   expanded    with    the    increasing 
growth  of  the  animal,  the  teeth  arc  sep- 
arated too  far  from  each  otlier  to  be 
useful,  and  another  and  larger  set  is 
required.     The  second  teeth  tlicn  be- 
f  in  to  push  up  from  beh^w,  and  tlie  faugs  of  the  first  are  al- 
surlcd^  until  tlie  former  approacli  the  surface  of  the  gum,  when 
they  drop  out.     Where  the  temporary  teeth  do  not  rise  imme- 
diately under  the  milk  teeth,  but  by  their  sides,  the  latter  being 
pressed  sideway  are  absorbed  tlu-oughout  their  whole  length. 
They  <>-row  mn'row,  arc  pushed  out  of  place,  and  cause  inconve- 
nience to  the  gums,  and  sometimes  to  the  cheek.     They  are  then 
called  icolfs  teeth,  and  they  should  be  extracted.* 

The  teeth  which  first  a])peared  are  first  renewed,  and  therefore 
the  front  or  first  grind(.".'s  are  changed  at  the  age  of  two  years. 

"  During  the  period  between  the 
falling  out  of  the  central  milk  teeth 
and  tlie  coming  up  of  the  perma- 
nent ones,  the  colt,  having  a  broken 
mouth,  may  find  s(mie  difficulty  in 
grazing.  If  he  shoidd  fall  away 
considerably  in  condition,  he  shoidd 
be  fed  with  mashes  and  corn,  or 
cut  feed.  The  next  cut,  fig.  C,  will 
represent  a  three-year-old  mouth. 

_        «'  The  central  teeth  are  larger 

than  the  others,  witli  two  grooves  in  the  outer  convex  sur- 

•  Noto  by  Mr.  Spoonor.  Although  irregularities  of  the  teeth  Bometimes  occur, 
as  mentioned  in  the  text,  M>t  the  ^^olf's  teeth  are  generally  two  small  supplement- 
nrv  teeth  appearing  in  IVont  ..t  the  molar  t.oth ;  a.  u  tl.ough  supposed  to  have  an 
injurious  ol!e.t  on  the  eyes,  we  have  rarely,  if  ever,  found  that  they  produce  any 


if  a  two- 

lOW  like- 
process, 
the  size 
.  Tlu'V 
'  and  iiil 
;e  bones 
orc'tisiiig 

arc  sep- 
L>r  to  be 
.'1'  set  is 
then  be- 

aro  ah- 
ni,  -wlieii 
e  iuiine- 
tcr  being 
;  length, 
inconve- 
'  arc  then 

therefore 
\0  years. 
;ween  the 
iiilk  teeth 
e  perma- 
;  a  broken 
Hculty  in 
all  away 
he  should 
[  corn,  or 
ig.  G,  ■will 
1  month, 
ire  larger 
nvex  sur- 

^timcs  occur, 

supplcmciit- 

l  to  have  an 

produce  any 


TUKKE-YEAR   OLD  MOUTH.  Cu 

face,  and  the  mark  is  long,  narrow,  deep  and  black.  Not  having 
yet  attained  their  full  growth,  they  are  rather  lower  tlian  the 
others.  The  mark  in  the  two  next  nii)pcrs  is  nearly  worn  out, 
and  it  is  wearing  away  in  the  fcorner  nippers. 

'"'•  h  it ])omibU  to  (jltie  this  itwutk  to  an  early  two-year-old? 
The  ages  of  all  horses  used  to  be  reckoned  from  the  first  of  May, 
but  some  are  foaled  even  as  early  as  January,  and  being  actu- 
ally four  months  over  the  two  years,  if  they  have  been  well 
nursed  and  i^(\  and  are  strong  and  large,  they  nniy,  with  the 
inexperienced,  have  an  additional  year  put  upon  them.*  The 
central  nijipers  are  punched  or  drawn  out,  and  the  others  ap- 
pear three  or  four  months  earlier  than  they  otherwise  would. 
In  the  natural  process  they  would  only  rise  by  long  pressing 
upon  the  first  teeth,  and  causing  their  absorption.  But  opposi- 
tion from  the  first  set  being  removed,  it  is  easy  to  imagine  that 
their  progress  will  be  more  rajiid.  Three  or  four  months  will 
be  gained  in  the  appearance  of  these  teeth,  and  these  three  or 
four  months  will  enable  the  breeder  to  term  him  a  late  colt  of 
the  preceding  year.  To  him,  however,  who  is  accustomed  to 
horses,  the  general  form  of  the  animal,  the  little  development 
of  the  forehand,  the  continuance  of  the  mark  on  the  next  paii 
of  nippers,  its  more  evident  existence  in  the  corner  ones,  some 
eidargement  or  irregularity  about  the  gums  from  the  violence 
used  in  forcing  out  the  teeth,  the  small  growth  of  the  first  and 
fifth  grinders,  and  the  non-appearance  of  the  sixth  grinder, 
which,  if  it  be  not  through  the  gum  at  three  years  old,  is  swell- 
ing under  it,  and  preparing  to  get  through — any  or  all  of  these  cir- 
cumstances, carefully  attended  to,  will  be  a  suflicient  security 
against  deception. 

"  A  horse  at  three  years  old  ought  to  have  the  central  perma- 
nent nippers  growing,  the  other  two  pairs  wasting,  six  grinders 
in  each  jaw,  above  and  below,  the  first  and  fifth  level,  the  others 
and  the  sixth  protruding.  The  sharp  edge  of  new  incisors,  al- 
though it  could  not  well  be  expressed  in  the  cut,  will  be  very 
evident  when  compared  with  the  old  teeth. 

"  As  the  permanent  nippers  wear  and  continue  to  grow,  a 

injurious  cfTect,  eitber  on  the  eyoa  or  the  mouth,  and  consequently  it  is  useless  to 
interfere  with  them.  When,  however,  the  teeth  grow  irregularly,  the  permanent 
ones  appearing  by  the  side  of  the  temporary,  the  latter  should  be  removed. 

*  See  Note  +  on  page  73. 
TOL.  I.—" 


C6 


Tiir;  HORSE. 


r ::  'tt  :^.v  ;:nui. '.  '^  ->«  -..,■!„«  0,1,,  ^..t ...  c..o«.„ 

r.f  the  tooth  will  l»c  Bonsiltly  sinalhM-. 

"  A  roo  yours  and  a  half,  or  between  that  and  four  the 
novt  mi  f  nippers  will  ho  changed,  and  the  numth  at  that  tune 
next  pan  <>*  \" H  ^  *  .      ,,.^  ^^.-^^  i,,,ve  attair.od 

00,.  nnd  extending  ouite  across  them,  as  ni  lig.  <•     il>t 
mark  deep  and  cxtcnuu  «  .  ^^^  ^^^  ^^^^   ^,^.  ^^^^^ 


Fig.  T. 


corner  nippers  will  behvrgevthan 
the  inside  ones,  yet  smaller  than 
they  were,  and  flat,  and  the  mark 
nearly  efl"aced.  The  sixth  grind 
ers  will  have  risen  to  a  leve 
Avith  the  others,  and  the  tushes 
will  begin  to  appear. 

"  Now,  more  than  at  any  other 

time,  will  the  dealer  be  anxious 

to  put  an  additional  year  on  the 

1        ..^.      ^       ,^     -^        animal,  tor  the  difference  between 

^  .irl  Polt  and  a  five-year-old  horse,  in  strength,  utilit) 

a  four-year-old  colt  and  a  nve  >  .^^  ^^^^  ^^^^^^.  ^^.^^ 

and  value,  is  very  great ;  but  the  .vani  o  ^^^^ 

Sr°»,  '0  ,ho',:  of  com,™  ex„eno„co  au,o„g  ..o.», 
between  the  mplKT.  and  the  grinders,  much  ..oarer  to  the  lonnor 


lie  at- 

it  it  is 
crowns 

lur,  tlio 
lat  time 
ttiviiied 
the  se- 
md  the 
iiul  the 
rise,  the 
lis  may 
L  im  ad- 
uiiiation 

'cloped ; 
r,  wider, 
with  the 
T.  The 
i-<rov  tlian 
dler  than 
the  mark 
th  grind 
a  leve 
le  tushes 

any  other 
3  anxiowrj 
ir  on  the 
e  tetween 
;th,  ntilit) 
other  nip- 
tvth  of  the 
ehand, the 
pth  of  the 
ng  horses, 

w,  situated 
the  former 


FlVE-YEAK-or.D   MOUTH. 


67 


Fig.  & 


tlian  the  latter,  and  nearer  in  the  lower  jaw  than  the  njiper,  hut 
this  distance  increases  in  hoth  juws  witli  the  age.  In  shape,  tlie 
tush  somewhat  resembles  a  cone  ;  it  protrudes  from  tlie  gum 
about  an  inch,  and  is  sharp-pointed  and  curved.  The  aiipoar- 
ance  of  tliis  tush  in  the  horse  may  vary  from  four  years  to  four 
years  and  six  montlis.  It  can  only  be  accelerated  a  few  wcelvs 
by  cutting  tlie  gum  over  it.  At  four  years  and  a  half,  or  be- 
tween tliat  and  five,  the  last  imi^ortant  change  takes  place  in 
the  mouth  of  the  horse.  The  corner  nippers  arc  shed,  and  the 
pcrniiinent  ones  begin  to  appear.  Tlie  central  nippers  are  con- 
siderably worn,  and  the  next  pair  arc  commencing  to  show 
marks  of  usage.  The  tush  has  now  protruded,  and  is  generally 
a  full  half  inch  in  height;  externally,  it  has  a  rounded  promi- 
nence, with  a  groove  on  either  side,  and  it  is  evidently  hollowed 
within.  The  reader  scarcely  needs  to  be  told  that  after  the  ris- 
ing of  the  corner  ninper,  the  animal  changes  its  name.  The 
colt  becomes  a  horse,  the  filly  a  mare. 

"  At  five  years,  the  horse's  mouth 
is  almost  perfect — fig.  8.  The 
corner  nippers  are  quite  np,  with 
the  long  deep  mark  irregular 
in  the  inside,  and  the  other  nip- 
pers bearing  evident  tokens  of  in- 
creased wearing.  The  tush  is 
much  grown;  the  grooves  have  al- 
most or  quite  disappeared,  and  the 
outer  surface  is  regularly  convex. 
It  is  still  as  concave  within,  and 
with  the  edge  nearly  as  sharp,  as  it  was  six  months  before. 
Hie  sixth  molar  is  quite  up,  and  the  third  molar  is  Avanting. 
This  last  circumstance,  if  the  general  appearance  of  the  animal, 
and  particularly  his  forehand,  and  the  wearing  of  the  centre 
nii^pers,  and  the  growth  and  shapes  of  the  tushes  be  likewise 
carefully  attended  to,  will  prevent  deception,  if  a  late  four-year- 
old  is  attempted  to  be  substituted  for  a  five-year-old.  The  nip- 
pei-s  may  be  brought  up  a  few  months  before  their  time,  and 
the  tushes  a  few  weeks,  but  the  grinder  is  with  difficulty  dis- 
placed.   The  three  last  grinders  and  the  tushes  are  never  shed. 

"At  six  years— see  fig.  9— the  mark  on  the  central  nippers 


68 


THE  HORSE. 


k  worn  mit.    Tl.oi-c  will  slill  bo  a  .lifforencc  of  color  in  tl.o  con- 
:„  0    11.0  tootl,.    The  con,ent>ilHng  „p  .1.0  hole,  .naJehy    In 


FIs.  9. 


dipping  of  the  enainel,  will  pi-e- 
scMit   a  broNvnor  hue  tliau  tlic 
other  part  of  the  tooth,  an'l  it 
will  be  evidently  snrroundod  by 
an  edge  of  enamel,  and  there 
will  remain  even  a  little  depres- 
sion in  the  centre,  and  also  a  de- 
pression round  the  case  of  ena- 
mel ;  but  the  deep  hole  in  the 
centre  of  the   teeth,  with  the 
blackened  surface  which  it  pre- 

^         _ ^ .         sents,  and  the  elevated  edge  ot 

enamel  will  have  disappeared.  Persons  not  much  aecij^tomed 
to  hor  '  M  ave  been  pu/zled  here.  Tliey  expected  to  hna  a  plaui 
::S::  »m  d-,  and  knew  not  what  conclusion  to  draw 
^vhon  there  was  both  discoloration  and  irreguUvnty. 

"l     he  next  incisors   the  mark  is  shorter,  broader,  and 

tremity  somewhat  curved,     iho  tmra  .^uimti  j 

all  the  grinders  are  level.  ^^  ^^^^  ^^^^^^  ^^^^^  ^^^^  ^^  ^^.^ 

'"'■"'■  to  have  a  perfect  mouth.     All 

the  teeth  are  produced,  fully 
grown,  and  have  hitherto  sus- 
tained no  material  injury.  Du- 
ring these  important  changes  of 
the°teeth,  the  animal  has  suifcred 
less    than    could   be    supposed 

possible. 

"At  seven  years— see   tg. 

10— the  mark,  in  the   way  in 

^__^ which  we  have  described  it,  is 


BEVEN-YEAB-OLD   MOUTU. 


69 


the  ccn- 
!  by  the 
will  pi'c- 
hau  the 
I,  arifl  it 
indocl  by 
lul  there 
e  deprcs- 
ilso  II  de- 
1  of  ena- 
le  in  the 
with  the 
ch  it  pre- 
l  edge  ot 
customed 
lid  a  plain 
u  to  draw 

adcr,  and 
il  are  more 
ih  has  at- 
long,  con- 
A  the  ex- 
y  \ip,  and 

low  be  said 
outh.  All 
iced,  fully 
therto  6U8- 
jury.  Du- 
changep  of 
has  suffered 
3    supposed 

rs — see  fig. 
the  way  in 
;cribed  it,  is 
ing  away  in 
altered.    It 


is  rounded  at  the  point,  rounded  at  the  edges,  still  round  without, 
and  bci:innin<;  to  jjet  round  inside. 

"  At  eight  years  old,  the  tush  is  rounder  in  every  way ;  the 
mark  is  gone  from  all  the  bottom  nippers,  and  it  may  almost 
be  said  to  be  cat  of  the  mouth.  There  is  nothing  rcviainimj 
in  the  Iwttom  nippers  that  can  aftenoard  dearly  show  the  age  of 
the  horse,  orjustifij  the  most  exj>erienccd  cxaviiner  in  giving  a 
positive  oj)inion  !  * 

"  Dishonest  dealers  have  been  said  to  resort  to  a  method  of 
prolonging  the  mark  in  the  lower  ni})per8.  It  '  called  Bishop- 
ing,  from  the  name  of  the  scoundrel  who  invented  it.  Tlie 
liorse  of  eight  or  nine  years  old — for  his  mouth,  see  fig.  11 — is 
thrown,  and  with  an  engra- 
ver's tool  a  hole  is  dug  in  the 
now  almost  plain  surface  of  the 
corner  teeth,  in  shape  resem- 
bling the  mark  yet  left  in  those 
of  a  seven-year-old  horse.  The 
liole  is  then  burned  with  a 
heated  iron,  and  a  permanent 
black  stain  is  left.  The  next 
])air  of  nippers  arc  sometimes 
slightly  touched.  An  ignorant 
man  would  be  very  easily  deceived  by  this  trick ;  but  the  ir- 
regular appearance  of  the  cavity,  the  diffusion  of  the  black 
stain  around  the  tushes,  the  sharpened  edges  and  concave  inner 
surface  of  which  can  never  be  given  again,  the  r.  arks  on  the 
upper  nippers,  together  with  the  general  conformation  of  the 
horse,  can  never  deceive  the  careful  examiner. 

"  Horsemen,  after  the  animal  is  eight  years  old,  are  accus- 
tomed to  look  to  the  nippers  in  the  upper  jaw,  and  some  conclu- 

*  I  have  myself  italicised  this  passage,  because  it  is  a  common  error  In  the 
United  States,  and  one  especially  insisted  on  by  dealers  having  old  horses  to  sell, 
that  the  age  can  be  positively  ascertained  even  to  ten,  eleven  or  twelve  years,  so 
that  it  can  bo  predicated  of  a  horse  that  he  is  so  old  and  no  older  I  This  is  an  abso- 
lute fallacy.  It  is  easy,  from  many  general  signs,  to  see  that  a  horse  is  above  eight 
years  old,  but  impossible  to  judge  certainly  how  much  older !  The  length  and  an- 
gularity of  the  nippers,  the  depth  of  the  super-orbital  cavities,  and  other  points  of 
conformation,  may  enable  a  good  judge  to  guess  comparativily,  but  never  to  spealc 
Burcly.  H.  W.  H. 


70 


THE  1I0B8E. 


I 


Bion  haB  been  drawn  from  the  appcuruncos  wluol,  tl.oy  present 
It  cannot  be  .lonbtod  that  the  nnvrk_  ronnvin.  >n  thorn   or  B.>mo 
years  after  it  has  been  obliterated  in  tlie  n.pper.  ot  tlie  lo>vcr 

^""^-Tliere  are  mnous  oj>in{ons  as  to  the  intervals  between  tho 
disappearance  of  the  marks  from  the  different  enttn.g  teeth  ot 
the  n  .per  iaw.*     Sotnc  have  averaged  it  at  two  years,  s.nne  a 
o  0      The'  anthor  is  inclined  to  adopt  the  h.tter  opm.on,  and 
then  the  age  will  be  thns  determined.     At  nme  years  the  mark 
will  be  worn  from  the  middle  nipi)ers,  from  the  next  pair  at  tu  , 
and  from  all  the  npper  nippers  at  eleven     Durn.g  tW^jer.ods 
the  tnsh  is  likewise  undergoing  a  nuvmtest  change.    I  is  bhint  i , 
shorter,  and  vonnder.     In  what  degree  tins  t^^^^.M^l^ee  m  tl  e 
different  periods,  long  and  favorable   opportnmties  can  alono 
enable  the  horseman  to  dcci(le.\  _ 

-The  alteration  in  the  form  of  the  tnsl.es  is  frequently  un- 
certain. It  will  sometimes  be  blunt  at  eight,  and  at  others 
remain  pointed  at  eighteen. 

«  Atler  eleven,  and  until  the  horse  is  very  old,  the  age  may 
be  guessed  at  with  some  degree  of  confidence,  from  the  sh^pe 
of  The  upper  surf-ice,  or  extremity  of  the  nippers.     At  e.ght 
they  are  a  1  oval,  the  length  of  the  oval  running  across  from 
t    fh  to  tooth  ;  but  as  the  horse  gets  older  the  teeth  dunin^ 
in  Bize-andthis  commencing  in  their  width  «-\-       .  ^^^J 
thickness.     They  become  a  little  apart  from  each  otliei,  and 
heir  surfaces  become  round  instead  of  oval.     At  nine,  he  cen- 
tre nippers  are  evidently  so;  at  ten,  the  others  begin  to  have 
the  o^4l  shortened.     At  eleven,  the  second  pair  of  -PP^-  -« 
quite  rounded,  and  at  thirteen,  the  corner  ones  have  also  t^^a 
appearance.     At  fourteen,   the   f^ices  of  the    central  nippers 
become  somewhat  triangular.     At  seventeen,  they  are  all  so. 

.  How  entirely  doubtful,  not  to  say  fallacious,  these  indications  must  be  held  it 
is  only  necessary  \o  attend  to  the  admitted  variation  of  the  best  opunons  on  the 
Tub Sr  Mr  Youatt  only  inclines  to  his  own  belief.  If  the  other  by  chance,  be 
t^L  Z%  nine-year-old  wiU  be  ten,  his  ten-year-old  eleven,  h.s  elev«>-y^ear. 

"'T'The've^y  nex^entenee  shows  that  no.W.,  can  enable  any  one  to  ^ci^. 
Sinet  i  1  e  sLLbUs  are  occasionally  present  at  eigU  and  at  -.*'-»  y---^- 
Jln  t  .«,...•«.  and  ,uess-work  must  be  no  more  than  .ague  and^bhnd,  as  to 
what  these  signs  may  or  may  not  mdicatc. 


% 


INDICATIONS  OF  AGK. 


n 


resent. 

•  sonio 
)  lower 

?on  the 
.'oth  of 
^onie  at 
on,  and 
ic  mark 

•  at  ton, 
licriock 
blnntor, 
)  in  the 
m  alone 

intly  un- 
it others 

ige  may 
le  shape 
At  eight 
OSS  from 
diminish 
in  their 
ther,  and 
,  the  cen- 
i  to  have 
ppers  are 
also  that 
I   nippers 
re  all  so. 

8t  be  held,  it 
1110113  on  tho 
>y  chance,  be 
!  cleven-year- 

H.  \v.  n. 

no  to  decide. 

',en  years,  de- 

id  blind,  as  to 

H.  W.  H. 


At  nineteen,  the  angles  hogin  to  wear  otf,  and  the  central  tectli 
are  again  oval,  but  in  a  reversed  direction  ;  viz.,  from  outward, 
inward,  and  at  twenty-one  they  all  wear  this  form. 

"  It  would  of  course  he  folly  to  ex})ect  any  thing  like  a 
certainty  in  an  opinion  of  tlie  exact  age  of  an  old  horse,  as 
drawn  from  the  above  indications.  Stabled  horses  have  the 
ma?'':8  sooner  worn  out  than  those  that  are  *  at  grass,  and  crib- 
biters  still  sooner.  At  nine  or  ten,  the  bars  of  tho  mouth  be- 
come lof^s  prominent,  and  their  regular  diminution  will  designate 
increasing  age.  At  eleven  or  twelve,  tlie  lower  ni])])er3  change 
their  original  upright  direction,  and  project  forward  horizon- 
tally, and  become  of  a  yellow  color. 

"  The  general  indications  of  old  age,  independent  of  the 
teeth,  are  the  deepening  of  the  hollows  over  the  eyes ;  gray 
hairs,  and  particidarly  over  the  eyes,  and  about  the  muzzle ; 
thiimess  and  hanging  down  of  the  lips ;  sharpness  of  the 
witliers,  sinking  of  the  back,  lengthening  of  the  quarters  ;  and 
the  disappearance  of  windgalls,  spavins,  and  tumors  of  every 
kind. 

"  Horses,  kindly  and  not  prematurely  used,  sometimes  live 
to  between  thirty-five  and  forty-five  years  of  age  ;  and  Mr.  Per- 
cival  gives  an  account  of  a  barge  horse  that  died  in  his  sixty- 
second  year." 

On  tliis  head  of  age,  I  should  not  have  considered  it  worth 
the  while  to  insert  any  thing  beyond  the  cut  of  the  complete 
aged  mouth,  fig.  11,  with  the  description  accompanying  it,  but 
for  the  prevalent  opinion,  constantly  inculcated  by  interested 
dealers  in  the  United  States,  that  the  age  of  a  horse,  after  eight 
or  nine  years,  can  be  as  certainly  and  as  exactly  predicated  by 
mouth-mark,  and  his  exact  age  guaranteed  accordingly,  as  pre- 
viously to  that  period. 

•  In  relation  to  tiiis,  Mr.  Spooner,  in  his  appendix  to  Youatt  on  the  Horse,  Eng. 
ed.  p.  486,  decidedly  demurs,  in  these  words  : — "  A  careful  examination  leads  me  to 
believe  that  the  observation  in  the  fext,  that  tho  teeth  are  developed  much  earlier 
in  young  animals  that  are  corn-fed  and  taken  early  into  the  stable,  and  consequently 
that  in  thoroughbred  horses  the  changes  of  the  teeth  are  earlier  than  in  animals 
that  remain  in  a  state  of  nature,  is  erroneous.  I  think  them,  of  the  two,  rather  the 
more  backward." 

I  note  this  discrepancy  only  to  point  out  how  dubious  all  indications,  and  how 
Ikllacioua  all  judgments  are,  after  eight  years.  H.  W.  H. 


72 


THE  HORSE. 


It  h  on.v  for  a  judgo  to  say  that  fiudi  a  horse  t.v  rnnc  years 
ol.l,  ixm\ probahh,  nut  nnich  over  that  a-c,  acconlii.-ly  as  t hero 
,nav  he  noine  remains  ..fthe  mark  in  the  upper  nippers,  ami  the 
tushes  he  not  oxtn  niely  Hunteu.  And  the  odds  are  that  he  will 
not  he  .far  out  oP'     w.iy,  _ 

Nor  wouhl  I  mx  .  ■  'le  ;>  <.te  to  purchase  an  a(/<-d  horse,  wlueli 
(lid  not  exhihit  mar,  M'  t  xt  eme  Benility,  if  his  -eneral  eon.h- 
tion,  soundness,  state  of  healti  ■•  A  activity  were  entnvly  sat.s- 
factorv,  th.-ujilL  I  slwrnhl  not  pretend  to  eay  myseU,  or  to  helievo 
any  mo  else  who  should  venture  to  say,  that  such  liorsc  was 
ahove  or  below  ten  or  twelve  years. 

Tlu'  nuirks  of  extreme  senility,  ^vhen  it  has  already  supcr-^ 
induee.l  emaciation,  ll.e  shrinking  of  the  textures,  the  ftiihire  ot 
the  organs  of  sense,  and  the  general  decay  of  the  physical  sys- 
tem, are  not,  of  course,  difficult  to  detect,  or  easy,  when  lar 
advanced,  to  mistake. 

Ihit  it  is  worthy  of  remark,  that,  although  not,  bo  lar  as  I  am 
aware,  commented  upon  by  any  of  the  authorities,  the  first  marks 
of  such  incipient  senility  are  otYen  fallacious. 

^[uch  stress  is  laid  l)y  many  persons  on  the  depth  ot  the 
Buper-orbital  cavities,  and  yet  more  on  the  length  and  extreme 
protrusion  of  the  nippers  heyond  the  gums,  as  also,  in  a  less 
degree,  on  the  hollowness  of  the  hack. 

All  these  are  doubtless  indications  of  age,  hut  I  have  many 
times  seen  colts,  got  hy  sires  in  extreme  age.  having  all  these  m- 
dications  of  advanced  life,  in  a  degree  scarcely  inferior  to  those 
of  the  aged  stalHons,  before  they  had  yet  acquired  a  lull  mouth, 
much  less  lost  the  mark. 

And  more  than  once  or  twice  I  have  seen  foals,  newly 
dropped,  with  the  deep  super-orbital  cavities  and  hollow  hacks 
hequeathed  to  them  hy  their  aged  stallions  before  they  had  got 

tlieir  colt's  teeth.  i  .    r 

By  this  I  do  not  intend  to  deny  that  the  marks  and  nulica- 
tions  insisted  on  in  the  above  quotations  have  some  foundation 
in  tact,  and  may,  with  very  considerable  qualification,  be  re- 
garded as  signs  whereon  to  hang  a  conjectural  judgment,  but  1 
do  mean  most  distinctly  to  assert,  that  there  is  not,  nor  ever  has 
been,  a  horseman  living,  who,  admitting  that  a  horse  is  above 
nine  or  ten,  at  the  very  farthest,  can  ascertain  and  guarantee, 


ii 


AGE    BY   KEOI8TUY. 


78 


even  to  liis  own  satlsfapfion,  imidi  Icsa  to  that  of  others,  tlmt 
Hucli  animal  may  not  he  twelve,  t'oiirtoon,  or  sixtooii  instead  of 
ton  ;  althouf:;li  lio  miglit  feel  well  satistied  that  tho  liorso  de- 
scrihed  as  ton  may  ho,  and  almost  surely  is,  nearer  to  tho  more 
advanced  term.  Yet  even  in  this  opinion  ho  is  liable,  for  tho 
causes  above  given,  though  less  liable  than  in  the  other,  to  be 
luistaken. 

The  moral  of  all  this  amounts  simply  to  saying,  that  if  ono 
choose  to  buy  a  horso  '^ast  mark  of  mouth,  ono  must  do  so  on 
his  own  judgment  and  at  his  own  risk  ;  for  to  credit  any  asser- 
tions, or  to  give  ear  to  any  veterinarian  opinion  on  tlie  subject, 
is  mere  folly. 

These  remarks  do  not  of  course  apply  to  liorscs  which  hnvo 
run  for  public  stakes  undo:*  established  names,  or  to  the  regis- 
tered and  recorded  stock  of  thoroughbred  dam  and  sire.  'J'heir 
ages  being  ascertainable  by  the  stud  booka  and  turf  registe 
the  question  is  reduced  to  one  of  identity,  and  that,  establisheu, 
we  are  surer  of  the  horse's  age,  than  of  our  own  by  parish 
record. 


KPITORIAL  NOTES. 

•  (P.  51)  American  lOclipso  foaled  18 11,  dictl  IS'tf,  in  tho  thirty-fourtli  year  of 
Ills  ago ;  lio  covered  niiiros  and  got  foals  the  la.»t  year  of  liis  life. 

f  (P.  G5.)  Tho  age  of  all  turf  liorws  in  America,  except  iu  Alabama,  Louisiana, 
Mississippi,  Georgia,  South  Carolina,  and  Florida,  are  reckoned  from  January  1st, 
and  they  arc  thus  reekoned  iu  England  and  France. 


IITSTOKY 

or    THE    ENGLISH    BLOOn-UOBSE. 

,,„,,„  i.  ,1,0  mo.t,  ,.o.*c.  "'■'''"   ;\;i  "Amor;™,,  Woo,l.l.„n,o 
K„(-liHl.,  ,.>  «™..  al  l*-^^"  ;^  •       ;  iJ„  ,„.  „,„-fo,,,>or  vnricy, 

::";;■  if  k;;r;:r::,:l  s,.«v.  i,.  co„.ea..e..eo  ...■  *o  .....t  ot 

,;™oaoxcclle,.ooa,..  ,.o.lo.-.J.c  ..tJ'W^^^^^  ,_,,^  j  ,„ 

mean  to  say,  tliat  suci    pti  ^  tliat,bv  no  oriental 

tl-l--^-^^!^'^Xr\rG.^B:Uaiu  ha;  the  British 
horse  recently  nnpoited  ''^'^  ^^.  Arabian  having?  got 
bh.oa-horse  heen  improvcd-the    Vc  1.  _  ^^.^_  ^.^^^^^^ 

^;:s;i:|!-^r ---"•---  ■- "- "-" 

started  for  prizes.  rj,   .^  imported  into 


ll    1)1 00(1- 

le  worUl, 
.od-liorso 
nv^h  tlio 
^^si^iiry  to 
r  variety, 
listory  of 

Aniorieun 
er.t  to  Jin 
31-,  on  the 

10  taint  of 

of  iinqucs- 
jct  to  trace 
;  but  I  do 
vantage  to 
110  oriental 
the  liritish 
having  got 
,  Tair  KUen 
y  any  allow- 
the  English 
r  have  boeu 

npovted  into 
isions  on  the 


tj  iWltmji'iMU'  -  ■"i'.»i"?-'  i>"i*»'n"'' 


"HWPW^"*" 


KAUI.Y    BUniiill    II0U8ICS. 


75 


turf,  or  lias  ovw  bi'cii  tlui  wiiiiuT  of  any  iiiiporlanf  raco ;  and 
yet,  within  n  few  VfarK,  the  la.^l  (jnarttT  of  a  ciMilnry  at  tiio 
littnoHf,  a  coHHiticraliKt  niinilicr  liiivo  been  introiiuci'd  to  thin 
country,  nuuiy  of  tiicni  giftrt  from  Hoveroign  potontatoH  to  dif- 
ferent I'rcsidfnts  of  tlio  llnitcd  Stati's,  reputed  to  l)t>  of  the 
iioi)lest  breed,  and  surely,  as  rej^al  ^^ifts,  ])re>sunuiblo  to  liavo 
been  of  true  bh»o(h  '>v^ 

Tlie  theory  and  ])rcsunied  eause  of  tlio  worthU'ssness  of 
Arab  Sires  at  the  present  day,  will  be  discussed  hereiiffer,  when 
we  come  to  treat  of  breeding  and  the  iiitlueiice  of  lineal  desec  nt 
on  the  production  and  transmission  of  heri^ditary  (]^ualilied  in  tho 
horse. 

It  suiru'os,  at  ])reRent,  to  observe  tbat  tlie  Enfjlisb  raee  liorso 
is  now  on  all  hands  adndtted  to  be  an  animal  of  superior  hered- 
itary (jualities  to  the  pure-bred  horse  of  the  desert  ;  ai:d  that 
the  race  horso  in  America — the  only  country  wherein  he  doeH 
not  appear  to  have  de^'enerat(Ml  from  ]m  ancestry — la  identical  ' 
in  breed  and  qiudities  with  the  progenitors,  to  whom  he  traces 
hit*  pedigree.  '^- 

In  a  work  of  tlio  cluiracter  to  which  tliis  volume  asi)ire9 
only,  absolute  originality  is  not  to  bo  looked  for;  nor,  indeed,  is 
it  either  desirable,  or  attainable.  It  must  consist  of  informa- 
tion obtained  at  second  hand,  or  even  more  remotely,  from  the 
most  intelligent  gonrces,  whether  travellers,  breeders,  sporting- 
men,  or  veterinary  surgeons,  and  of  statistics  carefully  compiled 
from  authentic  registers  and  records.  Of  these,  therefore,  I 
propose  to  avail  myself  largely,  giving  credit  Invariably  to  the 
Bources  to  which  I  am  indebted;  and,  in  pursuance  of  this 
method,  I  proceed  to  rpiote,  from  an  excellent  little  work,  by 
William  Youatt,  reprinted  from  Knight's  Store  of  Knowledge, 
re-edited  and  '-evised  by  Cecil,  and  printed  in  London  during 
tho  past  year,  lie  following  close  and  accurate  account  of  tho 
early  history  and  gradual  improvement  of  tho  English  horse. 

"That  horses  vere  introduced  into  Britain  long  before  tho 
Christian  era,  we  have  abundant  evidence,  and  that  the  iidiabi- 
tants  had  acquired  groat  experience  in  their  nse  is  equally  c(  r- 
lain.  In  the  ancient  British  language  Jihcdiad  is  the  word  for 
a  race — rhcder,  to  run — and  rhedecfa^  a  race.  All  these  spring 
itom  the  Gaulish  rhcda^  a  cliariot.     Hero,  then,  is  direct  evi- 


.^' 


76 


TIIK   IIOKSE. 


deuce  tliat  horses  were  introduced  from  Gaul,  ami  that  ehanot- 
races  were  established  at  a  very  early  period. '  _ 

I  would  here  observe,  that  this  evidence  is  not  to  u.y  nimd 
direct  or  couchr.ive,  as  to  the  fact  of  the  introduction  ot   the 
horse  froui  Gaul ;  although  it  is  so,  as  to  the  antiquity  ot  ehanot- 
i-icin<'  in  both  countries,  and  to  the  non-lloman  descent  or 
intr<.ducti..u  of  the  British  or  Gaulish  animal.     And  my  reason 
for  so  saying  is  that,  as  the  blood,  the  religion  and  the  language 
of  the  Britons  were  cognate  if  not  identical  .vith  those  ot  some, 
a<-  least,  of  the  Gallic  tribes,  it  is  no  more  certain  that  tlie  C^aliic 
Mcda  is  the  theme  of  the  British  rhedcr,  than  that  it  is  denved 
therefrom.     It  does,  however,  in  a  great  degree  prove  that  the 
Gallic  and  British  horses  were  identical,  and  descended  not 
from  any  breed  trans.nined  through  Greece  and  Italy,  but  Irom 
one  brought  inland  to  the  northward  of  the  Alps;  perhaps  by 
those  Gauls,  who  ravaged  Upper  Greece  and  Northern  Ita  y, 
almost  before  the  existence  of  authentic  history;  perhaps  by 
their  original  ancestors ;  at  all  events,  of  antique  Thracian  or 
Thessalic  descent,  and,  therefore,  of  remote  but  direct  oriental 
race,  in  all  probability  again  improved  by  a  laterdesert  cross, 
derived  from  the  Numidian  cavalry  of  the  Cartliagiman  Barcas, 
Ion-  previous  to  the  Caesarian  campaigns  in  Gaul  or  the  mva- 
eioits  of  the  sacred  island  of  the  Druids.     This,  however,  isof 
email  immediate  moment,  and  is  more  curious  and  interesting 
to  the  scholar  and  the  antiquary,  than  to  the  horseman  or  hoi  se- 

'''»  From  the  diftercnt  kinds  of  vehicles,  noticed  by  the  Latin 
^vritcrs-the  earruca,  the  covimic,  the  essedum,,  or  war-chariot— 
it  wouhl  appear  that  the  ancient  Britons  had  horses  trained  to 
diiierent  purposes,  as  well  domestic  as  warlike." 

Of  the  number  of  horses  possessed  at  this  period  by  the, 
natives  of  Britain,  I  have  already  spoken;  and  ^t  is  well 
observed  by  Youatt,  in  his  larger  work  on  the  horse,  that,  from 
the  cumbrous  structure  of  the  car  and  the  fury  with  which  it 
Avas  driven,  and  from  the  badness  or  non-existence  ot  roads, 
thcv  must  have  been  both  active  and  powerful  in  an  extraordi- 
nary  de-ree.  "Caesar,"  he  adds,  though  without  stating  his 
authoritv,  "thought  them  so  valuable,  that  he  carried  many  ot 
them  to^Eome;  and  the  British  horses  were,  for  a  considerable 


ATIIELSTAN  8   IMPORTATIONS. 


77 


period   afterwards,  in  great  rec[uest  iu  various   parts  of  tlie 
llonuiii  empire." 

I  regret  tliat,  owing  to  tlie  omission  of  giving  authority,  I 
have  been  unable  to  verify  the  hitter  statement ;  I  liave  failed 
to  discover  any  allusion  to  the  facts  stated,  in  the  writings  of 
Cajsar  himself;  nor  can  I  recall  to  mind  any  mention  of  British 
horses,  in  any  of  the  classical  authorities,  whether  in  prose  or 
poetry;  nevertheless,  I  presume,  from  the  general  care  and 
truthfulness  of  this  al)lo  writer,  that  there  is  no  doubt  as  to  the 
accuracy  of  his  assertion. 

"  During  the  occupation  of  England  by  the  Romans,  the 
British  horse  was  crossed  to  a  considerable  extent  by  the  Ro- 
man horse" — continues  the  author  in  the  volume  first  quoted  ; 
for  which  I  would  myself,  for  reasons  above  stated^  ])refer  to  sub- 
stitute J)ij  the  fore'ujn  horses  of  tha  Roman  mercenarij  or  allied 
cavalry — "  and  yet,  strange  to  say,  no  opinion  is  given  by  any 
historian,  Roman  or  British,  as  to  the  effect  of  this.  After  the 
evacuation  of  England  by  tlio  Romans  and  its  connuest  by  the 
Saxons,  considerable  attention  was  paid  to  the  English  breed  of 
horses,  and  we  know  that  after  the  reign  of  Alfred,  running 
horses  were  imported  from  Germany  ;*  this  being  the  first  his- 
torical intimation  we  have  of  running  horses  in  England.  It  is 
scarcely  to  be  doubted  that  this  importation  produced  a  marked 
eft'ect  on  the  character  of  the  native  breed,  but  here,  as  before, 
no  historian  has  thought  it  worth  his  while  to  record  the  fact  of 
either  improvement  or  deterioration. 

"English  horses,  after  this,  appear  to  have  been  highly 
prized  on  the  continent,  so  that  the  German  horses  which  were 
presented  by  Hugh  Capet  to  Athelstan  had  been  turned  to  good 
account.    The  English  themselves  were,  however,  anxious  to 

*  After  this  date,  we  'lavo  frequent  mention  of  running  horses  in  history, 
although  the  moaning  of  tho  term  is  not  distinctly  comprehensible.  It  certainly 
did  not  mean  that  which  we  nov.  signify  by  tho  term,  horses  kept  exclusively  for  tho 
purpose  of  racing,  as  notliing  (if  the  sort  is  traceable  in  England,  previous  to  the 
reign  of  Charles  Ist.  Trobably  it  meant  a  horse  of  light  and  speedy  action  for  the 
road  or  the  chase,  as  opposed  to  the  heavy  destriers  or  war-horses,  capable  of  carry- 
ing a  man-at-arms  in  complete  panoply,  whose  weight,  added  to  that  of  the  horse's 
own  armor,  could  not  have  fallen  far  short  of  twenty-five  horseman's  stone,  or  SfiO 
pounds,  aa  we  reclion  in  America. 


78 


THE  1I0R8K. 


pvccrvo  the  monopoly  of  the  breed,  for  in  930  A.  D.,  a  law 
prohibited  the  exportation  of  horses. 

"  In  Athel.ta.i's  reign  many  Spanish  horses  M'ere  nnpoited, 
^vhicb  shows  the  desire  of  the  English,  even  at  that  early  penod, 
to  improve  the  breed.     It  is  no  wonder  that  the.r  descendants 
.  shonld  have  produced  the  finest  horses  in  the  world. 

"  Shortlv  before  the  Norman  conquest  a  horse  was  valued  at 
thirty  shillings,  a  mare  or  colt  at  twenty  shillings,  an  oxattlnrty 
pence,  a  cow  at  twenty-four  pence-these  prices  in  case  ot  then 
being  destroyed  or  negligently  lost-and  a  man  at  a  pound 
Money,  it  should  be  noted,  then  being  ecpuvalent  to  at  least  lit- 
teen  times  its  present  value.  _ 

«  William  the  Conqueror  took  great  pains  to  improve  the 
(  English  breed,  introducing  many  fine  animals  from  Nonnam.y, 
Glanders  and  Spain.     This  monarch  owed  his  success  at  liast- 
/inc^schieflv  to  his  cavalry,  his  own  horse  was  a  Spanish  one 
•    Lfthis  renni  we  have  the  first  notice  of  horses  being  employed 
(  iu  agriculture.     Thev  had  been  nsed  for  the  saddle  lor  many 
)  centuries,  Bede  informing  us  that  the  English  began  to  use 
horses  as  earlv  as  *  031  A.  I).,  and  that  people  of  rank  dist.n 
guished  themselves  by  appearing  frequently  on  horseback. 
^         "  Durino-  the  Conqueror's  reign,  the  then  Larl  ot  Shrewsbury, 
Eo-er  de  Belesme,  brought  a  number  of  Spanish  horses  to  his 
estate  of  Fowisland.    The  breed  issuing  from  these  is  highly 
eulogzicd  by  Giraldus  Cainbrensis  and  Dayton. 

'■'  In  the  reign  of  Henry  I.  we  have  an  account  of  the  first 
/'  Arab  horse  imported  into  the  country.    It  was  presented  l.y 
(    Alexander  I.,  king  of  Scotland,  to  the  church  of  St.  Andrew  s, 
'    with  manv  valuable  accoutrements,  and  a  crnsiderable  estate. 
Ili<;torv,  however,  is  silent  as  to  the  purposes  to  which  this^  ani- 
mal was  devoted,  or  as  to  what  ultimately  became  ot  him 

It  has  been  well  pointed  out,  in  this  connection,  that  tlie  an- 
cient historians,  being  exclusively  monks  and  churchmen  natu- 
rallv  paid  little  attention  to  the  breeding  of  horses,  which  we.3 
held  to  belong  to  war  rather  than  agriculture,  and  were  forbid- 
den  to  their  order  ;  and  farther  it  may  be  observed  that,  until, 

•  It  is  not  easv  to  comprehend  what  this  is  intended  to  t..  .  .y  ;  since  it  is  quito 
clear  that  they  nsk  cavalry  long  before  the  Christian  era,  auH  saddle-horses  durmg 
the  whole  of  the  Roman  occupation. 


SMITIiriELD   KACE3. 


ro 


law 


comparatively  spcakinp:,  vorv  recent  times,  no  hoed  lias  been 
given  to  the  statistics  of  agrienltnnil  or  animal  improvement, 
and  little  mention  made  of  such  matters,  beyond  a  casual  and 
passing  notice,  even  ])y  the  best  historians. 

"The  English,"  proceeds  the  work  from  which  I  quote,  "had 
now" — that  is  to  say  in  the  reign  of  Henry  I. — "become  sen- 
sible of  the  value  and  breed  of  their  horses  ;  and  in  the  twelfth 
century  a  regular  raco-coin-so  had  been  established  in  London,  i 
this  being  no  other  tlian  Smithfield,  which  was  at  once  horsc- 
nuirket  and  race-course.  Fitz  Stephen,  who  lived  at  that  period, 
gives  the  following  account  of  the  contests  between  the  palfreys 
of  the  day. 

"'When  a  race  is  to  be  run  by  horses,  which  in  their  kind 
are  sti'ung  and  tleet,  a  shout  is  raised,  and  common  horses  are 
ordered  to  withdraw  from  out  the  way.  Two  jockeys  then,  or 
sometimes  three,  as  the  match  may  be  made,  prepare  tlieni- 
eelves  for  the  contest,  such  as  arc  used  to  ride,  and  know  how 
to  manage  their  horses  with  judgment,  the  grand  point  being 
to  prevent  a  competitor  from  getting  before  them.  Tlie  horses 
on  their  })art  are  not  without  emulation.  They  tremble,  and 
nro  impatient  and  continually  in  motion.  At  last  the  signal 
once  given,  they  hurry  along  Avith  unremittiTig  velocity;  the 
jockeys  insi)ired  with  the  thoughts  of  applause  and  the  hopes 
of  victory,  clapping  spurs  to  their  willing  steeds,  brandishing 
their  whips,  and  cheering  them  with  their  cries.' 

"This  is  a  quaint  ard  amusing  picture  of  the  dawning  spirit 
of  horse-racing.  Crossing  was  evidently  an  acknowledged  ac- 
complishment, and  personal  flagellations  between  competing 
jockeys  not  unfreqnently  resulted  from  excess  of  emulation. 
Fertile  indeed  must  have  been  their  imaginations,  if  they 
dreamed  that  their  racing  frolics  would,  in  process  of  time, 
grow  into  an  important  national  speculation  ;  much  less  could 
they  have  anticipated  that  their  unsophisticated  pastimes  were 
the  embryo  of  that  fame,  Avhich  has  been  acquired  by  England 
through  the  medium  of  the  raee-horse. 

"  This  description,  with  the  exception  of  the  cries," — cross- 
ing and  flagellation  also  I  presume  excluded — "might  have 
formed  part  of  the  record  of  a  modern  race  at  Epsom,  in  the 
columns  of  a  morning  paper ;  so  national  is  the  English  sport 


80 


THE   HORSE. 


of  horse-racing,  and  so  nnclianged  are  its  cliaractcristics;,  in  all 
but  the  exir'ing  gambling-  system,  which  has  been  incorpo- 
rated with  the  eftbrts  of  the  noble  animal  to  reach  the  goal 

tirst/^  .  ,   . 

"The  crusades  now  followed,"  continues  my  author,  and,  in 
what  follows,  I  consider,  and  expect  to  show,  that  he  is  clearly 

•  In  Strutt'8  Sports  and  Pastimes  of  the  People  of  England,  I  find  the  following 

*"""'lVu.o  Aliddle  Ages  there  were  certain  seasons  of  the  year,  when  the  nobility 
indulged  themselves  in  running  their  horses,  and  especially  in  the  Easter  and  Wlut- 

Buntidc  Ilolydays."  .,  .       •  i 

"In  the  old  metrical  romance  of  Sir  Be. is  of  Southampton,  it  is  said— 

"In  suniinor  nt  Wliitsuntido, 
When  Knlclitj  must  on  horse  ride, 
A  course  let  tliem  make  on  a  day, 
Stceiles  and  Palfrayo  for  to  assaye, 
Wlilch  liovso  that  best  may  ren. 
Three  miles  the  course  was  then, 
Who  that  might  ryd    him  phouldo 
Ilavo  forty  pounds  jf  'caily  golde." 

Of  this  romance  of  "Sir  Bevis  of  Southampton,"  it  is  impossible  to  verify  the 
date,  but  its  antiquity  i.  undoubted.  "  It  is  a  translation  from  the  Anglo-Norman. 
Three  MS.  copies  of  this  romance  in  English  verso  "-says  Elhs  in  Ins  oxeellont 
work  on  Early  Metrical  Romances-"  are  still  extant  in  our  pubhc  libraries  ;  viz.,  u, 
the  Auchinleck  MS.  of  the  Advocates  Library,  Edinburgh  ;  in  the  Public  Library, 
CambridRo  :  and  in  that  of  Caius  College."  ,      ,   .^ 

"  ir  Bevis  is  pretended  to  have  been  a  Sax  m  Eavi  .ho  lived  at,  or  about,  the 
time  of  the  conquest-this,  of  cour.e.  being  a  fielio.-  ...  li..  whole  romance  «  puns 
imagination,  without  any,  the  shghte.t,  historical  iou.,ki;., ..  There  are,  however, 
strong  reasons  for  as,,igning  its  composition  to  a  ^.ry  remote  era,  Mr.  '"--'der- 
inKit,for  bibliologieal  reasons,  as  anterior  to  the  Romance  of  R.cha.d  Co^ur  dc 
Lion,  which  he,  els:where,  from  internal  e^idence,  shows  to  have  been  nearly  con- 
temporaneous with  the  death  of  that  prince.  .       .    ,  • 

The  noet  is,  it  scarcely  need  be  said,  no  authority  for  any  practice,  foshion  or 
custom  which  ho  attiibntes  to  Sir  Bevis,  having  really  existed  in  the  time  to  which 
he  ascribes  his  hero;  but  is  excellent  evidence  to  the  fact  that  it  existed  in  his 

°'"Tbr"when  we  find  in  the  relation  of  the  Trojan  wars,  in  the  Hom.-ric  poems,  no 
mention'of  cavalry  or  of  the  trumpet,  wc  may  well  rest  assured  that  they  were  not 
known  to  the  poet.  When,  in  Virgil's  account  of  the  same  war,  we  read  of  mounted 
horsemen,  of  saddles,  spurs,  and  clarions,  we  are  convinced,  not  that  tlH^««  "'"S^ 
wore  used  by  the  bclligerentH  before  Won,  but  that  tin  y  were  so  familiar  to  the 
writer  *.  ,'.  he  knew  nothing  contrary  to  their  use,  f.om  time  immemorial. 

lle're  therefore,  we  have  an  authentic  record  of  something  nearly  resembling  a 
real  race',  with  a  hmited  course  and  a  valuable  prize,  in  the  latter  part,  at  farthest, 
ol  thu  twelfth  conturv-thcSr.thfield  runnings  described  above  seeming  to  savor 
no-rt  of  hors  -dialers'  displays,  in  order  to  sell,  than  of  real  races. 


TIIK   CRCSADERS. 


81 


in 


all 


corpo- 


'oUowing 


nobility 
1(1  Wliit- 


in  error— «  yet,  tlior.gli  the  opportunities  of  iiui)roving  the  Eiig- 
lisli  hrecd  of  liorses  were  groiit,  from  the  tacilities  with  whidi 
the  finest  oriental  horses  niig-ht  liave  been  obtained,  no  advan- 
tage seeiiis  to  have  been  taken  of  them.  A  gloomy  and  super- 
stitions fanaticism  solely  occupied  the  minds  of  the  warrioi-s, 
and  to  this  all  nsefnl  purposes  M'ere  sacriliced  ;  the  English 
horses  were  none  the  better  for  their  experience,  though  "they 
must  frequently  have  felt  the  supei'iority  of  the  orienail  breed 
in  actual  warfare." 

It  would  not  be  easy  to  find,  in  one  so  short  passage,  so 
many  i>alpable  mistakes.     Li  the  first  place,  it  is  not  true  that 
the-  crusades  led,  in  no  res])ect,  to  the  amelioration  of  the  Eng- 
lish breed  of  horses,  much  less  that  no  fine  oriental  horses  were 
impm-ted— though,  probably,  it  is  quite  true,  that  they  were 
not  inqwrted  for  the  yurpose  of  improving  the  hrecd  ;  the  sys- 
tem of  interbreeding  animals  being   a  matter,  then,  entirely 
uncoinprehended  ;  as  indeed  it  has  continued  to  be  until  a  very 
recent  date.^   Secondly,  it  is  not  true,  that  "a  gloomy  and  su- 
perstitious fanaticism  solely  occupied  the  minds  of  "the   war- 
riors "—such  warriors,  be  it  remembered,  as  Richard  Canir  de 
Lion,  Philip  Augustus,  and,  at  a  later  date,  Edward  I.  of  Eng- 
land—when it  is  patent,  and  distinctly  so  stated  by  William  ot" 
Malmesbury,  that  the  sciences  of  astronomy,  arithmetic,  music 
and  geometry,  and  the  rudiments  of  clock-making,  were  im- 
ported from  the  Saracens,  either  of  Spain  or  of  the  Holy  Land, 
by  the  crusaders.     Lastly,  it  is  most  nntrue,  that  the  crusadere 
ever  felt  "  the  superiority  of  the  oriental  breed  in  actual  war- 
fare ; "  for  not  only  is  it  clear  that  the  Aral)  liorso  of  that,  or  . 
any  other  day,  is  utterly  incompetent  to  support  the  weight'  of 
the  steel-sheathed  men-at-arms,  who,  during  all  the  feudal  ages    i 
constituted  the  real  force  of  European  armies,  but  it  is  on  actSal    ( 
record  that  the  light  cavalry  of  Asia  and  Arabia  never  once 
stood  the  shock  of  the  barbed  chivalry  of  the  West,  while  on 
one  occasion,  before  the  walls  of  Jaffa,  the  English  Richard, 
with  seventeen  knights,  »  as  we  learn  from  the  evidence  of  his 
enemies,"   says  Gibbon,  "grasping  his  lance,   rode   furiously 
along  the  front"— of  sixty  thousand  Turkish  horse—" fi-om  the 
right  to  the  left  wing,  without  meeting  an  adversary  who  dai'cd 
to  encounter  his  career."  / 

Vol.  I.— 6 


r 


82 


THE  H0B8E. 


Tt  is  stated  ^>y  ^^' '  V"''*^  ,   1,  •  J,,Hluoe  eastoru  horses, 
„,aintainsthatn.ecn.aae..  dH^  -    m^;^^^^  ^^^.^,  ,^   ,,. 

a.,  Eiehard  ^  ;^:;\;"r^ J-^l!!^;.,.;,.,,  "were  of 
,ervea  'r''''^^\^^2uL.  j,  ..ade  on  the  taith  of  an  oh 

xnetrical  Uo.nanco,  .vh.ch  ^^/^^^       .  ,i,  ^^  to  be  of 

the  time  ot  Kdward  I,  an<l  co.  ^.^^^  acquamt- 

,nancos.    The  lines  a,,  cunou^n^lu,    n^^^^^  ^^^^^ 

ance  with  vanous  ^-^^ ;;' '^^^^^^  .^  ,^,  oriental  horse,  his 
ticuhirly  with  the  especial  qualities  oi 
ei^oed  and  snrefooledness. 

These  horses  wore  named  l<a^eU  ana  i.> 

"  In  tlio  world  was  not  their  peer, 
Promodary,  not  destrcrc, 
Steed  'rabyte,  no  caiiiuyl. 
That  ran  so  swift  fans  fail, 
For  a  tliousaiul  pounds  of     '■W, 
Should  not  that  one  be  sold," 

X)estrere,  .  ...  he  ..serv^>  ^.  t^^^ll^^t^l'^lS? 
Dctrier,  in  Norman  F-vK-h  d  •     ed  t^c  ^^^^^^.^.  j^ 

die  A^e  Latin,  7>..rfmr.-^  ^^td  Ws  from  the  East;  and 
also  if  known  t.  have  ^-^:<'^^^' ^,  Walter  Scott,  de- 
,,.at  accurate  and  nuiuirincr  --^^^^^^  ,,,,p  under  his 

foim,  m  im.  bestrode, 

being  recognized  by  tlie  norse 

"  Alike  his  Syrian  courser's  frame,       ^ 
The  rider's  length  of  limb  the  same. 

to  .l>„.pla«,  ^.  ">»  P;"t  1      dil  by'  .l.ir  o-iBina.  cm- 

other  vain  and  worldly  P^";-       ^^^„,  that  the  crusaders 
From  this  I  gather,  ^^'^\^^l^^^^^.^,  excellencies  of  the 
neglected  or  failed  to  perceive  the  pecuiia 


TIIK    I'LANTAOKNinS. 


83 


rrl,,  ho 

[lorscs, 
le   ob- 
erc  of 
an  old 
of  tlie 
)  be  of 
2al  llo- 
!C[uaiut- 
•i-e  par- 
)rse,  bis 


the  word 
ous,  Mid- 
dward'  I. 
Mist;  and 
Scott,  de- 
under  bis 
!otland,  as 


yes  against 
iing  vowed 
i-iginal  em- 
ey  bad  ex- 
il  utility,  as 
Iconry,  and 

e  crusaders 
acies  of  tbe 


oriental  horses,  mueb  less  avoided  to  iini)ort  tliein  ;  but  tliat, 
wiieu  they  did  introduce  tlieiii,  it  was  not,  as  yet,  witli  a  view 
to  tlie  improvement  of  tlie  Knglisli  animal  by  crosi^ing,  but  as 
a  creature  to  be  used  for  pomp  or  for  j.leasure,  for  tlie  proces- 
sion, the  park,  or  tlie  hunting  field. 

Imported  it  undoubtedly  was;  and,  as  it  was  in  those  days 
considered  a  rei)roach  for  a  geiitlenuxn  to  ride  a  mare,  tliey  were 
doul)tless  stallions,  wliich  would  be  introduced,  and,  as'  sucli, 
would  surely  cross  the  blood  of  the  native  horse  ;  not,  it  is  pro- 
bable, with  a  view  to  ]»roducing  chargers,  but  palfreys,  and 
what  were  then  styled  running- horses. 

Si)anish  horses,  we  have  seen,  had  come  to  be  renowned,  as 
chargers,  so  early  as  the  Kornian  conquest,  but  it  is  more  than 
questionable  whether  their  superiority  was  as  yet  known  to 
arise  from  their  being  traceable,  in  nearly  two  thirds,  to  the 
blood  of  the  Desert. 

At  this  time,  it  would  seem  to  have  been  considered  desir- 
able to  strengthen  the  English  horse,  and  gain  bone  and  bulk, 
rather  than  blood— not,  I  imagine,  as  Mr.  Youatt  suggests  in  the 
following  sentence,  for  agricultural,  but  rather  for  nulitary  pur- 
poses ;  in  order  to  endure  the  ponderous  burden  of  the  mail-clad 
men-at-arms. 

"  King  John,"  he  says,  "  paid  great  attention  to  the  im- 
provement of  horses  for  agricultural  purposes,  and  to  him  we 
are  indebted  for  the  origin  of  our  draught-horses.  He  chiefly 
imported  Flemish  horses  "—one  hundred  chosen  stallions  on  a 
suigle  occasion ;  the  Flanders  horse  being— as  it  was  even  in 
the  time  of  Marlborough  and  Prince  Eugene— the  most  ap- 
proved cavalry  trooper—"  and  such  was  his  anxiety  to  possess 
the  finest  stock  from  these,  that  he  would  accept  strong  horses 
as  rent  for  crown-lands,  and  as  fines  for  the  renewal  of  leases 
His  personal  stud  was  both  numerous  and  excellent." 

"  One  hundred  years  afterward,  Edward  IT.  purchased  thirty 
war-horses  and  twelve  heavy  draught-horses." 

_"  i:dward  III.  devoted  one  thousand  marks  to  the  purchase 
of  fifty  Spanish  horses  ;  and  ot\-,uch  importance  did  he  conceive 
this  addition  to  the  English,  or  rather  mingled  blood,  then  ex- 
isting, that  formal  application  was  made  to  the  kings  of  France 
and  Spain  to  grant  safe-conduct  to  the  troop.    When  they  had 


84 


THE   U0B9E. 


fiaf.ly  arrived  ut  the  royul  .tu<l,  it  was  comi-uted  tl.a   they  hu. 
co.t  the  monurch  no  le.s  than  thirteen  pounds  b,x  shdl..),!,'.  ami 
cif^'ht  pence  per  horse,  equal  in  value  to  one  hundred  and  mx.v 
pouiidrt  ofour  inoiioy."  _ 

-This   nu.naroh   had   many  running-horscf<.     The    p.  u>c. 
nieanin-r  of  the  torn,  is  not,  however,  clear.     It  uuirht  he  h.^h 
and  speedy  horses  in  opposition  to  the  war-horses,  or  those  tl.at 
were  literally  used  for  the  ptirposes  ot  racinj?.     _  _ 

Of  cour;e   nothin-  like    regular    systematic   racnj?    with 
courses,  distances,  weights  and  colors  were  as  yet  in  existence  ; 
hut  that  testing  the  speed  of  their  favorite  coursers  was,  even 
Lore  this  tinre,  an  amusement  <,f  the  English  noh.hty,  .  nu.  e 
evident  hv  the  f.dlowing  historical  anecdote.     Ih.s  tact  ,s    n- 
trodnc-d,  with  much    elt'ect,  by  Mr.  James,  i"to  one  ot  h.s 
admirahl'e  romances,  not  the  least  of  the  merits  ot  winch  ,s   he  r 
close  adherence  to  tlie  letter  as  well  as  the  sp.nt  ot  the  lusto.y 
of  the  times.     The  horse,  which  was  lent  for  the  purpose  to 
;^,!!:;;  l!:  was  successfully  applied,  is  described  ^^^^ 
as  bein^^  a  tall,  gaunt,  raw-boned  gray,  not  remarkable  oi  shov  , 
but  of  i^nnens'e^peed  and  endurance-hut  whether  th.s  m.nu  e 
deBc--ntion  be  taken  from  some  ancient  chronicle,  or  be  mer  I3 
an  or...nental  amphlication  to  aid  verisimihtude,  I  know  not 

Edward  I.,  while  prince  of  Wales,  was  taken  prisoner    uh 
his  father  Henry  III.,  at  the  battle  of  Lewes,  by  bnnon  de  Mont- 
fo  t  E  r  of  LeLester,  at  the  head  of  the  confederated  barons. 
B    ;'    onfined  in  a  sort  of  free  custody  under  the  g-rdn^n.h  > 
ot-  certain  knights  and  noblemen,  who  were  enpnned  at  a 
thnes     o  have  him    in   view,  though  treating   lum  with  all 
crs  deration  due  to  his  rank,  he  was  permitted  to  take  horse 
errcte  n  company  with  his  gentle  jailers.     On  one  occasion 
Snl  1  .niished  with  a  charger  of  suiTass mg  speed  by  a  s  c 
Partisan  and  instructed  how  to  profit  by  its  powers,  he  set  his 
Cr^  matching  their  horses  one  against  the  other,  ofl^nng 
tmall  prizes  of  honor  to  the  winners  ;  mitu  perceiving  that  the 
0^  s  were  all  more  or  less  worried,  he  r-posed  to  enter  him- 
eT  01  a  match  with  the  last  victor,  when  he  easuy  rxle  a.ay 
fJon!  the  whole  party,  and  won  his  liberty  by  the  speed  ot  hi. 

courser,  and  his  own  jockeyship.  „„^  ti,p  tricks 

In  the  reign  of  Richard  U.,horse-jockeyslup  and  the  tricks 


<;k  uihI 
il  bixty 

precise 
lO  liiilit 
>sc  that 


T,   with 
stencc ; 
18,  even 
is  inade 
3t  is  in- 
!  of  Ills 
is  their 
history 
rpose  to 
novelist 
'or  show, 
s  minute 
e  nierel} 
)\v  not. 
iier  with 
de  Mont- 
1  barons, 
rdianship 
ed  at  all 
with  all 
ike  horec 
occasion, 
y  a  secret 
le  set  his 
r,  offering 
r  that  the 
37  iter  hini- 
jdo  away 
eed  of  his 

the  tricks 


E\ULY    VALUK   OF  TIIK   KN0M8II    IIOKSi;, 


85 


of  di'iilers  had  increased  to  such  an  ext(>nt,  that  a  special  pro- 
chnnalitin  was  issued,  rei^ulatiiig  the  jtrice  of  animals  of  various 
kinds,  and  iixing  a  maximum  value.  Like  all  otiicr  siunptiiary 
laws  and  prohibitory  statutes  ail'ecting  to  rej^ulate  trade,  this 
]irochimation  ])roved  wholly  useless  and  fell  dead.  It  is  curious, 
liowever,  as  provinij  the  great  increase  in  the  value  of  horses, 
eince  the  preceding  reign,  and  "showing  what  were,  four  hun- 
dred and  fifty  years  ago,  and  what  are  still,  the  chief  breeding 
districts.  It  was  ordered  to  be  ]>ublished  in  the  counties  of  Lin- 
coln and  Canil)ridge,  and  in  the  north  and  east  ridings  nf  York. 
The  price  was  restricted  to  that  determined  by  former  sover- 
eigns." Exportation  of  horses  was  strictly  forbidden,  especially 
to  Scotland,  as  a  kingdom  with  which  England  was  constantly 
at  war;  and  it  is  remarkable,  that,  even  in  the  time  of  Eliza- 
beth, it  was  feiony  to  export  a  horse  to  Scotland. 

These  prohibitions,  how  contrary  soever  to  recent  and  more 
enlightened  views  as  to  the  injurious  effects  of  such  restrictions 
on  the  freedom  of  trade,  distinctly  jjrove  two  things.  First,  that 
the  j)eople  and  nionarchs  of  England  had  now  become  fully 
awake  to  the  value  of  race  and  oreed  in  horses  ;  and,  second, 
that  the  superior  quality  of  Eiiglish  horses  was  thus  early  ac- 
knowh;dged  altroad,  and  that  the  demand  for  them  was  sup- 
posed to  be  greater  than  the  superfluity. 

"  Wo  can  now,"  I  quote  again  from  Mr.  Youatt,  "  collect 
but  little  of  the  history  of  the  horse  until  the  reign  of  Henry  VII. 
at  the  close  of  the  fifteenth  century.  He  continued  to  proldbit 
the  exportation  of  stallions,  but  allowed  Uiares  to  be  ex[)orled, 
when  more  than  two  years  old,  and  under  the  value  of  six  shil- 
lings and  eight  pence.  This  regulation  was,  liowever,  easily 
evaded,  for  if  a  nuire  could  be  found  worth  more  than  six  and 
eight  pence,  she  might  be  freely  exj^orted  on  payment  of  that 
sum." 

This  lust  sentence,  I  confess,  with  all  deference  to  Mr. 
l^'ouatt,  is  to  me  mcomprehensible ;  or  rather  it  seems  to  be 
utttr  nonsense. 

It  is  e\ident,  from  the  spirit  of  the  statute,  which  is  intended 
to  prohibit  the  exportation  of  valuable  animals,  and  permit — 
perhaps  promote — that  of  worthless  jades,  that  six  shillings  and 


80 


TlIK   1IOE3K. 


..i,.l,t  ponco  ,va.,  then,  tl.o  »m.-»."»  pmc  <•'  "  tw-year-oM 

1       *  V  tlw.  ivitivo  broodiM-  or  ik'iilrr.  ot  ft  vti}  iiiu 

"'"ltl-astrc'oa-au.1 1  cannot  doubt,  aW.ougU  Mr.  Yonatt 

might  be  to  tlic  ^>^^»^^  common,  where  the  imiinals  pas- 

p.„<l„ce  sl,oukU,okmcdandb,,noJ  ^^.^.  _^^^^ 

,  .  ,"'  °'r.T,l.o    t.^  ,  .  koct  a  n„„,bc.r  of  l,o«o.  ,,ropo,- 

of  twenty  pounds. 

1  .-^n     ThP  wife  of  no  person,  below  a  certain 

a  bood. 


TIMES   OF   HKNIIV    Vlir. 


87 


ar 


old 


it  age, 

wluTO 

prohi- 

vading 
,  penco 
■y  int'e- 
\ojin(l 
for  k'Sfl 

t  say— 
il  cii'lit 
,ei>tu(.(l 
statute 
borrow- 
leaiiing. 
statutes 
ictmeiita 
mprove- 

.  Youatt 
wover  it 
ftered  to 
luils  part- 
ly, lunlor 
that  all 
U-sbaped 


itry, 


and 


;s  propor- 
y  parson, 
)d,  or  vel- 
r  penalty 


ow  a  certain 
to  wear  such 


I  readily  admit  tlio  liarnlnK'HS  and  arliifrary  nature  of  wncjli 
r('giilati(»n8,  but  I  cannot  iniagiiu^  bnw  "  they  siiould  liavo  tho 
I'fK'ct,  wliich  coininon  Bensc  woiiM  bavii  anticipalcd- -that  tiio 
breed  ot' bnrses  was  not  materially  inijiroved,  antl  tlic  niunbiTH 
Hadiy  diiiiiiiislied." 

Tlie  pmliibiting,  and  in  a  great  measure  rendering  impossi- 
ble, tlio  production  of  ollspring  by  undersized  and  ill-formed 
]>arents,  is  oidy  compelling  tiie  whole  unreflecting  populace  to 
do  what  every  rellecting  and  intelligi'iit  breeiler  dues  Vdluntarily, 
because  he  knows  it  is  for  his  own  udvantti^^o  to  do  it. 

No  horsennm  can,  I  presume,  doubt  that,  if  such  a  thing 
were  possible  as  absolutely  to  prohibit  and  prevent  tho  iihC  of 
Btallii>ns  t>r  nnires,  for  breeding  })urposes,  evidently  b.'oken- 
winded,  with  faulty  forelegs,  bad  feet,  8i)avinod,  or  otherwise 
notoriously  unsound,  malformed,  or  jdiysically  defective,  tho 
race  of  animals  would  be  immediately  and  materially  im- 
proved. 

If  the  qualities,  whether  defects  or  merits,  of  tho  horse,  and 
of  animals  generally,  whether  i)hysical  or  mental,  bo  hereditary 
and  transmissible  with  the  blood,  the  improvement,  which 
woulil  result  fi'om  such  prohibition,  is  a  necessary  consecpience. 

If  the  qualities  be  not  hereditary  and  transmissible,  then  the 
whole  theory  and  system  of  breeding  is  a  fallacy,  and  the  blood- 
horse  himself  not  a  reality  but  a  myth. 

That  such  })rohibitory  emictments  as  that  first  named,  com- 
pelling the  destruction  of  undersized  horses  and  mares  on  the 
public  Mastes  and  commons,  would  naturally  tend,  if  uncon- 
nected with  any  other  statute  on  the  subject,  to  diminish  tho 
number,  while  inq)roving  tho  standard,  of  all  horses  bred,  is 
certain. 

But  wo  find  here  in  Henry  VIII.'s  reign — wonderful  reign,  ^ 
truly,  of  a  wondeiful  man — another  enactment,  far  more  arbi-  ^ 
trary  than  the  preceding — rendering  compulsory  the  maintenance  ' 
of  so  great  a  number  of  full-sized  mares  and  stallions,  in  every 
deer  park,  and  in  every  rural  parish  of  the  realm,  as  must  have 
tended  to  bring  about  an  increase  of  animals,  bred  of  powerful 
and  well-formed  parents,  equal,  at  least — in  all  probability,  ono 
would  say,  vastly  superior — to  that  of  the  worthless  jades,  de- 
stroyed under  the  first  clause  of  the  act. 


8fl 


THi:   IIOIIPK. 


It  is  nin..tm  tl.nt  we  l.iiv..  nearly  u  (.ont.'.ni.ornry  noor.nnt 
oriiurs(-nic..s.  n.l.loi.  bv  llmry  lii.MM.lf,  with  (  ii.-.H.'S  liniin  oi., 
l)„k..  .,f  SutVolk,  in  till-  i.rm'i.cc  ..f  C,»iu"imi  Katl.arnuMin.l  that. 
i„  Ins  ,vi-n,  the  tifnt  ininiuil  racos,  on  a  ivjjnlar  raci-cnuiw, 
w.iv  c.,stai.lislH..l  in  Knjilan.l  :  .o  (■los..l.y-it  n.i-l.t  1..  nai.!  .n.  .- 
visibly     in  horsc-raciii-,  in  its  pmiu-r  tonn,  <M.nncTtc-.l  witii  llio 

u  Katl.arino  an.l  the  royal  bfi.lo,"  Pays  Um  Stn.-klai.|l,  m 
her  life  of  Katharine  of  Arra^on-tho  royal  hride  bein^'  Mary, 
Henry's  favorite  sister,  whlow  of  Louis  XII.  of  Franee,  an.l 
l.n.le'of  Charles  I'.ran.h.n,-"  rode  a  May  in- with  the  km-  iron; 
,1,,  ,,;,hu-e  of  (;reenwieh  to  Shooter's  lliU.  IK'.v  the  archers 
of  the  kin-  met  then,  dressed  like  Uol.in  Hood  and  his  outlaws, 
and  l.efX.irc'tl  that  the  royal  party  would  enter  the  -ood  -reen- 
wo(.d,  and  see  how  outlaws  lived. 

'^  Oil  this  Henry  turned  to  the  queen,  ami  asked  lier,    it  bUo 
and  her  dan.sek  would  venture  iu  a  thicket  with  so  many  out- 
laws V  ,  ,  t    t 
"  Katharine  replied,  '  that  where  lie  went  bhe  waa  content 

"  ^"  The  kin-  then  handed  her  to  u  sylvan  Lower,  formed  of 
hawthorn  l.ou-hs,  sprin-  ilowers  and  nu^ss,  with  apartments 
a.ljoinin-,  where  was  laid  out  a  breakfast  of  yemson  ho 
(uieen  partook  of  the  feast,  and  was  greatly  deli-hted  with  this 
lud-e  in  tlie  wilderness  :  "  hero  follows  a  long  description  ot  tho 
pagcivnts  whicli  they  encountered  on  their  return  to  Greenwich 
paface,  concluding  with  this  passage  :— 

"  The  annisements  of  the  day  concluded  with  the  king  and 
his  brother-in-hiw,  the  ]3uko  of  Suflblk,  riding  races  on  great 
coursers,  which  were  like  the  Flemish  breed  of  dray-horses. 
Stran..e  races  these  nmst  have  been,"  adds  the  lady  writer, 
"  but\his  is  the  first  mention  of  horse-racing  made  m  Ln-lisli 

historv."  ,  ,  1    ,.  -i.        . 

It  is  not  the  first  mention,  as  I  have  shown  above,  but  it  may, 
perhaps,  be  considered  the  first  insta^-.e  of  horse-racing  being 
used  as  an  acknowledged  sport,  and  part  of  a  series  ot  regular 
and  pre-devised  entertainments-the  rather  that  we  find  a  race- 
course proper,  with  annual  meetings  and  fixed  prizes,  first 
established  in  this  reign. 


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THE   TEKM    "  GREA'J   HORSE. 


89 


Miss  Stvickliind,  however,  errs  -widely,  and  not  nniiaturany, 
us  a  lady  is  not  expected  to  be  skilled  in  the  dialect  of  the 
horse-market,  in  the  interpretation  slie  puts  on  the  words  of  the 
old  chronicler,  ITall,  and  on  the  character  which  she  attaches 
to  the  Flemish  Breed, 

Tlie  term  (/reat  courser,  as  used  in  the  text,  or  as  it  is,  per- 
haps, more  frequently  written,  great  horse,  means  no  more  than 
war-horse,  as  opposed  to  palfrey  or  running-hoive,  and  has  no 
especial  reference  to  the  size,  bulk,  or  breed  of  the  animal, 
though  doubtless  the  war-horse  was  a  larger  and  heavier  animal 
than  that  used  for  mere  amusement. 

Afterwards  the  term  great  horse,  simply,  is  to  he  understood 
as  the  horse  broken  to  the  manege ;  it  is  a  term,  familiar  to  any 
one  acquainted  with  the  old  English  writers,  to  say  of  a  young 
gentleman,  who  had  finished  his  physical  education,  that  he 
(jould  fence  and  7'tde  the  great  horse,  meaning  that  he  could  per- 
fectly ride  the  manege. 

It  is  true,  that  the  inferior  men-at-arms,  at  this  period,  were 
mounted  on  Flemish  horses,  hut  the  princes  and  nobles  and 
other  knights  of  renown  rode  Spanish  or  English  horses,  with  a 
considerable  strain  of  desert  blood,  possessing,  through  Flemish 
and  other  strains,  bone  and  bulk  sufficient  to  carry  warriors  in 
their  panoply. 

But  it  is  not  true  that  tlie  Flemish  horse  of  that  day,  or 
]:iter,  when  Mai'lborough  at  the  head  of  the  Dutch  and  English 
cavalry,  mounted  on  Flemish  chargers,  rode  over  the  superb 
French  gendarmerie  of  Maison  Roi  at  Malplaquet,  bore  any 
resemblance  whatever  to  the  dray-horse  of  to-day,  though  he  be 
also  Flanders  descent,  any  more  than  did  the  "  Flanders  mares" 
which  were  the  highest  aspiration  of  the  extravagant  court 
beauty  in  the  days  of  Pope. 

To  any  person,  who  knows  any  thing  of  cavalry  tactics,  it 
is  evident  that  the  utmost  speed,  compsdble  watli  the  ability  to 
carry  weight,  is  the  desideratum  in  a  charger.  And  every  one 
who  has  ever  seen  an  English  dray-horse  knows  that  he  cannot 
trot,  much  less  gallop  ;  while  I  myself  /emember  that  within  the 
present  half  century  the  old  unimproved  English  carriage  horse, 
high-stepping  and  awkwardly  moving,  was  doing  great  work  if 
he  trotted  six  miles  an  hour,  and  could  bj  no  means  be  brought 


ste~" 


i 


90 


THE  HORSE. 


s 


to  ,a,lop,  oven  ,.nder  the  saddle,  ,vl,cr,  he  ,as  .omet,n,e, 

tacked  by  an  ""'"'■'"■^  «:!™;;;,Cera'.d  coarser  chargers 
It  is  certainly  true  that  heavier,  »'wu, 

„ere  used  when  ,„e„  'o«£-;-X*-  i  ^  -  '"«  -'«'" 
they  charRO  m  huzzar  ^;^'-™  »  ^,.^^j  deteriorated,  ^o, 
has  been  vastly  exaggerated,  and  the  ^^_^  ^^^^  ^^ 

the  British  troop-horses  late  y  semng  ^^^^.        j^^^^^.^,^ 

To  proceed,   however,  m    «\7'   '' .    ^^^  is  not  kuowu, 
occupancy  of  .he  throne,  though   he  exact  jcai 

that  an  annual  race  was  run  at  ^^^^f  ^;       ^^j^^^,^  ,,ith  flowers, 

.The  pru-,e  ^^^  ^^ce    "^  ^^^^1 

fixed  upon  the  point  ot  a  lance      i  ^^  celebrated 

in  the  presence  of  the  mayor  ot  t^e  cuy,  ^  ^  ^ 

on  the  Koodee,the  ^^^J^'^'^X^ZX    he  company  of 
this  day.    These  t-plueB -:e  provid         y^^  ^^^^^^.^^^^^^  ^.^^ 

saddlers.    In  tlie  year  l-^^O:  f^^^""^^  '^        ,^,  Bell."     Hence 

''^  r.Wn  o.  KlizaheUr  ^^^Z^^:^^^ 
cable,  the  number  and  breed  o   ]^'^^;^  ^,,„j  „Ue„  she 

have  W"^'°  "l^ll'tC, lira  <»-'»'  ""'  '-""*""' 
mustered  the  whole  m.h  .a  °     "'"<^»  "      j,,„„,,„a  i,„rsc. 

(    of  Don  Philip,  ^1- "O""!/*';'  true     „-ve.',  which  I  cannot 

.  Taking  the  ^^^'^.^^^^  of  the  nsuiT^tion  of  Jane 

readily  do,-seem,^  that  »,™  P^'        ,.      ,^^     ojeetor  Korth- 

G,.oy  and  Dudley  -"^  »  ™  ?  ^-^  '.Csand  horse,  and  Qneeu 


THE   MARKHAM  ARABIAK. 


91 


iometinies 

r  chargers 
now  when 
he  weight 
ited.  Nor 
ere  was  60 
sh  men-at- 
lich  fought 
3  latter  and 

ig    Ileury'a 
not  known, 

nth  flowers, 
as  repeated 
3  celebrated 
1  are  held  i  i 
company  of 
bstituted  for 
ell."  Hence 
iquivalent  to 

clearly  expli- 
1  would  both 
lat  when  she 

the  invasion 
id  horse, 
hich  I  cannot 
)ation  of  Jane 
otector  North- 
•se,  and  Queen 
Elizabeth,  at  a 
■  own  and  her 

the  disuse  of 

bition,  enforced 

rioration  of  the  am- 
ue  appreciation,  and 


during  the  Tudor  reigns,  to  the  supporting  bodies  of  armed 
retainers  by  the  great  nobles ;  and  might  rather  point  to  the 
consequences  of  the  decline  of  feudal  militia,  and  the  absence 
as  yet  of  a  regular  cavalry  force,  than  to  the  decay  to  so  enor- 
mous an  extent  in  so  short  a  time  of  the  equestrian  resources 
of  England,  the  people  of  which  in  their  habits  continued, 
both  high  and  low,  and  still  to  this  day  continue,  to  be  singu- 
larly equestrian,  using  the  saddle  iniinitely  more,  and  light 
vehicles  immeasurably  less,  than  the  corresponding  classes  of 
the  United  States. 

With  the  accession  of  James  I.  to  the  throne  of  England,  a 
monarch,  of  whom  it  is  well  that  one,  by  any  scrutiny,  may 
discover  and  declare  one  creditable  feature,  a  great  improve- 
ment was  systematically  wrought  in  the  English  breed,  and 
from  this  period  breeding  was  constantly  and  progressively 
attended  to.  James  purchased  Markham's  Arabian  horse  at 
the  then  extraordinary  price  of  £500,  but  he  was  found  to  be 
deficient  in  speed;  and  the  Duke  of  Newcastle,  who  then 
managed  the  king's  racing  and  hunting  studs,  having,  it  is  said, 
on  this  account  taken  ii  dislike  to  the  horse,  his  breed  does  not 
seem  to  have  been  tested,  and  for  a  time  Arabians  fell  into  dis- 
repxite. 

Kace   meetings  were  now  regularly  held  at  Newmarket, 

that  tio.^.  J  were  valued  in  accordance  to  their  pedigree,  as  apart  from,  or  perhaps 
above,  their  performances  ;  and  that  to  a  degree  which  seemed  absurd  and  idle  to 
persons  ignorant  of  the  extent  to  which  hereditary  qualities  are  transmitted  in  tho 
blood  of  horses,  and  which  Bishop  Hall  considered  so  worthy  of  ridicule,  as  to  hold 
it  up  to  derision  as  a  fallacy,  in  one  of  his  satires  : — 

"  Dost  thou  prlzo 
Thy  brnta  beast's  worth  by  their  dam's  qualities? 
Bay'st  thou  this  colt  shall  prove  a  swift-paced  steed  f 
Only  because  a  Jennet  did  him  breed  ? 
Or  say'st  thou  this  same  horse  shall  win  the  prize, 
Because  his  dam  wiis  swiftest  Truncheflco, 
Or  Runcovall  his  sire ;  himself  a  galloway, 
While  like  a  tlrellng  Jade  he  lags  half  way  f  " 

The  error  of  the  worthy  prelate,  who  is  not  expected  to  be  a  capital  Turfman, 
in  under-estimating  blood,  surely  proves  that  in  his  day  it  was  not  generally  under- 
estimated  in  England ;  and  it  farther  indicates  the  common  and  usual  occurrence 
of  running  for  prizes.  In  conjunction  with  what  has  been  before  shown,  I  think  it 
goes  far  to  prove  that  the  alleged  deterioration  of  the  English  horse,  under  Elizabeth, 
is  imaginary ;  and  that  the  improvement  of  tho  animal  in  England  has  been  pro- 
gressive from  tho  first. 


) 


92 


THE  1I0K8E. 


Croydon,  Tlieobald's  on  Epping  chase,  Stamford,  various  places 
in  Yorkshire,  and,  as  of  old,  at  Chester  *     A  regular  system  of 

•  In  Strutt's  Sports  and  rastimcs  I  find  the  following  curious  and  suggestive  no- 
ticoa  of  the  carlv  com-poa: — 

The  Chkstkb  Racks.— "  Iu  1005,  5th  of  Charles  Second,"  occording  to  a  Chester 
antimmrv,  probably  the  elder  Randal  Ilohnc  of  Chester,  one  of  the  heruhls  of  the 
city  "  the  shorilfH  would  have  no  calves'  head  feast,  but  put  the  charge  ot  it  into  a 
pieJe  of  plate  to  bo  run  for  on  that  day.  Shrove  Tuesday ;  and  the  high  shcr.lT  bor- 
rowed  a  Barbarv  horse  of  Sir  Thomas  Middleton,  which  won  him  the  plate  ;  and 
bcin-  master  of  the  race,  he  would  not  suffer  the  horses  of  Master  Massy,  ox  Pud- 
ding"on  and  of  Sir  Philip  Egerton  of  Sutton,  to  run,  because  they  came  the  day 
after  the  time  prefixed  for  the  horses  to  be  brought  and  kept  in  the  city,  which 
thing  caused  all  the  gentry  to  relinquish  our  races  ever  since." 

Thk  Stamford  Races.-"  Races,"  continues  Mr.  Strutt,  "«ometh.ng  similar  to 
those  above,  arc  described  by  Butcher,  in  his  eurvey  of  the  town  of  Stamford,  first 
printed  A.  D.  1646,  as  practised  iu  the  vicinity  of  the  town  of  Stamford  in  Lineoln- 
Bhirc  •  'a  concourse,'  savs  he,  'of  noblemen  and  gentlemen  meet  together,  in  mirth, 
peace  and  amity,  for  the  exercise  of  their  swift  running  horses,  every  Thursday  in 
March  The  prize  they  run  for  is  a  silver  and  gilt  cup,  with  a  cover,  to  the  ^^luo 
of  seven  or  eight  pounds,  provided  by  the  earc  of  the  aldermen  for  the  t:me  being ; 
but  the  money  is  raised  out  of  the  interest  of  a  stock  formerly  made  up  by  the  no- 
bility  and  gentry,  wh.ch  are  neighbors  and  well-wishers  to  the  town. 

These  two  passages  indicate,  the  latter  even  prior  to  the  commonwealth,  the 
existence  of  something  very  nearly  allied  to  our  present  system  of  horse-racing, 
although  necessarily  without  its  nice  and  minute  details,  the  result  of  long  expe- 
ricnce  and  a  complete  acquaintance  with  all  the  desiderata  of  the  sport. 

Here  however,  wc  have  stated  meetings,  a  stated  course,  prizes  given,  partly, 
it  is  cle'ar  to  encourage  the  breed  of  horses,  partly  to  attract  company  to  tho 
town,  whose  corporation,  like  that  of  Doncaster,  to-day,  profited  by  tho  influx  of 

""rrom  this  time  the  sport  has  continued,  unchecked,  except  for  a  short  period 
durine  the  foolish  fanaticism  of  the  Puritan  usurpation-a  fanaticism  opposed  by 
Oliver  Cromwell,  who  himself  owned  race-horses,  though  perhaps  he  never  ran 
them-until  the  present  day,  when  it  maybe  considered  a  national  charac  eristic. 
Jamc"-  II.  and  William  of  Orange  both  encouraged  horse-racing  as  the  best  means 
of  improving  the  British  horse.     Anne,  in  whose  reign  the  Darley  Arabian  and  Cur- 
wen's  Barb  were  imported,  both  kept  running  horses  herself  and  gave  aii  annua 
Iw  cup  to  be  run  for  at  York  ;  and  the  custom  of  giving  king's  plates  to  he  value 
of  fif  y  or  a  hundred  pounds,  for  the  ostensible  purpose  of  fostering  the  breed  of 
Fnlsh  horses  originated  with  her,  and  has  been  continued  unto  the  present  hour, 
fhe    ctual  Bvrof  moiie^  being  run  for,  in  lieu  of  manufactured  plate,  at  almost 
everytro  incial  course  of  any  note  in  England.    George  IV.  and  Wilham  IV.  were 
bo  h  ardent  supporters  of  the  turf;  and  the  latter  sovereign,  at  one  time,  owned  a 
tud  nottasii;  to  be  surpassed  in  his  realm  comprising  the  Co  lone  ,    „^anee,^nd 
Fleur  de  lis-three  incomparable  animals,  which  I  once  saw  in  1830,  <=«"«";«' 
Be  ond  and  third,  the  rest  of  the  field  nowhere,  running  against  one  another  or  the 
Goodwood  cup,  tke  aaUor  king  refusing,  ia  his  naval  mood  of  blunt  fair  play,  to 
declare,  and  insisting  that  the  best  animal  of  the  three  should  win. 


EABLT   STEErrK-CIIASINO. 


98 


119  places 
ystein  of 

ggcstivc  no- 

to  a  Chpstpr 
rulils  of  the 
of  it  into  a 
fiberiiT  bor- 
;  plate  ;  and 
iss)',  of  Pud- 
anic  tlie  day 
5  city,  which 

ig  similar  to 
taniford,  first 
d  in  Lincoln- 
licr,  in  mirth, 
r  Tlmrsday  in 
,  to  the  value 
B  time  being ; 
jp  by  the  no- 

onwealth,  the 
horse-racing, 
of  long  expe- 
rt. 

given,  partly, 
nipany  to  the 
the  influx  of 

I  short  period 
in  opposed  by 

he  never  ran 
characteristic, 
he  best  means 
ttbian  and  Cur- 
;ave  an  annual 
es  to  the  value 

the  breed  of 
3  present  hour, 
ilate,  at  almost 
illiani  IV.  were 
time,  owned  a 
,  Zinganee,  and 
I  come  in  first, 
another  for  tho 
nt  fair  play,  to 


training  the  horses,  and  of  running  acconling  to  weight,  ago 
and  distance,  was  now  introduced.  Pedigrees  were  kept,  tho 
best  and  stoutest  horses  and  mares  being  kept  for  breed,  and 
their  progeny  being  for  the  most  part  set  aside  for  racing  pur- 
poses. ,,  ^ 

"  Tlic  races  of  King  James  were  in  great  part,  says  Mr. 
Youatt,  "  matches  against  time,  or  trials  of  speed  or  bottom  for 
absurdly  hwg  and  cruel  distances." 

"  There  was,  at  first,"  he  says  elsewhere,  "  no  course  marked 
out  for  the  race,  but  the  contest  generally  consisted  in  running 
traiu-scent''—v!\vAt  is  now  known  as  a  drag—"  across  the  coun- 
try, and  sometimes  the  most  difficult  and  dangerous  part  of  the 
country  was  selected  for  the  exhibition.  Occasionally  our  pre- 
sent steeple-chase  was  adopted  with  all  its  dangers  and  more 
than  its  present  barbarity ;  as  persons  were  appointed  cruelly 
to  flo-   along  the  exhausted  and  jaded  horses." 

It  is  to  be  regretted  that  Mr.  Youatt  neither  states  the  date 
of  these  performances,  nor  indicates  liis  authority.  1  le  mentions 
them,  however,  previously,  in  point  of  place,  to  his  mention  of 
King  James's  matches  against  time,  wherefore  I  presuine  that 
they" took  place  previously,  in  regard  of  occurrence.  The  fact 
is  stated  as  if  in  relation  to  the  races  at  Chester  and  Stamford, 
in  the  reign  of  Elizabeth. 

Y^et  this  seems  hardly  to  consist  with  the  mention  of  the 
Eoodee,  which  is  and  was  a  regular  course. 

Her  present  Majesty  has  never,  nor  has  the  prince  consort,  entered  a  race-horse 
for  any  prize,  but  thev  are  constant  attendants  at  the  racing  meetings,  and  a  small 
but  splendid  royal  stu'd  of  marcs  is  now  kept  at  Hampton  Court,  with  success  and 

profit. 

Never,  probably,  has  the  turf  been  so  popular  in  England,  as  it  is  now,  since  its 
purification  by  the  late  Lord  George  Bentinck ;  never  was  it  so  efficiently  supported, 
nor  ever,  I  believe,  despite  all  the  silly  outcries  about  deterioration  of  blood,  decline 
of  size  and  physique,  and  decrease  of  soundness,  stamina,  and  stanchness,  has  the 
English  or  the  American  race-horse  been  equal,  far  less  superior,  to  what  it  now  is, 
either  in  perfection  of  blood,  stoutness  of  constitution,  symmetry,  beauty,  size, 

speed,  or  bottom. 

But  I  will  not  anticipate;  this  portion  of  the  subject  will  be  considered  in  a  dif- 
ferent place  ;  and  now,  after  a  few  general  remarks  on  the  now  existing  thorough 
blood  of  the  English  horse,  I  shall  pass  to  that  of  America,  which  is  identical  with 
it,  unless  in  so  far  as  it  may  have  been  acted  on  by  the  influences  of  climate,  or  the 
mode  of  handling  and  treatment. 


H 


THK  H0K8E. 


I-om  the  reign  of  James  I.,  however,  the  history  of  Enghsh 
racing  and  of  tlie  English  race-horse  may  be  held  to  connue.icc, 
although  no  existing  pedigrees  trace  so  lar  ha'  k.        _  _ 

I  tind  a  curious  notice  in  Brandt's  popular  antiquities,  which 
appears  to  relate  to  this  period,  if  one  may  judge  by  the  con- 
text; the  date  of  Misson's  travels  I  hcvo  not  yet  been  uble  to 
ascertain,  but  the  colh>cation  of  the  oentences  seems  to  indicate 

that  it  was  prior  to  IG-il.  ,  ,    ,   ,       r^    i, 

"  Misson,  ill  hi'^  travels  in  England,  translated  by  Ozell, 
V  "31  says:  ' The  English  nobility  take  great  delight  m  horso- 
rac'is. '  The  most  lamous  are  usually  at  Newmarket,  and  thoro 
you  are  Bure  to  see  a  great  many  persons  of  the  first  quality, 
and  almost  all  the  gentlemen  of  the  neighborhood.     It  is  pretty 
common  for  them  to  lay  wagert;  of  two  thousand  pounds  sterling 
upon  one  race.     I  have  seen  a  horse  after  having  run  twenty 
miles  in  fifty-five  minutes,  upon  ground  less  even  than  that 
where  the  races  are  run  at  Newmarket,  and  won  the  wager  tor 
his  master,  would  have  been  able  to  run  anew  without  talang 
breath,  if  he,  that  had  lost,  had  ventured  to  run  again.    There 
are  also  races  run  by  men.' 

«In  Ilinde's  Life  of  Master  John  Bruen,  a  Puritan  of  great 
celebrity,  1641,  p.  104,  the  author  recommends  '  unto  many  of 
our  gentlemen,  and  to  many  of  inferior  rank,  that  they  would 
give  over  their  foot-races,  and  horse-races,  &c.' 

"A  proclamation  was  issued  by  the  Protector  Cromwell,  8th 
April,  1658,  'prohibiting  horse-nices  in  England   and  Wales 

for  eight  months.' "  ,    .    .     i     <;    * 

I  have  extracted  the  three  quotations,  though  it  is  the  first 
only,  which  I  especially  regard  in  this  place— supposing  it  to 
have  some  relation  to  "the  absurdly  long  and  cruel  distances 
of  Mr  Youatt— :n  order  to  show  how  their  relative  bearing 
would  appear  to  countenance  the  idea  of  its  date  being  that  oi 
King  James  I.  or  early  in  the  reign,  of  Charles  I. 

It  is,  and  is  acknowledged  and  admitted  to  be,  a  fact,  that 
Barbs  and  Turkish  horses  had,  long  before  the  period  of  the 
commonwealth,  been  imported  into  England-although  ^vith 
the  exception  of  the  horse,  mentioned  before  as  introduced  by 
Alexander  I.  of  Scotland— the  Markham  Arabian  ,  is  probably 
the  first  of  this  strain  ever  brought  into  the  British  Isles;  yet 


mrngMtrf 


TTJUKTSli   nOBSra   IN    KNOI.AND. 


95 


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nniietice, 


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in  liorso- 
and  thoro 
t  finality, 
t  is  pretty 
Is  sterling 
m  twenty 
than  that 
wager  for 
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,n.    There 

,n  of  great 
)  many  of 
hey  would 

mwell,  8th 
ind  Wales 

is  the  first 
osing  it  to 
distances  " 
(re  bearing 
ing  that  of 

a  fact,  that 
riod  of  the 
lOiigh  with 
•odiiced  by 
8  probably 
I  Isles;  yet 


I  cannot,  myself,  perceive  wherefore  the  rejection  of  this  Arab 
should  be  charged,  as  it  generally  appears  now  U;  be,  a*^  an 
error,  against  the  Manpiis  of  Newcastle,  the  same  who  gallant- 
ly conmiaiulod  fur  the  king  at  Marston  Moor,  and  woidd  have 
won  for  him  his  battle,  and  perhaps  his  crown,  but  for  the  mad 
and  selfish  impetuosity  of  Rupert. 

Tliis  is,  however,  nothing  to  the  poir  t,  however  much  it  may 
be  so  that  he  was  considered  the  best  horseman  and  the  best 
judge  of  horses  of  his  day,  and  that  he  has  left,  as  a  legacy  to 
posterity  and  a  bounty  to  all  those  who  love  that  noble  animal, 
incoinpiirably  the  best  old  English  w(n-k  on  the  horse. 

It  is  now  pretty  generally  admitted  that,  whether  Barb, 
Turk,  '.y.-ian,  or  Arab  of  the  desert  proper,  all  oriental  blood 
has  had  its  share  and  influence  in  reinvigorating  the  blood  of 
tlie  English  thoroughbred,  and  giving  to  it  those  peculiar  qual- 
itios  which  cause  it,  with  justice,  at  this  day,  to  bo  esteemed 
the  best,  completest,  and  most  perfect  animal  in  the  world. 

In  what  degree  these  animals  have  ministered  to  our  now 
dominant  strain,  is  by  no  means  to  be  ascertained  ;  but  it  is  to 
be  noted  that  most  of  the  early  imported  foreign  stallions  were 

not  Eastern  Arabs. 

During  the  protectorate,  Oliver  Cromwell,  who,  though  he 
was  compelled  by  the  necessity  of  conciliating  the  absurd  pre- 
judices of  the  Puritans,  to  forbid  racing,  was  yet  an  ardent 
5over  of  the  horse,  and  an  earnest  promoter  and  patron  of  all 
that  belongs  to  boi-semanship,  purchased  of  Mr.  Place,  after-  ' 
wards  his  stud-master,  the  celebrated  "White  Turk ''--still  re- 
corded  as  the  most  beautiful  south-eastern  horse  ever  brought 
into  England,  and  the  oldest  to  which  our  present  strain  refers. 
To  him'' succeeds  Villiers,  duke  of  Buckingham,  his  Ilelmsley 
Turk,  and  to  him  Fairfax's— the  same  great  statesman  and 
brave  soldier,  who  fought  against  Newcastle  at  Marston— Mo- 
rocco Barb. 

And  to  these  three  horses  it  is  that  the  English  race-horse  of 
the  old  time  chiefly  owes  its  purity  of  blood,  if  we  except  the 
royd  mares,  specially  imported  by  Charles  II.,  to  which  it  is— 
mythically,  rather  than  justly— held  that  aU  English  blood 

ghoald  trace. 

Of  all  succeeding  importations,  those,  which  are  principally 


\ 


06 


TirE   U0R8E. 


known  nnd  referred  to,  m  having  notoriously  amended  our 
lioi-se — by  proof  of  stock  begotten  of  sujjerior  (|uulitieH,  and 
victorious  on  tlio  turf  tbrougli  long  generutions— but  few  are 
true  Arabn. 

We  iiave,  it  is  true,  the  Darley  Arabian,  the  Leeds  Arabian, 
IToneywood's  White,  the  Oglethorpe,  the  NewconiclJay  Moun- 
tain, the  DanuiBCUH,  Cullen's  Brown,  the  Chestnut,  tlie  Lonsdale 
Hay,  (Combe's  (Jray  and  lU'll's  (Jray  Arabians;  but  what  is 
generally  called  the  (iodolphin  Arabian,  as  it  seems  now  to  bo 
the  prevailing  opinion— his  origin  not  being  actually  ascer- 
tained—was a  JJarb,  not  an  Arab  from  Arabia  proper.  Against 
these,  again,  wc  find  IMace's  Whit.)  Turk,  D'Arccy's  Tuik,  the 
Yellow  Turk,  Lister's  or  the  Straddling  Turk,  the  Byerly  Turk, 
the  Selaby  Turk,  the  Acaster  Turk;  Curwen's  Bay  Barb,  Comp- 
ton'a  Barb,  the  Thoulouse  Barb,  Layton's  l?arb  Mare,  great- 
great-grandnm  of  Miss  Layton ;  the  Royal  Mares,  which  were 
Barbs  from  Tangier,  and  many  other  Barb  horses,  not  from  the 
Eastern  desert,  heading  the  pedigrees  of  our  best  horses. 

In  this  connection,  I  would  observe  that  the  very  reasons  for 
which  the  Marquis  of  Newcastle  condemned  the  Markham  Ara- 
bian—viz., that  when  regularly  trained  he  could  do  nothing 
against  race-horses— on  account  of  which  condemnation  he  has 
received  a  sneer  or  a  slur  from  every  writer  who  has  discussed 
the  subject,  arc  those  which,  at  this  very  moment,  prevent 
prudent  breeders  from  having  recourse  to  oriental  blood  of  any 
kind. 

They  cannot  run  or  last  against  the  English  horse.  They 
have  not  the  size,  the  bone,  the  nniscle,  or  the  shape,  if  we  ex- 
cept the  beautiful  head,  the  fine  neck,  thin  Avithers,  and  admira- 
bly long,  deep  and  sloping  shoulders,  which  are  the  inevitable 
characteristics  of  the  race.  Therefore,  all  men  who  breed  with 
an  eye  to  profit, — and  howsoever  it  might  have  been  in  the 
olden  times  of  the  Turf,  there  are  few  now  who  have  not  an 
eye  to  it,  cither  as  hoping  to  win  on  the  turf,  or  to  produce  sala- 
ble stock— prefer  to  put  their  mares  to  known  English  winning 
horses,  proved  getters  of  winners,  of  unquestioned  bottom  and 
stoutness,  rather  than  to  try  stallions  of  the  desert  blood,  con- 
cerning which  nothing  is  known  beyond  the  attested  pedigree, 
and  tha  visible  shapes 


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All  this  being  conHich'rcd,  and  espocially  the  fact  that  there 
is  ninrc  Turk  and  IJarb  tiuin  real  Araliiau  blond  in  the  pronent 
nice,  when  it  is  admitted  also  that  Newcastle  was  aconsunmuito 
liorsenian,  I  think  it  (piitc  as  well  to  hear  what  he  has  to  say  for 
himself,  and  not  to  continue  uitering,  what  Mr.  Carlylo  wouhl 
call  inarticulate  howls  over  what  cannot,  at  all  events,  now  bo 
helped,  and  perhaps  was  not  any  harm  in  the  beginning. 

"  I  never  saw,"  says  he,  ed.  of  1(507,  p.  73,  "  bnt  one  of  these 
liorses,  which  Mr.  Jolin  Markluun,  a  merchant,  brought  (\ver, 
and  said  ho  was  a  right  Arabian,  lie  was  a  i)ay,  but  a  littlo 
horse,  and  no  rarity  for  shape,  for  I  have  seen  many  English 
horses  far  finer.  Mr.  Markham  sold  him  to  King  James  for  iivo 
hundred  pounds,  and  being  trained  up  for  a  course,  when  ho 
came  to  run,  every  horse  beat  bim." 

Of  this  statement.  Mr.  Youatt,  who  decides  ex  cathednl  that 
the  Marquis's  jpinion  was  *'  probably  altogether  erroneous" — 
one  does  not  see  why  so,  uidess  because,  on  all  other  points,  it 
is  almost  invariably  sound — makes  quite  a  dili'erent  one,  ascrib- 
ing to  the  old  writer  a  dictum,  which  he  uses  not,  namely,  that 
"  this  Arabian  was  a  little  Jo»y  horse."  The  introduction  of  the 
word  Jony,  carries  much  with  it;  so  much  that  in  all  likeli- 
hood, if  the  horse  had  been  bony,  the' Marquis  might  have 
lield  a  different  opinion  concerning  the  propriety  of  breeding 
from  him. 

As  it  is,  we  can  only  hold  that  his  view  was  a  correct  one ; 
the  horse  when  tried  could  not  run,  and  when  examined  as  to 
t'ortn  was  found  inferior.  For  these  causes,  ho  was  ruled  out  as 
a  stock  getter.  So  would  any  horse  be  ruled  out  to-day,  if  he 
were  an  Arab  bearing  visibly  on  his  forehead  the  seal  of  King 
Solomon  liimself,  or  if  he  were  an  English  thoroughbred,  de- 
scended, through  all  the  time-honored  magnates  of  the  Turf, 
from  that  most  unimpeachable  of  all  attainable  ends,  an  im- 
ported Eastern  sire,  and  a  royal  mare. 

It  is,  I  think,  worthy  of  notice,  that  Newcastle,  who  was  a 
scholar,  a  travelled  man,  an  observer  and  a  gentleman,  as  well  as 
a  soldier  and  a  horseman,  distinctly  records  his  preference  of  the 
Spanish  horse  to  any  other  strain  of  blood  existing  in  his  time, 
and  in  doing  so  directly  refers  to  the  Barb,  for  service,  though 
not  in  those  terms,  as  a  racings  aialUon.  And  it  is  observable, 
Vol.  I.— 7. 


I 


08 


■niK   HOKSK. 


tlmt  tl>e  very  authorn  who  attack  him,  hormw  hm  .lo9cr.pt>.».m 

of  the  vurioim  races,  with.out  ackiiowlcdgincnt  

"AndthoManiuiH..fSeralvo"-«ay.  he,  m  hm  prdace  - 
..Mast  .!•  horse  to  hi.  lli,hno.s,  and  (Sovc.-nor  o  the  cast  c 
ot  A  twerp,  tohl  his  llif;hness,that  he  ha.l  asked  me,  '  wh.at 
trse  1-1  bestr  and  that  I  had  answered,  Mhero  were 

^;:U.nl  had  o.-aU  nation.;  hut  that. he  lW).w..^ 

Lmcn  of  the  h<.rse  kind,  and  Spanish  horses,  the   >    n    . 

In  cmmentinK,  afterwar.l,  on  the  various  races,  and  tluir 
«tn  sl-ortho  stuSihe  thus  speaks  of  the  ^pan.sh  u.rse,  .ul 
thus  of  tl-.c  Barb.     I  qvioto  these  various  passa-es,  to.    nno  rui 

I  assure  v.m  he  is  the  ).ohlest  horse  m  the  world.     1m  st,  tUc  o 

I  nThorse  bo  curioudy  shaped,  all  over  fn.u.  head  to  croup. 

He  :  the  most  beautiful  that  can  be.     For  he  is  -t  -  th.„  . 
advlikc  a8  the  Barb,  nor  so  gross  as  the  Neapol.tan ,  but  be 

Sn  loth.  He  is  of  great  spirit,  and  of  great  courage,  and 
l!  Ic-  hath  the  proudest  walk,  the  proudest  trot,  and  best  a  - 
tic  ;  his  trot;  the  h.ftiest  ,allop,  the  swiftest  careers,  and  s 
Clovincest  and  gentlest  horse,  and  fittest  for  a  king  u.  a  day 
onlCfto  Bhow  himself  to  his  people,  or  in  the  head  ot  un 
armv.  of  any  horse  in  the  world. 

in  Andlrfa  whevo  he  hath  above  three  Imndred  mares  a.d 
colt  aa  Ztord  Cottinglon  told  me ;  and  besides  those  of  h.e 
ml^l's^  "w  »"  other'n,os.  excellent  races,  not  only  of  noble- 
men, bnt  also  of  private  gentlemen." 


T1!E  nARn. 


09 


•iptionis 

[•face  - 
!  civHtle 
,  '  what 
•0  wero 
ho  jj;en- 


1(1  their 
1-80,  and 
wo  rca- 
choscn, 
8t,  tlicro 

0  croup, 
thin  and 

but  bo- 
•agc,  and 
i  best  ac- 
rs,  and  is 
in  a  day 
L!ad  of  an 

1  a  Span- 
the  pad, 

ish  horse. 

was  of  a 

and  these 

ever  ran 

rid,  for  all 
,ely  appro- 
ich  as  you 
i,  except  to 

at  Cordova 
mares  and 
hose  of  liis 
ly  of  noble- 


Next,  in  pnnition,  spoaking  of  the  Harh,  ho  discourHos  in  this 
fa^liion, 

"Tlie  Harh  in  next  to  the  SpaniHJi  liorse  for  wisdom,  liut  not 
near  ko  wiHO,  and  that  nial<('H  liim  eanier  to  1)0  dre»t,  bcsideH  ho 
is  of  a  gentle  nature,  docile,  nervous  and  light. 

"  He  is  as  tine  a  horse  as  can  be,  but  Koinewhat  filender,  and 
a  little  iudylil<e  ;  and  in  ko  In/y  ami  negligent  in  bin  wiilk  lis  he 
will  stumble  in  a  bowling  green  ;  he  tnits  like  a  cow,  and  gal- 
lops low,  and  no  action  in  any  of  those  actions.  But  commoidy 
he  is  sinewy  and  nervous,  and  hath  a  clear  strength,  is  excellently 
winded  and  good  at  length,  to  endure  great  trawl ;  and  very 
apt  to  learn,  and  easy  to  be  drest,  being  for  the  most  jiart  of  n 
good  disposition,  excellent  apprehension,  judgment,  memory  ; 
and  when  ho  is  searched  and  wakened,  no  horso  in  tho  world 
goes  better  in  tho  numege  in  all  ayred  whatsoever,  and  rarely 
upon  the  ground  in  any. 

"  Tho  mountain  Barbs,  they  say,  are  the  best ;  I  believe  they 
are  the  largest ;  but  for  my  part  I  rather  desire  a  middling 
horse,  or  a  less  horse,  which  are  cheap  enough  in  Barbary,  aa 
I  have  been  informed,  both  by  many  gentlemen,  and  nuvny 
merchants." 

Of  tho  Fris  horse — that,  I  conceive,  which  wo  now  term  tho 
Flemish  or  Flanders  horse,  he  says — 

"  Ho  is  hardy,  and  can  live  on  any  thing,  and  will  endure 
either  heats  or  colds  ;  and  on  no  liorse  whatsoever  does  a  man 
appear  more  a  swordsman,  than  on  this  horse,  being  so  quiet, 
80  bold,  and  so  assured. 

"  Ho  is  also  manly,  and  fit  for  any  thing  but  running  away  ; 
though  he  will  run  fast  for  a  while,  yet  I  doubt  not  long  ;  be- 
cause his  wind  is  not  like  a  Barb  ;  yet  a  heavy  man  well  armed 
upon  a  Barb,  and  the  same  weight  upon  a  Dutch  horse,  tho 
Dutch  horse's  strength  is  so  much  above  the  Barb's,  as  compared 
thus,  I  believe  tho  Dutch  horse  may  run  as  fast  and  as  long  as 
the  Barb  ;  for  the  Barb's  wind  serveth  to  no  purpose,  when  his 
strength  is  not  able  to  carry  his  weight." 

On  these  passages  I  would  observe,  what  will  be  yet  more 
decidedly  apparent  when  I  come  to  quote  from  the  same  writer 
his  remarks  on  the  English  horse,  that  it  is  quite  too  absurd  to 
endeavor  to  ignore  or  set  aside  his  reasonings,  aa  if  ho  were 


100 


THE  HORSE. 


ignorant,  or  careless  in  giving  his  judgment,  because  he  hved 
above  tio  centuries  ago  ;  when  we  tind  that,  m  every  respect, 
he  rests  his  judgment  on  precisely  the  same  g--^^  -  ^^^^^^^ 
the  wisest  and  best  judges  of  the  present  day,  with  all  the  lights 
orslnce  and  all  the  statistics  of  two  hundred  J^^^^ 
them  would  determine  their  choice  of  a  stallion,  o  w Inch  they 
should  put  their  choice  blood  mares-temper,  spirit,  iorm  and 

^^trCtordlHse  in  its  largest  and  most  comprehensive 
term  performance  in  tie  stud,  as  well  as  perlormance  in  the 
tZ:    For  it  is  no.  every  performer  on  the  turf,  that  is  a  per- 

'"".WofVir'^-eatest  winners  have  utterly  failed  to  beget 
winnr    C.tton,'tlie  stoutest  and  hardest  horse  ot  his  day,  in 
England,  always  got  soft  ones.    In  Amei  ca,  Cl-te--M^^^^^^ 
the  most  honest  horse  and  best  four-niiler  on  the  British  turf 
a^id,  therefor.,  thought  peculiarly  suited  for  Amer- can  stock- 
get  ing,  hcs  scarcely  got  a  winner.    Priam,  the  -ack  «    "s  day 
winner  of  the  Derby,  arid  should  have  been  winner  of  the  Legei 
To  but  for  the  acdkent  of  mud  hock  deep  which  gave  the  race 
Tthe  worthless  Birmingham,  has  not  only  not  improved,  bu 
actually  deteriorated  the  racing  blood  of  America,  as  regards 
form  and  power  whenever  he  hts  altered  It. 

Yet  both  these  horses  were  of  unquestionable  blood  and, 
except  that  Priam  was  too  leggy  for  my  taste-though  I  have 
Lard  him  called,  and  that  ^7  fudges  too,  the  pertec^^^^^^^ 
horseflesh-were  both   eminently  sound  and    finely  foimed 

^'"'ihe  old  Marquis,  however,  prefers  the  Spanish  horse  ho 
tells  us,  after  his  temper,  shape,  and  blood,  because  he  as  him- 
self  a  winner  and  a  sure  getter  of  winners.  _ 

This  is  the  true  test-the  winner,  who  gets  winners,  is  tho 

hnvfie  from  which  to  breed.  n    'j...  a 

Ind  rtiis  brings  me  to  another  point.    It  wi  1  be  admitted 
now  beyond  a  doubt,  that  any  practical  and  prudent  breeder  of 
the  day  would  prove  his  prudence  and  practice  by  choosmg  an 
ndenfall  English  stallion-say,  for  example  Glencoe,  himse  f 
a  great  winner,u->d  perhaps  the  greatest  modern  getter  of  wu. 

*  See  Note  *  on  page  107. 


ESTABLISHMENT  OF  THE   ENGLISH  TURF. 


101 


5  lived 
espect, 
which 
i  lights 
I  guide 
;h  they 
•m  and 

hensive 
in  the 
a  per- 

0  beget 
day,  in 
!argaux, 
ish  turf, 
n  stock- 
his  day, 
le  Leger 
the  race 
ved,  but 
regards 

)od,  and, 
;h  I  have 
ection  of 
r  formed 

horse,  he 
le  is  him- 


jre,  18  tne 

admitted 
jreeder  of 
loosing  an 
e,  himself 
er  of  win* 


ncrs,  before  any  '    known,  technically  fpeaking,  darh,  Arab  or 
Barb  liorse,  how>  >  er  beautiful,  that  should  now  be  imported. 

The  same  was,  then,  the  opinion  of  a  great  breeder  and 
greater  rider  in  his  day,  founded  as  it  seems  on  experience,  for 
any  thing  except  race-horses,  if  not  for  race-horses — in  speaking 
of  breeding  especially  for  the  turf,  he  afterward  gives  the  pre- 
ference to  the  Barb. 

Now,  it  seems  to  me  more  than  possible,  more  even  than 
probable,  that  there  was  in  those  days,  in  Spain,  a  breed  of  i'le 
best  Spanisli  horses,  which  might  trace  directly,  or  as  nearly 
directly  as  the  best  English  horses  now  do,  to  oriental  dam  and 
oriental  sire  ;  and  that,  consequently,  there  may  have  been  as 
just  a  reason  for  preference  of  the  then  Spanish  to  the  then 
Eastern  stallion,  as  there  is  for  that  of  the  present  English 
thoroughbred  to  the  present  untried  courser  of  the  Desert ;  and 
that,  therefore,  there  may  be  in  the  present  pure  blood-horse  of 
Great  Britain  and  America,  yet  another  unsuspected  cross  of 
pure  Desert  blood,. from  an  unsuspected  source. 

In  the  reign  of  which  the  Marquis  of  Newcastle  writes,  that 
of  Charles  11.,  the  English  Turf  was  for  the  first  time  fairly 
established.  That  king  sent  his  master  of  the  horse  to  the  Le- 
vant especially  to  import  both  mares  and  stallions,  and  it  is 
through  these  females,  kno^vn  as  the  royal  mares,  that  our  pre- 
sent race-horse  draws  his  claim  to  pure  blood,  since  it  is  evident 
thr.,t,  but  for  these,  there  must  have  been  in  all,  as  there  is 
undeniably  in  some,  of  the  best  English  thoroughbreds,  an 
infinitesimal  taint  of  common,  or  at  least  of  unproved  blood. 
For,  though  one  were  to  cross  the  pure  blood  of  the  Desert  ten 
thousand  times  on  the  produce  of  a  common-bred  dam,  one 
fraction  of  a  drop  of  the  impure  blood  must  remain  there  ad 
injmitum. 

Perhaps  it  may  appear  paradoxical  in  me  to  say  so,  but  I 
must  say,  that  I  believe  the  undoubted  superiority  of  the 
thoroughbred  English  and  American  blood-horse  to  come  from 
the  very  existence  of  this  mixture  of  various  crosses  with  the 

oriental  blood. 

A  remarkable  calculation  has  been  entered  into  by  a  very 

clever  and  observant  modern  writer  on  the  horse,  "  Cecil,"  to 

wliom  I  gladly  record  my  obligation,  to  prove  liow  extremely 


naiMiiiiitiwraffliHiwiwwa 


102 


THE  nOESE. 


email  a  quantum  of  iny  given  blood  remams,  after  a  given 
number  of  crosses,  in  the  veins  of  any  animal ;  yet  how  vastly 
that  minimum  quantity  affects  the  quality  of  the  descendant. 

"  The  pedigrees  of  many  horses  of  celebrity,"  he  says,  '  may 
be  traced  back  to  Childers,  the  Darley  Arabian,  and  other 
worthies  of  that  date  ;  but  where  there  is  only  one  dn-ct  line 
of  descent,  the  following  calculation  will  show  how  little  ot  the 
blood  flows  in  the  veins  of  the  present  generation.  It-  may  be 
considered  that  these  horses  flourished  about  a  century  ago,  and 
taking  ten  years  as  a  generation,  a  lineal  descendant  of  a  horse 
of  that  period  only  possesses  toVt  po^'tio^  ^^  ^^'^  ^^^^^• 


The  1st  cross  had 
2nd        " 
8rd       « 
4th       " 
5th 


1 

t 

tV 

1 

3lf 


The  6th  cross  had  ^f 

7th         « 

8th         " 

9th         « 

10th         " 


T2  8 

¥5Tr 

I 
TT7 


TTIT 


Farther  crosses  diminish  it  in  a  still  more  striking  degree. 

I  now  come  to  the  Marquis  of  Newcastle's  last  piece  of  ad- 
vice  to  breeders  ;  and  after  briefly  showing,  by  the  example  of 
a  few  illustrious  horses  to  which,  more  or  less  directly,  our  best 
American  blood  traces,  how  implicitly  his  advice  has  been  fol- 
lowed, I  shall  conclude  my  history  of  Ihe  English  horse,  with 
the  pedigree  of  the  far-famed  Eclipse ;  and  those  of  three  or 
four  others,  notable  as  the  sources  of  the  best  American  blood. 

"  If  y>,u  would  have  mares  to  breed  running  horses  of,  then 
they  must  be  shaped  thus  ;  as  light  as  possible,  large  and  long, 
but  well  shaped,  a  short  back  but  long  sides,  and  a  little  long- 
legged  ;  their  breast  as  narrow  as  may  be,  for  so  they  will  gallop 
the'lighter  and  nimbler,  and  run  the  faster,  for  the  lighter  and 
thinner  your  breed  for  galloping  the  better.    Your  stallion  by 
any  means  must  be  a  Barb,  and  somewhat  of  the  shape  that  I 
have  described  the  mares  to  be  of.    For  a  Barb,  that  is  a  jade, 
will  get  a  better  running  horse  than  the  best  running  horse  in 
England ;  as  Sir  John  Fenwick  told  me,  who  had  more  expe- 
rience in  running  horses,  then  any  man  in  all  England.    For 
he  had  more  rare  running  horses  than  all  England  beside,  and 
the  most  part  of  all  the  famous  running  horses  in  England  that 
ran,  one  against  another,  were  of  his  race  and  breed. 


V 


ORIENTAL  H0ESE8. 


103 


"  Some  commend  the  Turks  very  much  for  a  stallion  to  breed 
running  horses,  but  they  are  so  scarce  and  rare,  that  I  can  give 
no  judgment  of  them  ;  and  therefore  I  advise  you  to  the  Barb, 
which  I  believe  is  much  the  better  horse  to  breed  running 
horses." 

On  this  passage  I  have  only  to  remark,  that  the  observations 
on  the  shape  of  the  brood  mares  are  to  be  taken  ao  comparative, 
not  positive,  and  that  the  comparison  is  instituted  not  as  of 
thoroughbred  with  thoroughbred,  but  as  of  thoroughbred  with 
the  coarse  common  heavy  mare  of  the  day,  and  it  would  seem 
to  follow,  that  the  preference  of  the  Marquis  for  the  Barb  is 
fully  borne  out  by  the  pedigree  of  Eclipse,  in  which  it  will  be 
seen  there  is  but  one  genuine  Arabian,  all  the.  other  oriental 
strains  being  either  Barb  or  Turk,  of  one  of  which  stocks,  it 
is  well  ascertained  that  all  the  loyal  mares  of  Charles  11.  are 
derived.* 

•  The  following  list  comprises  some  of  the  earliest  recorded  importations  of 
Oriental  stallions  into  England,  with  notices  of  their  stock  as  far  as  known. 
Markham's  Arabian,  Temp.  Jamea  I. 

Fjuled  as  a  racer.    His  stock,  if  any,  unknown. 
Plaice's  White  Turk,  ^ 

The  Morocco  Barb,    v  Temp.  Commonwealth. 
The  Helmsley  Turk,   ) 
To  one  or  other  of  these  many  of  the  best  horses  in  England  and  America 
directly  trace.    To  the  last.  Eclipse  and  Highflyer,  in  the  female  line. 
The  Damascus  Arabian.  ) 

Three  Turks,  from  Hamburgh,  1684,  >  Temp.  Charles  II. 
The  royal,  Barb  or  Turkish,  mares.      ) 
To  the  latterj  with  scarcely  an  exception,  eyery  celebrated  horse  in  England  or 
America,  in  some  sort  traces  a  portion  of  his  blood. 

Evelyn,  in  his  Memoirs,  vol.  I.,  p.  577,  thus  describes  the  Turkish  horses  from 
Hamburgh : — 

"  Early  thi?  morning  I  went  into  St.  James's  Park  to  see  these  Turkish  or  Asian 
horses,  newly  brought  over,  and  now  first  showed  to  his  majesty.  There  were  four, 
but  one  died  at  sea,  being  three  weeks  coming  from  Hamborowe.  They  were  taken 
from  a  Bashaw,  at  the  siege  of  Vienna,  at  the  late  famous  raising  that  leagu<^r.  I 
never  beheld  so  delicate  a  creature  as  one  of  them,  of  somewhat  a  bright  bay,  two 
white  feet,  a  blaze ;  such  a  head,  eyes,  ears,  neck,  breast,  belly,  haunches,  legs,  pas- 
terns, and  feet,  in  all  regards  beautiful  and  proportioned  to  admiration ;  spirited, 
proud,  nimble,  making  halt,  turning  with  that  swiftness,  and  in  so  small  a  compass 
as  was  admirable.  •  *  •  They  trotted  like  does,  as  if  they  did  not  feel  the 
ground ;  500  guineas  was  demanded  for  the  first ;  300  for  the  second,  and  200  for 
the  third,  which  was  brown.  All  of  them  were  choicely  shaped,  but  the  two  last 
not  altogether  so  perfect  as  the  first." 


\ 


/  \ 


nMMMi 


iiiiiiw4tir[iiiirirt«w«*i'.«'MB^'  • 


■4QA  THE  HORSE. 

•With  regard  to  the  blood  of  our  thoroughbreds  of  to-day, 
«  Cecil »  speaks,  in  conclusion,  thus,  and  with  no  passage  can  i 

It  is  not,  I  believe,  known  ..hat  became  of  these  horses,  or  what  stock  they 

P'O  ""^^  •  The  Byerly  Turk,  )  j         jamcs  II. 

Lister's  or  tlie  Straddlin?  Turk,  \  '^  .     „    ,    «      a 

Both  these  hoL  produced  good  stock.    The  latter  "Brisk."  "Snake,"  and 

other  celebrated  stallions. 

The  Barley  Arabian,    ^ 

Curwen's  Barb,  V  Temp.  Queen  Anne. 

Lord  Carlisle's  Turk,   ) 
The  former   sire  of  Flying  Childcrs,  and  the  most  famous  progenitor,  on  the 
who^  erimported-thi  latter  sire  of  the  Bald  Galloway,  and  other  famous 

^°""'-  The  Godolphin  Arabian,  Temp.  George  11. 

.       r  T,,     u  p»„„l„«  kc    &r    and  *,he  last  Oriental  horse,  from  which  the  British 
sire  of  B' mk,  Regulus,  Ac,  sc,  ana   ne  m  winter  Arabian  did  little 

cat  in  1839,  one  imported,  1  Deiieve  iroiu  xiii>     ,    j  „„xt„,a 

not  such  as  to  justify  training  him.     He  had  power,  and  was  a  ^ 

:e^fn:o7e:ir:s^rhtt:tt^^^^^^^ 

seem:  to  bete  fact  that  the  English  thorough  blood  is  no  longer  susceptible  of  im- 
provement  by  a  farther  infusion  of  Oriental  blood. 


FOBEIGN  STALLIONS,  IN  1780. 
The  Alcock  Arabian,  The  Godolphin  Arabian, 

The  Bloody  Buttocks  Arabian, 
The  Bloody  Shouldered  Arabian, 
The  Belgrade  Turk, 
The  Bethel  Arabian, 
Lord  Burlington's  Barb, 
Croft's  Egyptian  horse. 
The  Cypress  Arabian, 


Hall's  Arabian, 
Johnson's  Turk, 
Litton's  Arabian, 
Matthew's  Persian, 
Nottingham's  Arabian, 
Newton's  Arabian, 
Pigott's  Turk, . 


BUSTLER. 


106 


to-day, 
e  can  I 

tock  they 


ake,"  and 


or,  on  the 
ler  famous 


the  British 
in  did  little 
1 — which  ia 
;ot  but  one 
on  and  Bay 
lood. 

y — three  to 
Itan  of  Mus- 
lore  Elliott, 
ra. 

y  one  of  the 
leed,  though 
er,  80  that  I 
1  he  was  in- 
thc  Havana, 
is  is  the  only 

st  celebrated 
rican  strains, 
iriental  stock 
day,  when  it 
Bptible  of  im* 


more  fittingly  close  my  history  of  the  blood  of  the  vresent  Eng- 
lish race-horse,  except  it  be  by  the  pedigree  of  its  noblest  son. 

"The  Royal  mares!"  says  he,  "from  one  of  which  in  the 
maternal  line  the  genealogy  of  Eclipse  is  traced.  The  pedigree 
of  his  sire,  Marske,  is  somewhat  obscure  ;  it  goes  back  through 
ei-ht  generations  to  a  daughter  of  Bustler,  but  how  her  dam 
was  bred  there  is  no  authority  to  decide.  It  may  be  conjec- 
tured that  she  was  descended  from  some  of  the  worthies  which 
distinguished  themselves  on  the  course  in  the  reign  of  James  1. 
There  are  several  examples  of  a  similar  nature  traceable  m  the 
stud-book,  which  lead  to  the  conclusion  that  during  the  early 
periods  of  breeding  for  the  turf,  mares  used  for  ordinary  pur- 
poses were  occasionally  selected  in  case  they  evinced  speed  and 
stoutness,  without  reference  to  their  oriental  pedigrees. 

« The  pedigree  of  Highflyer  affords  a  similar  instance  to 
that  of  Eclipse,  and  singular  to  relate,  runs  precisely  into  the 
same  strain  of  blood.  On  his  dam's  side  he  can  be  traced  to  a 
royal  mare,  but  in  the  paternal  line  his  genealogy  terminates  in 
a  mare,  which  produced  a  filly  from  Bustler,  which  horse  was  a 

eon  of  the  Helmsley  Turk.*  ^    .  ,i, 

«  Although  there  are  scarcely  any  horses  on  the  turt  at  tne 


The  Duke  of  Devonshire's  Arabian, 
Greyhound,  a  Barb, 
Hampton  Court  grey  Barb, 


Strickland's  Arabian, 
Wynn's  Arabian. 
Dodsworth,  a  Barb. 


Aleppo, 

Almanzor, 

Astridge  Ball, 

Bald  Galloway, 

Bartlett's  Childers, 

Basto, 

Bay  Bolton, 

Blacklegs, 

Bolton  Starling, 

Bolton  Sweepstakes, 

Cartouch, 

Chaunter, 

Childers, 

Cinnamon, 

Coneyskins, 

Councillor, 

Crab, 


NATIVE  STALLIONS,  IN  1T80. 
Doctor, 
Dunkirk, 
Easby  Snake, 
Fox, 
Foxcub, 

Graeme's  Champion, 
Grey  Childers, 
Grey  Crofts, 

Hampton  Court  Childers, 

Harlequin, 

Hartley's  Blind  Horse, 

Hip, 

Hobgoblin, 

Button's  Blacklegs, 

Hutton'8  Hunter, 

Jewtrump, 

•  See  Note  f  on  page  101. 


Jigg. 

Lamprey, 

Leedes, 

Marriclc, 

Oysterfoct, 

Partner, 

Royal, 

Shuffler, 

Skipjack, 

Smales's  Childers, 

Sorehecls, 

Squirrel, 

Tifter, 

Trueblue, 

Woodcock, 

Wyndham. 


106 


THE   U0R8E. 


present  clay  .vhich  are  «ot  in  Bome  degree  descended  from  the 
royal  mares,  it  appears  too  much  to  assert  that  they  all  owe 
their  oriiriu  entirely  to  Eastern  blood.  .       •      wi  „f 

"  The  casuist  may,  therefore,  Avith  consistency  mqui/e.  What 
is  a  thoroughbred  horse  ?    The  term  is  accepted  convent. onally 
o  Bi-ify  a  l.orse  whose  pedigree  can  be  traced  through  many 
lenemtions,  the  members  of  which  have  signaii^cd  thc.nselves 
mi  the  turt-  or  have  established  their  reputation  as  progemtoi-s 

""*"  'E'lrvmrubtedly  the  true  and  practical  reply,  and  such 
the  pe^ligree  of  Eclipse  will  prove  it  in  plain  tnith  to  be. 

"Tiie"  pedigree  of  Eclipse  will  likewise  afford  us  another 
curious  iuistration  of  the  uncertainty  f 'f  f -^!^^'^^^^^^^^^^ 
bred  horses.     Marske  was  sold  at  the  sale  of  the  Duke  ot  Cum 
berland's  stud  for  a  mere  trifle,  and  was  suffered  to  run  almo  t 
tud  in  the  New  Forest.    He  was  afterwards  purchased    y  tl^ 
Earl  of  Abingdon,  for  one  thousand  gumeas,  and  be  oie  Is 
ael,  covered  for  one  hundred  guineas.     Sqmrt,  when  the 
property  of  Sir  Harry  Harpur,  was  ordered  to  be  sho^  and 
whi'e  he  was  actually  leading  to  the  dog  kennel,  he  was  pa  ed 
at  the  intercession  of  one  of  Sir  Harry's  grooms ;  -^  -»^- 
Bartlett's  Clrlders,  nor  Snake,  was  ever  trained.     On  the  side 

.  In  1730  was  foaled  Squirt,  ^bo  as  the  sire  of  Mr.  Pratt's  old  marc,  Marske  and 
SypLn-thc-frirslro  of\cli;>se,  Shark,  and  an  almost  infinite  number  of  raeers- 
certainly  merits  a  peeuliareomme—  of  New  York, 

Squirt  was  bred  by  a  M^;^"  ^'^^f  ^' "!  ^.^^f; "uL,,  His  dam,  known  by  the 
and  was  by  """^f'^- ^^^^f  l*';'^  by  M^  Robinson  of  Easby,  near  Rich- 
name  of  "Metcalfe's  Old  Mare     ^"^  '^  "'"jy  ^^  ^^^  j),j,,^y  ^urk  with 

„,ond.  She  w.  by  Snake,  and  '^^^ZTJ^lo^^^^^  ^^^^^^^  but,  falling  into  the 
the  royal  or  Barbary  mares.    ^^"\^'^  ^^   ^  ^^^^  ^„ee,  wncn  by  no 

hands  of  Sir  Harry  Harpur,  he  was  held   n  -  ,nt^    Repute  ,^_^^^^  ^^  ^^^ 

n^cans  an  old  horse,  he  was  sent  to  '^l^'^'^^  l^la^'^  became  sire  of  Ma.ske, 
earnest  solicitation  of  Sir  ^^^^yl^^l^:^^,:^^!  of  the  turf  would  that 
Syphon,  and  Pratt's  old  --What      -  ^^  -  g,^^,^  ,„,  ,,,  „rouB 

bullet  have  produced!     Echpsc  and  all  ^^        Sweetbriar  and  Sweet- 

r  :r;:r  rs  r^-r  uUtj.^.^..  .- ..- 

which  it  has  been  pitted. 


~7' 


:^i 


PEDIGREE  OF  ECUPSE. 


107 


om  the 
all  owe 

'.,  What 
;i'jiial!.y 
1  many 

inselvcB 
^enitoi'S 

lid  such 

another 
lorough- 
of  Cum- 
n  almost 
cl  by  the 
jfore  his 
hen  the 
lot,  and, 
18  spared 
1  iieithei 
the  side 

Mareke  and 
p  of  racers— 

;  New  York, 
own  by  the 
,  near  Rich- 
;y  Turk  with 
ing  into  the 
wucn  by  no 
rieved  at  the 
B  of  Maiske, 
f  would  that 
he  numerous 
r  and  Sweet- 
ied  from  the 


of  the  dam,  Spiletta  never  started  hut  once  and  was  hcaten,  and 
the  GoJolphiu  was  purchased  from  a  water-cart  in  Paris." — 
Smith  071  Breeding. 

The  pedigree  of  Eclipse,  wliich  follows,  is  worthy  of  remark, 
as  showing  a  singular  example  ol  in-hreeding. 

The  great-grandsirc  of  Eclipse  in  tlio  male  line  is  Bartlett's 
Childers,  who  traces  from  his  dam,  in  tlie  male  line,  to  Si)anker, 
.ind  in  the  female  to  Spanker  and  Ins  own  dam  !  Doubly  in- 
cestuous 1 

The  grandmother,  in  the  male  line,  of  his  sire,  Marsko, 
traces  on  both  sides  to  Hautboy  ;  and  in  the  female,  once  to  tlie 
Bame  horse. 

And  there  are,  in  his  ancestry  in  the  female  line,  tin-ee  more 
crosses  of  the  same  animal. 

The  other  English  pedigrees,  which  are  either  taken  entire 
from  the  best  English  authorities,  or  made  up  originally  with 
great  care  from  the  stud  books,  are  those  of  the  horses  to  which 
the  best  American  blood  directly  traces,  in  the  families,  which 
will  be  hereafter  indicated. 


EDITORIAI.  NOTES. 

*  (P.  100.)  Priam's  failure  as  a  getter  of  race-horses  can  bo  justly  attributed  to 
the  fact  that  ho  was  permitted  to  cover  one  hundred  and  fifty  mares  the  first  season 
he  stood  in  America.  Many  of  the  mares  descended  from  him  have  boon  very 
successful  and  valuable  in  the  stud.  In  Kngland,  Priam  sired  some  noted  maros ; 
Miss  Letty,  winner  of  the  Oaks  in  1837,  and  dam  of  Weatlierbit;  Industry,  winner 
of  the  Oaks  in  18,38  ;  and  Crucifix,  the  best  mare  of  her  day,  winner  of  all  her  tvro- 
year  engagements,  and  won  the  2,000  gs.,  1,000  gs.,  and  Oaks  in  1840.  Slio  was  the 
dam  of  Coral  and  Surplice,  tho  latter  the  winner  of  the  Derby  and  St.  Loger  in  1848. 

t  (P.  105.)  No  pedigrees  in  tho  English  Stud-Book  are  more  certainly  authon- 
tioatcd  than  Marske  and  Highflyer. 


to  have  been 
victorious  in 
ed,  or  agunst 


HISTORY 

OP   THE   AMERICAN   HORSE. 

At  a  very  remote  period  in  tlie  history  of  America,  this  riost 
valuable  of  all  the  animals  subject  to  man,  began  to  be  nnported 
from  Europe  by  the  earliest  settlers,  it  being  conceded  that,  al- 
tliou.'h  the  horse  had  at  some  former  time  existed  on  this  con- 
tinent, as  is  proved  by  his  fossil  remains,  he  had  become  extmct 
previous  to  its  colonization  by  the  white  nations.  _ 

It  is  generally  believed  that  the  horses,  which,  are  found  in 
a  feral  state  over  the  pampas  of  South  and  the  prairies  of  Isorth 
America,  so  far  east  as  to  the  Mississippi,  are  the  progeny  of 
the  parents  released  by  the  Spaniards  at  the  abandonment  ot 
Buenos  Ayres ;  but  it  seems  to  me  that  this  date  is  too  recent 
to  bo  compatible  with  the  vast  numerical  increase,  and  the 
great  hordes  of  these  animals  now  existing  iu  a  state  ot  nature  ; 
'  and  I  should  be  inclined  to  ascribe  their  origin  to  animals  es- 
caped, or  voluntarily  liberated,  in  the  earliei-  expeditions  and 
wars  of  the  Spanish  invaders,  the  cavalry  of  that,  nation  con- 
sisting entirely  of  perfect  horees,  or  mares. 

It  niMst  have  been  the  case,  in  the  bloody  wars  of  Mexico 
and  Poru,  where  the  battles  more  than  once  went  disastrous  y 
for  tho  Spaniards,  that  war-horses,  their  riders  being  Blain,  would 
recover  their  freedom,  and  p.  ^pagate  their  species  rapidly,  in  the 
wide,  luxuriant,  and  well-watered  plains,  where  the  abmidance 
of  food,  the  genial  climate,  and  the  absence  of  beasts  ot  prey 
capable  of  coping  with  so  powerful  an  anima)  as  the  horse, 
would  favor  their  rapid  increase.  ,      •    xi,  * 

We  know  that  De  Soto  had  a  heavy  force  of  cavalry  in  that 


y^i' 


this  :  lost 

imported 

that,  al- 

this  con- 

le  extinct 

5  found  in 
I  of  North 
ro^eny  of 
nment  of 
too  recent 
,  and  tlie 
Df  nature ; 
nimals  es- 
itions  and 
ition  con- 

of  Mexico 
sastrouely 
ain,  would 
dly,  in  the 
ibuudanco 
ts  of  prey 
the  horse, 

Iry  in  that 


nUST   IMPORTATIONS. 


109 


expedition,  in  which  he  discovered  the  Mississippi  and  found  a 
grave  in  its  waters ;  and,  when  the  warriore  of  liis  party  re- 
turned home  hy  water  in  barqui-s,  wiiich  tliey  Imilt  on  tho 
banks  of  the  great  river,  it  is  nearly  certain  that  they  must  have 
abandoned  tlieir  chargers  ;  as  it  is  little  probable  that  tho  frail 
vessels,  built  by  inexperienced  hands  merely  for  the  purpose  of 
e8eaj)inj;  with  life,  should  have  been  capable  of  containing  tho 
liorses  of  ♦he  fugitives. 

Tho  iiidt  hcrses  imported  to  America  for  the  purpose  of  cre- 
ating a  stock,  were  brought  by  Columbus  In  1493,  in  his  second 
voyage  to  the  islands.  Tlio  firet  landed  in  the  United  States 
were  introduced  into  Florida  in  1527,  by  Cabcca  de  Vaca,  forty- 
two  in  nund)er,  but  tliese  all  perished  or  were  kill.  ..  The  next 
importation  was  that  of  Do  Soto,  alluded  to  above,  of  which 
many  doubtless  survived,  and  to  which  I  attribute  the  origin  of 
the  wild  horses  of  Texas  and  the  prairies,  strongly  marked  to 
this  day  by  tho  characteristics  of  Spanish  blood. 

In  1604,  M.  L'Escarbot,  a  French  lawyer,  brought  liorses 
with  other  domestic  animals,  int(»  Acadia,  and,  in  1608,  the 
French,  extending  their  colonization  into  Canada,  introduced 
horses  into  that  country,  where  the  present  race,  though  it  has 
somewhat  degenerated  in  size,  owing  probably  to  the  inclemency 
of  the  climate,  atill  shows  the  blood,  sufficiently  distinct,  of  the 
Norman  and  Breton  breeds. 

In  1609,  the  English  ships,  landing  at  Jamestown,  brought, 
beside  swine,  sheep  and  cattle,  six  mares  and  a  horse,  and  in  1657 
the  importance  of  increasing  the  stock  of  this  valuable  animal 
was  80  largely  recognized,  that  an  act  was  passed  prohibiting  its 
exportation  from  tho  province. 

In  1629,  horses  and  mares  were  brought  into  the  plantations 
of  Massachusetts  Bay  by  Francis  Higginson,  formerly  of  Leices- 
tershire, from  which  county  many  of  the  animals  were  imported. 
New  York  received  its  first  horses  in  1625,  imported  from  Hol- 
land by  the  Dutch  West  India  Company,  probably  of  the 
Flandera  breed,- of  which,  however,  few  traces  seem  to  exist, 
unless  it  be  in  the  Conestoga  horse  of  Pennsylvania,  which,  I 
think,  shows  some  affinity  to  that  breed,  either  directly  or 
through  the  English  dray-horse,  which  is  understood  to  be 
originally  of  Flemish  origin. 


mMHinrtitiHi^isia^r 


ISiaaaiMBWiiiM 


ii 


110  TlIK   I10U8E. 

In  1750,  the  Frcncli  <>f  Illinois  poBscssod  conflidcmblo  num. 
bers  of  French  Ihtsoh,  nnd,  sinoo  that  time,  as  the  ecienco  of 
agriculture  has  improved  and  ndvunced,  pure  uninuils  of  many 
distinct  breeds  have  been  couKtantly  imported  into  thi«  country, 
which  have  created  in  ditfercnt  sectiona  and  districtw  distinct 
families  easily  recognized  ;  as  the  horses  of  Afassachusetts  and 
Vermont,  admirable  for  their  (lualities  as  draft  horses,  both 
powerful  and  active,  and  cai)ablo  of  (piick  as  well  as  heavy 
^vork— the  Conestogas,  excellent  for  ponderous  slow  clforta  m 
teaming  and  the  like— and  the  active  wiry  horses  of  the  West, 
well  adapted  for  riding,  and  atfording  mounts  to  most  of  the 
American  cavalry.*  Although,  however,  these  horses  are  readily 
known— apart,  and  recognized  by  the  eye  of  a  judge,  it  is  not 
always  easy  or  possible  to  assign  the  origin  of  each  breed,  or  to 
trace  out  tlie  foreign  family  from  whicb  it  is  derived  ;  as,  until 
recently,  a  lamentable  carelessness  has  existed  as  to  prcservmg 
the  pedigrees  of  animals,  wbicb  has  produced  irretrievable  con 
fusion— while  now,  since  the  value  of  blood  and  hereditary 
qualities  is  every  where  admitted,  a  much  worse  evil  is  begin- 
ning to  show  itself,  in  the  manufacture  of  spurious  pedigrees, 
whidi  is  becoming  unfortunately  too  common,  and,  owing  to 
the  want  of  properly  kept  and  authenticated   stud-books,  is 
nearly  impossible  of  detection.     It  would  appear  that  there  is 
a  growing  necessity  for  the  enactment  of  some  highly  penal 
statutes,  in  all  the  several  States,  for  the  repression  of  this 
•    offence,  which  is  not  only  a  most  infamous  species  of  swindling, 
but,  in  fact,  an  absolute  act  of  forgery. 

The  unlucky  absence  of  properly  kept  stud-books  has  also 
rendered  it  impossible  to  prwe  the  blood  directly  of  many  of 
our  most  celebrated  race-horses  and  stallions,  the  dams  of  which 
■     have  not  been  duly  recorded.     It  cannot  be  said,  however,  that 
their  lineage  is  doubtful,  though  it  may  be  unknown ;  as  their 
own  qualities  of  speed,  stoutness,  and  their  ability  to  stay  a 
distance,  go  far  to  show  their  claims  to  pure  blood,  while  their 
power  of  transmitting  it  to  their  progeny  proves  it  beyond  a 
peradventure.       For,    although    some    hcrses,    not   perfectly 
thoroughbred,  have  run  well  themselves,  both  for  speed  and 
endurance,  none  such  have  been  the  sires  and  grandsires  of  dis- 
tinguished winnersri  The  power,  therefore  of  transmitting  high 
j   ♦  See  Note  ♦  on  page  121. 


VARIOUS   RACES. 


Ill 


0  num« 

>I)CO  of 

f  inniiy 
(Mintry, 
(listinct 
Btts  tuul 
•s,  both 
»  lioHvy 
llbrta  in 
0  West, 
t  of  the 
'  rciulily 
it  is  not 
L'd,  or  to 
ns,  until 
eserving 
iblo  con 
M't'ditary 
is  bogin- 
cdigrees, 
)wing  to 
hooks,  is 
tliere  is 
ily  penal 
!i  of  this 
windling, 

has  also 

many  of 

of  which 

ever,  that 

;  as  their 

to  stay  a 

hile  their 

beyond  a 

perfectly 

jpecd  and 

res  of  dis- 

itting  high 


qualities  by  hereditary  descent,  may  bo  held  to  prove  tho  pos- 
R(>HHion  of  I'ure  bh.od  in  the  nire.  Tlie  pedigrei-  of  American 
KclipHO  cannot  U'  abHolutely  proved— that  is  to  Hay,  there  ia  a 
doubt  in  his  pedigree,  but  no  proof  of  a  stain  in  his  blood— yet 
no  one  in  his  senses,  looking  to  his  own  performances  and  the 
perforniunees  of  his  get,  can  doubt  \m  being  as  tlion.ughbred  as 
bin  Knglish  namesake,  to  whom  ho  is  supposed  to  have  boon 
connected  on  the  mother's  side  * 

It  is  evident  then,  in  the  lirnt  place,  that  the  original  stock 
of  tlie  unimproved  American  liorse  is  the  result  of  a  mixture 
of  breeds,  tlie  French,  the  Spanish,  the  Flemish,  and  tho  Eng- 
lish horses  having  all  sent  their  representatives  to  some  portion 
or  otiier  r.f  the  United  States  and  IJritish  Provinces,  a»ul  proba- 
bly still  prevailing  to  a  considerable  degree  in  sonio  locations, 
though  nowhere  wholly  unmixed,  while,  in  others,  they  have 
been  so  thoroughly  mixed  and  amalgamated,  that  their  identity 
is  no  longer  discoverable. 

In  New  York,  it  appears  that  the  early  importations  of 
thorough  blood,  and  the  constant  support  of  horse-racing,  have 
60  changed  the  original  Dutch  or  Flemish  stock,  that  the  char- 
acteristil;  of  her  horses  is  that  of  the  English  race,  with  a  strong 
cross  of   good  blood.    In  Massach-'-ctts,  Vermont,  and  the 
Eastern  States  generally,  tho  Clevei.  nd  Bay,  and  a  cross  be- 
tween that  and  the  English  dray-horso  blood,  with  some  small 
admixture  of  a  thorough  strain,  predominates.    In  Pennsyl- 
vania, the  most  distinct  breed  appears  to  be  of  Flemish  and 
English  dray-horse  origin.     In  Maryland,  Virginia,  and  South 
Carolina,  English  thorough  blood  prevails  to  a  great  extent ;  so 
much  so  as  to  render  the  inferior  classes  of  working  horses 
weedy  and  undersized.     In  Louisiana,  and  many  of  the  Western 
States,  French  and  Spanish  blood  is  prevalent  in  part,  though 
with  a  mixtui-e  Df  an  English  strain.    But,  generally,  it  may  be 
assumed  that,  vith  the  exception  of  the  thoroughbreds,  there  is 
scarcely  any  treed  in  any  part  of  America  entirely  pure  and 
unmixed,  and  that  there  are  very  few  animals  any  where  which 
have  not  some  mixture,  greater  or  less,  of  the  hot  blood  of  the 
iesert,  transmitted  through  the  English  race-horse. 

In  fact,  with  the  exception  of  the  Conestoga  horse,  there  la 
In  the  United  States  no  purely  bred  draft  or  cart-horse,  nor  any 

*  Soo  Note  f  on  pago  121. 


tW>i)liiBUl.»J.t-. 


w 


112 


TtlR   IIOR8C. 


^h 


breed  wliicli  is  kept  entirely  fur  field  or  r<>a<l  liibur,  willinut  n 
view  to  ln'iiij^  utied  iit  tiirien  tor  ({iiieker  work,  and  lor  purpoHOH 
of  pleuhuru  or  travel.  Tlio  HUino  liontc  wliieli  jiloufxlm  or  liar- 
rowa  to-tia}',  Ih  lianieHrti'd  to-morrow  to  the  Kulky  or  the  .lerHey 
■waj^oii,  or  tli(!  old-l'awhioned  New  Kiij;laiid  chaine,  or  Ih  tiHed 
lliidiT  Huddle,  and  expeeted  to  make  toleralile  time  by  tho 
owner.  Nor,  althoiif^h  Cloveland  l>ayH,  and  Sutlblk  jtunches  of 
tho  imi)roved  breed  have  been  imported  into  MaHsachiiKcttH, 
nnd  left  their  mark  on  tho  liorwes  of  the  Kastern  States,  are  any 
IjorseH  bred  there  without  the  and)ition  to  produee  Homethin;^' 
beyond  a  mere  curtdiorec,  aspiring  to  draw  u  heavy  load  at  u 
foot'w-paje;  Jtlio  use  of  oxen,  whieh  is  almoHt  entirely  aban- 
doned in  En}»land,  nui)i)lying  the  plaee  in  the  United  States  of 
mere  weight-haulerB;  so  that  every  horne,  for  the  most  i)art, 
bred  in  Ameriea  is,  or  is  intended  to  be,  in  some  ponse,  a  road- 
Btcr ;  and  it  is  btit  fair  to  say  that  for  doeility,  temper,  soundness 
of  eonstitution,  endurance  of  fatigue,  hardiness,  surefootedness, 
and  speed,  tho  American  roadster  is  not  to  be  excelled,  if 
equalled,  by  any  horse  in  the  known  world  not  purely  thorough- 
bred. 

Of  roadsters,  two  or  three  families  have  obtained,  in  ditferent 
localities,  decided  and  probably  merited  re})utation8  for  ditierent 
peculiar  qualities  ;  such  as  the  Narrngansett  Pacers,  the  families 
known  as  tho  Morgan  and  Black  Hawk,  the  Canadians,  and 
generally  what  may  bo  called  trotters. 

^  No  one  of  these,  liowever,  it  may  be  asserted,  with  the 
single  cxceptif  I  of  the  Narragansetts,  appears  to  have  any  real 
clainx  to  bo  hel '  a  distinctive  family,  or  to  be  regarded  as  capa- 
ble of  transmitting  its  qualities  in  line  of  hereditary  descent, 
by  breeding  within  itself,  without  farther  crosses  with  higher 
and  hotter  blood. 

Of  tho  Narragansetts  it  is  extremely  difficult  to  speak  ;  for 
there  is  reason  to  believe  that  as  a  distinct  variety,  with  natural 
powers  of  pacing,  they  are  extinct ;  and  their  origin  is,  in  some 
sort,  mythical  and  uncertain. 

Tlie  other  families,  it  is  clear,  owe  their  merits  to  a  remote 
strain  of  thoroughblood,  perhaps  amounting  to  one-fourth,  or 
one-third  part,  some  three  or  four  generations  back. 

Now,  by  all  rules  of  breeding,  based  on  c;cperionce  and 


IN-nRKKDINO. 


113 


rrdiiccd  to  cortninty,  muli  iaiiiilirH  catumf  ronflniu*  wltlioiit 
ilt'^ciicration,  uhIck-*  tlicv  aro  tartlicr  crnnsccl  witli  jmn'  lilnnd, 
It'inai'CH  III' any  tainily,  iiiiinixiMl,  Ih>  Htiiitcd  to  \iiiiiii\('tl  Htalliniirt 
of  tliu  miiiiu  t'ainily,  gfrioratioii  after  jj^fiicratioti,  tlio  roNuIt  i8  uh 
ci'rtuin  HH  it  '\h  that  tlu>  eartli  rcvolvos  on  itw  axin.  TIic  j^ood 
hludd  will  die  out,  and  the  progeny,  sooner  or  later,  becouio 
degeneratt>,  weak,  and  wortldeHH. 

Apiin,  to  lireed  Htallions  of  such  a  finnily  to  niaroH  of  better 
Mood  iiumt,  neeewHarily,  fail;  for  though  it  han  r)f(en  been 
attenipled  to  produce  improved  hone  and  power,  hy  putting 
hlooil  nuireH  to  hony  underhri'd  Htallloiirt,  it  lias  never  Hucceeiletl, 
and  it  is  now  universally  known  and  conceded  that,  in  onk'r  to 
improve  the  races,  tlio  niro  must  he  the  superior  animal.*  Indeed, 
it  is  argued,  with  much  pro])ahility,  that  n  nuiro  onco  crossed 
with  a  biro  of  different  hlood,  not  oidy  produces,  hut  btamwH 
herself,  a  croBS  ;  and  is  incnpahlc  of  ever  again  {)rodnci:ig  lier 
own  strain.  Thus  a  thorcngh  marc,  onco  stinted  to  a  cold- 
blooded hoi"8e,  could  never  again  bear  the  jiiire  colt,  even  to  a 
pure  sire ;  while  a  cold-ldooded  mare,  liaving  once  foaled  to  a 
thorough  horse,  would  always  bo  improved  as  a  breeder  by  the 
change  ])rodu(.L'd  in  her  own  constitution.  This  is  a  mysterioiis 
ajid  ditHcnlt  subject,  and  it  is  prol»able  that  the  question  is  not 
fully  sounded;  I  am  satisfied,  howev^cr,  tliat  there  is  much  in  it, 
and  I  shall  enter  more  largely  into  tho  matter  when  I  como  to 
treat  especially  of  breeding;  as  I  shall  into  tho  qualities  alleged 
to  belong  to  these  families,  when  I  como  to  deal  with  thorn  dis- 
tinctively as  such. 

At  present,  I  only  wish  to  record  it  as  my  opinion,  that  tho 
supposed  superiority  of  any  of  those  breeds  is  only  attributable 
to  their  possessing  a  larger  share  than  ordinary  hoi-ses  of  pure 
blood,  and  that  this  superiority  caimot  last  without  farther 
admixture. 

Therefore,  while  I  sho.ild  expoct^ne  possible  advantage  from 
breeding  a  Morgan,  or  Messenger,  one-third  part  bred  mare,  to 
a  similarly  bred  stallion,  I  should  look  forward  confidently  to  a 
vastly  superior  progeny  by  putting  her  to  a  powerful  sire  of 
pure  blood. 

Again,  by  putting  an  entirely  cold-blooded  niarc,  say  of 
Norman,  Cleveland  Bay,  or  Flemish  blood,  to  a  Morgan  or 

♦  Soe  Note  t  on  page  121. 

Vol.  I.-8 


igtjjijjtSSf' 


lU 


TniC  HOESE. 


Messenger,  tliird-part  horse,  I  slioiikl  expect  to  get  an  aninia, 
improved  above  the  dam,  but  not  so  much  imjjroved  as  1 
should,  liad  slic  been  put  to  a  properly  selected  animal  of  undis- 
puted blood. 

In  a  -word,  unless  I  were  intending  to  breed  dray-horses, 
cart-horses,  or  punches,  I  would  never  put  a  mare  to  a  lialf-bred 
Bire  at  all ;  and  even  of  these,  excepting  the  dray-horse — which 
in  reality  is  an  animal  for  ostentation  and  shov,  sanctioned  by 
usage  among  brewers  and  distillers  in  England,  not  for  utility — 
I  am  satisfied,  that  they  would  be  bettered  by  a  cross  of  blood. 

The  original  Canadians  were,  I  have  no  doubt,  of  pure  Nor- 
man and  Breton  descent ;  bjit,  since  the  Canadas  have  been 
under  British  rule,  they,  too,  have  been  mixed  and  improved 
largely  by  the  introduction  of  a  pure  strain ;  so  that  the  animals, 
Avhich  in  lato  years  pass  liere  under  the  name  of  Canadians, 
such  as  Moscow,  Lady  Moscow,  and  many  others  of  name,  are 
Canadians  only  by  title,  and  differ  only  from  other  Amei-ican 
roadsters  in  the  fact,  that  they  have,  it  is  probable,  for  the  most 
part  only  two  crosses,  of  the  Korman  and  pure  Englisli  blood, 
while  the  ordinary  road-horse  of  the  United  States  is  perhaps 
a  combination  of  several  English  distinct  families,  with  French, 
Spanish  and  Flemish  crosses,  beside  a  strain  of  thorough  blood. 

Of  trotters  it  is  now  certain  that  there  is  no  distinctive  breed, 
or  family,  or  mode  of  breeding.  The  power,  the  style,  the  ac- 
tion, the  mode  of  going  are  the  things  ;  and  it  is  most  probable 
that  the  speed  and  the  endurance  both  of  Aveight  and  distance 
depend,  more  or  less,  on  the  greater  or  inferior  degree  of  blood 
in  the  animal. 

There  is  no  doubt  whatever  in  my  own  mind,  that  allowing 
such  men  as  Hiram  Woodruff,  George  Spicer,  Dan  PfifFer,  Dan 
Mace  Bud  Doble,  Hiram  Howe,  Carl  Burr,  and  others  of  the 
same  kidney,  to  select  such  hoi-ses  as  they  should  pick  for  shape, 
bone,  action,  movement  and  blood,  out  of  the  best  h\ntting  sta- 
bles in  England,  and  to  train  and  drive  them  themselves,  after 
their  own  fashion,  they  would  find  an  equal,  or  even  larger,  pro- 
portion of  animals — owing  to  their  superiority  in  blood — capa- 
ble of  making  as  good  time  as  has  been  made  here.  It  is  to  the 
fact  that  no  favor  has  been  ever  attached  to  trotting,  either  as 
a  national  sport,  or  as  an  amusement  of  the  wealthier  classes — to 
the  fact  that  all  the  best  and  most  promising  animals,  which 


71", 


TROrriNO  HORSES. 


115 


aninia. 

d  as  1 

)f  nndis- 

■liorsos, 

alt-l)red 

Avliich 

oiied  by 

utility— 

>f  1)1i>ih1. 

urc  Nor- 

ive  been 

mprovcd 

i  animals, 

anadians, 

name,  are 

American 

•  the  most 

isl)  blood, 

s  perhaps 

:h  French, 

jgh  blood. 

tive  breed, 

Ic,  the  ac- 

t  probable 

d  distance 

B  of  blood 

,t  allo-wing 
•fiffer,  Dan 
lers  of  the 
V  for  shape, 
muting  sta- 
selves,  after 
larger,  pro- 
iood — capa- 
It  is  to  the 
g,  either  as 
p  classes — to 
mals,  which 


would  in  this  country  be  used  on  the  road  orthe  trotting-course, 
are  there  employed  in  the  hunting  iield^ — to  the  fact,  that  trot- 
ting rules,  trotting-training,  and  trotting-riding,  or  driving,  are 
all,  in  England,  imperfect,  injudicious  and  inferior;  and  lastly 
to  the  fact,  that  the  aninuils  used  as  trotters,  themselves  of  in- 
ferior quality,  are  almost  entirely  in  the  liands  of  persons  of  in- 
ferior means  and  equal  chai'acter,  that  must  be  ascribed  the  in- 
feriority of  the  English  trotter;  no  suih  distinction  being  dis- 
coverable against  the  English  hunter,  carriage-horse,  cavalry 
horse,  riding-hack,  or  race-horse.  «__^ 

And  it  is  to  the  great  popularity  of  trotting  in  this  country, 
to  the  great  excellence  of  the  trotting-trainers,  drivers  and  ri- 
ders, arising  from  that  popularity,  and  to  the  employment  of  all 
the  very  best  half  and  three-quarter-part  bred  horses  in  the  land 
for  trotting  purposes — none  being  diverted  from  that  use  for  the 
hunting  field,  or  park-riding — that  we  must  ascribe  the  wonder- 
ful superiority  of  the  American  roadster. 

It  may  be  added,  that  this  view  of  the  subject  is  confirmed" 
by  the  fact,  that  in  the  Southern  and  South- westeiii  States, 
where  the  persons  of  wealth  and  horse-owners  are,  for  the  most 
part,  agriculturists  and  rural  proprietors,  rather  than  dwellers  in 
cities,  many  of  them  owners  of  race-horses,  and  most  of  them 
more  or  less  addicted  to  fox-hunting  or  deer  hunting,  trotting  lias 
never  taken  root  to  any  thing  like  the  extent  it  has  to  the  North 
and  Eastward ;  and  that,  «.,n  the  contrary,  where  trotting  pre- 
vails, it  is  as  difScult  to  procure  a  handsome,  well-broken  and 
well-bitted  galloper,  with  stylish  action,  a  good  turn  of  speed,  and 
able  to  stay  a  distance  under  a  weight,  as  it  is  easy  to  find  an 
undeniable  ti'otter,  of  equal  appearance  and  performance,  that 
shall  go  his  mile  low  down  in  the  thirties,  or  his  fifteen  miles  in 
the  hour,  on  a  square  trot. 

"the  eifect  of  all  this,  as  I  have  said,  probably  not  a  little  the 
result  of  the  very  mixture  of  breeds,  has  been  to  produc"  in 
America  a  general  horse  for  all  purposes,  omitting  only  the 
hunting-field  and  park,  or  parade-ground — for  which  there  is  no 
demand — that  cannot,  I  think,  be  equalled  in  the  world. 

On  my  first  arrival  in  this  country,  when  the  eye  is  more 
awake  to  distinctions,  than  after  it  has  become  used  by  years  of 
acquaintance  to  what  it  has  daily  before  it,  and  forgetful  of  what 


-«N»T*SS«*- 


116 


THE  HOBSE. 


it  has  ceased  to  see,  I  was  particularly  stnick  by  tlie  fact  that 
the  Ainoricaii  general  liorse,  as  compared  with  the  English 
horse,  was  inferior  in  height  oi  the  forehand,  in  the  loftiness  and 
thinness  of  the  withers,  and  in  the  setting  on  and  carriage  of 
the  neck  and  crest,  Avhile  he  was  superior  in  the  general  devel- 
opment of  his  quarters,  in  the  let  down  of  his  hams,  and  in  his 
height  behind,  and  farther  remarkable  for  his  formation,  ap- 
proaching to  what  is  often  seen  in  the  Irish  horse,  and  known 
as  the  goose-rump.  I  still  think  that  these  are  prevailing  and 
characteristic  differences  of  the  horses  in  the  two  countries. 
Even  in  the  race-horse,  purely  of  English  blood,  I  fancy  that  I 
can  perceive  the  same  distinction  prevailing,  the  American 
racer  standing  very  much  higher  behind,  aud  lower  before,  than 
Lis  English  congener. 

My  judgment  on  this  point  seems  to  be  confirmed  by  an  ex- 
amination of  the  portraits  given  in  the  old  Spirit  of  the  Times 
of  many  celebrated  English  and  American  Jiorses,  by  which  it 
appears  that  Boston,  Wagner,  and  Shark  metisured  exactly  the 
same  at  the  withers  and  the  highest  point  of  the  croup ;  that 
Black  Maria,  in  a  drawing  of  a  little  under  six  and  a  half  inches, 
measures  two-tenths  of  an  inch  loioer  before  than  behind,  while 
all  the  English  horses  are  from  one  to  two-tenths  higher  before. 

To  what  this  difference  in  construction  is  owing,  I  do  not 
pretend  even  to  conjecture,  nor  whether  it  has  or  has  not  any 
effect  on  comparative  speed.  I  believe  the  difference  to  be  yet 
more  conspicuous  in  roadsters  than  in  thoroughbreds.  It  is  cer- 
tain that  a  breast-plate,  a  tiling  commonly  in  use  in  England  to 
prevent  tiie  saddle  from  slipping  back,  is  never  seen  in  America ; 
and  that,  in  the  former  country,  a  horse  which  would  not  carry 
his  saddle  without  a  crupper,  would  be  considered  fatally  defi- 
cient in  form,  wliile  here  it  is  not  ilnusual,  nor,  I  believe,  consid- 
ered a  serious  disadvantage. 

Another  point  in  which  the  American  horse  of  all  conditions 
differs  extremely,  and  here,  most  advantageously,  from  the  Eu- 
ropean animal,  is  his  greater  surefoo^ednesa  and  freedom  from 
the  dangerous  and  detestable  vice  of  stumbling.  It  is  only  ne- 
cessary, in  order  to  convince  himself  that  this  is  a  real  and  not 
an  imaginary  difference  in  favor  of  our  horses,  to  examine  the 
knees  of  the  hack-horees  let  for  hire,  either  in  the  cities  or  rural 


'<%aw.j!il!l>gWtiJ.-.-.CT^iM't»«i»'ii'  MM 


■iMMBlK' 


V 


FREEDOM   FROM    STDMBLINO. 


117 


I  fact  tlmt 
English 
tiness  uiul 
lirriage  of 
ral  devel- 
liid  in  liis 
latioii,  np- 
lid  known 
xiiing  and 
countries, 
icy  that  J 
American 
efore,  than 

by  an  ex- 
tlie  Times 
)y  which  it 
exactly  the 
Toup ;  that 
lialf  inches, 
hind,  while 
rher  before. 
g,  I  do  not 
as  not  any 
;e  to  be  yel 
!,  It  is  cer- 
England  to 
n  America ; 
d  not  carry 
fatally  deli- 
eve,  consid- 

.1  conditions 
om  tlio  Eli- 
ded om  from 
is  only  nc- 
•eal  and  not 
ixamine  the 
ties  or  rural 


villages  of  the  United  States,  as  compared  with  those  of  similar 
English  localities.  In  this  country  a  broken  knee  is  one  of  the 
rarest  blemishes,  if  not  the  very  rarest,  one  ever  encounter?  in  the 
horse.  Of  horses  let  for  hire  in  England,  uidoss  it  be  by  a  i'cw 
crack  livery-keepers  in  Loudon,  in  the  Uuivcrsities,  and  in  one  or 
two  other  of  the  most  important  towns  in  hunting  neighborhoods, 
a  nuijority  are  decidedly  broken-kneed.  Nor  is  it  at  all  unusual 
to  meet  perilous  stumblers,  even  from  gentlemen's  stables,  and 
in  the  case  of  animals  whose  appearance  would  indicate  any 
tiling  but  liability  to  so  manifest  and  disqualifying  a  fault.  I 
have  had  in  my  life  several  heavy  falls  on  the  road  in  England, 
from  my  horse  coming  down  with  me  on  a  trot,  when,  from  the 
character  of  the  horse,  I  should  have  expected  any  thing  else  ; 
and  it  is  needless  to  add  that  the  roads  in  Great  Britain,  as  a 
general  thing,  are  infinitely  better,  freer  from  ruts,  stones,  or 
other  obstacles,  than  those  of  the  United  States ;  while  in  tliia 
country  I  have  never  had  a  horse  stumble  with  me  in  harness, 
and  but  twice  under  the  saddle,  one  of  which  was  easily  recov- 
ered, while  the  other,  \\  liich  fell  outright,  was  a  notorious  blun- 
derer, and,  I  think  the  only  broken-kneed  horse  I  have  met  in 
America. 

I  ascribe  the  immunity  of  the  horse,  on  this  side  of  the  At- 
lantic, from  this  fault,  first,  to  the  fact  that  both  the  pasture- 
lands  and  the  roads  are  far  rougher,  more  broken  in  surface, 
and  more  interrupted  by  stumps,  stones  and  other  obstacles, 
here,  than  in  the  longer  cultivated  and  more  finished  countries 
of  Europe;  which  teaches  young  horses  to  bend  their  knees, 
and  throw  their  legs  more  freely  while  playing  with  their  dauiS 
in  the  field,  and  also  to  lift  and  set  down  tlieir  feet  with  far 
greater  circumspection,  even  on  our  great  thorougL.ares,  many 
of  which  are  scarcely  superior  to  a  French  cross-road,  and  few 
of  which  are  equal  to  an  English  one,  ccpecially  in  the  autumn 
or  in  the  spring,  when  the  frost  is  coming  out  of  the  ground. 
Secondly,  I  think  it  may  be  attributed  to  the  higher  blood  and 
breed  of  the  gentlemen's  riding  horses  in  England,  which  are 
often  cantering  thoroughbreds,  or  at  worst  four  or  five-part  b  i 
hacks,  and  from  their  blood  liable  to  be  daisy-cutters  and  un- 
safe goers  on  the  road ;  and  lastly,  to  the  well-known  circum- 
stance that  most  of  the  hired  horses,  posters,  and  casual  road- 


118 


THE  HORSE. 


»..,..  „e  won,  out,  or  bvo.o,.  ^»-; -."^^^^t'tifa 

"°"t„  this  admirabk  quality  of  tl.o  A.norican  l>o«o   winch, 
fj-^r^t^ocverlt  arise.  -nnoUc,  a„^o    o,..,^^^^^^^^^^^ 

,„„»,  b.  added  his  exlren,o  R°»<1 '<">)>>  J"        "^'^j.    i  ean 
„e  unquestionably  excels  any  other  no,      -     >  J  l„,,„,„„a 

-:tirS::\::^::^Pi^SECh;rt^::: 

,.f  i.;,neplf  to  the  utmost,  and  tcachnig  nun  nu>v 
Srbe'ratr;;  andn;t.o  render  hi.  snh,u,ss,ve,  easy 

"f  T1°l':M:;lT'X^'"1'--b,eal:er  is  nu.no.u  , 
,  'JX  if  ever  put  upon  the  breaWug  bits,  lounged  or 

"iMrmVofle  processes  of  handling,  without  winch 
subjected  to  "'J  J  ™  J  j    ;„  „,„„  eases  oat  of  ten,  part.cn- 
;'::,;•;■;!  r  :,",ood  m  l.,  vem,,  a  wUd,  headstrong, 
IvnahIP  and  almost  indomitable  savage. 

""=~t=n:-l^-"-^^^- 
nessmg^^m  backm.,0  ^^^«^.^.^^  ^^^^  ^^^  n.ay  say  never 

ward  at  ftist,  uncouu  ,      j  makin''  those  wild  bounds 

violent,  splenetic,  and  fierce^^n^^^^^^^^^^  ^.^^^^  ^.^^^^^ 

and  plunges  by  -  "f  J^^«     "X,  ,,,  rider,  as  one  almost  in- 
of  his  trappings,  and  to  get  im  ^^^^^^_ 

variably  sees  ayonng  animal  do  m  Euiope,     .me 
er's  hands.  ^^^.  ^^^  ^^^^^^  ^^t  ^iti,  supe- 

It  19  fue  that  hc)  ^l^J'^        .     .^^  the  United  States,  un- 
rior  judgment  and  greatei  l"""'^";_ty  m  ^^^^ 

less  in  very  exceptional  instances    th^  ^^^^^^^, 

and  the  spur  almost  ""l^-];^^  '""'^^f  J"    American  horse, 


(qualified 
e  licUl  ft 
on,  when 
any  posi- 

e,  which, 
disputed, 
in  which 
d.     I  can 
I  fixed  and 
imal,  until 
aking,  and 
qualities, 
;  advisable 
hen  this  is 
jotting  him 
?  to  move 
issive,  easy 

unknown ; 
lounged  or 
liout  which 
en,  particu- 
headstrong, 


ng> 


in  har- 
fiay  be  awk- 
,y  say  never 
wild  bounds 
/est  himself 
le  almost  in- 
in  the  break- 

rt  with  supe- 
d  States,  un- 
8  little  used, 
this  remarka- 
lerican  horse, 
it,  for  it  cer- 


HIGII   G  ROOMING. 


119 


tainly  would  not  be  safe,  much  less  wise  or  easy,  to  mount  an 
English  liighly-bred  colt  without  having  the  means  of  compel- 
ling obedience  in  case  of  resistrtnce,  and  insuring  the  victory  to 
the  horseman,  in  crse  of  what  is  constantly  occurring,  a  long 
and  obstinate  encounter  of  wits  and  trial  of  powers  between  the 
intellectual  man  and  the  intelligent  brute. 

As  he  begins,  morever,  so  he  continues  to  the  end.  Ono 
rarely,  if  ever,  meets  a  kicker,  a  ruiuvway,  an  inveterate  shyer  or 
balker,  and  hardly  ever  a  furious,  biting,  striking,  screaming 
devil,  whom  he  cannot  approach  but  at  the  risk  of  limb  or  life, 
in  an  Amnrican  horse  of  any  class  or  condition. 

Probably,  this  fact  may  be  in  some  respect  attributed  to  the 
less  high  strain  of  blood  in  the  American  roadster ;  and  still 
more  to  the- hardier  and  less  stimulating  mode  of  treatment  to 
which  he  is  subjected.  Tlie  American  trotter  of  the  highest 
grade  being  a  very  out-of  door  plant  indeed,  as  compared  to  an 
English  hunter  or  park  hack,  which  is  invariably  in  the  most 
pampered  and  blooming  condition,  generally  above  his  work, 
and  excited,  by  the  high  and  constant  grooming,  rubbing  and 
currying,  which  is  going  on  in  first-class  English  stabbs,  to 
great  irritability  both  of  skin  and  temper. 

No  one  who  has  seen  hunters  groomed  in  England,  or  race- 
horses in  this  country,  which  are,  one  may  say  as  a  rule,  the 
only  horses  sid)jected  to  this  extreme  dressing,  can  doubt,  when 
lie  hears  the  animals  quealing  and  snorting,  and  sees  them  bit- 
ing or  lashing  out  at  everything  they  see,  that  the  animal  is 
rendered  in  the  highest  degree  sensitive,  and  has  his  nervous 
temperament  excited  and  stimulated  very  far  by  this  treatment, 
while  his  spirits,  his  health,  his  courage,  and  his  beauty  arc 
promoted  by  it,  in  at  least  an  equal  degree.  Certainly  I  have 
never  seen  horses  in  America,  unless  they  were  either  race- 
horses or  trotters  in  match  condition,  either  groomed,  or  show- 
ing the  grooming  in  the  bloom  and  perfection  of  their  coats, 
which  is  expected  of  the  horsekeeper  in  every  English  gentle- 
man's stable. 

I  do  not  say  that  it  is  desirable,  or  that  the  American  modo 
should  be  altered  ;  I  only  assert  that  it  is  so.  For  the  English 
hunter,  or  steeplechaser,  whose  work  is  closely  analogous  to 
that  of  an  American  four-mile-heater,  nearly  the  same  condi- 


I, 


120 


THE  HORSE. 


ti(n,,  and  the  l.looming  coat  are  doubtless  iioco.sary.  I  mduced 
us  they  must  he  by  hot  stabUng,  thick  clothing,  and  extremely 
hi..h  and  pampered  feeding,  I  do  not  believe  that  such  treat- 
niont  would  be  beneficial  to  American  roadster,  but  the  reverse. 
And,  apart  from  the  parade  and  show-.vhich,  as  they  are  a 
principal  part  of  the  object  for  which  the  European  gentleman 
keeps  his  carriage  horses  and  park  hacks,  cannot  be  sacntjced- 
1  do  not  believe  that  it  is  advantageous  to  the  hardd.ood, 
health,   or   endurance   of   weather,  of   such   animals  in  Eng- 

^''"*I*  remember,  it  struck  me  with  great  wonder,  some  five  and 
twenty  years  ago,  when  every  young  gentleman  m  New  YorK 
tit  li  fast  trftt'er.  or  fast  team,  to  see  those  anin.a  s  dnven  a 
a  rate  I  had  never  before  heard  of,  some  eight  or  teli  miles,  till 
they  wore  in  a  lather  of  sweat,  and  then  left  to  stand  in  the 
open  air  with  the  thermometer  not  much  above  zero,  tor  two  or 
Zee  houi-8,with  only  a  single  blanket  over  them  at  Latos 
door,  whUe  their  owners  were  talking  "horse,"  within,  round  a 

""'"tl^Ze  recognized  that  no  English  horse,  stabled  and 
m-oomed  as  English  horses  are  groomed  and  stabled,  could 
lave  been  subjeLd  to  such  treatment,  without  incurring  al- 
Tol  the  certa  nty  of  an  inflammation  of  the  lungs,  and  the 
g^elsrimagin^^^^  risk  of  being  rendered  worthless  for  ever 

''^''i;  is  true,  that  in  England  such  trials  are  not  required  of 
horses,  owing  to  the  far  greater  equability  of  the  elima^  in 
.vhich  the  hottest  summer  day  rarely  exceeds  75  to  80  degiees, 
Tr  teoldcBt  winter  day  falls  lower  than  25  to  20  degrees 
above  zero  ;  so  that  there  is,  perhaps,  little  more  diflerence  be- 
tween tl-  heat  of  a  warm  English  stable  and  the  outer  ai 
than  there  is  between  that  of  a  cold  American  one  and  the 

-"t^l^  1^  heating  treatment,  in  some  deg^ 

unnell  horses,  deprives  them  of  «-  P---\  ^^^  ^"y 
T>rotracted  exertion,  privation,  hardship,  and  the  inclemency 
of  weaher  And  I  farther  believe  that  the  pampering  high 
irnf  exces^ve  grooming,  and  general  maintenance  oi  horses 
r  an  tnatural  aid  excitf d  state  of  health  and  spirits,  has  an 


'Wiigfefmmi' 


DOCn.lTT   OF  THE   AMKRICAN   RACERS. 


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injuriono  effect  on  the  general  temper  of  the  aninial ;  though 
not,  perhaps,  bo  greatly  as  to  account  for  all  tho  d.fterenco  al- 
luded to  above.  ■      1  * 

If  it  have  any  injurious  effect  in  provoking  tho  animal  to 
resistance,  rehcllion,' or  caprice,  tho  rest  soon  follows;  for  tho 
rebellion  or  caprice  of  the  animal  constantly  calls  forth  the  vio- 
lence, the  injustice,  and  the  cruelty  of  the  groom.     By  these 
means  a  casual  trick  is  c:,nfirmed  into  a  depraved  habit,  and  a 
playful,  mischievous  creature,  transformed  into  a  vicious,  savage 
devMl      Still,  while  I  attributo  some  of  the  extra  amount  ot  mis- 
chief, wantonness  and  vice  in  European  horses— Frencli  and 
Spanish  horses  I  think  even  more  vicious  than  the  English— to 
tho  effects  of  the  system,  I  also  think  that,  by  some  accident  of 
blood,  or  climate,  American  horses  are  the  more  docile  and 
gentler  by  nature.     I  have  observed  the  fact  in  race-horses,  as 
hi-hly  groomed,  and  as  much  pampered  as  any ;  I  have  also 
observed  it  among  stallions,  on  exhibition,  in  the  highest  bloom, 
at  fairs,  animals  which  no  man  in  his  senses  in  Europe  would 
think  of  approaching,  under  the  like  circu . > '  4ancos. 
--    And  I  must  say,  in  conclusion,  that  1 1    usider  the  general 
horse  of  America  superior,  not  in  blood  or  in  beauty,  but  decid- 
edly in  hardihood  to  do  and  to  endure,  in  powers  of  travel,  m 
speed,  in  docility  and  in  good  temper,  to  any  other  race  of 
general  horses  in  the  known  world. 


EDITORIAL  NOTES. 

*  (P  110  )  The  South  Carolina  Gazette,  February  1,  1734,  shows  that  ractog 
was  known  in  that  Stale  in  that  year.     Many  valuable  horses  were  imported  from 

^iTp-ino'Tho  pedigree  of  American  Eclipse  is  thoroughly  established,  and 
will  bo  found  correctly  civen  in  tlin  table  in  this  work. 

1  P  n  )  The  late  Dr.  Elisha  Warfleld  bred  all  his  thorough-bred  mares  one 
Jol  a  jik,  except  Alice  Carneal,  the  dam  of  Lexington.  These  mares  were 
afterwards  bred  to  thorough-brcds,  and  produced  good  race-horses. 


■i.Bt^twijiwlijiiBaHSiuSvj-^'t 


I'll 


1't 


HISTORY 

OF    THK    AMERICAN     BLOOD-HORSE. 

Unlikk  tho  luunau  race  of  the  United  States,  uiilike  the  ordi- 
nary ^'orking  horse,  unlike  the  eattle  and  n.ost  ot  the  don. est  c 
an  nil  of  North  imeriea,  .'hieh  cannot  be  traced  or  smd  to 
h  o  hAo  anv  one  distinct  breed  or  fan^dy,  having  ong.nated 
from^tle  mixture,  combination,  and  anuUgan.at.on  oi  many 
Hoods  and  stock,  derived  from  many  clifte-t  eomUnes 
bloodhorse  of  America  stand,   alone,  unquestionably  ot    pu.e 

Vncrlish  thorough  blood.  it 

Wha    that  English  thoroughblood  is,  has  been  already  d.  - 
cussed  above  ;  and'it  is  only  necessary  here  to  say,  that,  although 
t  ri^^^^^^^         in  every  instance,  to  trace  the  great  progem- 
torof  the  English  and  American  Turf,  directly  on  both  sides 
0  Desert  blood,  and  although  it  can  scarce  be  doubted  tha    m 
the  very  con.mencement  of  Turf-breeding,  there  miist  have 
been    ome  mixture  of  the  best  old  English  blood  l-bab  y  m 
!reat  part  Spanish  by  descent,  with  the  true  Arab  o    Barb 
facf  ^e   in.pmo   admixture  is    so   exceedingly  remote,   not 
vithin  fourteen  or  fifteen  generations-since  which  the  smalles^ 
7rt  has  been  jealously  excluded-that  the  present  race-horse 
of    England    or   North   America   cannot  possess   above    one 
Itee^thousandth  part  of  any  other  blood  Uian  that  of  the 

^Tor  is  it  to  be  doubted,  in  the  smallest  degree,  that  the 
modern  thoroughbred  is  as  tar  superior  to  the  present  horse  ot 
the  East,  in  Ws  qualities  and  powers,  as  he  i8  m  sue,  bono, 


lie  ordi- 
onicstic 
said  to 
ginated 
t'  many 
ries,  the 
of  pure 

!ady  dis- 
vUliougU 
progeni- 
)th  sides 
.  that,  in 
list  have 
»bably  in 
or  Barb 
lote,  not 
!  smallest 
ace-liorBC 
)0ve    one 
at  of  tlio 

,  that  the 

horse  of 

lize,  bono, 


"l  VIB   NEIX. 


123 


BtiTiif^tli,  and  ability  to  carry  wci^lit.     It  is  to  tliia  very  siipe- 
riority  of  our  tlioroiiglibrcd,  which  is  proved*  wherever  it  hus 


*  It  will  bo  rcmcmbcreil,  liy  many  of  my  rcadcrii,  that  lomo  yoan  aiiico  tlin 
Viceroy  of  Kffypt  i-lmllnn^^cd  llio  KiiRlinh  .loolipy  Club  to  nin  a  cortaln  niimldT  of 
EiiKli"!!  liDfiif.s  ngninst  tlin  |)ii'l<  of  lii.-t  Hlablpit.  Tlio  bet  was  dci-liiiiMl ;  firnt,  >)0cnii80 
the  Knf;liHh  Jockey  Club,  in  their  eorponitc  capacity,  do  not  own  racerH ;  nnd,  hcc- 
ondly,  bccuii.iR  to  nm  a  diHtonco  raco  over  broken  desert  ground  wan  considered  a 
greater  ri.ilt  of  dentroying  vulualile  onimalH  tliun  tlic  circuniHtanccii  would  justify. 
Till'  niatcli  liaH  Hinco  been  made,  on  prirote  occount,  with  tho  uitual  result,  nx  tlio 
following  extract  hIiows  : — 

"  An  interesting  raco  wax  run  recently  at  Cairo  between  an  Etiglinh  marc  and  an 
Arab  liornc  belonging  to  Aalecn  Pacha,  when  the  l'<  mer  beat  tho  latter.  The  length 
of  tlic  race  was  eight  niiicx,  tho  time  occupied  I  -  the  marc  IH^  niinutex,  over  a 
rougli,  gravelly,  miudy  road.  The  sumo  race  has  )  en  ofl'ercd  for  tho  lust  two  years 
ogaiuHt  all  England,  for  lo,()00  Hovcroigns,  with  tin  same  horse,  and  not  accepted. 
The  Egyptian  princes  aro  now  convinced  that  their  Arabs  can  be  beaten  by  English 
horses.  The  late  Viceroy  Abbas  Pacha  had  olTcred  to  stake  any  amount  up  to 
160,(li)(if.  on  his  own  horse  against  any  others  that  might  bo  brought  to  nm." 

A  further  account  of  this  maro  has  been  more  recently  published,  which  is  sub- 
joined, showing  it  to  be  very  doubtful  whether  tho  marc,  which  so  easily  beat  tho 
Arab,  was  fully  bred. 

"  Fair  Nell,"  tiik  Irish  mark  that  beat  tub  Pacha's  Arar. — A  short  time  since 
some  sensation  was  created  by  a  paragraph  which  went  tho  rounds  of  the  presg, 
Btat'ng  that  an  English  marc,  in  a  race  of  eight  miles,  had  beaten  the  best  Arab  in 
Egypt  by  a  full  mile,  doing  the  distance  in  IK^  minutes,  and  pulling  up  fresh.  On 
inquiry,  it  was  found  that  tho  Arab  was  tlie  property  of  Aaleen  Pacha,  a  son  of 
Abbas  Pncha,  who,  it  will  bo  remembered,  about  three  years  ago,  challenged  tho 
Jockey  Club  to  run  any  number  of  EngUsh  horses  against  his  Arabs,  for  any  sum 
not  less  than  ten  thousand  pounds  sterling.  Tho  Jockey  Club,  which  makes  rides 
for  racing,  and  by  its  stewards  fixes  the  weights  of  certain  matches  nnd  handicaps, 
does  not  own  or  nm  horses  in  its  Club  capacity,  and  declined  to  take  up  the  chal- 
lenge. It  was  said  that  Abbas  Pacha  would  not  occept  a  challenge  from  any  private 
individual ;  and  the  reputation  of  his  stud — which  had  been  collected  at  an  unlimited 
expense,  with  tho  power  of  despotism — was  so  high,  that  the  owners  of  good  horses 
were  afraid  of  risking  their  reputation  \r  a  foreign  country  over  a  long  course  of 
snnd  and  gravel. 

However,  the  other  doy  a  party  of  Coiro  merchants  made  up  tho  match  abovo 
referred  to  for  about  £400,  and  won  it  so  easily  that  they  now  find  it  impossible  to 
make  another.  We  learn  through  private  sources  that  El  Hami  Pacho,  the  youngest 
son  of  Abbas  Pacha,  who  inherited  his  stud,  not  less  than  300  in  number,  still  fan- 
cies that  ho  could  find  a  horse  that  in  a  twenty-mile  race  would  beat  tho  European 
mare ;  but,  although  quite  young,  ho  is  so  indolent  that  ho  seldom  leaves  his 
harem ;  and  it  is  doubtful  if  ho  will  take  the  trouble  to  make  the  necessary  pre- 
liminaries for  a  race.  About  the  result  there  can  bo  no  manner  of  doubt.  No  Arab 
in  the  world  can  go  through  a  day's  racing  with  our  best  thoroughbred  steeple- 
chasers and  hunters — not  even  the  stock  of  Disraeli's  Star  of  the  Desert,  jockeyed 
by  Sidonia. 


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THE    IIORgR. 


*a>l 


enconnt(»rc(l  tlio  oriprifiil  lir-rno,  tlmt  it,  imist  hv  nKcrihcd,  that  no 
lain  croHrt  of  Anil»  lilixid  Iuih,  in  flio  Hiiiulli'Ht  tlcgivc,  iiin)ruvcd 
tlio  Eiiropoan  or  Aiiu'rican  racer. 

It  appears  to  Ito  now  an  admitted  I'aet  that,  to  improve  any 
blood,  flu-  hire  must  be  the  superior  animal ;  and,  iriasmueli  »a 
]>y  eari',  eidtivation,  superior  food,  and  better  nuiiui^ement,  our 
desceiKhint  of  tho  Desert  blo«)d  lias  been  nnitured  into  a  crea- 
ture superior  to  his  j>rogenitors,  nuiresof  the  improved  race  eau 
{»ain  notliinjjj  from  beinj^  ret'erred  to  the  orifjiiwd  stock;  although 
it  remains  to  l)e  seen,  wiiether  \>y  tho  importation  of  oriental 
iiiares,  and  breeding  them  judiciously  to  modern  thoroujjhbred 
eires,  something  niiglit  not  be  ettected. 

The  first  systenuitic  attemjits  at  imj)roviri<;  .ho  blood  of  the 
English  horse   began,  as  we  have  seen,  in  tlio  reign  of  King 

Fair  Kelt  in  giipposod  to  lio  tlioroiiKhl)rc(l ;  licr  siro,  iicconliiiR  to  (ho  best  iiifor* 
matioii,  wiiH  tlio  ccli'bratcil  lrinli  lior»e  Froiiry,  to  wliom  «lio  bear*  'i  Htroii);  rcBcin« 
blaiK'c,  both  in  npponrancc  add  tonipcr,  but  hIiu  is  not  in  tho  8tud-t>ook.  Slie  Is  a 
boniitiful  li);lit  bay,  with  t)luek  lopH,  standing  fifteen  liandK  one  Incli  mid  a  half  hlph, 
with  a  game,  determined  head,  vury  lengthy,  with  beautiful  «hr)u1derfi,  aniin,  and 
fore  legH,  liaek  and  hind  quartern,  with  very  powerful  thigliH.  Slio  h  a  delightful 
niarc  to  sit  wlien  ^'"'"8  i  '""■  stride  is  great,  strong,  an<l  elastic  ;  and,  from  her  form, 
she  gives  tho  feeling  of  "  plenty  before  you."  She  is  o  hard  puller,  with  a  good 
mouth,  graceful,  atul  caBy  even  when  plunging  niONt  violently.  In  hunting,  she 
rushed  at  her  fences  nt  a  terrible  pace,  but  never  nuulo  u  mistake.  As  a  hack  ohe 
wa.s  most  luxuiiou!),  but  at  times  it  was  real  work  of  danger  to  cross  a  crowded  road 
with  her.  In  tho  stable  she  was  perfectly  (juiet.  yiie  was  purchased  in  Ireland  by 
a  well  known  old  Irish  8tccpl"-t;hase  ride.-  and  groom,  Andy  Rogers,  for  a  gentleman 
of  Bath,  who  found  her  too  .spirited  and  uncomfortable  for  a  hunter,  and  sent  her  to 
be  sold  at  Hctherington's  stables  in  the  Edgewnro  ro.  d.  Not  finding  a  purchaser, 
she  was  put  up  at  Tattorsall's,  where  she  was  act  down  by  tho  crowd  as  a  "  raking 
Irish  devil,"  and  found  no  favor. 

After  being  withdrawn,  Mr.  Edmund  Tattcrsall,  the  Juiiior  partner  of  the  firm, 
was  so  struck  with  her  shape  and  beauty  that,  against  the  odvicc  of  his  friends,  ho 
bought  her  as  a  park  and  cover  hack.  She  often  carried  him  sixteen  miles  within 
the  hour,  including  stoppages,  to  meet  hounds,  he  tiding  twelve  stone,  seeming  to 
bo  only  cantering  all  the  time ;  and  back  ogain  in  the  evening,  at  the  same  rate, 
without  showing  the  least  fatigue ;  and  was  perfectly  pleasant  so  long  as  ridden 
alone,  and  with  fine  hands.  Although  more  than  once  offered  on  loan  to  racing 
men,  by  her  owner,  who  I'clt  sure  she  must  win  a  long  race  over  deep  ground,  no  one 
ventured  to  try  her ;  a  mistake,  evidently  ;  for  it  turns  out  that,  on  her  trial  in 
Egypt,  before  the  race,  she  did  five  miles  in  ten  minutes  and  a  half. 

Eventually  Mr.  Uctherington  applied  to  Mr.  Tattcrsall,  to  purchase  Fair  Nell  back 
for  tho  merchants  of  Cairo.  She  was  in  low  condition  when  she  was  shipped,  yet 
ran  and  won  her  race  within  two  months  from  the  time  of  landing. 


FIIMT   IMI'oUrATIoNrt. 


125 


It  no 

Itvod 

any 
I'll  lis 


JnuicH  I.,  wiiH  continiu'il  in  timt  of  (liarlcH  I.,  and  <lni-in^  tho 
(Jointiiunwealtli ;  and  advanced  with  renewed  H{>irit  on  tliu 
roBfitration  of  tlio  Stuartw,  dt"  wlioni  one  iit  liuppy  to  record — 
Binc'o  there  in  little  oIho  to  he  recorded  in  their  favor — that  thoy 
were  a  horsedovin;?  and  Hport-eneouraj^in^  race,  and  that  I'lnj?- 
lund,  and  throii|rli  her  America,  uwu  tu  thuni,  in  great  ])art,  tliu 
blood  of  their  luatchleHH  Htee<U. 

In  the  rei^n  of  (jiieen  Anne,  tho  last  of  that  ho\iso  who  sat 
on  the  royal  throne  of  Kn;i;land,  the  Knj^lish  thoronj,dd)re(l 
horse  may  i)e  regarded  as  fully  estaldished  ;  the  Darley  Arabian, 
siro  of  Flying  Childers,  Curwen's  IJarb,  und  J^ord  Curlittlo's 
Turk,  sire  of  tlu;  I>ald  (Jalloway,  being  imported  in  her  reign. 
Sixteen  yearfl  after  her  death,  and  three  yearn  before  the  foun- 
dation of  Georgia,  the  youngest  of  tho  royal  colonies,  twenty- 
ono  foreign,  and  fifty  native  stallions,  some  of  thcui  tho  most 
celebrated  horses  tho  world  has  over  seen,  such  us  Childers, 
I3artlett'rt  Childers,  the  Grey  Childers,  the  Uald  (Jalloway,  I?ay 
liolton,  Conoyskins,  Crab,  Fox,  Hartley's  IMind  Horse,  .Hgg, 
Soreheels,  and  Truebluo  were  covering  in  tho  United  kingdoms ; 
and  from  some  of  those  uro  descended  almost  all  our  racers  of 
tho  present  day.  Six  years  before  this,  tho  lirst  Racing  Calen- 
dar was  published  in  England,  willi  nearly  seven  hundred  sub- 
scribers. 

During  this  period  it  was,  precisely,  that  tho  Aniorican 
colonies  wore  planted ;  and,  as  might  bo  anticipated,  English 
liorscs  of  pi'ro  blood  were  at  a  very  early  date  introduced;  and 
in  those  regions,  where  the  settlement  was  principally  effectcc: 
by  men  of  birth,  attached  to  tho  Cavalier  ])arty,  race-horses 
were  kept  and  trained,  raco-coursca  were  established,  and  a  well- 
authenticated  stock  of  thoroughbred  animals,  tracing  to  tho 
most  celebrated  English  sires,  many  of  which  were  imported 
in  tho  early  part  of  the  eighteenth  century,  was  in  existence 
considerably  before  tho  outbreak  of  tho  old  French  war. 

In  the  Eastern  States,  tho  settlers  of  which  were  for  tho 
most  part  attached  to  tho  Puritan  party,  and  therefore  opposed 
to  all  amusements  and  pastimes  as  Irivolous  at  tho  least  and 
unprofitable,  and  to  horse-racing  more  especially  as  profane  and 
positively  wicked,  very  few  horses  of  thorough  blood  were  im- 
ported ;  racing  has  never  taken  any  root  iu  them,  nor  I  be?'ove 


126 


THE   HORSE. 


lias  any  stable  of  racers  ever  been  kept  to  the  eastward  of  New 
York. 

Virginia  and  Maryland  as  the  head-quarters  of  the  Cavaliers — 
the  former  State  having  for  a  long  time  refused  submission  to 
the  Commonwealth  and  to  stout  old  Oliver — as  the  seat  of  the 
aristocracy,  fashion,  and  wealth  of  the  Colonies,  i)rior  to  the 
Ilevolution — took  an  early  and  decided  lead  in  this  noble  pur- 
suit ;  and,  while  the  love  of  the  sport  continues  to  distinguish 
their  descendants,  who  are  by  far  the  most  equestrian  in  their 
habits  of  aTiy  other  citizens  of  the  Kepublic,  the  result  of  the 
liberality  of  the  tirst  settlers  is  yet  visible  in  the  blood  of  their 
noble  steeds. 

It  is  probable  that  Eacing  may  have  commenced  simultane- 
ously, or  nearly  so,  in  the  two  States  above  named.  It  was  an 
attribute  of  the  principal  towns  of  Maryland  some  years  pre- 
vious to  Braddock's  defeat  in  1763,  and  it  is  nearly  certain  that 
Spark,  owned  by  Governor  Ogle,  of  that  colony,  presented  to 
him  by  Lord  Baltimore,  who  received  him  as  a  gift  from  tho 
Prince  of  Wales,  father  to  King  George  III.,  came  hither  pre- 
vious to  that  event,  and  was  among  the  first  horses  of  great  dis- 
tinction brought  to  America,  though  it  cannot  be  shown,  what 
was  the  exact  date  of  his  importation.  It  seems  also  that  there 
is  some  dispute  as  to  his  pedigree.*  Weathorby's  sti  i-book  has 
Spark,  by  Honeycomb  Punch  out  of  AVilkcs'  Old  Hautboy 
mare,  and  this  I  presume  is  thu  horse  in  question,  aa  is  stated 
by  Patrick  Nisbett  Edgar,  in  his  Sportsman's  Herald,  who  gives 
his  pedigree  as  above,  signed  and  sealed  by  Lord  Baltimore. 
Skinne!',  in  his  stud-book,  states  him  to  have  been  got  I  y  Aleppo, 
son  of  the  Darley  Arabian,  dam  by  Bartlett's  ChilJers,  vfec. ; 
but  he  states  no  authority,  and  I  presume  is  in  error  ;  as  I  find 
no  grounds  for  such  a  pedigree.  Edgar  states,  alsu,  that  Wilkes' 
0I>^  Hautboy  marc,  dam  by  Brimmer,  was  also  impoited  into 
Virginia  by  Col.  Colville,  and  afterward  known  as  Miss  Col- 
villc.  Old  Hautboy  was  son  of  the  D'Arcy  white  Turk,  out  of 
one  of  King  Charles  II.'s  barb  mares.  Honeycomb  sire  of  Punch, 
by  the  Dun  Barb  out  of  a  Babraham  mare.  Governor  Ogle, 
the  owner  of  Spark,  who  as  a  grandson  of  Hautboy  must  date 
back  to  early  in  the  18th  century,  also  inqjortyd  Queen  Mab, 
by  Musgrove's  grey  Arabian ;  but  the  date  of  her  importation 
*  See  Note  *  on  page  139. 


MARYLAND  AND   VIRGINIA. 


127 


New 


is  not  known  more  certainly  than  tliat  of  Spark.  Frederic, 
Prince  of  Wales,  however,  who  gave  him  to  Lord  Baltimore,  died 
himself  in  1751,  hy  which  one  may  conjecture  his  importation 
to  have  occurred  ])reviously  to  that  date.  The  circumstances  of 
tlie  gift  gj)eak  well  for  the  character  of  the  horse,  who  was  pro- 
bahly  ill  a  high  form  as  a  racer,  since  royal  donors  are  not  wont 
to  make  wortiiless  donations. 

About  the  year  1750,  Colonel  Tasker  imported  into  Mary- 
land the  celebrated  English  nuxre  Selima,  a  daughter  of  the  Go- 
dolj)hin  Arabian,  one  of  the  most  distinguished  mures  that  ever 
ran  in  America,  and  progenitrix  through  ttockingham,  Mark 
Antony,  and  many  others,  of  half  the  best  and  mtst  fashionable 
blood  in  America.  In  December,  1752,  Col.  Tasker  won  a 
6weei>stakes  with  that  mare  at  Gloucester,  Virginia,  beating 
Col.  Byrd's  renowned  horse  Tryall — by,  imported,  Morton's  Tra- 
veller, out  of  J31azella  by  Blaze,  out  of  Jenny  Cameron  by  Quiet 
Cuddy,  son  of  Fox  out  of  Castaway  mare — Colonel  Taylors 
Jenny  Cameron,  and  a  mare  of  Colonel  Thornton's,  for  a  sweep- 
stakes of  four  miles,  for  500  pistoles.*  After  this  time,  it  appears 
to  have  been  considered  part  of  the  duty  of  a  governor  of  Mary- 
land to  keep  a  racing  stud  ;  as,  succeeding  Governor  Ogle,  the 
importer  of  these  famous  animals.  Governors  Eidgeiy,  Wriirht, 
Lloyd,  and  Sprigg,  were  all  determined  turfmen  and  snjiportere 
of  the  American  racing  interest. 

Nearly  about  the  same  time,  there  were  im  rted  into  Vir- 
ginia, Routli's  Crab,  by  old  Crab,  dam  by  Counsellor,  daughter 
of  Coneyskins,  supposed  to  be  in  or  about  1746.  In  17-i7,  Mon- 
key, by  the  Lonsdale  Bay  Arabian,  dam  by  Curwen's  Bay  Barb, 
daughter  of  the  Byerly  Turk  and  a  Royal  mare.  He  was  22 
years  old  when  imported,  but  left  good  stock.  In  1748,  Roger 
of  the  Vale,  afterwards  known  as  Jolly  Roger,  by  Roundhead, 
out  of  a  Partner  mare.  Woodcock,  Croft's  Bay  Barb,  Makelcsa, 
Brimmer,  Dickey  Pierson,  out  of  a  Barb  mare.  Roundhead  waq.by 
Flying  Childere,  out  of  Roxana,  dam  of  Lath  and  Cade,  by  the 
Bald  Galloway,  out  of  a  daughter  to  the  Acaster  Turk.  Woodcock 
was  by  Merlin,  out  of  a  daughter  of  son  of  Brimmer.  Dickey 
Pierson  by  the  Dodsworth  Barb  out  of  the  Burton  Barb  mare. 

In  about  17(>4,  was  imported  Fearnought,  got  by  Reguliis 
out  of  Silvertail  by  Whitcnose,  grand-dam  by  Riittle,  great 

*  Soo  Note,  f  on  page  139. 


ir 

H  ; 


128 


THE  HORSE. 


'Illl 

I 

f 

si 


it 


grand-dam  by  the  Darley  Arabian,  great  great  grand-dam  Old 
Child  inare,  by  Sir  Thomas  Gresley's  Arabian,  groat  great  great 
grand-dam,  Mr.  Cook's  Vixen,  by  llelmsley  Turk,  out  of  Dods- 
worth's  dam,  a  natural  Barb.  KeguUis  was  by  the  Godolphin 
Arabian,  dam  Grey  Robinson  by  the  Bakl  Galloway,  grand-dam 
by  Snake  out  of  Old  Wilkes'  Hautboy  mare,  liattle  was  by  Sir 
H.  Ilarpur's  Barb  out  of  a  Koyal  mare.  Whitenoso  was  by  the 
(llall  Arabian  out  of  dam  to  Jigg.  Tlins  Fearnouglit  is  come 
of  the  very  highest  and  purest  blood  in  England,  and  has  left 
liis  mark  largely  on  the  blood-horse  of  Virginia.  It  is  said  that, 
before  his  time,  there  was  little  beyond  quarter  racing  in  Virginia, 
that  his  progc!iy  were  of  iincommon  figure,  and  first  introduced 
the  size  and  bottom  of  the  English  race-horee  into  America. 
This  must  be  taken,  however,  cum  grano  salts,  as  it  is  evident 
from  »vliat  has  been  staled  in  regard  to  Selima,  that  four-mile 
racers  were  the  fashion  in  Maryland  at  least  fifteen  years  before 
that  date,  and  it  is  only  to  be  understood  in  the  case  of  second- 
rate  racers,  that  quarter  running  was  in  vogue  at  this  period. 

These  capital  horses  w'crc  shortly  followed  by  Morton's 
Traveller,  who  was  probably  got  by  Partner,  a  grandson  of  th(, 
Byerly  Turk,  and  grandsire  of  King  IJerod,  dam  by  the  Bloody 
Buttocks  Arabian  ;  grand-dam  by  Greyhound,  a  Barb  ;  g.  grand 
dam  by  Makcless ;  g.  g.  g.  dam  by  Brimmer ;  g.  g.  g.  g.  dam 
by  the  White  Turk  ;  g.  g.  g.  g.  g.  dam  by  Dodsworth,  a  Barb  ; 
g.  g.  g.  g.  g.  g.  dam  Layton  Barb  mare.* 

Makcless  Avas  by  the  Oglethorpe  Arab  out  of  Trumpet's  dam. 
She  was  a  pure  Barb  by  Dodsworth  out  of  the  Layton  Barb 
mare.     Brimmer  was  by  the  Yellow  Turk  out  of  a  I'oyal  mare. 

These  Avere  probably  the  best  early  liorses  that  were  imported 
into  America;  and  to  these,  with  the  mares  Selima,  De  Lancey'a 
Cub  mare.  Queen  Mab,  Jenny  Cameron,  Kitty  Fisher,  Miss  Col- 
ville,  and  a  few  others  of  about  the  same  period,  may  be  traced 
all,  or  almost  all  the  families  of  running  horsea  now  existing  in 
the  United  States,  in  a  greater  or  less  degree,  and  with  nearly  aa 
much  certainty  as  the  English  champions  of  the  olden  day  may 
be  followv.d  up  to  imported  Arab  and  Barb  on  both  sides. 

It  is  unfortunate,  first,  that  our  Revolutionary  War  inter- 
rupted the  peaceful  progress  of  the  country  and  the  avocations 
of  our  country  gentlemen,  at  so  early  a  period  in  the  history  of 
*  See  Note  |  on  page  139. 


--tmm?Ts:?r': 


'r:!'''\^im^i!$mmm»a!!iss-. 


WANT  OF  KEGI8TBIE8. 


129 


am  Old 
at  great 
[)f  Dods- 
)doli)bin 
xiid-dam 
18  by  Sir 
IS  by  tbe 
is  come 
I  has  left 
aid  that, 
Virginia, 
troduced 
America. 

evident 
tmir-mile 
irs  before 
f  second- 
period. 
Morton's 
son  of  the, 
le  Bloody 

g.  grand 
ff.  ff.  dam 
I  a  Barb ; 


pet's  dam. 
rton  Barb 
yal  mare. 
3  imported 
e  Lancey'fl 
,  Miss  Col- 
be  traced 
existing  in 
1  nearly  as 
i\  day  may 
ides. 

War  inter- 
avocations 
history  of 


the  American  Tui'f ;  since  it  has  materially  increased  the  diffi- 
culty of  ascertaining  how  far  records  or  registries  have  been 
preserved,  or  were  kept  from  the  lirst.     When  men  were  light- 
ing for  their  hearths,  with  the  halter  literally  about  their  necks, 
and  daily  expecting  their  houses  to  be  burned  over  their  heads, 
they  had  little  time,  one  may  well  imagine,  to  be  attending  to 
the  pedigrees  of  thoroughbred  horses,  or  to  preserving  regular 
entries.     It  is  to  be  presumed,  moreover,  where  jnany  heads 
of  families  were  absent  from  their  estates  with  the  army,  or 
were  obliged  to  expatriate  or  conceal  themselves  from  the  con 
sequences  of  proscription  and  tnitlawry,  that  many  irregularities 
nmst  have  occurred  from  want  of  due  attention  to  the  studs 
themselves,  as  well  as  to  the  records  of  them.    Many  documents 
must  likewise  have  been  destroyed  by  conflagrations,  or  other 
accidents,  and  lost  in  the  hurry  of  removals.     And,  secondly,  it 
is  most  unfortunate  that  no  regular  Turf  Eegister  was  ever  set 
on  foot  in  America  until  so  late  as  1829.     But,  on  the  whole, 
it  may  be  regarded  as  remarkable,  rather,  that  so  many  pedi- 
grees can  be  unequivocally  followed  out  than  that  a  few  should 
be  obscure  and  untraceable  farther  than  to  an  imported  mare.   In 
fact,  so  that  the  owners  were  satisfied  that  the  imported  mares 
were  undoubted  thoroughbreds,  out  of  a  well-known  and  accre- 
dited English  Turf  stable,  they  seemed  to  have  received  them 
almost  as  undoubtingly,  as  did  our  still  more  remote  ancestors 
those  of  oriental  blood,  without  much  questioning,  or  going 
beyond  the  record. 

For  curiosity  and  precision,  it  is  to  be  regretted  that  a  few 
of  our  genealogies  cannot  be  traced  a  little  faidier  and  mor^ 
definitely  ;  but  it  must  be  conceded  as  a  fact,  which  cannot  be 
questioned  or  doubted,  fully  established  both  by  their  own  per- 
formances and  by  the  unfailing  transmission  of  their  hereditary 
qualities,  that  our  American  horses  are  as  unequivocally 
thoroughbred,  as  are  any  of  those  English  champions,  whoso 
blood  no  one  ever  dreams  of  disputing,  which  go  back,  like  that 
of  Eclipse-  himself,  th^-ough  Bustler  or  Eockwood,  or  many 
others  of  equal  renown,  to  an  unknown  dam  or  sire. 

It  will  be  observed,  and  it  is  not  a  little  remarkable,  how 
very  many  of  the  earliest  Virginia  and  Maryland  importation 
run  through  Partner,  on  the  one  hand,  to  Spanker  and  Spaa 
Vol.  I.— 9 


130 


THE  H0R8K. 


Turk,  and  either  the  old  ^-^^0!"  in  Arabian 

„ares;  and,  on  the  o  her,  to  t^^^od^l  ^  .^ 

Regains,  Babraham,  ^"-^r  ^rbTood  had  for  very  n.any 
is  remarkable,  because-atter  tins  uioo  ^^_^^^^ 

years  been  bred  in  this  ^-^^''^'^'^'ll.lTiZLx  and  im- 
celebrated  hoi^e  Sir  Archj^  ^^^  .« .^ J^j'^f  ,^:„  i,i,  grandsiro     ' 
ported  Castianira,  running  baek  ^-o^g    ^  ^  X,,  the 

horizel,  and  his  great  grandsn-e  »"  H^  ^^^  Tabi- 

eame  strain  o^  ra..n.  U^^^^^^^^^^  scon,  to 

tha,  into  the  f;"^^^; f^Z,'^^  selfsame  original  elements, 
have  pro^^"««^,^y  ^'''"  T'J^'y/enee  of  iron  endurance,  con- 
anew  stock  of  unequalled  ^'^^^"f """' °' ,  ^^^,.|„  ^in,nng  fresh 

of  the  ocean  island.  .  jj.  extended 

rrom  Virginia  and  ^I^^^^^^j^J  ^X',"|  Jer  to  this  day 
itself  rapidly  into  the  Caroln>as,  whe  e  1 1—^^^  ^^^  ^^^ 

flagged.    The  oldest  ^^^^-l^^^l^lZlI^^^  cou.e,  near 

kept  up  for  purposes  «*  J^^^^j  '„„t,^  course,  near  Charles- 
Petersburgh,Virgmia,andtheWasun  to  ^  .^^s  a  Eace- 

course  early  m  the  last  cenU  y,  ^^^^^  ^^^^^^^^ 

borhood  of  Richmond  ll^^^^^fl  and  previous  to  the  Bevo- 
years,  ^o^-'^-^:  ^^^^  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^  on  Long  Island,  in 
lutionary  AVar,  '^'^^^^'^Tcalle.^  Newmarket,  near  the  centre 
the  State  of  New  ^^^^'^f^^^^^^^^^^^^  j,,„aica  in  Queens  county, 
of  Suffolk  county,  and  the  other  nea  ^^   ^^^^, 

atboaiof  whidit^^^^^^^^^^^  regular  prizes  is 

there  ^veremeeUnJat^B  ate  ^^^^  ,,^„encement  of  the 

not  known  ;  it  v.^8  not  ii  ^^  ^^^^^^  ra.e-coursea 

present  century  however  tha^^wliot      y        ^^^^  ^^^^  ^.^^  ^^^^ 

proper  were  ^ ^td  of  ho-^^^^^^^^^        ^'  -^^"^'  ^^'"^^^  '^^^ 
promotion  ot  t^^«  "^^^^^^      ^     J  Newmarket  course  was  r^- 

SeKaTeXCr^  «iU.  two  .d  .h.e..ne  ..ea« 
were  MtabliBhod.*       ,  ^^  ^„„  g  .„  ,.^  «i 


KARLY   KACE9. 


131 


Sclaby 
et  Barb 
tlirougli 
say  it 
ry  many 
in — the 
and  ini- 
grandsire 
cisolv  the 
liani  Tabi- 
seems  to 
elements, 
■ance,  con- 
ning fresh 
erstood,  to 
jreon  their 
ay  kindred 

t  extended 
to  this  day 
lich  are  yet 
20uree,  near 
ear  Charles- 
ivas  a  Kace- 
L  the  neigh- 
ovc  seventy 
io  the  Bevo- 
ig  Island,  in 
ir  the  centre 
eens  county, 
but  whether 
liar  prizes  is 
sment  of  the 
ra'ie-courses 
tlub  for  the 
J,  taking  date 
im-se  "wtvs  ve- 
ie-mile  heats 


Long  prior  to  this  time,  however,  the  improvement  of  the 
breed  of  horses  had  created  much,  interest  in  that  State,  and  as 
early  as  1764  and  17G5  two  celebrated  horses  were  imported — 
Wilduir,  by  Cade,  and  Lath,  by  Shepherd's  Crab — by  Col.  De- 
lancy,  of  King's  Bridge,  who  also  imported  the  Cub  mare,  dam  of 
Mr.  Gibson's  Cub  mare,  killed  on  the  course  at  Lancaster.  Both 
Wildair  and  Lath  greatly  distinguished  themselves  as  sires,  the 
former  was  esteemed  so  valuable,  that  he  was  re-imported  to 
England.  Another  liorse*  Sloven,  said  to  be  by  Cub,  is  stated 
by  Skinner  and  by  Edgar,  on  the  faith  of  a  pedigree  signed 
Jacob  Adlic,  to  have  been  imported  also  into  New  York  in 
about  1764  ;  he  is  not,  however,  to  be  found  in  the  British  stud- 
book,  Weatherby's  ;  and  I  am  not  aware  that  any  of  the  greater 
champions  of  the  American  turf  trace  their  descent  to  Sloven. 

In  North  and  South  Carolina  racing  commenced  with  spirit, 
second,  if  second,  only  to  the  date  of  its  commencement  in  Vir- 
ginia and  Maryland.  Flimnap,  Sweeper  and  Toby,  all  liorses 
held  in  high  estimation  at  the  time,  were  imported  between  the 
years  1760  and  1770 ;  the  former  a  grandson  on  both  sides  of 
the  Godolphin  Arabian,  and  both  the  others  tracing  to  the  same 
great  progenitor,  and  to  other  ancestors  scarcely  of  inferior  note ; 
the  laet  named  was  imported  by  Col.  Alston,  of  racing  celebrity 
in  South  Carolina. 

Into  Pennsylvania,  which  State  has  never  shone  particularly 
on  the  racing  turf,  were  brought  two  horses.  Gray  Northumber- 
land, also  called  Irish  Gray,  said  to  have  been  bred  by  Lord 
Mazarine,  and  to  have  been  a  racer  in  high  form,  supposed 
imported  by  Mr.  Crow,  and,  about  the  same  time.  Old  England, 
pedigree  also  unknown,  but  supposed  begot  by  Old  England, 
son  of  the  Godolphin  Arabian. 

To  these  must  be  given  the  credit  of  running  one  of  the  old- 
est great  American  time  races  on  record,  so  long  ago  as  1767, 
against  two  other  horses,  one  of  whom,  Selim,  it  is  not  easy  to 
identify,  on  account  of  there  appearing  to  have  been  three  of 
the  same  name,  covering  nearly  at  the  same  time.  I  presume 
he  was  the  son  of  the  imported  horse  Selim,  by  Othello,  grand- 
dam  the  large  Hartley  mare,  described  at  page  56*of  Edgar's 
gtnd-book,  as  imported  in  his  mother's  belly  in  1753  ;  this  date 
*  See  Notes  *  and  |  on  page  148. 


182 


THE  IIOKSK. 


^ 


1  1 

2di8t. 
»dr. 
dlBt. 


d„c,  no,,  l>o«v.r,  exnc.ly  agree  .ith  the  age,  of  U>o  l,o.e,  »» 
"T,;'vol*:i  «c  n,  of  t,>o  Africa,,  TnrfEcgl..c.,-,Ifl..d 
the  following  Inglily  interesting  letter  ; 

Marietta,  June  26, 1830. 

""".'S^lAecoraing  ..o  rro.i.e,  To^^i;iZZ::!J!Z 
r„ee  rnn  at  ""'»'l^^  .;:,:.*y„;  ^  l^'/ett  of  Mr.  Green, 

gentlcneu's  .ubscriptiuu  purse  of  100  guineas. 

."  Samuel  Galloway,  Esq.,  bay  horse  Selim 

•"  Mr.  Leary'a  bay  horse  Old  England  •  •  '      ^ 

"' Mr.  Samuel's  bay '/vorsc  Granby  "  .' 

«  .  Mr.  Andrew  Orr's  gvuj  horse  Norlhumuerland      . 

cc  cTl.o  first  heat  wat    '  'u  in  8  min.  2  sec,  Seiim  ^vinning 

it  IS  oeucvu  correct  iudgment  ot  the 

'■''I'il.:^:  Te  «  gwlSi::  alwa,l  /»  recoUectea. 
r:\t-rata  e^perin^^^^^^^^^^^ 

7.30,  in  Nvmeu  i  ^^  account  of  a 

rreretfnS:.wrnin«Onrin„tesln.l>eUnltea 

"%.„re  beat  Selim  in  IW,  at  ^pper  Marftor^^l-,  bnt 


BELIM   AND   BEI.IMA. 


133 


^rses  as 
r,  I  iind 

6,  183G. 

it  of  tho 
id  other 
•.  Green, 
aper. 
.  for  the 


1      1 

2dUt. 
8  dr. 
dlst. 

.  -winnuig 
after  run- 

I  Eiighand 

ight  yeare 
md  North- 

iceeded, if 
lent  of  the 
•ecoUected. 
pounds  are 
at  fourteen 
pace  which 
Evt  Phila-del- 
id  it  leaves 
andard  had 
ccount  of  a 

II  the  United 

(orough,  but 

been  lately 

aly  a  capital 


racer.  I  saw  him  beat  Ihe  celebrated  Sdver  I^gs  from  Vn g  n^ 
L  the  year  1772  at  Alexandria,  tour  nnles  and  repeat.  He  «  as 
then  thirteen  ye^rs  old  and  Silver  Legs  only  mne. 

»  With  rcsi.ect  and  esteem, 

"  G.  Duval." 

Without  entering  here  into  a  consideration  of  ^^^^^J^^'^^cl 

weiMit  on  speed,  this  is  certainly  a  remarkabU.  perlormance , 

m   what  is  perl  aps,  more  remarkable,  is  that  there  is  some 

be,  unless,  perhaps,  it  be  Selim  by  imported  Othello  (Um  by 
imported  Jolly  Koger,  grand-dam  by  imported  Silver  E>e,  out 
of  an  imported  thoroughbred  mare.  nfl.o11n 

The  imported  horse  English  Selim  was  by  another  Othello 
also  called  Black  and  all  Black;  but  as  he  was  not  loaled 
nnil     753-4,  it  is  hardly  probable  that  he  should  have  been 
a  ibal-getter  so  early  as  1759,  unless  he  was  neVer  trained  at  all. 
It  Ts  not  stated  of  what  color  was  Selim  by  imported  Othello 
but  the  two*  Selims  by  English  Selim  are  both  described  as 
b^Mi    bay  horses.     In  the  English  stud-book    is  a  Selim  by 
^.L  out  of  Miss  Tliigh,  1760,  but  I  -nnot  iind  tha    he  was 
ev;-  imported  to  America,  although  he  is  included  in  the  stud- 
book  attached  to  Mascm's  Farrier,  no  authority  given. 

The  Granby  in  question,  I  presume  to  have  been  a  bay 
horse,  15  hands  1  inch  in  height,  foaled  in  1762,  by  the  import  d 
Belsiie  Arabian,  dam  by  old  ^l-ck  grand-dam  u.poi.ed^^^^^^^^ 
by  Cade,  out  of  the  Hartley  mare,  who  covered  in  Philadelphia, 
in  the  year  following  the  race,  1768. 

If  r?ot  this  hoi-selwho  must,  if  it  be  he,  have  run  a  five-year^ 
old  against  Selim  aged-it  must  have  been  Wudman  s  Granby' 
by  Blank,  Old  Crab,  Cyprus  Arab,  C'>mmoner,  Makeless  Brim- 
mer Dickey  Pierson,  Dodsworth  Barb,  Burton  Barb  Maiu- 
who' was  foaled  in  1759,  and  would  have  consequently  been  eight 
years  old  in  the  year  of  this  race.  I  presume^  however,  it  is 
£  horse  arst  nam^d  who  ran  in  1767,  as  the  English  Granby 
one  would  have  expected  to  run  better,  unless  he  were  sadly 
degenerate  from  his  illustrious  ancestry. 

The  imported  horse  Selim*  is  said,  by  Edgar,  to  be  ou  of  he 
heautiful  dark  chestnut  mare  imported  from  England,  and  called 
Selim-Selima  ?~-who  brought  him  to  America  m  her  belly,  ana 

•  See  Notes  J,  §,  and  1  on  page  148. 


184 


THE   nOBSB. 


foaled  him  in  1753;  which  marc  was  by  the  Godolphin  Ara- 
bian out  of"  the  hn'ge  Hartley  mare,  foaled  about  17o({.  There  is 
evidently  much  confusion  and  difficulty  in  all  this  matter.  Firer, 
it  appears  that  but  one  mare  named  Selima  has  been  imported 
to  Anierica.  She,  got  by  the  Godolphin  Arab,  was  imported 
into  Maryland  by  Col.  Tasker  about  1750,  and,  as  I  have  al- 
ready recorded,  was  a  celebrated  winner  in  1752.  Therefore 
she  could  not  have  been  imported  in  1752,  with  Selim  in  her 
belly  ;  nor  have  foaled  him  in  1753. 

Again,  Col.  Tasker's  Selima*  is  not  described,  usually,  as 
out  of  the  large  Hartley  mare,  who  was  so  distinguished  a  pro- 
genitrix that  such  a  pedigree  would  never  have  been  overlooked 
if  it  could  have  been  made  good ;  nor,  lastly,  does  it  appear 
from  the  English  stud-book,  which  contains  no  filly  Selima  of 
this  date,  that  the  large  Hartley  mare  over  bore  a  chestnut  filly 
to  the  Godolphin  Arabian ;  certainly  not  in  1736,  when  she 
brought  Hartley's  roan  stallion  to  Hip  ;  nor  any  chestmit  filly 
at  all  in  any  year  ;  nor  any  filly  to  the  Godolphin,  except  a  bay 
one  in  1746.  Furthermore,  in  the  stock  of  the  Godolphin,  re- 
corded at  length  in  White's  History  of  the  British  Turf,  there  is 
no  chestnut  filly  recorded  by  him  out  of  any  mare,  nor  any  filly 
out  of  either  of  the  Hartley  mares,  except  that  named  above, 
and  Merlin's  dam,  out  of  the  little  Hartley,  in  1739. 

I  conclude,  therefore,  that  there  is  some  bad  blunder  in  this 
pedigree  somewhere — the  rather,  that  after  stating  in  the  first 
line  that  he  was  a  dark  bay,  foaled  in  1753,  imported  in  his 
mother's  belly,  it  states  below  that  he  was  imported  in  1752, 
the  very  year  in  which  Selima  beat  Tryall,  and  Jenny  Cameron, 
and  that  he  was  a  capital  racer,  and  died  at  twenty-seven  years 
of  age. 

It  seems  to  me,  taking  every  thing  into  consideration^,  that 
the  odds  are  that  all  the  four  horses  in  this  remarkable  race 
were  imported ;  though  if  it  be  so,  it  is  certainly  not  a  little 
remarkable  that  Mr.  Duvall,  in  his  letter  quoted  above,  should 
dwell  on  the  fact  that  the  beaten  horses  were  imported,  and 
make  no  comment  on  the  winner,  and  the  third  best  runner. 

By  the  account  of  the  race  given  above,  one  is  led  to  sup- 
pose that  in  tliis  year,  1767,  there  were  regular  meetings  at 

Philadelphia ;  as  the  term,  "  the  Gentlemen's  Stakes,"  of  one 
*  See  Note  ^  on  page  148. 


ANTK-KKVOLUTIONAKV   CRACK8. 


135 


lin  Ara* 

There  is 
Fii-8t, 

iiiported 

mported 

have  al- 
rhercfore 
m  in  her 

811  ally,  as 
hod  a  pro- 
)verlooked 

it  appear 
Selima  of 
estnut  filly 

when  bIio 
estnut  lilly 
ccept  a  bay 
dolphin,  re- 
urf,  there  is 
lor  any  iilly 
med  above, 

mder  in  this 
in  the  first 
orted  in  his 
ed  in  1752, 
ny  Cameron, 
'-seven  years 

leration.,  that 
larkable  race 
f  not  a  little 
ibove,  should 
mported,  and 
jst  runner. 
s  led  to  »up- 
:  meetings  at 
ftkes,"  of  one 


hundred  Guineas,  with  a  staiulatd  of  woights,  undoubtedly  savore 
of  established  proceedings  and  a  well  supported  race  cuurHO ; 
of  latter  years  there  has  been  no  couree  for  running  horses  in 
the  State  of  PcJinsylvania,  though  the  Hunting  Park  Course 
has  been  long  famous  for  its  trotting ;  and  while  there  have 
never,  I  believe,  been  any  distinguished  racing  stables  in  that 
State,  its  inhabitants  have  always  been  ardent  supporters  of 
trotting,  and  purchasers,  for  the  last  quarter  of  a  century,  of 
most  of  the  cracks  which  have  established  their  characters  on 
other  courses. 

To  return  to  the  Southern  States,  therefore,  in  which,  as  I 
have  observed,  racing  first  took  a  firm  root  among  the  agricul- 
tural gentry,  who,  in  whatever  climate  or  country,  are  always 
more  addicted  to  manly  and  exhilarating  exercises,  to  field 
sports,  and  to  the  encouragement  of  objects  not  merely  utili- 
tarian, than  the  dwellers  of  cities,  who  are  apt  to  regard  money 
as  the  only  true  and  legitimate  pursuit ;  we  find  that,  in  the 
States  named  above — of  Virginia,  Maryland,  and  South  Caro- 
lina— many  racing  stables  were  established,  either  previous  or 
immediately  subsequent  to  the  Ilevolution,  not  a  few  of  which 
are  kept  up  by  the  descendants  of  the  original  founders  to  the 
present  day,  with  equal  spirit  and  success. 

In  Virginia,  Col.  John  Tayloe,  Messrs.  Hooines,  Selden,  and 
Johnson ;  in  Maryland,  Governors  Ogle,  Eidgely,  Wright, 
Lloyd,  and  Sprigg,  who,  as  it  has  been  remarked,  seemed  by 
their  practice  to  acknowledge  that  the  keeping  up  of  a  racing 
Btud  was  a  portion  of  their  gubernatorial  duty  ;  and  in  South 
Carolina,  Messrs.  Hampton,  Washington,  McPherson,  Alston, 
and  Singleton,  were  as  early,  and  have  continued  to  be  as  con- 
sistent and  undeviating  patrons  of  the  American  turf,  as  have 
the  Queensburys,  Eutlands,  Wyndham8,Bentincks,  Fitzwilliams, 
and  other  equally  renowned  turf  names,  been  supporters  of  this 
noble  sport  on  the  old  English  greensward. 

From  so  early  a  date  as  that  of  the  ante-revolutionary  cracks 
and  champions,  such  as  Celer,  Traveller,  Yorick,  Tryall,  Ariel, 
Partner,  Marc  Antony,  Regulus,  Flag  of  Truce,  Goode's  Brim- 
mer, Butler's  Virginia  Nell,  Bel  Air,  Calypso,  Gray  Diomed, 
Cincinnatus,  Virago,  Shark,  Black  Maj'ia,  by  Shark,  Leviathan, 
Gallatin,  Fairy,  Cup-bearer,  Collector,  Amanda,  Ball's  Florizel, 


1 


130 


TJIK   110K9K. 


„u,  easily  l.ri..«  J<'»"  '"  "'"'«■,*'"'"'    '"^u  m  Kcnt.cky,  Ten- 
,V„m  Hum,.,  Lot),  will.  ""■"  »"'    '»  ;»•  '"',   °ui„t..mM.t«l  and 

,1,„  lemmn  of  Aiiiencan  licliliso  began  to  c.iu  i 

nntil  wc  conic  down  to  the  present  dii)  ot  tn.  i 

dam  Arniinda  by  bnap,  out  ot  AU  _  ^^^^^ 

p.  gr.  dam  Midge,  by  a  son  ^^^^^^j^^^  Arabian; 

lartlctt's  Guilders;  g.  g-  g-  g-^  -'  ^  ^^^^^^  (,,,,r,ek 
g.  g.  g.  g.  gr.  ^lam,  f  f-!;/i^^;;\';  Gri.ewood's  Partner, 
tas  by  ^^f^^:^J^'^^mooay  Buttons,  g.  g. 
gr.  dam  Celu  ^>y  ^     "^i,    •  g  /g^.^^^^^..^,  Betty, 

gr.  dam  by  Greyhound,  g.  g.  ^-^  •  j^^^^^^,^^  ^ 

cripple  ^^^^^"^  ^,  ^Swoir,  by  Grantham. 
Crab,  gr.  dam  by  Chi  derB  ou  ^  ^^^^^^  .^^^^  ^^^^^.. 

sdvea  tl,o  Rottc.-.  of  mcers  .^^^^^  ^,,.gi„i„_ 

2iul.  SuAKK-Foalecl  .n  ""'""",„',„„„■,  (,„„,  by  Marl- 
by  llavskc,  out  of  tl.e  Snap  mare,  gr.  dam  Wafc    dam,    y 
tarouffl^ontof  ana.,ralBaA  m»o.  ^^^  ^^,  g,,       ,, 


DlOUtD  AND  niS  OKT. 


137 


4  Con- 
kulinc, 
iiic,  wo 
Ionized 
y,  Jen- 
0(1  iind 
the  de- 
i)ian  of 
d  wlioii 
iitiim  of 

cr  coiin- 

ivul  tlio 

Liiioricun 

iiry  days, 
lans,  Sar- 

xiiticrack, 
llogulus ; 
•.  dam,  by 
A  raid  an ; 
Giiucrack 
i  Partner, 
ocks,  g.  g. 
letty. 

losjsoni  by 
rrantham. 
nto  Ainer- 
y  Diome.d, 
)ra,  Quick- 
and  them- 

)  Virginia, 
1,  by  Marl- 

Y  Hutton's 
b,  4th  dam 


S(|iurt  was  by  T?nrtlett'rt  Chiidors,  dam  by  Snake,  gr.  dam 
Grey  Wilkes  Ity  Ilmitlxiy.  ^larlhorongli  was  by  the  Godolpbin 
Aniiiiiin,  dam  large  lliirtUiv  mare. 

Sliark's  most  distiiigiiiHlied  progeny  arc:  Americus,  Annette, 
Ulaek  Maria,  dam  of  Lady  Lightfoot,  Opossnm,  Sliark,  Virago, 
and  many  otlierM, 

;{([.  DioMiM) — Foaled  in  1777.  Imported  into  Virginia  I7!>S. 
He  was  by  Florizel,  dam  by  Sj)eotator,  gr.  dam  by  Blank,  g.  gr. 
Jan>  by  Cliilders,  g.  g.  gr.  dam  Miss  Jk'lvoir,  by  (irey  Grantham. 

Florizel  was  by  Jlerod.  dam  by  Cygnet,  gr.  dam  Gartoncli, 
g.  gr.  dam  Elxmy,  Ity  ('hilders,  g.  g.  gr.  dam  oUl  Ebony  by  Basto. 

llerod  was  by  Tartar,  out  of  Cypron,  by  lilaze,  out  of  So- 
lima,  &c.,  &c. — See  tahle  of  Genealogy,  No.  2. 

Diomed  is  probably  the  greatest  slro  of  the  greatest  winner- 
getters  tvor  brought  into  this  country.  Had  he  got  none  but 
Sir  Archy,  out  of  imported  Castianira,*  who  brought  him  to 
America  in  her  belly — that  renown  alone  would  have  been 
more  than  enongh  ;  for  scarce  a  recent  liori^e  in  England,  unless 
it  be  PotSo's,  has  so  distinguished  himself  as  a  jtrogenifor. 

He  begot ;  Bolivar,  Diana,  Dinwiddie,  Duroc,  Florizel,  Gal- 
latin, Gracchus,  Ilamlintonian,  Hampton,  Hornet,  King  Herod, 
Lady  Chesteriield,  ^T.Iadison,  Marsko,  Nettle-top,  Peace-maker, 
Potomac,  Primrose,  Sir  Arehy,  Top-gallant,  Truxton,  Vii-ginius, 
Wonder,  and  many  others.  Most  of  the  horses  named  above 
were  the  greatest  runners  of  their  day,  and  the  getters  of  tho 
greatest  racers  and  sires  to  the  present  time.  Boston,  probably 
the  very  best  liorse  that  ever  ran  on  American  soil,  was  by 
Timoleon,  grandson  of  Sir  Archy,  the  best  son  of  Diomed ; 
while  Fashion,  the  very  best  mare  that  ever  ran  on  this  side 
die  water,  by  her  dam.  Bonnets  of  Blue,  daughter  of  Tlcality, 
was  great-granddaughter  of  that  same  noble  stallion  ;  and  by 
her  grandsir'-  Sir  Charles,  sire  of  Bonnets  and  son  of  Sir  Archy, 
■  was  also  his  great-granddaughter,  a  second  time,  in  the  mater- 
nal line. 

4:th.  Gabbriel — Foaled  1790,  imported  into  Virginia,  was 
got  by  Dorimant,  dam  by  Highflyer,  gr.  dam  Snap  mare,  g.  gr. 
dam  by  Shepherd's  Crab,  g.  g.  gr.  dam  Miss  Meredith  by  Cade, 
g.  g.  g.  gr.  dam  Little  Hartley  mare. 

Dorimant  was  by  Otho,  dam  Babraham  mare,  gr.  dam  Chiddy, 

*  Sec  Note  **  on  page  148. 


138 


TIIK   1IUK8R. 


by  Ilaniptnn  Court  OliilderB,  out  of  tlu:  Duko  of  Soincrsct's  Raid 
Cliarlottt", 

Otlio  WU8  hy  M08C8,  dam  Miss  Vernon  by  Cadf,  pjr.  dam  bj 
Partner,  f?.  j^r.  dam  by  Bloody  HuttockH,  jj.  j;.  gr.  <hinj  l)j 
(Jroyhound,  g.  p.  g.  gr,  dam  by  MakcU'Hw,  ^;.  {j.  g.  g.  gr.  dam  by 
Ib'iinmi'r,  j^.  j;.  j^.  g.  jj.  j;r.  dam  by  Place's  Wliiti;  Turk,  g.  {^.  g.  j?. 
p.  K-  K"*'  '^''""  ''y  Uodsworth,  g.  g.  g.  g.  g.  g.  g,  gr.  dam  Luyton'a 
viulot  Harb  niaro. 

ISfoHOH  WU8  by  the  Cbcdworth  Foxbuntor,  dam  by  the  Port- 
land Arabian,  gr.  dam,  tbe  dum  of  tbc  Duko  of  JJridgcwater'a 
Star,  kIic  by  llicbard's  Arabian. 

Gabriel  was  l)rougbt  into  Virginia,  and  bocatno,  like  tho 
preceding  borses,  very  famous  for  tho  Bi>lendor  of  bis  get  and 
their  great  j)erformance8. 

He  got  Oscar,  Post  Boy,  and  others.  Tho  former  of  whom, 
dam  by  imp.  Medley,  bred  by  General  Tayloe,  is  his  most  cele- 
brated son.  lie  was  a  good  runner,  aiul  his  blood  tells  in  many 
of  our  best  modern  stallions  and  marcs,  especially  in  tho  South- 
ern States. 

5th.  Bedford — Foaled  in  1792,  imported  into  Virginia.  He 
was  got  by  Dungannon,  dam  Fairy,  by  Highflyer,  gr.  dam  Fairy 
Queen  by  Young  Cade,  g.  gr.  dam  Routh's  Black  Eyes  by  Crab, 
g.  g.  gr.  dam  the  Warlock  Galloway  by  Snake,  g.  g.  g.  gr.  dam 
Sister  to  tho  Carlisle  Gelding  by  Bald  Galloway,  g.  g.  g.  g.  gr. 
dam  Wharton  Maro  by  Lord  Carlisle's  Turk,  g.  g.  g.  g.  g.  gr. 
dam  by  Bald  Galloway,  g.  g.  g.  g.  g.  g.  gr.  dum  by  Byerly  Turk. 

Dungannon  was  by  Eclipse  out  of  Aspasia,  by  Ilerod,  gr. 
dam  Doris  by  Blank,  g.  gr.  dam  Helen  by  Spectator,  g.  g.  gr. 
dam  Daphne  by  the  Godolphin  Arabian,  g.  g.  g.  gr.  dam  by 
Fox,  g.  g.  g.  g.  gr.  dam  by  Childers,  g.  g.  g.  g.  g.  gr.  dam  by 
Makeless,  g.  g.  g.  g.  g.  g.  gr.  dam,  Sister  to  Honeycomb  Punch, 
by  tho  Taftblet  Barb. 

Tho  year  of  Bedford's  importation  is  not  exactly  known. 
He  was  a  great  stallion,  and  there  is  hardly  a  family  of  horses 
in  the  Southern  States  which  do  not  in  some  degree,  more  or 
less,  partake  of  his  blood.  Ho  was  a  singularly  formed  horse — 
a  rich  bay — wnth  a  peculiar  elevation  on  his  rump,  amounting 
in  appearance  to  an  nnsightliness,  if  not  to  an  absolute  deform- 
ity.   This  mark,  known  as  the  Bedford  Hump,  he  has  transmit- 


I 


BKDFOEO   XHD  Uia   OKI. 


130 


Rnld 

|n;n  b} 
lull  1)} 
iuiii  1)^ 

liiyton'a 

I)  P(irt- 
!\v  liter's 

iko  tlio 
f^ot  and 

{'  whom, 
o8t  ccle- 
iii  many 
ic  South- 

I 

nia.  lie 
am  Fairy 
by  Crab, 
.  gr.  dam 

■  g-  g-  gr- 
.  g.  g-  gr- 
srly  Turk. 

lerod,  gr. 

,  g-  g-  gr- 
',  dam  by 

,  dam  by 

lb  Punch, 

y  known, 
of  liorses 
!,  more  or 
id  horse — 
imounting 
te  deform- 
1  transmit- 


ted to  hia  poBtority,  and,  wliatever  may  have  been  the  original 
opinion  aa  to  its  beauty,  it  huH  hiwu  worn  l*}-  bo  many  celebrated 
•wintierH,  tiiat  it  ban  come  of  hite  to  bo  regarded  im  a  tore- 
Bhadowing  of  excellence,  rather  than  a  deformity.  It  haa  been 
worn  by  Kcliime,  IJlack  Afaria,  her  brother,  Shark,  Hoston,  Ar- 
gyle,  aii<l  many  other  horwert  of  great  note. 

lletUurd  got ;  yEoIurt,  Cup-Hearer,  Fairy,  Lady  IJedford,  Lot- 
tery, Nancy  Air,  Shylock,  and  others  ii,)t  inferior  in  repute. 

On  the  tirHt  Hettlenient  of  TenneHseo,  previous  to  its  adminfinii 
as  a  State  into  the  Union,  the  early  settlers  began  taking  wilii 
them  excellent  stock  from  Virginia  and  Maryland,  and  the  blood 
of  Janus,  Jolly  Roger,  Morton's  Traveller,  Pacolot,  and  other 
worthies  of  the  olden  times,  still  percolates  in  rich  luxurianco 
through  the  veins  of  their  noble  steeds.  It  has  been  always  a 
gallant  and  a  sporting  State  ;  and  I  feel  proud  and  happy — the 
roth'r  that  the  history  of  the  blood  stock  of  Tennessee  and  of 
the  neighboring  State  of  Kentucky  is  nearly  identical — to  bo 
allowed  the  opportunity  of  presenting  to  my  readers  a  most 
valuable  memoir  of  the  blood  of  its  best  equine  families,  con- 
siderately and  kindly  compiled  for  me  from  his  own  memoranda 
of  old  times,  and  from  personal  recollection  of  events,  even 
before  General  Jackson  and  liis  contemporaries  were  on  the 
turf,  by  a  veteran  turfman  and  a  hereditary  breeder,  Mr.  Wil- 
liam Williams — to  whom  I  take  this  occasion  of  tendering  my 
most  grateful  and  respectful  thanks. 


EDITORIAL   K0TE3. 

♦  (V.  12G.)  Spnrk,  by  Ilonoycoinb  I'linch  out  of  Wilkos'  Old  Hautboy  maro,  can 
be  fouiMl  ill  tlio  Kii(?li«h  StuU-Book,  Vol.  I.,  pugo  431,  and  in  13ruco  Stud-Book,  Vol. 
I.,  pn>co  01.  Tlio  poiligroo,  as  given  by  »Skiiinor,  cannot  bo  found  in  tho  English 
Stud-Book. 

f  (P.  127.)  Cortiilcato  of  Colonel  Tayloo,  given  in  1773,  makes  Jenny  Cameron 
by  Cuddy  (son  of  Fox)  out  of  Mr.  Willy's  famous  maro  Cabbagewiso ;  neither  can 
bo  substantiated  in  Knglish  Stud-Dook. 

J  (l*.  128.)  Various  conjectures  have  arisen  respecting  tlio  true  pedigree  of 
Morton's  Traveller.  His  dam  liud  colt  foals  by  Partner  in  1734,  '37,  '40,  '43,  '45, 
'46,  and  '47.  She  missed  to  Partner  in  1742  and  1748.  The  pedigree  is  correct. 
See  Bruce  Stud-Book,  Vol.  I.,  page  56. 

§  (P.  130.)  A  race-course  was  established  at  Charleston,  S.  C,  in  1735,  called  tho 
York  Course,  over  vrhich  horses  ran.    Somu  of  tLe  premiums  were  valued  at  £140. 


HISTORY 

OF    THE   BLOOD-HORSE    IN    TENNESSEE. 

«     .    T  l,ad  written  to  General  Harding,  in  answer  to  Ina, 
Sm  --I  had  wntten  to  ^^  ^^     ^^^^^,  ^^ 

;:„;  Mexican  ■m.es,  of  tl.e  ^P- J -,^,»*  ^^^^^^^^^^ 

said  to  !je  a  son,— Oioss  s  »  ^"'"\'  ,  j  ^^    j^^ser  cross; 

Janns,  and  said  to  have  a  Marc  An  ony  an  UoUy 
Sternc,Bla^emore's;  and  Bowies  1     B.^^^^^^^^^    ^^^^^  ^^^^^  ^^^^. 

name,  prononnced  Bui-ey.  IIis  ^^"^^!'  o^^^^^^^-^  i„,ported, 
eanallod  as  qnarter-horses  ^^-^f^^'^;^^/^^.  tian  ini.  dam 
d-un  by  Baylo/3  FearnongM ;  1  ^-"-'  ^^  ^^  ^    Fearnought . 

r  f  ^  ^  by  ^^  Sr  S;  I:'—  Harris  ^1^ 

a  I^ear^^^t ;  f^^^^;:^^::^.^  fbr  a  season 
Of  the  Medley  fomily-l'  ^^^  f^^^^^J^     ,^     r^^,,,,  ^,,  f,o,u  such 

to  old  age,  and  did  good  service  ;  Cook  s  Bel  An,  oy      ^ 


TENNK8SEEAN   BLOOr.IOKSES. 


Ul 


,  Tenn.  ) 
.850.      S 

)V  to  Ilia, 
I,  refer  to 

tock  from 
infoLxied, 

—Jupiter, 
irry  Hill's 
iger  cross ; 
is  owner's 
e  been  \;n- 
imported, 
,  imp.  dam 
rearnouglit 
[arris's-^B. 
y's,  out   of 

1.  E.  AVard. 
jr  a  season 
r  from  such 
clley  was  in 
I  Carolina — 
3.  lie  lived 
by  Tayloe's 


brought  here  ^>y  ^f  dey  &  Co.     i^^^  ^^^^  ^^  .^^^^^_ 

or  two,  and  brought  back  by  U.ok^  ^^^^^  ^^^^^.^^ 

Diomed's  best,  was  reused  he  e  by  Ue  __^^,,^^^,__,,^. 

many  seasons,  and  sen    f  «""^'  J;!^^^^^,     j,,  gumner  and  Wil- 
other  of  IMo-ed  s  besn  ^-  J^^^  ^^^^^^^^  ,,,,  ^.^d  stallion 
liamson.     He  got  O.cai ,  a  «'M>L,  ^5      ^..^r  was  bred 

and  died  on  the  road,  of  cohc  Fehuia  y  1«  ^ 

,,  Parson  f^2;^^^^tX^^^or.  U  ease, 
on  the  turf  by  Di-  bapP"'«      '  ^       jy    -^      ^nd  died, 

his,  November  lb2o     ^''  -         ^  ^^.j^^^  .^Its.    I  can't  hx  the 
in  Rutherford,  said  to  be  ^2^,1^^  .^,^  ^'Linn,  1811-12, 

date.    The  first  got  some  &ood  b^o^^.  J  ^^^^^^ 

,,  J.  Shnte's.     II«Xt;X  S,^°;oL-s!l811-12,a^ 

Dragon,  of  S^-^\'f^lfi;i  ^>^,  broken  by  a  kick  ;  got  some 
died,  as  I  was  informed,  Ota  tln^^^^^_^^^^^^^^^  ^^^.^^.^  ^^.  ^f^^^,  I 
good  stock.    Tup,  a  so  at  1  ostei       w  ^^^  ^^.^^^^ 

Li'tsay.    HewasbyJavehi^jd  0    goo  ^_  ^^^^ 

and  not  much  patronized.  ^f£^'^,^^,,,,,tX,,ice,y.ini.v 
though  old,  left  7-  -^^^^^^^^^^  of  Lady-legs,  a  most  capi- 
1814.  ^^'''fZ^^^v^ZL  Boaster,  imp.,  two  or  three 
tal  racer,  and  got  Snap  ;^;^g«  ^^  ^^^^  iglO,  I  think,  at  J. 
seasons-fine  coat  and  good  iorm     and  ^^  ^.^^ 

Harding's,  ^^^f^"^  ^'e,  dal  oUonder,  was  brought 
zen,  imp.,  out  of  LPP  « J^    '  ^^  ^^^^  j^  tu,t,  nor  would 

hero  to  beat  ^^"^-f;  ""^-i,,,,  aone  it,  for  she  had  beaten, 
any  other  horse,  brought  l^^^^' ^'^^^  ^^  •  '  .  ^cr  dam  a  very 
.i?h  ease,  all  rivals  ami  was  by  Diomed,  J^^  ,^^^  ^^ ^.^^^^  ^^^  ^ 

Wg^-f«""^VrSiilC  anl  under  the  immediate  supervision 
Jackson  and  T.  bhiiaeis,  an  .^  j^^^  ^^^j^g^ 

of  J.  W.  Clay,  after  ^on^^J^^^C^!^  Cui'nberlaud,  out  of 
Bnishy-mountain,  out  of  a  Wonaer,  u 


142 


THE   HORSE. 


Jackson's  Daredevil  mare,  distinguished  themselves.  Col.  Elliott 
brought  him  back  to  Sumner,  where  he  stood  until  his  death, 
October,  1825.  He  got  also — Murphy's  Pacolet,  out  of  a  Coeur- 
de-Lion,  Jerry,  and  the  very  distinguished  Morgiana,  out  of 
Black  Sophia,  by  Top-gallant,  son  of  Gallatin,  Williamson's 
Pacolet,  Massena,  out  of  a  Ragland  Diomed,  and  the  brothers. 
Messieurs  Tonson,  Sir  Richard,  Henry,  and  Champion,  out  of  the 
line  of  Boswell  Johnson's  marc,  Virginia-bred,  and  stated  by  him 
to  be  full-bred.  Tonson  beat  every  thing  here  of  liis  day,  and 
afterward  beat,  at  Boydton,  the  celebrated  Sally  Walker,  against 
all  Col.  W.  R.  Johnson's  skill  and  management.  Richard  was 
the  most  beautiful  hoi"se  that  could  be  led  on  a  show  ground, 
and  a  good  racer  at  light  weight,  and  very  game,  but  rather 
delicate.  The  two  last  were  colts  of  form  and  substance,  but 
not  so  good  or  so  fortunate  as  their  elder  brothers.  Pacolet 
died  at  Col.  Elliott's  stables,  October,  1825.  Suwarrow,  from 
Kentucky,  Avith,  or  a  little  before,  Pacolet — pretty  and  high 
bred — and  Barksdale's  Gray  Diomed,  in  very  good  form  ;  Sec- 
ond Diomed,  also  fine ;  Ragland's  Diomed,  Constitution  and 
Diomedon,  and  another  Wonder — Hix's — in  Williamson,  and 
others  of  less  note.  Contemporary  with  these,  was  Bagdad, 
sold  by  the  Minister  to  England  from  Tripoli  to  George  Bar- 
clay ;  exported  to  New  York,  and  brought  here  in  1823,  witli  a 
certificate,  in  the  French  language,  asserting  his  pure  Arabian 
blood ;  died  February,  1836,  and  left  some  good  stock,  more 
remarkable  for  speed  than  bottom.  Contemporary  with  him, 
of  the  Sir  Archy  stock,  stood,  at  Sunmer's,  Gray  Archy,  Timo- 
leon,  and  Pacific ;  at  Col.  Elliott's,  Napoleon ;  and  at  Parson 
Cryer's,  Stockholder  and  Crr.sader ;  Rattler  in  Rutherford ; 
Contention  in  Williamson ;  Sir  William  and  Arab  I  saw,  in 
Nashville,  but  have  no  memoranda  to  show  where  they  were 
stationed  ;  and  Carolinian,  one  season  at  Nashville,  with  others 
of  less  distinction.  Stockholder  and  Pacific  were,  I  think,  the 
favorites.  Tlie  first  got  Betsy  Malone,  and  others  I  can't  name ; 
the  last  got  Red-doe,  Pactolus,  &c.,  for  Sumner ;  and  he  got, 
for  Gen.  Harding,  the  very  distinguished  mare  Gamma,  in  very 
high  form,  and  her  brother,  Epsilon,  thought  to  be  better  ;  but 
meeting  with  an  accident  in  a  private  trial,  he  was  put  to  cover- 
ing, and  is  producing  good  runners.     Indeed,  in  him  the  beauty 


TUE  T0N80N  FAMILY. 


143 


Elliott 
[death, 
iCoeiir- 
nit  of 
Imson's 
rotliers, 
of  the 
Jby  him 
and 


high 


of  Richard  and  the  strength  of  Pacific  are  combined  in  an  emi- 
nent degree.  The  Sir  Archy's  bring  me  down  to  the  later  im- 
portations, and  as  Gen.  Harding  is  more  conversant  with  them, 
I  will  close  with  the  remark,  that  Leviathan,  imp.  by  J.  Jack- 
son, has  got  more  first-rate  racers  than  any  other  horse  since 
Sir  Archy ;  that  Glencoe,  not  often,  but  sometimes,  when  the 
cross  hits,  gets  a  capital  racer,  especially  at  long  distances, 
and  that  Priam,  of  Merritt  &  Co.'s  importation,  was  the  most 
superb  large  horse  I  ever  saw.  Citizen,  imp.  to  North  Carolina 
by  Gen  Carney,  had  more  accurate  proportions  and  highei 
finish — a  more  game  Arabian  look  and  carriage,  than  any  native 
or  imported  tliat  I  ever  had  the  pleasure  to  look  upon.  Pacolet 
had  the  Arabian  air,  but  wanted  something  of  his  sire's  finish 
in  the  shoulder.  Yet  his  proud  and  lofty  bearing  sustained  him 
in  competition  with  the  best  English  horees  here  of  his  day — 
viz ;  Boaster,  fine ;  Eagle,  1821-2,  large  and  grand — and  the 
very  best  Virginia-breds.  He  imparted  symmetry,  and  finish, 
and  game,  and  fine  temper  to  his  stock.  Pacific,  got  also  John 
Dawson,  his  dam  by  Gray  Archy,  gr.  dam  sister  to  Brushy 
Mounuiin.  He  was  a  superb,  large  horse,  and  a  good  runner, 
and  splendid  on  parade. 

N.  Swiss  was  one  season  at  Sumner's  with  Pacific,  and 
O'Kelly  was  in  Nashville,  about  1835.  Most  probably  there 
were  others,  not  found  in  this  communication,  that  have  been 
here  or  in  adjoining  counties,  that  have  had  some  influence. 
Conqueror,  fine  and  well-bred,  here  and  in  Williamson,  ought 
not  to  be  omitted,  though  I  can't  fix  the  time.  Bluster,  im- 
ported, here  1826,  in  Williamson  1827-8,  and  died  there  after 
the  season.  Yours,  &c.. 

Will.  Williams. 


Poplar  Grote,  nkar  Nashville,  Tenn.  ) 
March  26,  1856.      f 

Sir  ; — On  reading  over  the  above,  I  observe  that  what  I 
have  said  seems  to  assert  the  Tonson  family  were  out  of  Boswell 
Johnson's  Virginia-bred,  when  I  meant  they  were  traced  to  her. 
The  pedigree — b.  c.  Sir  John,  got  by  Pacolet,  dam  b.  by  Top- 
gallant, gr.  dam  ch.  ro.,  or  gray,  by  Gray  Medley  out  of  John- 
son's Virginia-bred,  stated  by  him  to  be  a  full-bred  mare.  Bos- 
well, if  I  mistake  not  the  name,  was  brother  to  Chapman 


Ui 


THE  nORSE. 


Tohnson,  and  a  man  of  intelligence  .ana  respectability.  Elliott 
\ii?ed  to  say  tlie  Gray  Medley  marc  was  a  sort  of  milk  and  cider 
color.  Cryer  bought  either  her  or  tlie  Top  iilly  at  Johnson's 
(jale.  Foxali,  an  Knglishman,  and,  I  am  inclined  to  think,  a 
Yorkslviiiuan,  married  Cryer's  wi^'ow,  and  brought  Sir  John 
Richard  on  tiie  turf,  with  tlie  re  of  Elliott  and  Williams. 
"When  Sir  John  became  a  winner,  his  name  was  changed  to 
Monsieur  Tonson,  and  his  dam  took  the  name  of  Madame  Ton- 
son.  Toji-gallant  was  a  very  fine  horse,  bred  in  Georgia.  Ilia 
])cdigree  runs — Got  by  Gallatin,  dam  by  Wildair,  Black  and  all 
Black.  I3y  Wildai"  we  of  the  South  and  South-wf  t  mean  the 
son  of  Fearnought  out  of  Kitty  Fisher,  Col.  Syn.mes'  horse, 
and  not  'lie  Maryland  Wildair,  Sims'  horse,  son  of  Delancy's 
imi>.  Wildair.  By  Black  and  all  Black,  Mas  probably  meant 
Skipwith's  horse,  son  of  imp.  Brunswick.  As  to  Brimmer,  my 
father  bought  Eclipse,  about  the  close  of  the  Ilevolution,  of  Col. 
Harris,  and  he  stated  that  Eclipse  was  the  sire  of  Col.  Goode's 
Brimmer,  confirmed  by  a  circumstantial  statement  in  >ne  vol- 
ume of  the  American  Turf  Eegistor,  though  it  is  briefly  stated, 
in  another  volume,  that  Brimmer  was  by  Valiant.  Having 
thus  rectified  and  explained — I  have  learned  from  Dr.  Robert- 
eon  that  his  fatlier,  the  old  General,  brought  here  the  first 
thoroughbred — he  thinks  called  Why-not — from  Maryland ;  my 
note  says — by  Fearnought,  dam  by  Othello,  about  1788.  Ho 
says  his  father  and  others,  then  and  afterward,  had  many 
Spanish  mares.  Add  to  my  preceding  list,  about  1815-16 — 
Highlander  imp.,  a  finely  formed  white,  small,  but  except  a 
bad  ear,  well-tinfshed ;  and  Childers,  a  giay,  imp. — neither 
much  patronized- -and  Doublehead,  b.  by  Diomed,  his  dam, 
Major  Park  said,  was  a  Fearnought  and  Janus.  Park  bought 
the  Bel  Air  mare,  dam  of  Hayne's  Maria,  to  breed  to  him,  and 
I  sold  him  the  Wildair  mare,  dam  of  Orion  by  Stirling,  for  the 
same  purpose.  After  all,  I  may  have  forgotten,  or  never  known, 
some  good  stallions  in  middle  Tennessee. 

If  your  object  be  a  general  stud-book  and  sporting  maga- 
zine, then  permit  me  to  say,  that  Jolly  Roger — Roger  of  the 
Vale,  in  England,  imp.  to  Virginia  in  17-18 — according  to  the 
opinion  of  men  conversant  in  such  matters,  was  distinguished 
among  the  early  importations  ;  that  Janus,  ch.  by  Janus,  Old 


DISTINGCISHED   STAI.U0X3. 


U5 


Elliott 

Id  cider 

Inison's 

[hiidv,  a 

Ir  John 

[illiams. 

bgcd  10 

le  Toil* 

iu.    Ilia 

;  and  all 

loan  tho 

j'  horse, 

>elancy'8 

y  meant 

mer,  niy 

n,  of  Col. 

,  Goode's 

I  me  vol- 

ly  stated, 

Having 

I'.  Robert- 

the  first 

land ;  my 

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lad  many 

.816-16^ 

excejjt  a 

. — neither 

his  dam, 

i-k  boiight 

(  him,  and 

ig,  for  the 

er  known, 

ing  maga- 
ijer  of  tho 
ing  to  the 
tingniahed 
I  anus,  Old 


Fox,  Bald  Galloway,  produced  the  fleetest,  then  and  since 
known,  as  quarter-horses — quarter-mile  racers.  In  my  early  boy- 
hood, I  saw,  at  Col.  John  Dawson's,  Fabriciuis,  a  brown,  by  old 
Janus,  dam  by  Partner,  Jolly  Roger,  Mary  Gray — very  line. 
A  little  later,  I  saw  old  Mark  Antony  in  the  stable  of  Peter 
Morgan,  sheriff  o#IIalifax  County,  X.  C.  lie  was  very  dark 
brown,  almost  n  black,  the  bay  color  visible  on  the  muzzle  and 
flank.  I  do  not  kiu)w  that  I  ever  saw  a  horse  in  higher  form, 
except,  ])erhaps,  Ciuzen.  Mark  greatly  improved  the  stock. 
And  old  Fearnought  ami  his  sons,  and  Mark  Antony,  brought 
the  turf  horse  to  a  high  state  of  perfection.  Brimmer  and  Col- 
lector, with  as  good  training,  were,  ])erhaps,  e(pial  to  the  good 
ones  of  the  present  day.  Shark  and  Medley  then  came  along, 
/both  capital,  and  both  produced  game  stock.  About  1790  to 
y  1794,  I  frequently  saw  Celer,  by  Janus,  dam  Mead's  Aristotle 
nuire.  He  was  highly  finished,  and  gave  both  speed  and  bot- 
tom. Bel  Air  and  Gray  Diomeil,  I  saw  early  in  the  i)respnt 
century ;  both  \ery  fine,  and  left  good  stock.  Then  old  ch. 
Diomed,  who  had  no  equal,  nor  any  thing  like  a  parallel,  for 
the  number  and  excellence  of  his  sons,  since  Fearnought.  Con- 
temporary and  Bedford  got  good  stock  at  light  weights,  espe- 
cially Gallatin,  ifcc.  And  Spread  Eagle,  good,  espec'".liy  at 
high  weights,  got  Maid  of  the  Oaks,  &e.  Then  Citizen,  im- 
ported 1803,  about  18  yrs.  old — as  elastic  and  lively  as  a  colt, 
and  approaching  perfection  nearer  than  any  horse  I  ever  saw — 
did  good  service,  and  his  descendants,  especially  Pacolet  and 
his  stock,  were,  and  yet  are,  held  in  high  estimation  for  beauty, 
finish,  and  game.  Sir  Archy  was  foaled  in  1805,  and  died,  as  I 
have  understood,  27  yrs.  old  ;  some  make  him  equal  to  his  sire, 
and  other  sportsmen  and  breeders  give  him  the  preference.  Of 
the  modern  importations,  I  will  only  say ;  Leviathan  stands 
next  to  Sir  Archy  ;  that  Glencoe  gets  some  very  superior  racers, 
especially  at  long  distances ;  and  that  Priam  was  a  prince 
among  the  chiefest. 

Of  the  trotters  I  say  nothing.  Of  the  rackers  I  say  that 
Thomas  E.  Tumner,  of  AVarren,  IST.  C,  about  1790,  imported 
from  Narragansett  Bay,  a  light  ch.  in  color  and  form,  called 
Free  and  Easy,  and  as  was  his  name  so  was  his  pace.  His  like 
I  have  not  since  seen.  His  owner,  in  a  ride  from  •Halifax  to 
Vol.  I.— 10 


liMMWlMMMM 


146 


THE  HORSE. 


^Htofl  him  to  go  ton  freely,  and 
W.vventon,  aftc.  the  ^^^^^^^t^.,  3.1.  cU.,  and  o. 
he  aU-a  in  consequence.     A ite  v  .^  ^^^^.^^  ^^^  ^,^„„t 

good  substance,  .a.  l-;f 'V;""^  "  Heve  I  .hall  nan>o  only 
f,y  Sam.  AVnii>uns,  I  tlnnl<,  ^'^  ^^^^  ^^"^  ,,,,  ,^,t  bither,  oia,  from 
ofcl  Co,n>oM><'tt..n; ;  he  --  ^;^;;;;;.;\  J^.t  IS-^G.     His  sire 

Kentucky,  .tooa  three  ^^^^^^Z.^^,  -'^  ^^  ^^--7^^^- 
or  ffrana-sire  is  said  to  ha^c  been  u  ^^^^  ^^^^^^^i^^ 

Tedigrees  m  the  ^«""'' 1'".   .    ^„  „-,.,,,n,.v,  ana  thence  to> 
Eegisteivloponded  on  ^nanuscnpt^^^^^^^^^^^^^^    Vj:,,,,,,„,  one  of 
lom.d  transpositions  and  «-"^:'"    J^    ,,,  ..rrect  proportions 
Sir  Arehy'B  hest  .as  a  ^^^^^'.^ :,^:^.,  apparent  adulter- 
aud  iiuish,good  even  to    ^f  ^^^^^^j    Svunnes' ;  Fello.v,  nnp. ; 
,,,,,__dan^ l>y  Saltram, -^"^^   -,,  pavers,  and  .e  are 
Driver  ;  Van>pn-e,  unp.     i^^""  ;\         i^;,,^,,  i.een  said  to  have 
Lt  inforined  which  ;  -^  -;*;  ^cLoVna.     According  to 
been  a  cart-horse,  ^^-VO^-f'^"^'^^,  ever  known  to  go  the  a.s- 
Lawrence,  no  tln-«  l-''^      f  ^^^;  ,,,t  full-blood,  at  lea.t,  is 
tauce-,  and,  as  ^ ^^^^^^  "  f  ,    lo' tbe  distance  in  competUmn 
necessary  to  enable  VT/I^T  have  supposed  Fallow  to  be 

;-th  tho'se  purely  ^^^^^^^'''l^^^l,  and  said  to  have 
I  misprint,  tor  Mow,  by  <^  j^^^^^I  ^ear.  Of  Stocld.c^d- 
bcen  imported;  ^ '""l^-'^^tvel  versions ;  the  last  edition 
ev's  pedigree,  je  have  had  bcv  e  ^^  ^^^^^^^^  . 

^^-^^^^J:^]^l,^^,^-^  Eclipse;  Fear- 
Mousetrap-said  ^^^^  L^^;  .„  Partner-Moore's-imp. , 
nought,  imp. ;  Apollo  J«^";;"'  ^  ,,,,  of  Mary  Gray,  unp. 
Silver  Eyo,iinp.;  Jolb^I^"S;^';"y.^  ^.,^,Ue  that  Partner, 
It  may  be  true  to  ^^^^^^f^;^''^,  1^^  out  of  Selima  or 

^•as  not  ^-^  ^^«^-«  %^"'' j^^'s Xly  two  of  those  may  stand  betore 
Janus,  or  Silver  Fye,  0  .POSB^^^y  ^  ^^  ^^       Gray.    She 

Jolly  Kogev  in  the  P-^'gf '  ^^^^.ty  Koundhead  out  of  Hing- 
is said  to  Imve  been  foaled    74.-4  ^^^^  ^^    j^^^y 

bone,  and  to  have  ^^^^^^^^^  .^tween  1774  and  1776. 
Moore's  Partner  .vas  l^^^^^^JJ  Eve,  I  can  neither  find  Imu 
Gri.e.-ood'B  in  1731.    ^«  "^^"^^'-X  American  Turf  Eegi. 

in  We^therby  nor  P;-;^;  J^^u  Arabian.^ 
tor,beiBBaidtobebyt^-CuU^^^^„^^,,3. 


OBITUARY   OF   8TAI,UON8. 


147 


■ly,  and 
unil  of 
ountry, 
no  only 
1(1,  from 
Ilia  siie 
am  wcU- 
PiiiliUe. 
he  Tui-f 
icnco  fql- 
1,  one  of 
oportiona 
t  adultcr- 
ow,  imp.  •, 
id  Ave  are 
id  to  have 
jording  to 
go  the  dis- 
it  Ica^t,  is 
ompetition 
allow  to  be 
aid  to  have 
Stockhold- 
[ast  edition 
rling,  imp. ; 
[ipse;  Fear- 
)re's— imp. , 
Gray,  imp- 
liat  Partner, 
)f  Selima,  or 
stand  before 
'  Gray.    She 
out  of  Ring- 
Jolly  Roger. 
74  and  1776. 
iher  find  him 
n  Tm-f  Regis* 


OBITUARIES. 

Tn.  old. 

Ch.  Janus,  imp.,  died  nbout   .... 

.     1780, 

Va., 

33. 

Fearnought,  b..  imp.,  died  about 

1770, 

Va., 

26. 

Eclipse,  native,  b.,  died  about         ,        .        . 

.     1790, 

Va., 

20. 

Celor,  native,  ch.      "".... 

1802, 

N.  C, 

28. 

Marlv  Antony,  br.,   "        »            ... 

.     1703^ 

N.  C, 

32-8. 

Sliarlc,  imp.,  br.,      "".... 

1790, 

Va., 

25. 

Medley,  gr.,  imp.,     "".... 

.     1799, 

Va., 

23. 

Spread  Eagle,  b.,  imp.,      "         ... 

1805, 

Ky 

18. 

(iray  Diomed            "".... 

.     1806, 

N.C., 

20. 

• 

Ifoasenger,  gr.,  imn.,  died 

1808, 

N.Y., 

28. 

€h.  Diomed,  imp.,  died  ..... 

.     1808, 

Va., 

31. 

Coeui^dc-Lion,  imp.,  died 

1809, 

20. 

Dragon,  ch.,  of  a  kick, 

.     1812, 

Tcnn., 

26. 

Wonder,  ch.,  February,  on  the  road,  of  colic, 

1815, 

Tcnn., 

16.  • 

Boaster,  b.,  imp.,  autumn,      .... 

.     1819, 

Tonn., 

24. 

Tacolet,  gr.,  October,  of  colic,  .        .        . 

1825, 

Tcnn., 

17. 

Oscar,  br.,  November,  of  colic, 

.     1826, 

Tenn., 

11. 

Eagle,  b.,  imp.,  .,..•• 

1827, 

Ky., 

80. 

Constitution,  summer,    .        .        •        • 

.     1827, 

Tenn., 

22. 

Bluster,  imp.,  autumn,        .... 

1828, 

Tenn., 

20. 

Buzzard,  ch.,  imp.,        ..... 

.     1811, 

Ky., 

24. 

Sir  Archy,  about        .        .        .        •      ,  . 

1833, 

N.C., 

32. 

I  have  had  the  above  on  such  authority  as  I  credited  at  the 
time,  and  think  them  correct,  or  nearly  so.  Obituary  lists  are 
not  only  a  matter  of  curiosity,  but  serve  to  detect  forgeries  in 
some  cases. 

Citizen,  and  Mark  Antony,  and  Celer,  and  Bel  Air,  and 
Gray  Diomed,  and  Pacolet,  were,  in  point  of  fact,  nearer  the 
Arabian,  and  approximated  Ticarer  the  heau  ideal,  than  any  of 
the  importations  at  the  close  of  the  last  or  commencement  of 
the  present  century.  They  are,  to  my  taste,  Turk.  Tiie  Dio- 
meds,  the  Archys,  the  Leviathans,  were  remarkable  for  size 
and  stride  ;  but  if  among  them  you  found  a  beauty,  you  had  to 
look  to  the  dam,  viz. ;  Wonder,  dam  by  Tippoo  Saib,  son  of 
Lindsay's  Arabian ;  Second  Diomed,  gray,  dam  by  Clockfast ; 
Barksdale's  Gray  Diomed,  who,  through  Brimmer  and  Polly 
Flaxen,  united  the  Godolphin  and  Darley  Arabians;  John 
Dawson,  a  bay— a  superb,  large  horse,  got  by  Pacific— had  by 
liis  dam  a  Gray  Medley,  a  Pacolet,  and  two  Tippoo  Saib  crosses. 
Ife  was  a  good  one  on  the  turf  under  bad  management,  and 


148 


THE   nOKSE 


.„„k  .  pro..,-,,,,,,  at  an  a^lc.U-l  ^J^i;'^!:^ 
trained  W  Willian,,,  and  kop  and  ^»'»^  ^  [,^,„a  ,,;,,„„» 
..aWon,  1,0  »-.,«ld,  in  »U  l-l-"^;'  ^  :rbcoam '^    Wm  ;  b„t  I 

suffered  by  tlie  comparison.  ^^^^   Wiui.iAMa. 


English  St..d-Book.  j        ^^nnot  be  correct  for  the  Lnrgo 

^"'t  (P.  y^^)  Tl-  '-^f 'i^'  "a^e     hich  tS  U.n  a3  lI-tloy-8  roan  stalhon 
llnrtlcv  marc,  a  voim  colt  ni  U-i^, 
^^  fiy  .3,  one  oC  U.  Sol..  ..  an  Ar.lan,  .0  o.er  ..B.a.et  da.  ... 

'^^tir  13.)  This  is  the  l.or.o  Oran»y,  ^*'^^;^SSti^P.  Othello, 
?  (?■  1  "; )  This  is  a  spurious  pedigreo.     fcchm  v 

IlrEnXh  Stud-Book,  Vol.  I.,  page  87.  ^^^^^^  ^^^  j^^^^  brought  Sir 

"  "i^^P.  i:n.)  C-ti-ha  ^v.s  -P-  «j;^",  ,    J;^,  fluy  by  imported  Mufti  before 

^.chy  to  An>orica  in  her  bel  y,  «s  she  ^^odu  e       ^  .^  ^^^^_ 

um.    Sir  Arehy  ^'us  foaled  n.  18«-    J^^^^^^^ui  Carolina  in  17GG  by  Blank  dam 

++  (P.  UG.)  Fallower  was  imported  into  bou  ^^^^^, ^  ^^  _  4,.    pellow, 

b.  ilriner,  ^d  dam  by  Bloody  Buttock^,    d  d.^-^^^     ^^^  ^^,„^  ,,,  ^„.  by 

.     ;l^:fXSr^i:r-tner.3dda.by.urk..c..^ 


10  l)cen 
At,  as  a 
lii'.neolt 
1 ;  but  I 
ano  not 

J,IAM3. 


,  was  by  Cub, 

i_-CliiWcrs— 

traced  in  the 

for  the  Large 
1  roan  stallion 

,azet  dam  Miss 

uby. 

)y  imp.  Othello, 

olphin  Arabian, 

best  horses  in 

I.  I.,  page  118; 

lave  brought  Sir 
ted  Mufti  before 

9. 

G  by  Blank,  dam 
£c.,  &o.  Fellow, 
by  Oade,  dfini  by 
.  &o. 


mSTOEY 

OF  THE  BLOOD  HORSE  IN  NEW  YORK. 

Hknrt  "VV.  Herbert,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir:— A  short  time  since,  I  received  a  letter  from  a 
much  esteemed  friend-the  Hon.  John  A.  King-coyenng  one 
from  you  to  him,  making  inquiries  in  relation  to  blood-horses 
and  course-racing,  which  1-     seemed  to  think  I  could  answer 
better  than  himself.     Although  my  pursuits  may  have  caused  mo 
to  examine  more  critically,  and  think  more  deeply  on  the  sub- 
iects  of  inquiry,  yet  my  ability  to  place  on  paper  suitably  facts 
and  ideas  is  so  immeasurably  inferior  to  his,  that  though  I  may 
possibly   communicate  more  information,  it  wdl  probably  be 
Inuch  less  interesting  than  if  furnished  by  his  more  i-eady  and 
Cifted  pen.     Be  this,  however,  as  it  may  be,  I  will  endeavor  to 
give  such  information   as  best  I    can;   first  premising  that, 
although  particularly  interested  in  the  blood-horse,  and  having 
witnessed  most  of  the  important  races  in  this  vicmify  for  more 
than  half  a  century,  I  have  few  records,  except  those  which  are 
common  to  the  whole  country-the  sporting  pfenodicals  of  the 
last  thirty  years.    Indeed,  so  indefatigable  have  been  the  edi- 
tors of  those  journals,  that  I  presume  the  name  and  character  of 
every  distinguished  hoi-se  of  the  whole  country  may  be  found 
within  these  pages.     From  these  and  other  sources  yoii  wi   - 
obtain  information  of  many  of  which  I  know  little,  while  I  wili 
endeavor  to  name  those,  which  formerly  gave  character  to  the 
stock  of  the  North. 


150 


TIIK    IKUJSR. 


It  is  well  known  tlmt,  at  u  very  curly  day  in  nnr  history, 
frocpUMit  iiii])ortutinns  of  horses  were  inado,  hut,  it  is  hclii'Vi'<l, 
without  uiiy  |iarti(;iilar  n  t'ciTiico  to  jjlood.  I'or  mmuo  time, 
however,  previous  to  the  ]{evolution,  a  spirit  ot'  emulation  ex- 
isted in  these  colonies,  and  the  thoroujjhhred  horse  becanie  an 
ohjcet  of  interest.  Anionj;  tiie  earliest  of  our  importations, 
which  laid  u  tbundation,  hroad  and  deep,  of  the  raeinj;  stock  of 
the  North,  were  Wildair  and  the  Cub  mare,  in  17(!.*5,  by  'Mr. 
J)elaiicy.  Soon  after  came  Sloven,  in  ITCi-"* ;  Fij,'ure,  in  17l><i; 
].atli,  in  17GS,  and  Whir]i<i^i<^  in  177.'?.  All  these  eontril>uted 
in  )re  or  less  to  our  racinj;;-stoek ;  but  to  Hasliaw  the  jtroduee  of 
Wildair  and  die  Cub  nuire,  foaled  shortly  after  their  arrival  in 
this  country,  and  to  Figure  are  wo  mainly  indebted  for  ])lacing 
us  on  an  e(]uality,  ut  least,  with  earlier  and  nnich  more  exten- 
sive breeders  at  the  South.  In  the  latter  part  of  the  last  century, 
and  tlic  very  beginning  of  this,  a  number  of  superior  stallions 
wero  imported,  which,  standing  at  moderate  prices,  greatly  im- 
proved the  general  stock  of  the  country.  Among  these  may 
be  mentioned,  Slender,  in  1785  ;  Messenger,  in  1 7^0  ;  Bajazet* 
and  Highlander,  in  1704;  Light  Infantry  and  Sourcront,  about 
the  same  time;  Uaronct,  in  1795;  Alexanderfin  1707;  and 
Expedition,  in  1802.  All  (<f  these  made  a  favorable  change  in  the 
racing  and  road-stock  of  the  Xortli.  But  immeasurably  superior 
to  all  others  was  Messenger,  and  take  him  all  in  all,  unquestion- 
ably the  best  horse  ever  brought  to  America.  lie  not  only 
produced  race-horses  of  the  first  order,  both  at  long  and  short 
distances,  Vnt  as  roadstei-s  his  get  was  nnequalled.  Well  do  I 
remember  1dm  when  standing  at  the  stable  of  Townsend  Cock, 
in  this  county.  His  large  bony  head,  rather  short  straight  neck, 
with  windpipe  and  nostrils  nearly  twice  as  large  as  ordinary, 
with  his  low  withers,  and  shoulders  somewhat  npright,  but 
deep,  close,  and  strong.  But  behind  these  lay  the  perfection 
and  power  of  the  machine.  Ilis  barrel,  loin,  hips,  and  quarters 
were  incomparably  superior  to  all  others.  His  hocks  and  knees 
were  unusually  large  ;  below  them  his  limbs  were  of  medium 
size  but  flat,  strong  and  remarkably  clean,  and,  either  in  stand- 
ing or  in  action,  their  position  was  perfect. 

Baronet,  too,  left  his  mark  on  our  stock  ;  of  all  the  importa- 
tions, none  equalled  him  in  elegance  and  finish.  And  at  a  later 
*  Sf  0  Note  *  on  page  155.      f  See  Note  f  on  pngo  156. 


-^■A*IA,'HI  ^.^W'»M>il"IUIM'Wi» 


COUR8K-BACINO    AT   THE   NOUTIt. 


151 


istory, 
lii'vc«l, 
•  time, 
ion  ex- 
iiiio  an 

Btock  of 

\)y  Mr. 
1  1700; 
trihiited 
luluco  ot' 
■rivjil  in 

placing 
■0  extcn- 
,  century, 

Btailions 
oatly  im- 
iiesc  may 
;  Baja/.et* 
init,  about 
l7$>7  ;  anil 
\ngein  tlic 
ly  superior 
mquestion- 
3  not  only 

and  filiort 
Well  do  1 
send  Cock, 
•aiglit  neck, 
8  ordinary, 
ipright,  but 
3  perfection 
and  quarters 
ka  and  knees 

of  medium 
;her  in  stand- 

tlie  importa- 
Vndatalater 

156. 


period,  when  hh  get  an.l  tl.at  of  M.Hsot.gor  n.n.gU;.!,  .t  wan  tl.o 
ubidin^rl.opoof  thebrmU.r  to  obtain  tl.o  lino  l,..vl.and,  r.cli 
color,  iiiHl  prrtWt  svnun.try  of  a  UanmH,  with  the  .pood,  povvw, 

and  will  of  a  MossJnger.     Ligbt  Infantry  and   Expedition  were 
hornc.  of  Hi.nilar  character,  pos.oHsing  grc-al  beauty  ot  lorni  am 
c.h-ance  of  action.     T.-th  contribnt.d  ..scntially  to  the  general 
in.provon.ent,  and  in  several  instances  tin •ir  get  obtained  dis- 
tinction ou  the  turf.  i    •    iqio. 
Of  later  InuK.rtations-rhaM.ix,  in  ISO)} ;  P.ussorah,  in  1819  , 
Roman,  ui  1823;  Barefoot,  in  1828;  Iledgeford,  in  18U2;  Autocrat, 
in  18:51;  Trustee,  in  183r,-6cveral  have  produced  at  least  one 
of  LM-eat  excc.llence^Tru.teo,  the  vonder,  Fashion  ;  Roman,  a 
Treasurer  ;  Barefoot,''a  Clara  Howard  ;  and  Iledgeford,  a  Duano 
-hut  their  manv  failures  un.ler  favorable  circumstances,   a, 
least  suggest  tlurin.iuiry,  ^vhether  the  dam  has  not  .pute  as 
much,  if  not  more  to  do  in  the  production  of  these  isolated  cases 
of  8ui)crior  excellence,  as  the  sire.  ^ 

f  )f  r.ussorah  and  other  Arabians  which  have  been  imported, 
although  evidentlv  great  pains  have  been  bestowed  on  their 
selection,  it  is  admitted  that  none  have  added  essentially  to  the 
value  of  our  stock.     Bussorah  possessed  great  beauty,  was  ot 
approved  pedigree,  and  free  from  any  particular  detects  ot  torn, 
consenuc"ily  ^'^^^  '"^P^'«  ^^'^''"^  entertained  of  his  useh.lness; 
but,  after  experimenting  for  a  great  length  of  time  with  him 
•    and  others,  the  conclusion  has  become  irresistible  that  a  hoi-so, 
to  insure  superiority  either  in  performance  or  production   must 
not  only  be  perfect  in  pedigree,  and  passably  good  in  his  shapes, 
but  possess  that  high  atul  commanding  form  which  gives  ex- 
ceeding power,  while  at  the  same  time  it  insures  ease  ot  action. 
With  re-^ard  to  the  commencement  of  course-racing  at  tho 
North,  1  am  not  particularly  informed.     But  previous  to  tho 
■Revolution  there  existed,  near  the  centre  of  the  county,  a  pub- 
lic cour=c,  called  Newmarket;  and  also  ore  at  Jamaica,  called 
Beaver  Pond  ;  at  both  of  which  trials  of  speed  frequently  took 
place,  but  whether  at  regular  intervals  is  not  known.     As  early 
as  1800,  courses  existed  at  Albany,  Poughkeepsie,  and  Harlem, 
in  this  State,  on  which  purses,  from  one  to  four-mile  heats,  weue 
contended  for.     It  is  believed,  however,  that  until  180-1,  no  reg- 
ularly organized  club  existed  here.    In  this  year  an  associa- 


1 


152 


Tin:  HOUSE. 


tinn,  principnlly  of  Lon;;  Island  n^ricuUuriKts,  wns  foiiuod  for 
livu  yi'iiTH  ;  llii'  old  Mi-winarkt't  Coiirso  was  rciiiodclli'd.  utid 
piiTHi's  {^ivcii,  in  May  and  October  of  encli  year,  for  four,  tlnvo, 
and  two-iiiilo  licatH.  At  tlio  i-xpiralioii  of  tlio  fivo  ytMU'H,  find- 
ing it  diflicult  to  raiso  hiinicicnt  fimdn,  or  onforci'  rc^ridalioiis  on 
an  iinonoloscd  conrm',  the  Hanio  {^t'litlonicn  ri'or;^anizc'd  flii;  so- 
cii'ty,  and  cetaltlislit'd  an  enelosi-d  conrhi',  fj^ivinj;  it  tli'  sanio 
name,  about  a  inili!  north  of  the  former.  It  '\n  worthy  of  re- 
inari\,  that  on  these  eourseH,  at  an  early  day,  some  of  thoso 
horses,  whoso  etforts  and  charaeters  are  still  most  distitif^Mislud 
in  our  State  and  eoiintry,  inade  their  first  entry.  ( )n  the  former, 
Tippoo  Sultan,  IIand)letonian,  nri<,dit  I'ha^bus,  Miller's  Dam- 
sel, an«l  Kmpross,  obtained  their  first  laurels,  to  bo  variously 
worn  in  this  and  another  field  of  usefulness.  Sultan,  after  a 
continued  series  of  victories  on  the  turf,  went  into  the  breediiig- 
8tud  with  liis  lla;^  fly'"g  at  tho  pinnacle,  there  to  droop,  and 
finally  trail  in  the  dust.  ILunbletonian.  with  varied  success  aa 
a  racer,  as  a  stallion  became  distini^uishcd  for  llut  elegance  and 
finish,  as  well  as  speed  and  endurance  of  his  get,  for  the  saddle, 
harnjL'ss,  and  trotting-course.  Pluebus,  though  a  good  one, 
failed  to  repose  on  the  elevated  platform  which  his  pedigree, 
tine  appearance,  and  early  performance  induced  his  friends  to 
erect.  The  wreath  so  deservedly  bestowed  on  tho  two  most 
magnificent  fillies  that  ever  graced  tho  Northern  turf,  now 
faded  and  now  bloomed,  until  tho  performances  of  E(li[)se,  tho 
son  of  one,  and  of  Ariel,  the  grand-daughter  of  tho  other,  added 
roses  Avhose  enduring  perfume,  while  it  incites  to  future  struggles 
for  victor}',  will  ever  tend  to  temper  tho  ardor  of  exultation  or 
soothe  the  anguish  of  defeat. 

As  evidence  that  tho  renown  obtained  on  this  course  was 
fairly  won,  it  is  only  necessary  to  state  that  Messrs.  Bond  and 
Hughs,  of  Philadelphia — whose  liberality,  judgment,  and  skill 
in  procuring,  training,  and  managing  their  horses,  was  scarcely 
second  to  that  of  Colonel  Johnson  and  Tayloe — regularly  at- 
tended here,  with  their  stable,  at  the  head  of  which  was  First 
Consul,  then  confessedly  among  tho  very  best  of  tho  South. 

•    On  the  latter  course.  Cock  of  the  Eock  and  Eclipse  first 
gave  evidence  of  those  po\vers  which   conducted  tlio  one  to 


J.wi.ipi4l,i|.LMMP 


THK   "  CNION   COtTRBK." 


153 


|ikmI  tor 
I'll,  and 
•,  flircc, 
VH,  tiiid- 
tiiillrt  nil 

(lio  so- 
1  •  siiino 
y  of  ro- 
ll" tlinso 

ll^lli>lK(l 

'  Inniicr, 

"ri  Daiii- 

ariously 

1,  a  I'll' r  a 

)ri'ediiigj- 

niop,  uiid 

;iic('Oi*s  ns 

raiico  and 

10  saddle, 

good  one, 

])i'dij^roe, 

frioiuls  to 

two  most 

turf,  now 

;cli[l^■c•,  tlio 

her,  added 

e  struggles 

ultation  or 

course  was 
Bond ■ and 
i,  and  skill 
aa  scarcely 
gularly  at- 
li  was  First 
South. 
Eclipse  first 
the  one  to 


eminence  ;  tlio  otlier,  by  nn  unbroken  Buccosslon  of  victories,  to 
his  lant  glorioUH  triiimpii. 

Wiiih'  racing  continued  with  regularity  at  Newmarket,  the 
.course  at  llarleiii  was  alno  kept  up  ;  and  tor  a  short  period,  one 
was  established  at  I'owlo's  Hook,  in  Now  Jersey,  opposite  New 
York  city.  Hut  !iot  until  1819  did  the  citizens  of  New  York 
maiiifi'st  a  just  api)reciation  of  the  exciting  and  lieal*'ifid  amuse- 
ment. In  this  year  an  association  was  tormed,  principally  of 
citij^ens,  and  a  course  established  at  Uatli,  in  the  county  of 
Kings,  on  Lotig  Island,  and  races,  held  tlieri?  for  two  seasons. 
The  location,  however,  not  i)roving  satisfactory,  in  ISiil  the 
same  association  jiurchased  a  ph)t  of  ground  in  (iueens  County, 
eight  miles  from  J^rooklyn,  enclosed  it,  and  under  the  title  of 
the  "  Union  Course,"  largely  increased  the  amount  of  purses, 
and  jdaced  racing  on  a  more  elevated  and  permanent  footing 
than  heretofore.  In  1828,  an  association  of  gentlemen  estab- 
lished a  course  in  Dutchess  County,  near  Poughkeepsie,  gave 
liberal  purses,  and  had  well-conducted  and  good  racing  for 
Boveral  years.  In  1838,  individual  enterprise  established  the 
I'eacon  Course  at  llobokon,  New  Jersey,  opposite  New  York 
city.  Crreat  expense  was  incurred  in  grading  and  making  suit- 
able erections.  Large  purses  were  given,  and  for  a  time  its 
easy  access  from  the  city  rendered  it  exceedingly  popular. 

The  f'-regoiiig  are  believed  t:)  be  all  the  courses,  of  ar.y  con- 
siderable note,  that  have  existed  in  this  State  ox  adjacent ;  and 
it  is  somewhat  remarkable,  that  within  the  last  ten  or  Hfteon 
years,  all  have  been  abandoned  except  in  Queens  County,  L.  I., 
UTul  here  principally  kept  up  by  the  trotting  fraternily,  with 
occasional  exhibitions  of  the  noblest  amusement  that  ever  stirred 
the  blood  or  engaged  the  mind  of  man.  Indeed  the  people 
seem  to  be  instinctively  drawn  to  a  county  which  has  ever  been 
the  focus  of  racing,  as  well  as  the  field  of  successful  breeding. 
Many  of  the  very  best  racers,  as  well  as  trotters,  have  been 
roared  within  her  limited  borders,  and  scarcely  a  stallion  of  any 
eminent  standing  at  the  North,  but  has  held  hi?  court  within 
her  precincts.  Evincing,  also,  the  spirit  and  liberality  of  her 
peoide,  and  not  irrelevant  to  the  subject  of  this  discursive  com- 
munication, is  the  fact  that  about  the  year  1798  or  '99,  a  hunting- 
club  was  formed  by  gentlemen  of  the  Island  ;  a  pack  of  hounds 


154 


THE   HORSE. 


obtained,  and  located  about  four  miles  cast  of  Jamaica,  and  as 
particularly  indicative  of  the  spirit  and  emulation  -wliich  char- 
acterized its  members,  six  of  their  number  agreed  to  send  to 
England  and  import  each  a  horse  expressly  for  the  saddle. 
Among  the  most  successful  of  these  was  Ifichard  Smith,  Esq., 
of  Suffolk  County,  who  in  old  "  Koyal  George,"  obtained  the 
very  hcau  ideal  of  a  hunter.  Many  amusing  anecdotes  were 
related  by  this  liberal,  liigh-toned,  but  facetious  gentleman,  of 
indulging  his  amateur  friends  from  the  city  ■with  a  ride  on  his 
favorite,  Avlio  was  perfectly  docile  and  quiet  by  the  side  of  the 
cover  ;  but  the  moment  the  game  was  roused  and  the  pack  gave 
tongue,  no  oi-dinary  arm  could  restrain,  nor  fence  nor  furze  ap- 
parently impede  him,  until  he  had  arrived  in  their  midst,  where 
lie  was  satistied  quietly  to  continue. 

I  am  unwilling,  my  dear  sir,  to  close  this  communication 
without  the  endeavor  to  place  on  record  in  juxtaposition,  the 
names  and  characters  of  unquestionably  the  best  tlu-ee  race- 
horses ever  bred  in  this  State.  They  were  on  the  turf  at  ditier- 
ent  periods,  but  each  in  his  day  was  as  confessedly  superior  to 
all  others  at  the  North,  as  in  intellectual  endowments  was  Web- 
ster in  Massachusetts,  Clay  in  Kentucky,  and  Calhoun  in  Caro- 
lina. I  allude  to  Mr.  VanRanst's  Potonuic,  Tippoo  Sultan,  and 
American  Eclipse.  The  first  a  son,  the  other  two  grandsons, 
of  Messenger.  Potomac  foaled  in  1796,  Sultan  in  ISOO,  Eclipse 
in  181i.  Each  can  about  an  equal  number  of  races,  and  neither 
was  ever  beaten.  Of  Potomac's  races  several  were  short,  but 
never  from  choice  ;  his  friends  being  confident  he  was  the  fast- 
est, but  perfectly  certain  he  was  the  garaest  liorse  then  on  the 
turf,  whenever  an  opponent  offered,  exerted  themselves  to  ex- 
tend the  distance  and  increase  the  staivc,  but  in  every  case 
closed  with  the  best  proposition  they  could  obtain.  The  result 
invariably  proved  the  correctness  of  iheir  judgment. 

Often  liave  I  listened  to  the  discussions  of  Mr.  Van  EaTist 
and  my  late  father.  Major  William  Jones — of  whom  it  may  be 
said,  that  from  earl}''  manhood  up  to  more  than  fourscore  years 
of  age,  he  was  never  without  a  race-horse  in  his  stable — relative 
to  the  respective  merits  of  the  two  horses  for  whom  they  enter- 
tained so  gre-1*-,  a  geographical  as  avcII  as  pecuniary  interest. 
Keither  couid  resist  the  conclusion  that  Eclipse  was  the  supe 


ind  as 

1  cliar- 
end  to 
saddle. 
1,  Esq., 
led  the 
!8  were 
nan,  of 
on  his 
e  of  the 
ck  gave 
iirze  ap- 
,t,  where 

luication 
ition,  the 
ree  race- 

at  dift'er- 
periov  to 
vas  Web- 
L  in  Caro- 
iltan,  and 
vrandsons, 
»0,  Eclipse 
nd  neither 

short,  but 
,s  the  fast- 
len  on  tlie 
[ves  to  ex- 
cvery  case 

The  resnlt 

Van  Eanst 
a  it  may  be 
i-score  years 
)le — relative 
1  they  enter- 
ary  interest, 
as  the  supo 


TIPPOO   SULTAN. 


156 


rior,  but  both  agreed  that  Totomac  had  the  most  speed   and  m 
he 'endeavor  to^Hx  the  point  in  ,  tour-mile  ^-f ;. -hero  Lehpse 
.vonld  pass  him,  they  confessed  themselves  at  lault,  to m  all 
lu8  trials,  and  in  all  his  races,  he  was  never  known  to  faltei. 

Sultan  triumphed  over  all  his  rivals  except  Damsel ;  owmg 
to  various  causes  they  never  met.  Had  they  done  so,  both  m 
condition,  the  contest  would  have  been  severe  ami  the  re.ul 
doubtful.  But  this  could  scarcely  have  happened,  lor  Damsel 
was  so  constitutionally  timid  and  excitable,  that  the  moment 
8he  was  brought  near  a  public  course  or  stable,  she  would  rcluso 
her  feed,  and  consequently  was  rarely  if  ever  in  order. 

All  these  three  horses  were  of  similar  form  and  charac  ei- 
istics,  and  all  of  large  size-Sultan  highest  on  the  leg,  and  ot  at 
least  twelve  inches  more  stride.  Their  great  Buper.ority  arose 
from  their  exceeding  power  over  the  loin  and  m  the  huid  quar- 
ters, combined  with  a  deep  and  capacious  chest,  allowing  tree 
play  to  the  lungs,  and  a  windpipe  and  nostril  which  enabled 
them  to  inhale  and  consume  with  ease  a  much  larger  quantity 

of  air  than  most  others.  .  -     .^ 

I  have  thus,  my  dear  sir,  answered  your  several  inquiries  to 
the  best  of  my  ability ;  and  I  sincerely  regret  that  a  ack  o 
memoranda  and  record  prevents  my  giving  more  detailed  and 
specific  information  on  a  subject  which  will  always  possess  or 
me  the  deepest  interest.  Please  acknowledge  the  receipt  ot  this 
at  your  convenience,  addressing  me  at  Cold  Spring  Harbor,  L.  i. 
I  remain,  dear  sir, 

Yours  with  much  respect, 

DAvro  W.  Jones. 

April  3d,  1856. 


EDITORIAL  NOTES. 

•  (P  150  )  Bajazet  Aa3  foaled  1754,  and  must  have  been  imported  before  1794. 
t  (P.'  150.)  Alexander's  pedigree,  as  given  by  Edgar,  is  spurious. 


m 


PEDIGREES, 
PERFORMANCES,    AND    ANECDOTES, 

OF  FAMOUS  AMERICAN  BACERS  OF  THE  MODERN  DAY. 

The  letter,  above  given,  of  an  eminent  and  distinguislied  turf- 
man whose  title  to  that  honorable  appellation  is  hereditary,  and 
known  as  widely  in  America  as  is  the  name  of  the  Anierican 
Turf,  brings  down,  it  will  be  seen,  the  history  of  that  Turt  to 
what  may  be  called  its  palmiest  days-the  latter  portion  of  the 
first,  and  commencement  of  the  second  quarter  of  the  present 

century. 

■  Previous  to  the  Revolution,  as  we  have  seen,  racing,  as  an 
established,  organized  institution,  was  nearly,  if  not  absolutely, 
confined  to  the  States  of  Maryland,  Virginia,  and  South  Caro- 
lina, which  were  then  emphatically  the  Racehorse  Rep'on  ot  the 
United  States  of  America. 
^-    Up  to  this  period,  with  but  few  exceptions,  all  the  distin- 
guished blood  mares  and  stallions  had  been  imported  into  those 
States,  and  in  them,  only,  did  a  distinct  and  very  noble  Strain 
of  thorough  blood  exist,  which,  although,  of  coui-se,  tracing 
directly  to  En-lish  ancestry  on  both  sides,  may  be,  with  some 
propriety,  termed  Virginian  ,  since,  as  a  general  rule,  whether 
accidentally  or  from  choice,  the  pedigrees  of  nearly  all  the  im- 
portations run  back,  through  but  three  or  four  famd.es,  to  the 
same  noted  progenitors;  the  most  renowned  of  which,  peivliaps, 
are  the  Godolphin  Arabian,  the  Byerly  Turk,  Spanker,  Grey- 


IIORSE-BACINO    IN   NEW    YORK. 


157 


ES, 

lY. 

islied  tiirf- 
ditary,  and 
!  American 
liat  Turf  to 
lion  of  the 
the  present 

cing,  as  an 
absolutely, 
south  Caro- 
!f 'on  of  the 

the  distin- 
1  into  those 
loble  Strain 
se,  tracing 
•with  some 
le,  whether 
all  the  iiD- 
lies,  to  the 
h,  perhaps, 
iker,  Grey- 


hound, the  White  Turk,  Dodsworth,  and  Layton's  Violet  Barb 
mare. 

It  is  undeniable  that  a  vast  number  of  the  early  Virginian 
pedigrees  are  not  susceptible  of  proof,  owing  to  reasons  amply 
enumerated  above ;  and  there  is  as  little  doubt  that  very 
many  have  been  fabricated,  and  are  the  merest  of  forgeries ; 
still,  it  is  clearly  in  evidence  tliat  many  animals,  and  thoso  the 
most  fashionable  and  successful  foal-getters  in  the  Southern 
racing  States,  were  of  the  nneqmillcd  stock  above  indicated. 

Where,  as  compared  with  England,  the  number  of  families 
was  few,  the  choice  of  stallions  limited,  and,  more  tlian  all,  the 
original  number  ot  imported  thoronghbred  marcs,  as  progeni- 
trixes, yet  more  limited,  it  is  evident  that  the  horses  of  this  era 
must  have  been  very  mncli  in-bred  ;  and  it  is  worthy  of  remark, 
that  the  old  Virginia  pedigrees,  owing  to  the  early  infusion  of 
Godolphin  Arabian  and  Croft's  Partner  blood,  run  through 
fewer  generations  to  Oriental  parentage  on  both  sides,  than  the 
generality  of  English  horses  of  the  same  date.  It  is  said,  also, 
by  those  who  remember  the  strain  before  it  was  intermixed  with 
the  more  recent  English  blood,  that  the  horses  of  ante-revolu- 
tionary, and  early  post-revolutionary  fame,  retained  in  a  great 
degree  tlie  Arab  and  "Rarb  or  Turk  characteristics  in  height, 
figure,  and.  qualities  ;  and  possessed  far  more  of  what  our  ances- 
tors intended  to  convey  by  the  words  a  Racer  in  a  high  form, 
than  of  what  we  should  esteem  perfection  in  the  modern  fashion- 
able race-horse. 

It  will  be  observed,  in  the  communication  to  which  I  have 
referred,  that  it  was  ^  ot  until  the  year  1819,  that  the  citizens  of 
New  York  began  fuily  to  appreciate  the  utility  and  practical 
excellence  of  horse-racing,  or  to  give  it  such  encouragement  as 
it  had  always  received  in  Virginia  and  Maryland ;  where  the 
majority  in  numbera,  and  the  whole,  one  might  say,  in  wealth, 
enterprise  and  education,  of  the  white  population,  were  coun- 
try gentlemen  of  athletic  habits,  out  of-door  tastes,  liberal  hands 
and  open  hearts,  which  belong  every  where,  and  belong,  it 
Bcems  to  me,  alone,  to  rural  aristocracies. 

And,  again,  it  was  not  until  ten  years  later,  in  the  autumn 
of  1820,  that  any  regular  publication  wis  set  on  foot,  for  the 
avowed  purpose  of  recovering  as  much  as  was  possible  of  the 


L 


168 


THK   IIOK8K. 


loBt  early  pccHgrees  of  the  magnates  of  the  American  lurf,  and 
lor  the  i.roservati(Mi  of  authentic  records  for  the  time  to  come. 
This  work,  Skinner's  American  Turf  Register  and  Sporting 
Magaz-ine,  continued  for  ten  years  to  do  good  service  tor  Irhc 
cause  of  the  Turf,  and,  with  Edgar's  stud-book,  which  unlor- 
tunately  never  was  completed,  constitutes  the  first  and  only  aii- 
thoritv;  presented  to  the  public,  on  which  reliance  can  be  placed 
as  to  the  blood  of  animals  asserted  to  be  thoroughbred 

In  the  year  183!),  the  magazine  passed  into  the  hands  ot  that 
most  able  editor  and  admirable  turf-writer,  Mr.  William  T.  Por- 
ter of  New  York,  than  whom'  the  Turf  of  America  has  had  no 
more  consistent  advocate,  or  more  strenuous  defender.  In  the 
close  of  18W,  the  Magazine  was,  it  is  greatly  to  be  regretted, 
discontinued,  the  encouragement  not  being  found  adequate  to 
the  support  of  both  the  monthly  periodical  and  the  weekly 
Spirit  of  the  Times,  both  issued  from  the  same  oftice,  and  made 
up  in  some  part  of  the  same  materials. 

This  cessation  it  is  hardly  possible  too  greatly  to  deply.e ; 
for,  although  Mr.  Richards  continues  to  prepare  and  pub  ish  a 
yearly  Turf-Register,  from  the  old  office,  containing  a  full  and 
accurate  record  of  races  and  racing  events,  and  a  register  of  the 
winning  horses  of  the  year,  there  is,  of  course,  no  space  ior  such 
discussion  of  pedigrees,  disputed  or  not  fully  established,  or 
such  debate  on  intricate  cpiestions  of  breeding,  running,  time, 
weights,  riders  and  the  like,  in  its  pages,  as  were  so  valuable  in 
those  of  the  famous  old  magazine  ;  inadequate  as  even  it  was 
to  fill  the  place  of  that  great  desideratum  of  the  American  horse 
world,  a  complete  and  careful  annual  American  stud-book. 

These  thoughts  may  seem  in  some  sort  superfluous ;  but, 
without  having  introduced  them,  I  should  find  it  somewhat  dif- 
ficult to  explain  what  I  mean  to  convoy,  when  Instate  that  1 
consider  the  commencement  of  authentic  American  horse- 
racin<r  to  be  about  coeval  with  the  commencement  of  the  sec- 
ond quarter  of  the  present  century,  or,  at  the  most,  a  few  years 

earlier.  ,  .  ■      ^        ^ 

I  by  no  means,  intend  or  desire  by  this  expression  to  under- 
estimate the  genuineness  of  the  blood,  to  deny  the  excellence, 
speed,  stoutness,  or  authenticity  of  performance  of  the  cele- 
brated worthies  of  ante-revolutionary,  or  early  post-revolution- 


0B9CUKITY   OF   PEDIORKEP. 


150 


1  Turf,  and 
(!  to  coino. 
1  Sporting 
ico  for  the 
lich  iiiifor- 
nd  oidy  an- 
11  be  jilaced 
ed. 

and  8  of  til  at 
liain  T.  Por- 
lias  had  no 
ler.  In  the 
e  regretted, 
adequate  to 
the  weekly 
e,  and  made 

to  dej)l<..c ; 

nd  pul)lish  a 
'g  a  full  and 
egistor  of  the 
|)ace  for  such 
itablished,  cr 
inning,  time, 
3  valuable  in 

even  it  was 
lerican  horse 
id-book.  ' 
ihious  ;  but, 
jmewhat  dif- 
I  state  that  I 
rican  horse- 
t  of  the  sec- 
,  a  few  years 

ion  to  under- 
5  excellence, 
of  the  cele- 
it-revolution- 


ary  days,  any  more  than  I  undervalue  or  doubt  the  pedigree  or 
merits  of  the  great  forefathers  of  the  English  Turf,  in  the  days 
of  Queen  Anne,  and  of  the  first  monarchs  of  the  House  of 
Hanover. 

Much,  in  fact,^  as  I  regard  the  fame  nf  Buck-IIunter, 
Spanker,  Childers,  Cartouch,  Bald  Charlotte,  Matchem,  and  a 
hundred  others  one  might  name,  do  I  esteem  that  of  the  Fear- 
nought, Janus,  Celer,  Tryall,  Yorick,  Traveller,  and  the  mares 
Seliitia,  Kitty  Fisher,  Jenny  Cameron,  Jenny  Dismal,  and  many 
others,  of  American  immortality.  The  pedigrees  of  many  of 
them  ran  into  the  obscurity  of  time,  and  one  must  write  down, 
at  last,  un/owton,  for  either  dam  or  sire,  as  is  the  case  with 
more  than  one  of  the  admitted  great  English  progenitors. 

For  instance — the  sire  of  Rockwood  is  unknown  ;  the  dams 
of  Coneyskins,  Clumsy,  Gray  Grantham,  and  Whynot — the 
grand-dams  of  Bay  Bolton,  Snake,  Jigg,  and  a  score  of  others, 
from  whom  it  is  held  glory  enough  to  be  descended,  are  all  iin- 
known  ;  but  not,  for  that,  are  they  to  be  held  of  impure  or  cold 
blood.* 

In  like  sort,  I  hold  it  indisputable  that  the  dams  of  many  of 
the  noblest  and  most  perfect — and,  to  judge  from  all  analogy, 
the  most  pure-blooded — of  the  progenitors  and  progenitrixes  of 
the  American  Turf,  are  unknown.  Tlie  dam  of  Tasker's  Selima 
is,  I  hold  it,  unknown  ;  for  of  three  dams  assigned  to  her,  I  can- 
not find  that  she  has  any  claim  to  one.f  Snap-dragon  by  Snap, 
out  of  whom  she  is  said  to  have  been  got,  was  not  foaled  until 
lier  sire,  Godolphin  Arabian,  was  dead.  The  Large  Hartley 
mare,  to  whom  that  capital  turf- writer.  Observer,  assigns  her, 
as  sister  to  Babraham,  had,  according  to  the  stud-book,  no 
chestnut  filly  by  Godolphin,  and  one  that  answers  to  the  date 
of  Selima.  And  the  Fox  mare,  whose  dam  was  by  Childers, 
and  who  was  herself  dam  to  Weasel  and  Daphne  by  Godolphin, 
had  no  other  foals  to  that  liorse,  nor  any  foal  earlier  than 
1750-51,  in  which  year  Selima  is  said  to  have  been  imported. 
This  last  is  Skinner's  pedigree  of  this  famous  mare.  The  dam 
of  Jenny  Cameron  is  not  stated.  J  The  dam  of  Kitty  Fisher  is 
said  to  have  been  out  of  Bald  Charlotte,  by  the  Cullen  Arabian, 
but  there  is  no  show  of  proof  that  this  thrice  famous  mare  ever 
bore  a  filly  to  that  Arab.    And  again,  the  dam  of  Jenny  Dismal 

•  See  Note  *  on  p.  170.     f  Sec  Note  f  ou  p.  170.     |  See  Note  \  on  p.  170. 


m»&mM»^-^d:^M, 


^mitimf^'' 


ICO 


THE  nORBR. 


is  recorded  tn  liJivc  been  a  "NVhitt'l'Dot  mare,  while  of  five  Wliitc- 
foot  luiuxs  in  the  t-tnd-l)ook  not  one  a})]K'arrf  to  liave  boi'tie  n 
foal  to  Dismal,  the  son  of  (Jodolphin.  These  statements  1  do 
not  make  invidionsly,  or  with  the  intent  to  disparage  the  juirity 
of  iho  blood  of  the?o  animals — of  which  I  have  no  doubt ;  but 
simply  to  show  that  the  same  want  of  absolute  authenticity  is 
apparent,  when  we  go  beyond  a  certain  date  in  both  England 
*'n  ^  America,  that  date  being  more  recent  in  the  latter  country, 
OvJ.jg  to  the  later  introduction  of  authentic  registries. 

Nor  does  this  want  of  authenticity  attach  to  pedigrees,  oidy ; 
or  even  in  the  greatest  degree  ;  for  it  is  much  more  ai)j)arent  in 
the  traditional  report  of  performances. 

The  absurd  myth  of  Flying  Childcrs  havii'g  run  a  mile  in  a 
minute,  still  obtains — not  among  sportsmen,  for  of  course  there 
is  not  a  man,  who  knows  what  a  race-horse  ia,  either  in  ICng- 
land  or  America,  at  this  day,  who  does  not  scotf  at  the  palpa- 
ble impossibility  of  the  thing — but  generally  among  the  vulgar ; 
although  it  has  been  made  sufficiently  clear  that,  in  the  oidy 
recorded  race  of  this  horse,  he  did  not  exceed  that  of  West 
Australian  in  England,  or  of  Lexington  or  Lecompte  in  this 
country. 

As  progenitors,  all  these  horses,  in  both  countries,  may  bo 
considered,  then,  in  my  view,  as  entities,  or,  if  the  reader  j>refer 
it,  facts — as  performers,  in  view  of  any  thing  which  wo  know 
j)ositively,  or  can  ascertain,  of  their  performances,  I  must  hold 
them  myths. 

Thus,  on  the  English  Turf,  Avhile  I  do  not  dispute  or  doubt 
the  excellence  of  Flying  Childers,  Eegulus,  Matchem,  Marske, 
OTvelly's  Eclipse,  and  other  such — for  they  must  have  been  un- 
deniably good  horses  to  do  that,  which  we  know  they  did  do — ■ 
beat,  namely,  all  the  best  horses  of  their  respective  times,  at 
all  weights  and  distances — I  give  no  credence  whatsoever  con- 
cerning any  particular  or  special  performance  of  any  one  of 
them  ;  and  I  distinctly  assert  my  opinion,  that  there  is  nothing 
whatever,  beyond  the  idlest  and  emptiest  rumor,  on  which  to 
found  any  comparison  between  them  and  the  horses  of  to-day. 

On  the  English  Turf,*  I  esteem  nothing  positively  authentic, 
in  the  shape  of  performances — apart,  I  mean,  from  pedigrees — 
previous  to  the  institution  of  the  St.  Leger  stakes,  first  won  by 

*  See  Note  §  on  page  170. 


TUE   AMERICAN   TURF. 


161 


Lvo  White- 
ve  borne  a 
nii'iits  I  tU> 
tlie  purity 
loubt;  but 
hcnticity  is 
til  Enjfhiml 
er  country, 
:'8. 

grccB,  only ; 
ap])iarcnt  iu 

a  mile  in  a 
course  thoro 
her  in  Kng- 
b  the  palpii- 
;  the  vulgar ; 

in  the  only 
hat  of  West 
mpte  in  thia 

tries,  may  be 
reader  prefer 
ich  wo  know 
,,  I  must  hold 

jnte  or  doubt 
hem,  Marske, 
lave  been  un- 
they  did  do— 
;tive  times,  at 
latsoever  con- 
)f  any  one  of 
lere  is  nothing 
r,  on  which  to 
ses  of  to-day. 
vely  authentic, 
>m  pedigrees— 
:S,  first  won  by 


T,ord  Hocklngliam's  Sampson  filly,  in  1TT6 ;  of  the  Oaks,  first 
won  by  l.ord  Derby's  IJridget,  iu  1770,  and  of  the  Derby,  first 
won  by  Sir  Charles  Dunbury's  Diomed— sire  of  our  Sir  Archy— 

in  1780.  ,  .  J      . 

So  on  the  American  Turf  I  hold  nothing,  as  on  record,  prior 
to  the  races  of  American  Eclipse  and  his  competitors." 

To  draw  a  parallel,  as  nearly  as  1  can  draw  one,  I  regard  the 
old  Virginian  Turf,  prior  to  tho  fifteenth  year,  at  least,  ot  the 
nineteenth  century,  as  neither  more  nor  less  authentic  than  that 
of  England  up  to  the  time  of  English  Eclipse ;  and  I  consider 
that  the  era  of  the  importation  and  r">verii.g  of  Diomed  and 
Messenger  in  the  United  States  as  pa  >lel  to  that  of  O'Kelly's 
wonderful  stallion  in  the  old  country. 

From  the  day  when  tiie  sons  am  dau^hlers  of  these  noble 
animals  began  to  run  upon  the  turfs  of  England  and  the  tracks 
of  America,  all  is  plain  and  on  recoi  S  so  that  who  runs  may 

'  The  first  great  excellence  o  vhat  I  consider  the  authentic 
recorded  race-horse  of  America,  1  ascribe  to  what  I  call  the  fii-st 
grand  post-revolutionary  cross  of  English  with  the  old  Virgmian 
blood,  produced  by  the  importation  of  the  two  horses  above 
named  ;  of,  almost  simultaneously,  Bedford,  Medley,  Gabriel ; 
and  of  Shark,  a  few  years  earlier. 

The  got  of  these  horses  are  collateral  hero,  with  the  High- 
flyers Fbrizels,  King  Ferguses,  Whalebones,  Waxys,  PotSos  and 
Beningbroughs  across  the  water,  and  their  posterity  hold  similar 
relations  and  relative  positions. 

The  palmy  time,  tlicn,  of  the  Turf  in  America,  I  should  state 
to  have  lain  between  the  years  1815  and  1845,  the  former  date 
being  little  earlier  than  its  dawn,  tho  latter  a  little  later  than 
the  first  symptoms  of  its  decline. 

For  without  asserting  that  the  quality  of  the  American 
thoroughbred  horse  has  as  yet  begun  to  fall  off,  or  its  character 
to  deteriorate,  I  do  maintain  that  the  racing  spirit  has  received 
a  severe  check  ;  one,  which  must  ultimately,  if  it  continue,  se- 
riously affect,  if  not  destroy,  in  toto,  the  American  Race-horse, 
in  spite  of  all  his  glories,  all  his  excellencies,  and  all  the  incom- 
parable benefits  he  Las  conferred  on  the  stock  of  the  country 
at  large-not  least  on  what  is  now  the  rage  of  ih^  North 

*  Races  publislied  in  American  Farmer  from  1818  to  '30  are  just  as  reliable.-ED. 

Vol.  1.— U 


THK   II0R8B. 

and  AVo.t,  tho  Trotting  IIor.o,  altl.ougli  it  is  now  tl.o  pame 
and  Intoi'  the  day  to  deny  the  ir.flucnce  of  blood  u.  tin.  claBS 

''  lttholoso.no  and  an.icahlo  rivalry  of  the  Northen.  and 
Soutlu-rn  stables,  with  their-in  a  greater  or  lesser  f  K  ^'*-;  ^,«- 
Sivcf^unilies;was  an  nnauestionabh^  ^^'";:^:,  :i  ^t^l 
„,l  tol.l  its  tale  in  the  high  tm.n  ot  the  --^  ;,  ''^^^X,"^^ 
to  sec  contending  in  the  go..d  dap  ot  the  30«-»  '^  « 
ausniees  of  sueh  men  as  Messrs.  Johnson  and  Taj  loe  Van 
M  rW'ulo  ILunpton,  15inganu.n,  Stevens,  T-'-^'^^""'  ^  ;^f; 
ton,  Tillotson,  Jor.es,  Gibbons,  and  n.any  n.ore,  as  good  as  they, 
from  all  sections  of  the  country. 

O?  those  palmy  days  it  is  with  pleasure  that  I  can  say 

quiequc  ipso  fe'ernVm  vidi 

Et  quorum  pars  parva  fui. 

Tl.e  great  race  of  races,  it  is  true,  was  one  of  the  tbingsbye- 
^one  wlfen  I  Urst  trod  the  soil  of  America  ;  but  the  first  Amer- 
fcan  ."  e'hle  on  whon.  I  set  eyes,  in  the  first  year  ot  n.y  no- 
Xo  was  the  champion.  Eclipse ;  and  the  next,  h,s  gallant 
\\nv  Sir  Henry     Ariel,  the  most  successful  and  culurmg, 
;:^C"^t;  ^:     iogeny  W  the  great  northern  ^.^o^ 
Ivas  withdrawn  from  the  scene  of  her  glones,  already ;  but  it 
Z  mv  f.n;nne  to  witness,  as  my  entering  to  the  turt  o    Long 
Is  In":  the  splendid  twenty-mile  mare-race,  the  pnze  o    .duch 
was  t  ne  ott"  by  that  magnificent  and  honest  annual.  Black 
r   -n      who    Bii-ularly  enough,  combines   all  the   imported 
bS  ;vhic^  h^^^^^^^^^^^^        fogether  with  the  old  Yirginian 
s tmins  0^-  Clockfast,  Eearnought,  Yorick,  and  the  rest,  having, 
rZh  her  sire,  American  Eclipse,  Diomed,  f--"g-' f  |^; 
ford  and  Medley  crosses,  and  by  her  dam,  Lady  Lightioot,  Sir 

Archv  and  Shark  crosses.  . 

From  that  time  tbrward,  meeting  after  meeting,  there  was 
one  onstant  and  continued  succession  of  good,  nay !  gi-eat 
horses  on  the  turf,  and  meeting  after  meeting  year  a^^ter  year 

"r  and  fall,  frmn  Long  Island  to  New  Orleans  there  waa 
one  constant  promise,  and  that  promise  made  good,  of  fine  spoi  t 
Z  sZ tsmem     Those  were  the  days  of  such  mares  as  Trifle, 

B  nne     orBlue,  Fashion,  Peytona,  Eeel,  and  many  more  sec 


MINGO— clarion: — rosTnoT. 


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[lio  ^nmo 
this  class 

licni  and 
tjrec — (lis- 

hrcedcrfl, 
li  wi'  used 
iiiidor  tlio 
yloc,  Van 
(HI,  Stock- 
id  as  they, 

1  Bay 


tilings  bye- 
first  Ainer- 
•  of  my  no- 
bis gallant 
id  enduring, 
conqueror, 
ady ;  but  it 
urf  of  Long 
zc  of  wliich 
linuil,  Black 
iG   iuiiwrtcd 
Id  Virginian 
rest,  having, 
senger,  Bed- 
ligbtfoot,  Sir 

g,  there  was 
nay !  great 
ir  after  year, 
18,  tliere  was 
of  fine  sport 
•es  as  Trifle, 
ly  more  sec- 


ond, if  second,  to  none  but  the  best  of  those ;  nnd  tliesc,  all 
except  one  or  two,  not  long  piiough  withdrawn  to  have  transniit- 
t('<l  their  honors,  likely  to  perpetuate  them  to  tho  most  reiuoto 
posterity — of  such  horses  as  Medoc — by  Kclipse  ;  his  dam,  Maid 
of  tho  Oaks,  by  imp.  Expedition ;  g.  dam,  old  Maid  of  tho 
Oaks,  by  Spread  Ea^le  ;  g.  g.  dam — the  dam  of  Nancy  Air — 
by  Shark,  g.  g.  g.  dam  by  Kockingham,  g.  g.  g.  dam  by  (Jal- 
lant,  g.  g.  g.  g.  dam  by  True  Whig,  g.  g.  g.  g.  g.  dam  by  imp, 
liegiilus,  g.  g.  g.  g.  g.  g.  dam  by  imp.  Diamond — an  animal  of 
singular  beauty,  and  one  who  was  withdrawn  from  tho  turf  in 
the  prime  of  his  ])erf()rmanees,  and  cut  otf  by  an  unfortunate 
accident,  ere  he  had  half  fulfilled  his  promise  as  a  stallion. 

Mingo,  by  American  Eclipse  ;  his  dam.  Bay  Bett,  by  Thorn- 
ton's Rattler — ho  by  Sir  Archy — g.  dam,  Cliffden  mare,  by 
impd.  Cliftden,  g.  g.  dam  by  Hall's  Spot — he  by  Ifall's  imp. 
Eclipse  out  of  iinj).  mare — g.  g.  g.  dam  by  Ilyder  Aly,  he  by 
Lindsay's  Arabian,  dam  by  Othello,  etc., — to  my  own  mind,  for 
shape,  figure,  stride  and  action,  tho  race-horso  in  the  highest 
form,  that  I  have  ever  seen,  be  the  other  who  lie  may,  since  I 
liavo  been  in  America.  He  was  as  big  as  he  was  beautiful,  and 
as  good  as  he  was  big.  It  always  appeared  to  me  th.it  this 
magnificent  animal  never  had  half  a  fair  chance,  on  our  little 
one-mile-round  courses ;  which,  it  must  be  admitted,  are  as  much 
against  a  long-striding,  lengthy,  raking  galloper,  as  they  are  in 
favor  of  a  short,  active,  quick-gathering,  compact  animal.  lie 
was  a  good  winner  and  good  performer,  after  all,  tliough  he 
was  often  most  indifferently  ridden.  I  once  saw  him  come  in 
a  winner,  in  a  four-mile  heat,  with  his  head  pulled  half  round, 
the  snafllc  drawn  wholly  through  his  mouth  to  the  left,  and  tho 
rein  acting  as  a  bit. 

Clarion,  by  Monmouth  Eclipse,  dam  '  /  Oscar,  as  beautiful 
and  gallant  a  horse  as  a  man  need  look  upon. 

Postboy — by  Henry,  his  dam  Garland  by  Old  Duroc,  g.  d. 
Young  Damsel  by  Hamiltonian,  g.  g.  d.  Miller's  Damsel  by 
Imported  Messenger,  g.  g.  g.  d.  by  PotSos,  g.  g.  g.  g.  d.  by  Gim- 
crack,  &c. — a  good  horse,  and  supposed  for  a  short  time  to 
be  a  wonder,  but  clearly  overrated,  and  in  the  end  admitted  to 
be  60.  He  was  not,  by  a  long  shot,  so  good  a  horee  as  Mingo, 
of  whom  it  is  asserted  that  he  was  never  beaten,  when  in  con- 


164 


THK  nOUBK. 


/ 


euHV  to  make,  a.ul  in.posHtMo  to  a..]  •  -  |  ^^^^      .^. 

ai^ious,  wuH  only  u  K0...I,  una  not  an  ^^^^^^^     ,,„^  „,.  ^ll/a, 

Gen.  Ihunpton  s    >a.a^.>n,  g.  ^'.  f,-  •.        }       1  ^^^,,^^  ^3^^,,^,,. 

,lu,n  Mi^s  SlanuTkiu  by  ""P-  ^^  ''*^'^"^'  t'  i^"  »•  '^  ^ 

cy'ti  imp.  Cub  mare.  j,    |      ,,^0- 

Thil  i«  a«  good  an  A-;--^:  'C;  Ja-i^^lly  lilbt- 

'^""'';  .  ''''  "T  t  i;i  ihf  ^  u  .la  was  an  ea.y  goer  ;  bis 
bodied  bor.c;  but  1"  f^"^^.^;'  .  ,  tbe  distance,  or  earry- 
points  were  lor  .peed,  not  1°;  «3  -  .  ,,^,_Argyle  and 
l„g  weight.     HebeatthebesthorcB    t  In      u  ^ 

W„gu.r  an.l  Gmj  Kaglo,  '  'J'f  J  ,  "'^.^  ^o  note,!  l.crc 
lavKo,  leuvlng  .l.o,,.  l'«  'P-  "^'^jS^^^  Ariol  and  FlirtiUa, 
„tor,  n»  I  l.avo  tlioBO  ol  ^'^  ™  ";,,i;  i,„,f„n,uu,cc,  and 
BlaeU  Mana  and  ,  ,o  oU,      a     n*  .^  ^  J^  _^^  ,^__^,„_ ,,  „,„ 

ra"-u,Vot  ;,rLt  ..d  ....t .»..!..  .ontonn—y  au. 

^"'i."''';    „    l,vlmP  Glcncoo,  dam  Giantess  by  imp.  Leviatlia.., 

P'  °  sj;  A  r;  gg-  ''"•"'  V"P'""  >•? »"° »°''''  w; 

g.  dam  by  bu  Aicny,  {,  b  i,..„toinnn  tr  £r.  C  g-  dam  Cades 

Ian.  Lady  Mi"?>'-^; 7;'"i;l;7i^l,t^ril        i.y  Dove, 

:;^T;f '■!-"•*  ''^  '^"'"°'.'''  ^-  '■  '■ ' '  '■ '"" 

,      ISo^fseUma  -^^  ^^^^  « 1=;^^  tetl-  ma-e,  standing  m 

I  She  was  an  enormous  (larK  itu  ^  ^^^^^ 

'      ,..ee„  hands  and  ^^''^jX^Xtn^^^^^^r^  ^J> ,  - 
i„  her  l-«'-P  "^^'"r^  '°fXgdiv  ctly  in  front  of  her-Por- 

rsaroSSi::  t:%!<,.  ^r,...  ho,  stride .. 

enormous,  said  to  cover  twenty-seven  ieet. 


PKVTO.NA   AND  FAIItlOK. 


105 


111  cai'os 
|itcii  by 

if  Klizu, 
I'ili/A'ii 
limt  l)y 

"•    •'.  IT. 

n'  r"  n' 

1  h\m- 

1)0  pro- 
Uy  li<;l.t- 
foor ;  liis 

r  fiirry- 
jijylo  and 
ke  many 
te,  lie  has 
liitL'd  tliat 
beat  ]iu8- 

0  more  at 
otcd  lierc- 
i  Flirtilln, 
anccs  and 
igtli,  from 
porary  au- 

Leviathan, 

vil,  g-  g-  g- 
[lam  Cades 

a  by  Dove, 
g.  g.  dam 

Hiding  full 

deep  made 

locks ;  her 

her— Por- 

stride  was 


Sli(>  cortaliily  inado  ^.-^ood  rnntiiiif;  on  Ki'vcral  occaHioiiH,  and 
wnn  a  ^jond  winner ;  anti  a  iimst  ^'^l(•{•t•^*^^ul  animal  to  lu'r  ownora, 
lor  whom  HJio  had  won  npward  of  )t<4-J,0(»()  before  her  nuitcli 
with  Fartlii by  wliich  bIhs  netted  tliciu  ^1(>,<K)U  more. 

She  hud  previoUfly  beaten  Illne  Dick  witli  some  eane,  whi> 
M'ns  any  thin;^  but  a  eonti'iM|ttil>l(!  adversary  ;  and  nhe  won,  in 
her  match  with  Fasiiion,  lanreU  which,  like  thoHo  of  Hawondte, 
whom  I  hiKt  considered,  were  foranioment  thought  to  be  peren- 
nial, ihiMigli  they  were  hooii  faded,  and  trailed  comparatively  in 
the  dust.  The  two  heats  were  done  in  7.;5!'  !M,  7.45  1-1.  "  Ileri 
imineurte  stride  and  strength,"  fays  Porter,  in  one  ot  his  telling! 
descriptions  of  a  race,  which  no  man  who  wields  a  pen  can  de- 
scribe as  he  can,  when  he  is  in  the  vein — "and  her  *nice  ideal 
of  perpetual  motion'  did  the  business.  It  is  a  nuitter  of  doubt 
with  Honu>,  whether  Fashion  ever  saw  the  day  when  she  co-iid 
beat  Peytona.  Certainly  Peytona  not  only  outfooted  hor  but 
outlasted  her.  In  our  oi)Inion  condition  won  the  race.  It  is 
very  remarkable  that  after  so  fast  a  first  heat,  there  should  havo 
been  so  little  falling  off  as  live  seconds  in  the  second  heat." 

I  saw  this  race  myself,  and  I  unipicstioiudjly  was  not  ono  of 
those  who  doubted  whether  Fashion  ever  saw  the  day,  &c. — so 
far  from  it  that  I  stood  my  snuiU  stake,  very  confidently,  on  the 
return  match  at  Camden  a  fortnight  later,  when  on  that  far 
heavier  and  slower  course  F'ashion — who  had  been  kept  con- 
stantly at  hard  work,  never  missing  a  gallop  since  the  day  of 
her  defeat,  while  her  conqueress,  if  one  may  coin  a  word  for 
the  occasion,  had  suffered  so  severely  by  victory  that  she  had 
hardly  been  able  to  take  one — fairly  reversed  the  tables,  and 
won,  in  two  heats,  without  ever  being  put  to  her  speed,  in  7.48, 
7.57.  Tliere  is  no  doubt,  Fashion's  rider  having,  by  order,  pulled 
her  lip,  and  passed  the  winning-post  at  a  hand  gallop,  that,  if 
ho  had  chosen,  ho  could  have  distanced  Peytona. 

After  this  race  she  was  withdrawn  from  the  turf,  a  fine  animal, 
and  a  good  and  honest  mare,  able  to  go  the  pace  and  stay  the 
distance  ;  but,  it  must  out — "  Impar  congressus  Achilli." 

Blue  Dick  by  imported  Margrave,  dam  by  Lance,  &c.,  a  blue 
roan  horse,  and  a  fair  good  one,  though  not  what  ono  could  fairly 
call  a  successful  horse  or  a  good  wiiuu^r — for  ho  was  continually 
over-matched.    With  Register  of  his  own  years,  it  v   3  a  tough 


SS'TgJ^figSSsiSSSSt-.'s&.V'S-' 


166 


THE  H0B8E. 


r„cl  .vith  Fashion,  he  I.ad  not  a  *ow  for  ...    ,^'      -       ^^ 

'^'^^"^»  Contendisse  jurat, 

„,.  in  other  wds,  a»  a  aistlngnishoa  Statesman  "'ovorted  to 
^^vesaiyrtis^hono^-n,^^^^^^^^^^ 

TZitZ'   otJnnot,  however,  help  thhAing >  that 

7  "'and  t  oZZl  J,  without  mnch  fear  of  eontradietlon, 
S'Tho'^e'ltda'rJn  aUhongh  their  time  has  been  beaten 
Mow,'XnfinMy  reduced  weights,  and  over  an  tmmeasur- 

"''^oS'sra  thing  he  possible  as  to  reea.Uhe  da.s^that  are 
fled  and  to  putrashion, Boston,  Leeomte,  I*f  "S'.°"' ""'^.^X^ 
if  vm?-.laso  all  on  the  Union  eourse  together,  in  the  heyday 

It  noon  oWWhitenose,  and  the  Jersey  mare;  and  in  the 
S^plXa^iinst  any  sueh  time,  as  that  made  over  the  New 

°%";;:i:rtrsame  period,  there  were  other  ho.es  aw  i. 
.uimerable  worthy  of  mention,  among  vrliom  it  >v.J  not  be  m 
Xn   to  -me  liuane,  better  perhaps  than  BO-^vhom^  J- 
mentioned;  Argyle,  and  the  mares  M>ss  Foote  TnAe  G  P   J 

""tuI^fteVSaihave  here  speeiSed,  oeeurrk  all  the 
gre;^  and"tliored  races  of  America  with  *e  e-P'.^ 
fwo  or  three  recent  events,  which  are  to  be  ascnbed  to  a  dillei 
ent  s°rain  of  Wood,  to  a  new  school  of  breeding,  '"•'■"'l^-- /" 
better  or  wo«e,m  the  long  run,  perhaps  it  yet  rema.ns  to  b. 
It^^mi  of  which  I  shall  speak,  in  Uteir  place  hereafter. 


THE   FOUK  GREAT  KACE8. 


167 


an  am- 
Utcliod, 
ire,  Bucli 
let  with 

against 


orted  to 
icond  to 
had  ever 
,  in  that 
it  secun- 
adiction, 
n  beaten 
nmeasur- 

5  that  arc 
nd  Pryoi', 
e  heyday 
;  any  ago 
t  for  age ; 

the  first 
nd,  in  the 

the  New 

almost  in- 
not  be  in- 
om  I  have 
e,  Gipsey, 
imported 
tinguiehcd 
racks  par 

ed  all  the 
ception  of 
0  a  differ- 
hetlier  for 
ains  to  be 
fter. 


Tliose  great  races,  which  I  esteem  as  worthy  of  immortality  \ 
as  ever  was  the  match  of  Ilambletonian  and  Diamond,  or  any 
other  match  race,  if  there  ever  were  any  other,  of  yet  greater 
fame,  arc  those  of  American  Eclipse  and  Henry;  of  Ariel, 
dauglitor  of  Eclipse,  and  Flirtilla ;  of  Black  Maria,  and  the  tliree 
mares,  known  as  the  twenty-mile  race ;  of  Wagner  and  Gray 
Eagle,  at  the  Oakland  course,  Louisville ;  and  of  Boston  and 
Fashion,  on  the  Union  course.  Long  Island. 

Those,  as  the  old  Marshal  Trivulciano  said,  who  had  fought 
in  thirty-six  pitched  battles,  yet  had  never  seen  a  stricken  field 
until  he  fonght  at  Marignano,  those  were  combats  of  giants,  all 
the  rest  were  child's  play. 

Of  those,  the  great  events,  of  the  great  turf  campaigns  of 
this  country,  I  have  been  so  fortunate  as  to  procure  accurate  de- 
scriptions by  the  pens  of  eye-witnesses,  who  will,  by  all  true 
tui'fmen  be  admitted,  the  most  comijetent  to  form  accurate 
opinions  and  draw  sound  conclusions  on  all  matters  concerning 
this  nobler  sport  than  the  Olympic  games  of  old,  and  whose  pen 
paintings  of  such  scenes  have,  long  ago,  been  pronounced  first 
and  best  by  mouths  of  wisest  censure. 

The  first  of  these,  the  great  race  of  Eclipse  and  Henry,  the 
time  of  which  was  so  long  the  best,  so  long  believed  to  be  not 
only  unapproached,  but  unapproachable — together  with  the 
memoirs,  pedigrees,  performances,  and  description  of  the  rival 
racers,  is  from  the  pen  of  one,  whom  it  is  enough  to  name, 
"  The  Old  Turfman,"  Cadwalader  R.  Golden,  Esq.,  indisputably 
the  best  authority  of  his  day,  in  this  or,  perhaps,  in  any  other 
country,  on  all  matters  connected  with  the  horse  of  pure  blood. 

From  the  same  distinguished  source  is  the  memoir  and  pedi- 
gree of  Ariel,  the  list  of  her  performances,  and  her  almost  un- 
equalled race  w  "th  Flirtilla. 

The  twenty-mile  race  of  Black  Maria,  with  her  memoir  and 
performances,  selected  from  the  columns  of  the  Spirit  of  the 
Times,  is  understood  to  be  from  the  pen  of  the  brother  of  her 
late  distinguished  owner — that  celebrated  breeder,  promoter 
and  benefactor  of  the  agricultural  interests  of  this  continent,  the 
late  Mr.  Charles  Henry  Hall,  to  whose  family  I  take  this  op- 
portnnity  of  recording  my  manifold  obligations,  and  of  return- 
ing my  most  sincere  thanks,  for  the  facilities  aiforded  to  me  of 


i- 


''^^jmiKeismsm-'''Vim*^j!-ssiyji-^*!iX'.,?;:^-ii 


168 


THE  HORSE. 


would  have  fallen,  indeed,  tai  .Iwi .  F 

of  the  author.  „     ,     ^  ^.g^  IVom  the  pages 

The  races  of  Wap.er  and  GyF^^^^^^^^^         ^  ,,, 

of  the  American  ^^^^ ^^'^^^.^f  d\eL-e  oUh.  V^n of  u.y 

by  the  pen-perlmp  ,  ^^^'^^  {J  ^  ,,,n  reme.nber,  at  the 
eBteeined  Iri^^'i  ^^^^^'"'"  ^ '/',.'  ;«  .narrative  and  picture  ot 
,,,e,  .hen  this  brilliant  ^ ^^J^,,^on  Miih  .vhich 
events  made  its  appearance,  ^  1"^^  ^,,,,,„  and  .-orld-re- 
it  was  hailed.     By  the  editor  o   tluU     .1^,  i.umediately 

nowned  journal,  "M.  Lite  mL^^^^^^  ,,,  ,,,,. 

pronounced  the  per  ection  o  ^^^^  ^^.,,,  ,He  entire  ab- 

ute  of  strong  horse-language  ^  "V^f /',,,, .^  any  judgment 

sence  of  slang.     K,  T:;^^^'?;.^"^^;^  position,  1  should  pro- 

in  regard  to  style  and  ^^^^^'^  Zx,^,  to  be  the  best 

.ounce  the  ^^^ /tM-'^ln  any  country,  o.  in  any 

description  ot   a  race  eve  ^^^^^^_ 

language.     It  seems  to  me  t<.  be  n  t^i  ^^^^^^^^  ^^^^ 

'The  Fashion  and  Boston  match  on  he   ^i     ^^^^  ^^^^^^  ^^^^^ 

curaie  decision  are  discernible  mcnvTy^^  ^^^^  ^,^^.^j^^^ 

This  great  event,  and  grand  st  u  .^  ^^^^  ^^^^^^^^^^ 

stables  renewed  the  laurels,  ^vludi  11-^^  ^^^^^^  ^^, 

of  the  Southern  champion  ^^^J^J  ^^^^,  j  .^^erto  unequalled 

Northern  States.  ^^  ^,,^^  to  state.    Per- 

For  what  reasons  it  fell,  it  ^v<^"  ^       .^,ee  in  which  to 

haps,  this  would  not  be,  for  some  reasons,        1 
state  it,  if  it  were  so.  ^^.  ^^,,^,.1^  go,  all  the 

It  is  sufficient  that,  at  the  same  m        ^^^^  ^i^i^^rew  from  it 
xnost  liberal  and  energetic  patrox.s  ot  ^^^^.^  ^^^^^^^  ^^^ 

their  support,  closed  ^^^^^^  community,  and  of 
ceased,  vastly  to  t      '^^l^[^'\li^^^  ,,  ,o  import  blood  stock, 
the  country  at  h.      ,  ^''^'^^ZZnkxu^.   *=enseless,   declamatory 
At  the  same  time  an  \'^^\-"^^;-,aing  of  blood  stock  and 
Bpvrit  of  fanaticism,  denouncing  the  b.cca    g 


LEXINGTON,    I.ECOMTE    AND   PKYOR. 


169 


Itliis  work 
rt-cominga 


tlie  pages 

iizine,  are 

II --ot'  iny 

er,  at  iho 

jiiotiuv  ot" 

.villi  wliich 

1  \v(>rl<l-re- 

ii!U:diately 

the  abso- 

entire  ab- 

r  judgment 

i^liould  pro- 

)(i  the  best 

r,  or  in  any 

course,  from 
!  eanie  Jiand 
lion  f...d  ac- 

;he  Is' or  them 
the  conquest 
iiclipse ;  and 
)  unequalled 
which  I  have 
,cing;  brings 
le  turi'  in  the 

1  state.  Per- 
e  in  which  to 

rly  80,  all  the 
idrew  iVom  it 
31  r  studs,  and 
unity,  and  of 
•t  blood  stock, 
declamatory 
3od  stock  and 


racing,  as  the  worst,  most  dangerous,  and  most  destructive  sort 
of  gambling,  ran  through  the  community,  and  took  possession 
even  of  the  legislatures. 

Racing  courses  were  put  down  and  proscribed ;  while  trot-      1 
ting  courses,  at  which — on  the  most  moderate  computation — the      \ 
opi)ortunities  for  fraud  are  ten  times  greater,  and  fraud  is  fifty 
times  more  generally  practised,  than  on  any  race-course,  ob-      I 
tained  a  fixed  position  and  a  stand.  ^^ 

Gentlemen,  and  persons  of  means  and  education  generally,*^ 
liave  totally  withdrawn,  in  the  Northern  States,  from  the  habit  of     / 
breeding,  keeping,  riding  or  driving  fast  horses,  or  patronizing    / 
races  at  all,  except  as  a  mere  spectacle  to  be  visited  as  a  theatre,  ,' 
or  a  field  diiy ;  and  every  thing  connected   with  the  Northern 
turf  has  fallen  into  the  hands  of  professional  persons,  of  greater  1 
or  less  respectability — some  doubtless  of  the  highest,  some  of 
the  most  questionable — who  practise  it,  of  course,  ijrofessionally   I 
as  a  matter  of  emolument.  -^ 

A  fine  new  race-course  has  lately  been  established  on  Long 
Island,  and  a  new  jockey  club  has  been  set  on  foot,  but  it  does 
not  appear,  hitherto,  that  the  right  persons  have  taken  hold  of 
it;  although  it  is  said  that  a  reaction  is  even  now  in  progress,  and 
that  there  are  hopes  that  we  may  once  more  see  Northern  sta- 
bles in  operation,  strings  of  thoroughbreds  in  their  cosy  body 
clothes,  Avith  natty  lads  on  their  backs,  and  in  a  word.  Long  Isl- 
and, itself  again. 

In  the  mean  time,  the  Sonth  has  not  only  been  holding  her 
own,  but  surpassing  the  North,  and  herself  vgaiii,  in  the  point  of 
time,  astonishing  the  world,  and  now  challenging  Mother  Eng- 
land's Derby  and  Leger  winners,  on  their  own  turf. 

First  we  had  Henry  Perrit's — an  undeniable  runner  at  short 
distances — uneqiialled,  mile  heats.  Next  Lecomto  beating  Lex- 
ington many  seconds  imder  the  time  of  Fashion's  best  race — 
then  Lexington  beating  Lecomte's  best  time,  by  almost  as  many 
seconds  more — and  lastly  beating  Lecomte  himself,  in  worse  time 
than  he  had  himself  made  before,  because  his  adversary  could 
not  drive  him  to  make  better. 

Then  in  conclusion,  we  have  Br.  Dick  making  the  best  time 
ever  yet  accomplished,  at  three-mile  heats  ;  and  then  we  have 
the  two,  Lecomte   end  Pryor,  with  a  semi-dark  mare  Prioress, 


170 


THE  HOKBE. 


encies,   of   U    pounds  advantage  given  to  loieign  brea 

land  ever  will  see  that  day. 

T  nm  not  one  of  those  persons.  t  j     ^^<-  T>o 

rTend  is  not  yet,  and  fast  time  or  Blow  time,  I  do  not  lie- 

,.        I      ,  Irtnicht  weisLts  and  fast  courses ;  bnt,  I  do  l;e- 

""'auSn^Mr  «^W  -"•»  consider..),  with  no  prejn- 

t:'^::ttaJ  or  BontW  -a..oMh.t  B„^n  . 

»"^i.„t..eA.ericanUo.es.m^^^^^^^^ 

ordinary  advantages,  ^dnch  t  ey  ^.n   -->  1,^^^^.^^^, 

s^i;:ioT:ta';s^\:i'tii,and.,i.s.is..#^e„«. 

^%^^T:Z:::^^  ..-nost  recent  ..ees  -.e 

f,,™le  a leans  Picayune,  but  quoted  from  the  Sprr.  of 

the  Times. 

BDiTOEUIi  NOTES.  .    .     ip  „  ^ntnrv 

CudjJ  (...  ot  FOX)  out  of  Mr,  W  It,'.  '— »"7';**;  j.<„,  „,„  „,  Mi..  B.L 


vn  stables, 
-to  take  a 
on  the  im- 
mc  contin- 
i  bred  and 

they  did  of 
rer  saw  the 
ng  in  Eng- 


[  do  not  be- 
mt,  I  do  be- 
b  no  prej  li- 
lt Bopton  h 
mdition,  that 
m  is  the  best 

at  tbe  extra- 
nk  probable ; 
lay  handicap 
8  a  difference, 

ent  races,  are 
I  the  Spirit  of 


ast  half  a  century 
I  dams  of  some  of 

bin  Arabian,  foaled 
pear  afterwards  in 
oubt,  the  filly- 
Jenny  Cameron  by 
3.    In  another  place 
)X,  out  of  Miss  Bel- 
nglish  Stvid-Book. 
1751,  and  has. been 
8.    Marsko  in  1156. 
to  be  found  in  tho 
:  the  English  turf. 


MliMOIR 

OF      SIR      AROHY. 

This  instly  celebrated  horse,  whose  portrait  from  a  painting, 
^L  we'havebeen  assnred  isa  striking  l^ken-s  ^a^^^^^^ 

feir  Arcny  is  oi  j  ^^  commanding 

lie  is  emmontly  Buperlor  in  all  those  points  mdisponsable  to  the 
Jirf  Ce  and  mainly  eontribntory  to  strength  and  action. 
S  s  s  on  der^e  most  material  part  of  the  horse,  >»  stnkm,  J 
S  ting  Sei  b-«  -T  deep,  iairly  ---""^  ""j^  *  ,  ": 
nf  tlie\vithers,  and  oUiqnely  inclmed  to  the  hips.  His  gin. 
?dl  and  dep,  hack  short  and  strong,  thighs  and  arms  ^  ..u 
Iscnlar  Ill's  hone  ^^.Hi^^^^^^^^^ 

S:::^?.;^ Jh- "  VeSii    Vrchy"pon.lie.h,.c 
Tf  Vo=  r^^nvc,  size  power  and  substance  than  we  often  .ee 
Zt^nZTZmiZ  horse.    As  a  racer  he  was  considered 
X  npcrior.    He  did  not  rnu  many  races,  hnt  beat  »ll  the 
bes[  horses  of  his  da,  ;  among  them  were  -Wrangler   Tom 
tIIi,  Palafox  Minerva,  Katray,  Gallatin,  and  also  Gen  tai- 
3'cflcltted  racer  Blank,  hy  Citizen.    When  S ir  Arcl^ 
;St  edte  tnrf,  he  had  no  e.nal  in  this  coimtry^ »' J  h"    : 
in  the  following  extract  of  a  letter  irom  Col.  \V.  K.  J"™'" 
"l  have  only  I  say  that,  in  my  opinion,  Sir  Archy  is  the  best 


"*aess8p 


m- 


ff 


172 


THE   HORSE. 


hoYBQ  1  ever  saw,  and  I  well  know  that  I  never  had  any  thing 
to  do  with  one  that  was  at  all  his  equal ;  and  this  I  will  hack  ; 
for,  if  any  horse  in  the  world  will  run  against  him  at  any  half- 
way ground,  four-inile  heats,  according  to  the  rules  of  racing, 
you  may  consider  me  $5000  with  you  on  him.  lie  was  in  good 
condition  this  fall — 1809 — and  has  not  run  with  any  horse  that 
could  put  him  to  half  speed  towards  the  end  of  the  race.  ' 

"  Yours,  W.  R.  Johnson.'' 

Sir  Archy  was  got  hy  the  imported  horse  Diomed,  his  dam 
the  iinjiorted  mare  Castianira — she  was  got  by  Rockingham, 
out  of  Tabitha,  by  Trentham  ;  her  dam — ^Tabitha's — out  of  the 
dam  of  Pegasus.      Vide  Genealogical  Tables,  Nos.  I.  and  II. 

Rockingham,  the  best  son  of  Highflyer,  and  he  the  best  son 
of  old  King  Herod.  The  dam  of  Rockingham,  Purity,  by 
Matchem,  out  of  the  famous  old  Squirt  mare. 

Trontham,  a  horse  of  great  power  and  celebrity  of  his  day, 
was  by  Sweepstakes,  out  of  a  South  mare. 

Diomed- — the  sire  of  Sir  Archy — was  got  by  Florizel,  one  of 
the  best  sons  of  old  King  Herod ;  his  dam — Diomed's — by  Spec- 
tator; his  grandam  by  Blank,  Flying  Cliilders,  Miss  Belvoir,  by 
Gray  Grantham,  Paget  Turk,  Betty  Percival,  by  Leeds  Arabian. 

Diomed  was  one  of  the  best  racers  on  the  English  turf;  and 
was  unquestionably  the  finest  formed  horse  ever  imported  into 
tl;is  country  ;  and  as  a  foal  getter,  he  has  had  no  equal  except 
in  his  son.  Diomed  had  the  rare  faculty  of  getting  colts  of  size 
and  form  from  almost  all  the  mares  that  he  covered,  and  he 
•more  generally  got  racers  than  any  other  stallion  that  had  pre- 
ceded him ;  and  as  to  the  celebrity  of  his  colts,  as  first-rate 
racers,  they  have  far  eclipsed  those  of  any  other  horse's  get,  ex- 
cept those  of  Sir  Archy.  What  stallion,  then,  so  worthy  to  be 
the  sire  of  Sir  Archy  as  Diomed?  Yet  a  report  has  been  in 
circulation  a  dozen  years  or  more,  calculated  to  rob  Diomed  of 
this  honor,  and  to  confer  it  on  another  stallion  called  Gabriel, 
sire  of  Postboy,  Harlequin  and  Oscar. 

Tliis  report  first  originated  among  grooms,  who,  of  all 
others,  arc  best  calculated  to  give  currency  to  reports  without 
foundation.    Col.  Tayloe,  who  jointly  with  Col.  Randolph,  bred 


GET  OF  SIR  ARCnr. 


178 


|i(l  any  thing 
will  hack ; 

at  any  lialt- 
|[}s  of  racing, 

was  in  good 
liy  horse  that 
le  race. 

Johnson." 

med,  his  dam 
Eockingham, 
s — ont  of  tho 
s.  I.  and  II. 
le  the  best  son 
n,  Purity,  by 

•ity  of  his  day, 

Florizel,  one  of 
Led's — by  Spoc- 
liss  Bel  voir,  by 
Leeds  Arabian, 
iglish  turf;  and 
•  imported  into 
ao  equal  except 
iner  colts  of  size 
;overed,  and  he 
>n  that  had  prc- 
Its,  as  first-rate 
'  horse's  get,  ex- 
so  worthy  to  be 
3rt  has  been  in 
rob  Dioniod  of 
called  Gabriel, 

IS,  who,  of  all 
reports  without 
Kandolph,  bred 


Sir  Ai'chy,  confidently  avers  the  fact  that  Diomed  was  the  sire 
of  Sir  Archy.* 

In  the  spring  of  ISO-t,  the  season  that  Sir  Archy  was  got, 
old  Diomed  stood  at  Col.  Seldcu's  below  Richmond.  Mr.  Sel- 
den,  his  son,  who  is  now  living,  saw  Castianira — tho  dam  of 
Archy — covered  on  tho  same  day  by  Diomed,  that  he  got 
Wrangler.  This  declaration  of  Mr.  Selden  puts  the  question 
beyond  all  doubt.  But  if  we  were  to  reason  on  other  circum- 
stances, I  should  reject  Gabriel  as  the  sire  of  Sir  Archy.  Ga- 
briid's  stock  were  not  large,  but  only  common  size  ;  hence  the 
improbability  of  his  being  the  sire  of  so  large  a  horse  as  Sir 
Archy.  Whereas,  Diomed's  stock  were  generally  of  good  size, 
and  Sir  Archy  bears  a  strong  resemblance  to  the  liockinghani 
and  Ilcrod  stock  ;  of  which  blood  he  possessed  a  large  sluire, 
not  only  through  Eockingham,  but  also  through  Florizel,  the 
sire  of  Diomed. 

Sir  ArcJiy  may  justly  be  allowed  to  be  one  of  the  best  bred 
horses  this  country  or  England  has  ever  produced,  fie  was  not 
only  a  distinguished  racer,  but,  as  a  stallion,  he  stands  upon 
higher  ground  than  any  other  horse  that  has  covered  in  Amer- 
ica, and  may  rank  with  the  best  stallions  in  England. 

lie  has  done  as  much  for  the  turf  stock  of  this  country  as 
the  Godolphin  Arabian,  King  Herod,  or  Highflyer,  for  that  of 
Great  Britain.  Most  of  the  best  stock  at  present  in  this  coun- 
try are  either  immediately  from  the  loins  of  Sir  Archy,  or  have 
been  produced  from  his  sons  and  daughters.  Sir  Archy  covered 
at  $50  the  season  until  within  a  few  years,  when  his  price  was 
raised  to  $75  the  season,  and  $100  insurance ;  at  which  price 
he  now  covers  in  North  Carolina. 

A  list  of  his  most  distinguished  get  is  here  added,  but  it  is 
far  from  being  complete. 


Timoleon, 

Roanoke, 

Reality, 

Janus, 

Bred  by  the  Hon. 

Vanity, 

Mark  Antony, 

John  Randolph. 

Lawrence, 

Rinaldo, 

Director, 

Stockholder, 

Virginian, 

Bertrand, 

Carolinian, 

Pacific, 

*  Vide  his  letter  to  J.  S.  Skinner,  Esq.,  in  Am.  Fanner,  toI.  9,  p.  14.1. 


'  ■«*S-i.'I«««fr^ 


174 


Ratler, 

Childors, 

Bnintor, 

riirtilla, 

Sir  Charles, 

.limctto, 

Napoleon, 

Full  sister  to  Napoleon, 

Reap  Hook, 

Contention, 

Lady  Lightfoot, 

Sir  Henry 

Sir  William, 

Muckle  Jolin, 

Marion, 

Tecumseh, 

Saxe  ■\Veimar, 
Kate  Kearney, 

And  many  others  not  recollectea. 

^American  Tnrf  Beguter,  vol.  i.,  1829. 


THE  H0E8E. 

Cherokee, 

Arab, 

Coquette, 

Jcannctt, 

Tariff, 

Gohanna, 

Phillis, 

Creeping  Kate, 

Robert  Adair, 

Lady  Burton, 

Fantail, 

Giles  Scroggins, 

Sir  Arthur, 

Pirate, 

Lady  La  Grange, 

Rarity, 
Kosciusko, 


Bred  by  Mr.  Brodnax. 


Tours,  &0. 


MEMOIR 


or 


DIOMED.  SIRE  OF  SIK   AKCHY    AND    ^  ^^«  ^^ "  ^^^ '^  ^  ^ 
DIOMED,    SIRE  OF   DUROC'S   DAM,    AMANDA. 

WAsniNOTON,  October,  1829, 
As  connected  with  the  memoir  of  Duroc  a  notice  of  Diomed 
his  sire,  and  of  Gray  Diomed,  the  sire  of  h,s  dam,  Amanda, 
may  not  be  nnacccptable.  •     „     , 

Diomed,  by  Florizel ;  dam  by  Spectator-see  General  Stud 
Boc^  pa'e  193-waB  a  very  distinguished  racer  m  England, 
arfi\rwinner  of  the  Derby ;  and  as  a  ^Jalbon  a  tUo  | 
placed  in  competition  with  Highflyer,  Sir  Peter  Teazel,  Rock 
fngham,  Pegasus,  &c.,  was  no  less  celebrated.  ILs  progeny  m 
England  were. 


Tortoise, 

David, 

llermione,  .        .        •        • 

Fanny, 

B.  c.  out  of  Carina,    . 

Ilackabout,     .        .        •        • 
F.  out  of  Active,         •      ,  • 
Ch.  c.  out  of  Sir  Peter's  sister, 
Wliiskey,         .        .        •        • 
Little  Pickle,      . 
Cliampion, 

Sister  to  Champion  and  Hero,  \  1W3 
Michael,  .        .        •        •    "^" 

C.  out  of  Crane,  .        .        •         "W 
B.  f.  out  of  Danae,  •        •     l^""* 

Ch.  f.  Desdemona  (see  General 

Stud  Book,  page  274),  .  1788 
Pvosabella's  dam,  .  •  •  ^J^f 
Speculator.  •    „   •  ^    •      ,  " 

Dam  of  Whiskey  (See  General 

Btud  Book,  page  275),         .    1785 


foaled  1786 

.    1790 

1780 

.    1700 

1790 

.    1791 

1790 

1794 

1789 

1790 

1790 

1792 


Gray  Diomed,  one  of  the  mosti 
celebrated  horses  that  ever 
ran  in  England  ;  afterwards 
ran  with  such  success  m  Rus- 
sia, that  several  of  his  stock 
were  sent  for  from  that  em- 

Ch.  f.  sistsr  to  Gray  Diomcu, 
Gh".  c.  brother  to  Gray  Dio- 
med,   .        .        •        • 
Robin  Grey, 

Cedar,     .        .        .        • 
Greyhound, 

Poplar,    .        .        •        • 
B.  c.  out  of  Dax, 
Monkey, 
Montezuma, 
Quetlavaca,     . 
Guatimozin, 

Ch.  f.  sister  to  do.  .        - 
Ch.  c.  out  of  Grenadier's  dam, 
Ch.  f.  out  of  Isabel,    . 


►  1788 

1789 
1790 
1793 
1794 
1795 
1791 


foaled  1786 

.  1788 

I  1788 

\  1790 

1791 

1793 


1 


I 


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170 


XIIE  U0B8E. 


foftknr 


C.  out  of  incftcntchcr, 

Bisti'i-  to  <'''•     ^     , , 

Birt'LaHes,  l.n.UaTtodo. 

W  run -lor,  <1";, 

HrollifrtoUiittfrtly,  . 

(iiiuitos!*, 
Yoiinn  Uiantess, 

riiiiioliv,  .        •        •        ■ 

Tom,  .         •         •         •         ' 

Anthony, 

Sister  to  do. 

Ciluuciis, 

Lais, 
Brother  to  do. 


Brother  to  Amazon, 
Ainiizon, 

Si>tvr  to  do.     .        •  ,.     ■ 
H  f.  (.ntot  Chewwivko, 
ri,   f.  out  of  Mrs,  Mddons, 
Urothcr  to  Vcnturo,    . 
CUi.  f.  out  of  Mopwiiii-'^'^"-'' 
\()un(j  Noisi'tti',  • 

H.  c.  out  of  llosrtletta,      • 
Aran\untlie, 
I     Valiant,  .        •        •        " 
(    Victor,        . 
r    Bvolhtr  to  do.         •        • 
)    B.  f.  out  of  Tcnil.erancc, 
;>    Laureiitiiia,     .        • 
3    B.  c.  out  of  bdil',      • 


foaled 


1 


1TB9 

17.»a 

171)3 

17'.ll 

17'.t'2 

17U4 

171'0 

17H'J 

17'.K) 

17MS 

17>^3 
1786 
1787 
1788 
1704 
I7it4 


VI    r>lomed  was  iinpovtccl  into  Vu- 

ginia  by  the  late  C^^' J^^^'V.f  ^ 7  n  Virgi-a-I  wnto  iVotu 
lue  most  diBtu^gutshed  of   n    J  ;  ;  .^^^J^^.r^, 

Sir  Archy,  datn  ^y ^^^f'^,,,,,^  Esq.*       Coaled  1SU5 
wards  qw..cd  and  ^"^^J^;^  ;_itt"l«05,  boat  Touce  Maker, 

Flori.el,  dam    >y  ^  ^^^  i.eatB-Major  Ball  • 

the  celebrated  match,  loui  m  ^  ^         ^^,.^  niilcs  in 

Potontacran  at>d  ^vott  ^^  .{^^J^j^' i.rimerica-Mr. 
3m.  m;  the  quickest  race  to  thts  day  t^        ^        _        _ 

n::cc  Maker,  l^ed  b^  CohHoomes,  aftenvards  owned 

and  run  by  Col.  Tayloe,  '         -j^^^  Dayton ;   after- 

Top  Gallant,  dam  by  Shatkm     ^ 

,vards  owned  and  run  ^y  ^oh  lay l^^^^  ^^^^^^.^  .  ,ft,, 
Ilamlintonlan,  datn  by  fe'l^^^J^  _  .        . 

Stamp  tlioDealei.damDj         .  _  . 

and  E«U.>'  7°™:'f;,!:'Simea-Waao  Mosl.y,  ^q- 
Duroc,  damby  ^I'Vy  x'iu 

W.  M.  and  Mr.  Badger, 


iS02 

1801 

1801 

1801 

1801 

1801 

1801 

1806 


A  .v„.t  the  imported  Gabriel 
Boy,  Oscar  and  liarieiuiu 


QKT   OF   niOMKD. 


171 


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17.»2 
17'J3 
17'Jl 

17114 
171tO 
17Hy 
17U0 
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)  17^5 

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)  178T 
17H8 
17U4 
1794 


cd  into  Vir- 

liiig  Gi'ccn. 

write  tVoui 

[ayloc,  at'tor- 
ibaknl  1805 
(laker, 
1,        .     1802 

liles  in 
X— Mr. 

.     1801 

owned 

.    1801 
;    after- 

.    1801 


aftcv- 


12750— 
Jolmsou 
h  Esq-— 


1801 


1801 


1801 


ITann>ton,  nam  l>y  Gray  I)ionu.a-Gen.  IIan>,to^^  ^^^^ 

Mr.  .1.  V.  JJond,      .         .         •         •         •         •         •  J      5 

Com.  Tnixton,-Gon.  Andrew  Jackson,        .        .         ^  J^^^ 

The  dam  of  Henry '^^^^ 

And  the  dam  of  Klizii  White,         .         ■         •        *         ,.    , 
Gray  Dionu-.l,  sire  of  An.anda,  waH  by  the  imported  Med- 
ley ;  hi'I  dan.  by  Sloe  ;  grandan.  by  Ymnpire  &c.-w.«  oa  ed, 
M-iv  1780.     Of  lu«  races  previons  to  17!):J,  when  pxirchaned  o 
m-  llichard  Brooke  by  Col.  Tayloe  tor  *800,  T  am  -t  .nt..med. 
In  Au.n.8t,  17l»;{,  ho  won  a  niateh,  4  nuleB,  beating  Mi.  1  aj,t 
u^r  Isabella  at  the  IV.wling  Green.     In  October,  ho  won 
here   a  jockey  club  purse.     In  November  ho  won  a  jockj  y 
S:;:;r^freter.Ln-g.     m  Septe.nbe.  17.^.  won  to 
jockey  club  purse,  tb.u-mile  heats,  at  the  Bowling  G  een      I 
OctolL  ho  won  the  jockey   club   purse,  lour-mile   heats,    at 
Chestertown,  Md.,  beating  Gen.  Ilidgely's  lamous  C.nc.nnat.., 
then  four  yeai^  old.     During  the  same  month  u,  won  the  j^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
club  purse  at  Annapolis,  beating  Cincmnatus,  the  equally  h     cd 
Virginia  Nell,  Nantoaki,  and  others-on  which  occrsion  thcic, 
,von  two  striking  evidences  of  bottom ;  through  mistake,  attei 
winning  the  heat,  another  mile  was  run,  terminating  in  a  d.  ad 
heat,  between  him  and  Cincinnatus.     In  the  next  heat    soon 
after  starting,  in  endeavoring  to  pass  on  the  inner  side  he  cu 
within  the  ;;ie,  had  to  return,  and  barely  saved  his  distance  ; 
running  the  whole  heat  at  his  utmost  speed;  J ^^ ''''''' '"['^''^ 
of  the  race.     In  December,  when  wimung  at  Alexandria,  he 
?  11  over  a  dog,  by  which  accident  he  lost  the  race.     1  o  started 
but  once  .aore,  for  a  sweepstakes  at  Leeds  agauist  Mr.  Wasl- 
inc^ton'8  horse,  and  Mr.  Butler's  mare,  but  bemg  lame  he  lo   . 
beating  the  latter.     Sold  by  Col.  Tayloe  in  1798  to  M,  J.  Bhck 
for  %2200.-' American  Turf  Register,  vol.  i.,  18iJ. 


.    1806 


the  imported  Gabriel 
excellent  horses,  Tost 


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MEMOIR 

OF    AMERICAN    ECLIPSE. 

The  portrait,  accnin])nnyin^  this  iiieinoir,  '"'  tlio  cek'brntcd 
racer,  "American  Eclipse,"  was  engraved  uv  Alessrs.  Caj)e\ve!l 
and  Kiniinell,  of  this  city,  from  the  original  painting,  made  by 
Mr.  Fisher,  of  Hoston,  for  the  late  Charles  Henry  lIall,Ks(p,  of 
New  York,  and  is  acknowledged  by  all  good  judges  to  bo  an 
excellent  likeness.  This  horse  is  now  iiftecn  years  old,  chestnut, 
with  a  star,  and  the  near  hind  foot  white ;  is  fifteen  hands  one 
inch  high,  and  possesses  a  large  share  of  bone  and  muscle. 
Eclipse  was  foaled  at  Dosoris,  Queens  county.  Long  Island,^  on 
the  25th  May,  181-t,  and  was  reared  by  the  late  Gen.  Nathaniel 
Coles,  the  breeder,  in  whose  possession  he  remained  till  the 
15th  March,  1811),  when  he  became  the  projjcrty  of  Mr.  Van 
Kanst.  Ills  sire  was  Duroc ;  his  dam.  Miller's  Damsel,  by 
Messenger ;  liis  grandam  the  English  PotSos  mare,  imported  at 
three  years  old,  in  1795,  by  AVilliani  Constable,  Esq.,  of  New 
York.  PotSos  sired  by  the  celebrated  English  Eclipse ;  hia 
great  grandam  by  Gimcrack  ;  Giincrack  by  Cripple ;  and  Crip- 
ple by  the  Godolphin  Arabian. 

From  a  memorandun\  in  the  handwriting  of  Gen.  Nathaniel 
Coles,  the  breeder,  it  appears  that  he  was  reared  in  the  follow- 
ing manner.  The  colt  was  weaned  on  the  10th  of  November. 
At  the  commencement  of  winter,  fed  with  four  quarts  of  shorts, 
which  was  increased  during  the  winter  to  eight  quarts  per  day ; 
hay,  clover  dampened. 

Sec.'ud  year,  in  the  spring,  turned  to  grass  with  no  grain. 
November  10th,  put  up — fed  with  eight  quarts  shorts  per  day  ; 
during  winter,  shorts  increased  to  ten  quarts — hay,  the  same  as 
liret  winter. 

Third  year,  turned  to  grass,  with  four  quarts  shorts  per  day. 
September  1st,  commenced  breaking — feed,  eight  quarto  oats^ 


)  celebrated 
rs.  Civpcwcll 
\\tr,  iiiiule  by 
lull,  Ks(i.,  of 
iges  to  bo  an 
M,  cbestnut, 
en  baiuls  one 

anil  muscle. 
iiig  Island,  0" 
eh.  Nathaniel 
ained  till  tbo 
y  of  Mr.  Van 
i  Damsel,  by 
e,  imported  at 

Esq.,  of  New 
I  Eclipse ;  bia 
pie ;  and  Crip- 

Gren.  Nathaniel 

in  the  foUow- 

of  November. 

piarts  of  shorts, 

[quarts  per  day ; 

with  no  grain. 
shortB  per  day ; 
ay,  the  same  as 

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through  the  winter,  hay  as  formcrly-gvain,  gronnd  cmn  ad 
oa  s  enual  to  eleven  quarts  oats.  March  Ist,  conuneuc  d  and 
t,SX  nine  weeks,  then  gave  a  trial  of  t.o  nules,  and  lonnd 

^^^^^;.:^T--  in  -"-  turned  to  grass-^d  with  ground 
oats  and  corn,  equal  to  nine  quarts  oats-in  w.nter  hay  as  f o  - 
m  Iv  with  nne  quarts  oats  per  day,  till  the  hrst  March,  IblS 
;:hc.;  colnenced'training  ;  teed,  oats  and  cracked  corn,  equal 

"  "^^^'^  May,  181S,  ran  the  a..-n.ile  heats  at 
Newmarket  on  Long  Island,  and  won  the  Hrst  day  s  P'-se  ^^  th 
ease  "It  n:^  Black-eyed  Susan,  and  Sea  Gull,  then  culled  the 
S'iL-mile  horsi  or  the  ch.y ;   turned  to  |r^"^ 

with  about  six  quarts  of  oats  a  day  ;  ^'^;7^^^:'' ^  /"^giHoM 
before,  with  ground  corn  and  oats.     March  15th,  1819,  sold 

Fplinfio  to  Mr.  Van  Ranst.  ,    - 

A  fl'  e  months  old,  .Inlo  a  sucHing  I,e  gave  lu,  o.-nor  .,d 

a  sample  ofstrUle,  slrcagtl.  and  speed,  t'.iat  lie  «-as  at  that  t.me 

mmod  "  American  Eclipse." 

While  a  eolt  he  ,va,  not  eonfl„.l,  'mt  d.mng  the  wmter 

season  tnrned  out  every  fair  day.    Ue  was  h..t  shod  m  the 

'^ t CVsiTlHrlhe  JoeW  Clnh-s  pnrse  of  |500,  rnn- 
nln.  tU  f;m-„,ile  heats  over  the  Bath  course,  heat.ng  Mr. 
PuKlv's  horse,  Little  John,  hy  the  Virginia  Poto.nae  Mt. 
W -s  hoL  Eelipse,  by  Fh^t  Consul ;  and  Mr.  Potter's  horse, 
James  Fitz  James,  by  Sir  Archy.  .,    ,      ,      ,  v.^a. 

In  October,  1810,  he  again  ran  the  ou.mde  heats  at  BaO, 
winning  the  purse  of  $500,  beating  Mr.  Pm-dy's  horse  Little 
Lm  ;  Mr.  Schenck's  horse,  Fearnought ;  and  Mr.  Bond  s  olt , 
he  t;o  latter  being  withdrawn  the  second  ^  ^J^ 
course  measured  fifteen  links  over  a  m. le  ;  the  first  heat  o  t^ua 
race  was  run  in  eight  minutes  and  thirteen  seconds,  and  the 
second  in  eight  minutes  and  eight  seconds.  r  i     .i     , 

In  the  spring  of  1820,  Eclipse  stood  to  mares  on  Long  Island    | 
.t  $12  50  the  season.    In  the  spring  of  1821,  he  again  covered 
Tb  a  common  stallion,  at  $12  50  the  season,  and  covered  e.ghty- 
ven  mares  ;  nor  was  it  contemplated  to  bring  hi m  again  upon 
he  turf;  bu    the  legislature  of  the  State  of  ^ew  York  having 


180 


TUK   HORSE. 


horses,  -Ml.  V  an  Jvaubi,  ^^^  ,^j  j^j^^^, 

,,„,.os  ..a.;.cd  f»  '1-  1'"-  «'g  «  "  ;.,  V,'ow„  ,n.u-c,  Lady  Ligl.t- 
viz.  American  LcLpso,  "' ■  f '™^"  "  ,.,„  jq,,,,  „f  Tnico,  l>y 
f„„,,  by  Sir  A.cl,V  ;  Ml-,  be-l.e  K.1 »  1.0  »ei  U 

s-„.  k.il,on .  u„.i  M,-.  B<  -;;i- ';;-:  J  •"„ .  «i  ,„,a  ,,„,, 

last  na...od  Iktso,  ucrc  ;!..»..  aim  ,^^_^  ^jj_ 

I.i„„.,;»t  .a,  *-;»-^,::;^.:   :l;lo^-eo--o,.e  o„c.; 
she  luul  nm  iipwarcl^  ot  nvcmj 

and  M-as  out  of  order  ■  ^^^  ^^^.^^.^^    The 

The  bets  at  Btarnng  ^^J^^  .^  Lt  heat,  .hen  Eclipse 

mare  led  vmtd  the  la.t  ^"'"^'-^  ^^  ^      ^,^  ,^^ond  heat 

:;;;;rcouv4„..a«™ed,M.y  i^t;^-™^  ^^^^  ^^^_^,,^, 

I„  ,1,0  ibUowlns  week,  T^^""  «  "^  "  ,„,„„,,1  Society,  a„d 
exWlMtion  of  tl,e  New  V.-^  ""  ^^g5o»  ,■„,  ,,,3  best  stallion. 

,„,clvc<l  *» ''»ci»'5;>,.«'-' 1'™'  r  ;,So  of  S:00  for  four-mllo 
In  May,  lS-22,  Eclifsc  ^von  tl.o  pu.  0  01  *.  ,      ..^,j 

,,cats  at  tl,e  Union  »"-.  ^^''^^^  '^f^^t  L.able 'a.nonnt 
borse,  Sir  Walter,  by  Ucko,y.    Abe  ^_^  ^^_^  ^^^^  ^^^^^^ 

,vas  made  by  tbe  ownc  s  »'  *;  •;^;„„  ^    Mpsc    Tune,  flmt 

er^e^  ::;:r  ^nd' «;;rr  .coni .,  second  beat,  el„t 

niinntes.  ^^^^  four-milo  heats  at  the 

n„itr^:J!'-io  Vo-OO  pn.e,w„icb  bo  won,  boattng  a 


AMICUICAN   ECUI'GE. 


181 


:-ict}'  being 
•  brood  ot 
Eclipse  in 
S\>w  Union 
naica  Turu- 

,  that  cover- 
i  of  Eclipse 
it  the  event 
ion  was  vm- 

1,  -when  four 
MTiilo  boats ; 

Lady  Lif^ht- 
>f  Truce,  by 
ik.  The  two 
lat,  and  Lady 
e  years  old — 

severe  ones ; 

a  u)are.  The 
■when  Eclipse 
3  second  heat 
'ronv  that  time 
minutes  and 
i  two  seconds, 

at  the  annual 
al  Society,  and 
best  stallion. 
0  for  four-mile 
•'s  five-year-old 
lerable  amount 

the  first  heat, 
)se.  Time,  first 
cond  beat,  eigbt 

ilo  heats  at  the 
won,  beating  a 


second  time,  Mr.  Badger's  horse.  Sir  Walter  ;  Mr.  Sleeper  s  bay 
,naro,  Duchess  of  Marlborough,  by  Sir  Archy  ;  and  Mr.  Jack- 
son's mare.  Slow  and  Easy,  by  Duroc.     The  first  beat  was  nm 
in  seven  minutes  and  fifty-oight  sccon<:s,  when  the  two  mares 
wore  withdrawn,  and  Sir  AValtor  stopping  short  in  the  second 
ho.t,  Eclioee  came  in  at  his  leisure.     A  day  or  two  previous  to 
this  race,\  ehallenge  appeared  in  the  New  York  papers  by 
Mr.  Jau.es  J.  Harrison,  of  Brunswick,  Va.,  in  winch  he  ottered 
to  "run  Sir  Charles  against  the  American  Eclipse,  ovgr  t he 
Washington  course,  four-mile  heats,  agreeably  to  the  rules  ot  the 
course,  for  rive  or  ten  thousand  dollars."    This  challenge  was 
promptly  accepted  by  Mr.  Yan  Raust,  who,  as  two  sunis  were 
named  by  Mr.  Harrison,  chose  the  greatest,  that  the  object  ot 
the  contest  might  correspond  with  the  fame  of  the  horses 

The  forfeit  money,  $5000  each,  having  been  deposited,  the 
time  for  running  was  fixed  for  the  20th  of  November     At  the 
hour  of  starting,  both  horses  were  brought  out  and  the  riders 
mounted:  but  instead  of  running  agreeably  to  the  challenge, 
Mr  Harrison  gave  notice  that  as  his  liorse  had  met  with  an 
accident,  he  would  pay  the  forfeit.     He  at  the  same  time  pro- 
posed to  run  a  single  fonr-mile  heat,  for  $1500  each,  which  being 
instantly  agreed  to,  the  horses  started.  Eclipse  tabng  the  lead 
On  the  last  round.  Sir  Charles  broke  down.    The  two  firs 
rounds  we     -in  in  one  minute  and  fifty-five  seconds  each,  and 
the  heat  in  eight  minutes  and  four  seconds.     In  this  race,  Sir 
Charles  carried  120  lbs..  Eclipse  126  lbs. 

In  the  evening  of  the  same  day,  William  R.  Johnson,  Esq., 
of  Petersburg,  Va.,  offered  to  produce  a  horse,  on  the  last  lues- 
d-iv  in  May,  1823,  to  run  the  four-mile  heats  against  Eclipse, 
over  the  Union  course  on  Long  Island,  agreeably  to  the  rules 
of  that  course,  for  $20,000  a  side,  $3000  forfeit. 

This  c^^illenge  was  immediately  accepted  by  Mr.  John  C. 
Stephens ;  in  consequence  of  which  Col.  Johnson,  on  the  day 
mentioned,  appeared  on  the  race  with  a  four-year-old  chestnut 
colt,  called  Henry-John  Richards,  intended  for  the  race  hav- 
injr  been  lamed-about  fifteen  hands  one  inch  high,  which  had 
been  bred  by  Mr.  Lemuel  Long,  near  Halifax,  North  Carolina. 
Henry  was  sired  by  Sir  Archy  ;  his  dam  by  Diomed  ;  her  dam 
bv  Bell  Air;  hers  by  Pilgrim;  hers  by  Janus;  hers  by  Jolly 


182 


THE  nORSE. 


IIc„,y  1>J  a  yo,.»s  a>l.    ";"'»"„         „,;,  lle,„-y  bc.,.i„g 
it  tli,t.„Kl,  tl'o  l'"'t-     ^'">   °''         ,, ,   ",,™lm  hmid."— ItetB 

„„  tl,o  soco.,,1  l,o„t,  tl„«  t»  o,,o  on  llcmx 

Henry  again  took  tl,c  kad,  and  kq,   >  ''      «  ^^J  ^^,„  i 

S:;:ta  .    I^toX fee..    llon,;y  rolncd  i,.  .n  pas^g 

WUen  .1,0  l,»ses  wo,.e '.ro^^^^^^^^ 
gfcat  trainer,  Arthur  Tajloi,  "O'.Mo    i        J^  ^^^ 

the  lead,  »l„oh  ,o  ^''1''/° '™  "'^th  »t  their  atmo.t  speod- 
threo  lengths  ahead    ol  U™  J  '^"      ,  j^^  j,,,  ,,,1  (inartor. 
Henry  in  thiB  heat  ''»-"S  h       -^^^^^^^^^^^  ^    ,{„  j„dges, 

Ge,''Si;a:orBs:r::c:;.ah^^ 

T         A   on  Esq    of  Pluladclplua,  Avas  as  follows  : 

thu-d  heat,  8  '.f  >-.24  sec 

Twelve  miles  lu  23  minutes  ana  .   u  _Henrv,  108. 

visited  the  «7^;^;fJ^,X;a^nU^ 


AMERICAN   ECLirSE. 


183 


Kilf-past  12 

^'ni.  ("rafts; 

luaintaiiuHl 

nry  beating 

aiul."-liet8 

Mr.  Purdy. 
it  qHarter  of 
;lipse  passed 

An  attempt 
but  in  vain. 
u  on  passing 
t. 

liird  heat,  tbe 
.ad  of  the  boy 
,  Eclipse  took 
ining  in  about 
most  speed — • 
ast  (^narter. 
by  the  judges, 
shington;  and 

nin.  49  Bee— 


. — ^Henry,  108. 
30  nicely  regu- 
e  was  given  to 
jcording  to  the 
rn  courses,  now 
tage  of -8  lbs. — 

r  of  gentlemen 
ig  it  thirty  feet 
lid  conveniently 
It  is  said,  how- 
•ound,  to  be  four 

■se. 

inson  challenged 


/ 


J  C  Stevens,  Esq.,  and  the  friends  of  Eclipse,  to  run  Henry 
ai^ainst  Eclipse  the  ensuing  fall,  over  the  Washington  course, 
for  any  sum  from  twenty  to  fifty  thousand  dolhirs-tortcit,  ten 
thousan.l  dolhirs.     The  challenge  was  declino.l,  and  the  resolu- 
tion tluMi  announced  has  been  adhered  to,  "never,  on  any  con- 
sideration, to  risk  -the  life  and  reputation  of  the  noble  amma. 
whose  generous  and  almost  incredible  exertions,  have  gamed 
forthe  no./A  so  signal  a  victory,  a.ul  for  himselt,  such  well- 
earned  and  never-fading  renown."  j,      -,       ^.^ 

Eclipse  was  accordingly  withdrawn  from  the  turf  and  put  to    , 
covering.    He  stood  one  season,  at  Boydton,  in  \  irguna  at  §75, 
and  SlOO  to  insure— and  one  or  two  short  seasons  at  Baltimore, 
at  $50_and  since  then,  we  believe,  in  New  York,  Kentucky, 
and  elsewhere.* 

THE  GREAT  MATCH  RACE   BETWEEN   ECLIPSE  AND  HENRY. 

DESCUIBED  BY  AN  OLD  TUUFMAN,   C.  K.  COLDEN,  ESQ. 
From  the  Am.  Sporting  Magazine,  Vol.  ii.;  No.  1,  p.  3. 

New  Youk,  July  3,  1830. 

^^flTve  never  seen  in  print  a  full,  correct,  and  impartia. 
account  of  the  following  great  race,  and  Y'"^^ -f.^^l  ll 
commuted  my  observations  to  paper,  I  now  t--™  tl  j-  ^^^ 
many  of  your  readers  may  not  have  witnessed  this  fa. -famed 
performance,  to  such  this  relation  maybe  interesting;  shou  d 
you,  tl-vefoi'e,  deem  it  worth  a  place  in  your  entertaining- pub- 
lication, y^.u  are  at  liberty  to  insert  it. 

Cfreat  Match  Race  between  American  Eclipse  and   Henry    over   the  . 
Unl  Course,  Long  Island,  May  2m,lS2S.     Heats  four  rmUs, 
ZrJ\m      TheLthern  genilemer.  io  he  allowed  to  name  the^r 
horse  at  the  starting  post. 

Doubts  were  entertained,  by  some  of  the  New  York  sports- 
trtbP  last  moment,  whether  this  great  match  would  be 

'"'";'  t  f  bv  he  dil  gentlemen.    They,  it  was  perfectly 
contested  by  the  ^  ir^J^  g  ^  ^^^^^^^^  ^^^^ 

Ihtb^^^rt^wS  ZrCarolina  and  Virginia  could  boast 
the  best  racers  y^i  j.,^^^  Yatos,  Esq.,   - 


I 


-'mmfmv.^^i    ■"  "'"" 


184 


Tirc  noRsK. 


l«ckmU,«vcyca-ola-,    -        ^'"^"j  ,„,  «,„  ye»«-,  all  by 

years-,  ^^'"'^^ '"%/r':^,^Zry.^  "">.  ''J  I"""'':""'  " 
Sir  Arcl.y,  nml  ^^  "^   -      ;  7,1,»  tl.rcoflrBt  m.mcd,  it  vv.» 

.„„  of  «.-,A-  ;„;\;^i,:    .  !;„iL.... ...  n-  •>-  -"f.'- 

tho  intention  c.l  Mi.   «""'"  j  ,,„  i.u,l,„ra»  vvn.  liu 

Of  tlieso,  at  tlie  tiii,«  ho    c       lo     ■  J        ^^  ._j      ^„^  ,„„. 

ards,  in  a  trial  race,  wlulc  at,  ^r-  Ladgu  b  n.        ^^  ^  _^  ^^^^^  ^.^^^^ 

..?luch  rendered  ^' -^^'''^(X^'SJ^^.A.  were  left  behind  at 
ington  also  tell  armss^  and  he  and  Re  ^^^^  ^^^^^^^^^^^  ^^ 

^•-  ^f  r t  tl  Juni~:,  .her.  they  arrived  live  or  .x 
C;^:^lS^.t.xedn^n.rtl^^^^ 

'The  ill-fortune  wluch  bete      hej  n  ,    .^^  ^  ^^^^ 

best  horse  in  the  onset  seem  d  to  pxnue^^^  .^^  ^^^^.^  ^^^ 

,.ey  arrived  ^t  l^ong  I^nd      nd  ^^^^^^^^       ^^^^.^  ^,^^,,  ,p,, 

quarters,  when  Mr    ^^^^^^^^  I.ecess  in  a  gveat  mea 

.vhose  management  and  attent  on  ^^  ^^^^^^^^^  .^^^  , 

e.re  depended,  was  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^         room,  hut  to  his  bed, 
violent,  as  to  contine  him  not  only  ^^^^_    ^j^^,^ 

,Wch  he  wasimabe  ^o    --  ^  J^^^^^^^^^^     ,,m  and  judg- 
the  Southrons,  depnved  of  *  !«"  ^^^^^J  ^^^^^^^^  ^r  generalship 


UUilMili 


DE8CRIPTI0>f   Of  SIR   IlK.VRr. 


185 


Ir,  adjacent 
liirBO,  about 
|(;h  to  cxcr- 

to  contoml 

subsequent 

vere  Betsey 

ebiirdti,  four 

3ars;  all  by 

Tiinoleon,  a 

lined,  it  waa 

the  match. 

irds  was  liirt 

,  the  n»aro; 

[longHt  others 

/unning  the 

)y  80  large  a 

John  Ricli- 
h  an  accident, 
f  his  fore  feet, 
train;  Wash- 
left  behind  at 
ern  pportsmen 
ved  live  or  six 

Y  laming  their 
)r  scarcely  had 

in  their  new 
leir  part,  upon 
n  a  gveat  mea 
80  sudden  anc  ' 
)ut  to  his  bed, 
le  race.  Thus 
skill  and  judg- 

or  generalship 
id  to  face  their 
^antageous  and 
d  and  untoward 


cvrntfi,  vlipy  mot  the  coming  contest  manfiillv,  having  full   an.l 


imiiiipaircd  couiKluiu'e  in  tlicir  two  reiiiaining  horses,  ileiiry 
ami  I'etsey  Kichards,  and  backed  their  opinion  to  the  moment 
of  starting. 

At  length  the  rising  sun  gave  promise  that  the  eventful  day 
would  prove  tine  and  unclouded.  I  was  in  the  field  at  the  ])eep 
of  dawn,  and  observed  that  the  Southern  horse  t;:;'l  mare,  led  by 
JIarry  Curtis  in  their  walk,  were  both  plated,  treated  alike,  and 
both  in  readiness  for  the  approaching  contest.  It  was  yet  unknown 
to  the  Northern  sportsmen  which  was  to  be  their  competitor. 

The  road  from  Kew  York  to  the  course  a  distance  of  eight 
miles,  was  covered  by  horsemen,  and  a  triple  line  of  carriages, 
iiv  an  unbroken  chain,  from  the  dawn  of  day  until  one  o'clock, 
the  appointed  hour  of  starting.  The  stands  on  the  ground,  for 
the  recention  of  spectators,  were  crowded  to  excess  at  an  early 
liour,  and  the  club  house,  and  balcony  extending  along  its  wiiolo 
front,  was  filled  by  ladies ;  the  whole  track,  or  nearly  so,  for  a 
mile  distance  in  circuit,  was  lined  on  tlio  inside  by  carriages 
and  horsemen,  and  the  throng  of  p'>destrian8  sui-passed  all  be- 
lief— not  less  than  sixty  thousand  s2>€ctators  were  computed  to 
he  in  the  field. 

About  Imlf-past  twelve  o'clock  Henry  made  his  appearance 
on  the  course,  as  the  champion  of  the  South,  and  was  soon  con- 
fronted by  his  antagonist. 

I  fchall  now  endeavor  to  give  a  brief  description  of  these 
noted  racers. 

Henry  is  a  dark  sorrel,  or  chestnut  color,  with  one  hind 
foot  white,  and  a  small  star  in  the  forehead ;  liis  mane  and  tail 
about  two  shades  lighter  than  that  of  his  body ;  he  has  been  rep- 
I'l.  canted  as  being  fifteen  hands  and  one  inch  high,'hut  having 
taken  his  measure,  his  exact  height  is  only  fourteen  hands  three 
and  a  half  inc'ies.  His  form  is  compact,  bordering  upon 
what  is  termed  pony-built,  with  a  good  shoulder,  fine  clean 
head,  and  all  those  points  which  constitute  a  fine  forehand  ;  his 
barrel  is  strong,  and  well  ribbed  up  towards  the  hip ;  waist 
rather  short ;  chine  bone  strong,  rising  or  arched  a  little  over 
the  loin,  indicative  of  ability  to  carry  weight ;  sway  short ;  the 
loin  full  and  strong ;  haunches  strong,  and  well  let  down ;  hind 
quarters  somewhat  high,  and  sloping  off  from  the  coupling  to  the 


186 


TllK  H0E9K. 


croup  •  thiKl.8  full  and  muscular,  ^vit^,out  Win-  flc.l.y  ;  hocks,  or 
3;.      ^Hu^^v•HU^and   protty  w.U   lot  down;  leg.  re.nark- 
Z   i  u    vitha  lull  .roporlion  of  bone  ;  back  bIucw,  or  Ac  lulU. 
SX^u-,o,and.llMetached  ln.njthc  -- J- ;  .t^. 
firm  clear,  and  even,  moves  remarkably  well,  ^Mth    >m     a, 

Vali,u',t'\t^n'b  four  last  n»mc,l  arc  importud  lu.raos,  and  are 
to  be  found  iu  tbc  English  Stud-Iiook. 

Eclipse  i.  a  daA.   »n-el  borse,  witb  a  .tar,  l'Yf°' 1'  "f 
footwlltc  said  to  be  fifteen  bands  tbi-ee  inebesm  be.gb  ,  bnt 
^f  J,  me™  es    by  tbe  standard,  only  fifteen  hands  and  two 
n  aet  "'«•    'f  ,       ,„  „„a  ,„bstnnce,  being  wel 

"  .  1  and  fEr  fhronglnt  bis  .hole  frante,  bis  gener|a 
Inld  bein--  mneh  heavier  than  what  is  eommonly  n>ot  with  n 
Te  tbor!^ghhre>l  blood-horse:  be  is,  however,  nght  m  the 
elina  points,  very  dee,,  in  the  girth,  with  a  good  leng  h  of 
w  is  T  1  wide  and  strong ;  shonlder  by  no  mean,  fine  be.ng 
™Lewbat  .hiek  and  heavy,  yet  strong  and  deep ;  1"«";  '^^• 

,,.„,„1v  too  fall    and  too  mneh  spread  lor  a  horse  ol 
and  »W>»'™''y'°°i  "'„;,„„„,  and  mnsenlar;   bead  by  no 
SrX     er  nlSatlSive,.hein„etionwitlnhehea^^ 

X:u:cl2r\Mg&;wu  almost  to  tbe  boughs,  whieh  are 

•  Wo  should  not  caU  him  a  dark  chestnut. 


PEDIOBKE  OK   ECMl'HK. 


187 


,  hocks,  or 
Irti  rc'iiiiirk- 
lor  Achilk'ri 
tuu  ;  stiuitls 

liis  feet  in 
1(1  altlioiigli 
|n  iiulicatea 

by  Mv.  Le- 
Toliim,  aiul 

got  by  Sir 
)y  Dioined 

g.  datii  by 

g.  dam  by 
'scs,  aud  are 

0  near  hind 
height,  but 
lids  and  two 
being  well 
[  his  general 
■  met  with  in 
right  in  the 
•d  length  of 
IS  fine,  being 
breast  wide, 
•  a  horse  of 
head  by  no 
.vith  the  head 
i  bagging  too 
i"e  legs,  from 
,  large  share 
e  too  heavy, 
ar  perfection 
hip  bone,  to 
whole  sweep 
'ith  long  and 
IS,  which  are 


also  ])artieularly  Inn;;,  and  well  lot  down  upon  the  eannnn  bono; 
Icg!^  short,  with  largo  l)t>ni!  and  strong  toiidnM,  well  dotaolu'd, 
upon  which  ho  stands  clear  nnd  evt>n.  Although  his  form 
throughout  denotes  unconinion  strongth,  yot  to  the  oxfraordi- 
narv  lino  construction  of  liis  hind  (|uartorH,  I  concoivo  him 
iiidobtt'd  for  liis  groat  racing  ])owcrn,  continuance,  and  ability, 
equal  to  any  weight.  I  have  clonoly  ((bsorvcd  him  in  his  gal- 
lops ;  if  he  have  a  faidt,  it  is  that  of  falling  a  little  too  heavy 
on  his  fore  feet,  and  dwelling  a  littlo  too  long  on  the  ground;  but 
then  the  style  ami  rogulurity  with  which  lie  brings  up  bis  liaunchos, 
and    throws  his  gaskins  forward,  ovorbalance  other  defocts. 

IIo  was  sired  by  Duroc,  a  Virginia  horse,  bred  by  AVado 
Moseby,  Esq.,  and  got  by  imported  ehostmit  Diomed,  out  of 
Amanda,  by  (j^ray  Diomed,  a  son  of  old  ALedley.  His — Kciipse's 
— dam  was  the  not  ''  gray  mare  Miller's  Damsel,  got  by  imported 
Messenger.  His  grandam,  an  English  mare,  imitortcd  when 
throe  years  old,  in  1705,  by  William  Constable,  Esq.,  of  I^ew 
York,  bred  by  Lord  Grosvenor,  and  sired  by  I'otSos,  son  of 
English  Eclipse.  His  g.  g.  dam  by  Gimcrack,  Gimcraek  by 
Cripple,  and  Cripple  by  the  Godolphin  Arabian.  Ho  was  bred 
by  General  Nathaniel  Coles,  of  Queens  County,  Long  Island, 
and  foaled  on  the  25th  of  May,  1814. 

All  horses  date  their  ago  from  the  1st  of  January.  Thus  a 
horse  foaled  any  time  in  the  year  1819,  would  be  considered 
four  years  old  on  the  1st  day  of  January,  1823.  Consequently, 
Henry,  although  not  four  years  old  complete  until  the  17th  day 
of  June,  had,  on  the  2Tth  of  May,  to  carry  the  regulated  weight 
— agreeably  to  tiie  then  rules  of  tlie  course — for  a  four-year-old, 
viz.  108  lbs.  Eclipse,  being  nine  years  old,  carried  weight  for  -j 
an  aged  horse,  12G  lbs. 

At  length  the  ajqjointed  hour  arrived,  the  word  was  given  to 
saddle,  and  immediately  afterward  to  mount.  Eclipse  was  rid- 
den by  William  Crafts,  dressed  in  a  crimson  jacket  and  cap,  and 
Henry  by  a  Virginia  boy,  of  the  name  of  John  Walden,  dressed 
in  a  sky-blue  jacket,  with  cap  of  same  color.  Tlio  custom  on  the 
Union  Course  is  to  run  to  the  left  about,  c>r  with  the  left  hand  next 
to  the  poles ;  Eclipse,  by  lot,  had  the  left,  or  inside  statio"  at  the 
start.  Sir  Henry  took  his  ground  about  twenty-tive  feet  wide  of 
bim,  to  the  right,  with  the  evident  intention  of  making  a  run  in  a  / 


iss 


XII r.  horst:. 


"^voniy;.! ;-;:;;\^;:;: :;:  ;;;:u:;;  :^     t,. 

*^'^'"'  '-""'xV^'^;  ^''r\  *'!":,,     ,,„,,o  .vy.ch  in  a  Htmi^'l.t  nn,, 
♦*"•'-"'  ""'  ^"'''^  '    r  ..f      nlo  luMvas  full  tlnvc  U.nj,'tl.H 

,,,,,l .,  tl>is  .h.taucehc  ns>   >  ^     ^.  ^j,,^    ,,,,„„,,  thir.l,  and 

«toaaily,  .itU  '^;'--;  ;  V  mh  n..n.l  or  mile;  tlu,  vaco 
1""-  '^^'""^  thm-lourth.  ol  <';  ""\,  ,  ,r  to  unto,  that  tl.o 
,U  this  ,i.uc  a  killing  <m.  j^J^^^'V  ,\his  s,nall  variation, 
eouv.,  1.  nearly  an  oval        «  -  ^^^  ^^^.  _^^^^^^^^  ^^  ^^,,^^,.,^.,.   ,- 

tluvt  the  hack  and  font  ^  ;  "  ;  .^.„  •  , ,  .on.iciroles  of  al«o 
H  nulc  ouch,  -nnj-cted  at  ^  ^^^  ,;^,/,,,,  .oing  the  la«t 
aciuarterot  ^^ '"'^^^r^'- ,  ^^  ,  ^,1  I  took  n.v  stati.-n  at  tho 
round,  heing  -^J^  ^  .^  ^  cpnu-ter,  .here  I  cx,.cted 
commoncemont  ot  ^''^  ^;  ''^,.^,^^.  ,f,  ,;„  lant  straight  run  ,n, 
a  violent  exertion  xvonhU  o  n  ad  ,  a  ^^^^  ^^^^^^^^^^  ^^^^ 

,vhen  they  left  the  ntnught  P'"  ^  ^  j^^^^  ,„,„,;,,,,  ,ot  less 
entered  upon  the  last  urn  ^^ ^;"'-,,  ,  ^,,a  not  proceeded 
than  three  lengths  in  the  ^ea     head         k.>  ^^^1^^      ^^^^^^^ 

,,.,0  than  twenty  rods  upon  ^^^^^^        ^^,,,,  ,,,u  applied 
I    Eclipse  nnule  play,  and  the      -      ]  ,,^  ^,,  ,,,tre  of  tho 

^    ^^^^^'  r'TelSr  m'    .  nd  of  C^-aftB  disengaged  from 
Bweep,  I  ohscrved    no  ii„i  ,.       ,,.i,en  they  had  swept 

,,,,,u,,e,u,„ki.«...o-»'    ;;;•,,,„  ,„,„,  ,;„a  „,.,  „.. 

ahout  threc-iourths  ot   tlie  ^^ay  ^^^^^^    ,  ^,^^ 

vanced  .'ithin  twenty-hvo  ^'^^^Jl,^^,^,rn:^d.\nv 
,,,,,  Crafts  was  making  every  e-rU        ^  b  I  ^^  ^^^^^^^  ^^^^^ 

to  get  Eclipse  forward,  and  ^<^«'-*^;^;'"^J"  ^^  hrew  his  tail  into 
behind  the  girths ;  at  ^^^  ^;T^  ^^,  Lnner  of  a  tired 

the  air,  and  flirted  rt  up  ^^'^  ^tv^n^-d  ^^hn  Buckley,  tho 
horse,  or  one  in  distress  and  g'^^^t  Pam     a  ^.^^^ 

30ckey-and  present  t-jr\vlnl^;  passed  mo  about  tho 
observed,  » Eclipse  is  done        W 1  en       y  i  ^^^^^^^^ 

commencement  of  the  «^-^«^^' ^^^^^  [.^^^^^^    or  a  full  length 
the  space  between  them  was  about  sixteen        , 


THE    KIU81    111: AT. 


190 


[us  a  siiifrlo 

liifscs  Ciiiiin 
It  nil'    lllllld- 

liiv  iVftm  tlio 

II.'     Wy  llio 

li  liriiiii,'lit 

it"   wliat   ii 

Jnii>j:lit  run, 


ami  II  half  in  the  clear.     Here   tin*  rider  of  Ilciiry  tiinictl  liii) 
licail  I'oiiiiil,  ami  took  u  view  tor  an   instaiit  of  his  iitlverMarv  : 


iree 


leii;;tli» 


I,  third,  and 

e ;  the  ]>aco 

te,  that   tho 

11  variation, 

II  (piarter  of 

ircles  of  also 

oin^  the  last 

tatioii  at  tho 

re  I  expected 

light  run  in, 

e  course,  and 

[)foro,  not  less 

lot  ])roceeded 

sweep,  when 

both  ai))»lied 

centre  of  tho 

?ni'a"e<l  from 

ley  had  swept 

and  had  ad- 

I  clearly  saw 

;pur  a;)d  whip 

)th  hefure  and 

w  his  tail  into 

iner  of  a  tired 

1  Buckley,  iho 

!d  by  my  side, 

[  me  about  the 

)d8  from  home, 

)r  a  full  length 


AV 


Iden  used  neither  whip  nor  Hpiir 


hut 


maintained  a  han 


I  and 


tsteady  pull,  under  which  his  horse  appeared  acciistoiiied  to  run. 
Crafts  continued  to  make  free  use  of  the  whip  ;  his  ri<,'ht  hand  in 
Bodoiii;^  ^^■"■■*  necessarily  diseiipi;;ed  from  the  iiridle,  his  arm  ofieii 
raised  hi^h  in  air,  liirt  body  thrown  abroad,  and  his  scat  Iooao 
and  unsteady;  not  haviiifjf strength  to  hold  and  j,Mtlier  his  Iiorso 
with  one  hand,  and  at  the  same  time  keep  his  proper  po>ilion  ; 
in  order  to  actpiire  a  <4;reater  purchase,  he  had  thrown  his  body 
quite  back  to  tho  caiitle  of  the  saddle,  stuck  his  feet  forward 
by  way  of  bracinj?  himself  with  the  aid  of  the  stirrups,  and  in 
thi?.  style  he  was  belahoriii;^  his  horse  going  in  the  last  (piarler. 
Jiiickley  exclaimed — and  well  he  might — '•  Ciood  (i — d,  look  at 
IJilly."  From  this  j)laco  to  the  winning  post,  Kdipse  gained 
but  a  few  feet,  Henry  coming  in  ahead  about  a  length  in  tho 
clear.  The  shortest  time  of  this  heat,  as  returned  by  the  judges 
on  the  stand,  was  7  miii.  .'{"i  sec.  Many  watciies,  and  niiiio 
— which  was  held  by  a  gentleman  on  the  stand — among  others, 
made  it  7  niin.  40  see. ;  and  this  time  the  Southern  gentlemen 
re|)orted — see  Mr.  Johnsoirs  letter  of  (ho  2Stli  of  May,  ad- 
dressed to  ^[r.  Crawford,  editor  of  the  Virginia  Times. 

I  juished  immediately  up  to  the  winning  post,  in  order  to 
view  the  situation  of  tho  respective  horses,  after  this  very  try- 
ing and  severe  heat;  for  it  was  in  fact  running  the  wliolo  four 
miles.  Henry  was  less  distressed  than  I  expected  to  find  him, 
Eclipse  also  bore  it  well,  hut  uf  the  two,  he  appeared  the 
most  jaded;  the  injudicious  manner  in  which  he  had  been 
ridden,  had  certainly  annoyed,  and  unnecessarily  distressed  him  ; 
the  cause  of  his  throwing  out  his  tail,  and  ilirting  it  up  and 
down,  as  already  observed,  was  now  ai)piircnt;  Crafts,  in  using 
his  whip  wildly,  had  struck  liim  too  far  back,  and  had  cut  him 
not  only  upon  his  sheath,  but  had  made  a  deep  incision  upon 
his  testicles,  and  it  was  no  doubt  tlie  violent  pain  occasioned 
thereby,  that  Caused  tho  noble  animal  to  complain,  and  motion 
with  his  tail,  indicative  of  tho  torture  he  suffered.  The  blood 
flowed  profusely  from  one  or  both  of  these  foul  cuts,  and  trick- 
ling down  tho  inside  of  his  hind  legs,  ai)pearcd  conspicuously  1 


190 


THE  HORSE. 


upon  fl,»  white  hind  foot,  a.d  gave  a  more  doleful  npr^rance 

"'iti'r:;;"S*'c:ro,:,t  ^^X  Eeiir^c-ho «,,.«. 

.J,';::  i,;la„l  at  .l.  .a^e  «,,,e  to  ^IJ>^'^"XZ^. 

f  f,.  .,11-  lip  beiii"-  a  slender  made  lad,  u.  oouy  wt  j^ 

liwl      lb  'oX     aV-o"  -•o-*''  '"  *"°  --".'' '"^'"f, 

r;:j:„::::i,=fs/:::sHdei.i^^^^^^ 

"caching  o„t  ..ith  his  hind  feci,  anx.ov.  and  "npa    ;'  to   c,.w 

f    t-      i^r,.  Pnvflvliavn"-  mounted  Ins  tavoiite, -s^ab  pci 

I'rtn  In^    -" -l'  oniidont.      Tl.e  signal   being  again 
^"^rt  -Voff   vapidly   tVon.    the    stavt;    Henry   be.ng 
now    ntitled  to  the  inside,  took  the  trade,  and  kept  the  lead 
JoUowed     osely  by  Eclipse,  whom  Mr.  Purdy  at  once  bronght 
oirto",  blowing  that  gatne  and  stoutness  ^yas  Ins  pla  , 
and  his  oni;  chanco1,f  success,  that  of  driving  h.  speedy  ad- 
versa  y  up  L  the  top  of  his  rate,  .vithout  givmg  hun  he  lea  t 
3 '    Henry  .-enl  steadily  on,  nearly  at  the  top  ol  Ins  spec  , 
kee    ng  a  gap  open  between  himself   and  Echpse,  of  ubou 
S;'fol'vFthout  much  variation,  for  about  two  m. les  a.  u 
seven  eighths,  or  until  towards  the   conclusion  ot    the  third 
n'  le  th  y  ha^  -rived  xieaily  opposite  the  lour-mile  distance 
^0        Here  Mr  Purdy  made  his  run,  and  when    hey  had  ad- 
faldtty  rods  furtlL,  which  brought  ?}-  |o  tl.^^^^^^^^^^ 
third  mile,  was  close  up,  say  nose  and  tail.    They  ^^^'^^^''^ 
„pon  the  fourth  and  last  mile,  which  commences  with  a   mno 
sweep  the  moment  you  leave   the  startmg  post.      Heie  the 
crowd  was  immense;  I  was   at  this  moment  on  horseba  k 
:;2;ed  down  tl.  stretch  or  ^t-gl^t  -n,  a  sh^^^^^^ 
below  the  winning  post,  in  company  with  a  fnend,  and  Luck 


THE  SECOND  HKAT. 


191 


ipoarance 

reciuired 
—was  ap- 
ly  weiglit 
snt,  seeing 
isioii,  Avitli 
1  ready  to 
on  settled, 
he  second 
liern  hope 
e  Southern 

mites,  were 
:lipse  while 
I  he  had  not 
ashing  and 
nt  to  renew 
te,  was  per- 
being  again 
;enry   being 
pt  the  lead, 
nee  brought 
as  his  play, 
s  speedy  ad- 
liim  the  least 
of  his  speed, 
se,  of  about 
i'O  miles  and 
of   the  third 
mile  distance 
they  had  ad- 
the  end  of  the 
f  now  entered 
with  a  turn  or 
it.      Here  the 
on  horseback, 
short  distance 
nd,  and  Buck- 


lev,  the  jockey,  who  kept  close  to  me  during  the  whole  race. 
We  pushed  out  into  the  ce,     .,  or  open  space  ot  ^.le  ground,  in 
order  to  obtain  a  more  di.iuicfview  of  the  struggle,  ^vh.ch  we 
saw  making, for  the  lead;  everything  depended  upon  this  effor 
of  Purdy  fwell  he  knew  it;  his  case  was  a  desperate  one,  and 
required  a  desperate  attempt ;  it  was  to  risk  all,  for  all ;  he  did 
Mot  bc'sitate.     When  the  horses  had  got  about  one  tlnrd  ot  the 
wav  round  the  sweep,  they  had  so  far  cleared  the  crowd  as  to 
aftVn-d  us  a  distinct  view  of  them  a  little  before  they  reached 
the  centre  of  the  turn  ;  Eclipse  had  lapped  Henry  about  head 
and  girth,  and  appeared  evidently  in  the  act  of  passmg     Here 
iMieldey  Vociferated,  See  Eclipse!  look  at  Purdy !  By  heaven, 
on  the  inside!   I  was  all  attention.     Purdy  was   on  the  lett 
hand  or  inside  of  Henry;  I  felt  alarmed  for  the  consequence, 
satisfied  that  he  had  thus  hazarded  all ;  I  feared  that  AVaklen 
would  take  advantage  of  his  position,  and  by  reining  mtorco 
him  against  or  inside  one  of  the  poles.    When  they  had  pro- 
ceeded  a  little  more  than  half  way  round  the  sweep,  the  horses 
were  a  dead  lap;   when  about  three-fourths  round.  Eclipses 
quarter  co^'ered  Henry's  head  and  neck;  and  just  as  the^  had 
finished  the  bend,  and  were  entering  upon   the  stmight  rivn, 
which  extends  along  the  back  part  of  the  course.  Eclipse  tor 
the  first  time  was  fairly  clear,  and  ahead.     He  now  with  the 
help  of  the  persuaders,  which  were  freely  bestowed,  kept  up 
his  run,  and  continued  gradually,  though  slowly,  to  gam  dnnng 
the  remaining  three  quarters  of  a  mile  and  came  in  abou   two 
lengths  ahead.     As  they  passed  up  the  stretch  or  las   quaiter 
of  a  mile,  the  shouting,  clapping  of  hands,  waving  of  handkei- 
diiefs,  long  and  loud  applause  sent  forth  by  the  Eclipse  party 
exceeded  all  description;  it  seemed  to  roll  along  the  track  as 
the  horses  advanced,  resembling  the  loud  and  reiterated  shout 

of  contending  armies.  ^.r    -r.     i        „.i^* 

I  have  been  thus  particular  in  stating  that  Mr.  Purdy  made 
his  pass  on  the  inside,  understanding  that  many  gentlemen,  and 
par  icularly  Mr.  Stevens,  the  principal  in  the  match  on  the  par 
of  Eclipse-and  for  aught  I  know  Mr.  Purdy  lumse  f-msist 
that  the  go  hy  was  given  on  the  outside.  After  the  heat  was 
over,  I  found  that  my  friend  Mr.  M.  Buckley,  and  myself,  were 
far  from  the  only  persons  that  had  observed  the  mode  in  which 


192 


THE   HORSE. 


1  .  V  ti.o  in^ido  track  from  lu3  adversary. 
Uv.  ruvdy  run  up  and  took  the  "^^  f  /^^  ^^,.^,^^^_  jn  corrobo- 
Tho  circun>sta,>cc  ^vas  in  the  mouths  ot  ^  "     ^'^  ^^  ^ork 

Lion  of  -^^^^^}^^^\:.!'^::iX^ono^  this 

3,.ening  ^-^' :;^;^      ^^  U^i:^^  ^  the  lir.  heat,  until 
second  heat:—    licmy  wu  ,i,:,.,i  ,nilo  when  Purdy  seized 

„,„,.  ,wo..ln..d,  -™  X  «  rt^    1     io  WmsoU-,  ,.,/i«v,„,.. 
xvltl.  a  qn.ckiKsB  ami  ''^^f ''"\      ,„.i„„  ,„  „■„„  at  the  o.u 

1  Tvr     AV  T.iu'kh'v  or  inyseli,  auueu  lu  m^ 
friend  Mr.  ISL  l^^^^^'^ . '  ^"^  ^^  ^^^^  ,,,,t  fail  to  rivet  roy  pecu- 

and  striking  remark  ot  B.,  ""''f'''  ^^^^^^^  Thus  circum- 
liar  attention,  form  a  ^^'^"^^f^^^""  filters,  rules,  and 
Btaneed,  and  long   ----!^\  ^^^^  \,    ^i^^  ?w;s  impo^^^ 

Time,  tl  s  second  ^^^^^^^^  ,,,  ,,at  in  place  of  the 

Tmuo  IlKA-r.-I  -^^  "^J  «         ^j^,  ,,,,  p,ecoding  heat., 

boy  Wahlen,  ^vho  had  lode  iiuny  ^^^^^  ^^^^^  ,, 

that  Arthur  Taylor,  a  t^'^^^"  ^'^^f  '  ^e,  .vould  ride  him 
.ider,  eciualled  byl^^v,  and  -P  ^^^^^^  of  th  minutes 
this  last  and  decisn-e  hea  J^^^;^;^\^  ^,^^  ,,,,ang  post,  and 
the  horses  were  once  more   ^y«^  .         i.^n,  they  ^vent 

P..dy  and  T.yl---;-^ ';  ^^ng  the'lid,  and  ^.hing 
off  at  a  quick  rate  -  i  ^"^'^  "°  ,  ^  ^f^^  ,,iiole  four  miles,  ap- 
Eclipse  from  the  score;  and  "^^^^  '/^.^^.j^.^tly  resolved  to 
^L,  the  whip  -^Jl--^:-:  ^I  if  determined  to 
give   Henry  no   respite,  but  to   ca  ^^  .^^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^^ 

Ll,  to  employ  all  ^^  ^^      lemy  continued  to  trail 
.,ny  thing  in  reserve  ;;  f '^  ;^;  ;,,„pting  to  come  up,  untd 
apparently  under  a  pu  1,  ue  e  ^^^^^^^^  ^^^^  ^^,,,„,. 

tbiv  luui  both  fairly  «:"^^''  ^^^^^j'^'^^.^eed  within  about  sixty 
,,,,,,  of  the  last  uule  -^J^\^^^^  five  yards  behind, 

-di^^raf:^^ 


THE  SFXOND  CUALLENOE, 


198 


3  adversary. 
In  corrobo- 
.  New  York 
ption  of  this 
t  heat,  until 
Purdy  seized 
',  the  lav o ra- 
ni at  the  oui. 
accordingly, 

indent  of  my 
instantaneous 
ivet iny  pecu- 
Thus  circuni- 
rs,  rules,  and 
ivas  impossible 
onest  belief  of 


n  place  of  the 
receding  heals, 
ce,  and  long  a 
,vonld  ride  him 
f  thirty  minutes 
irting  post,  and 
fiven,  they  went 
ad,  and  pushing 
)  four  miles,  ap- 
iitly  resolved  to 
f  determined  to 
.vithout  keeping 
ntinned  to  trail, 
,  come  up,  until 
awards  the  termi- 
.thin  about  sixty 
Lvo  yards  behind, 
r  as  to  cover  hia 
moment  had  the 
straggle  for  about 


two  hundred  yards,  when  he  again  fell  in  the  rear,  and  gave  up  ^ 

the  contest.  .     .1 

Thus  terminated  the  most  intercstmg  race  ever  rim  m  the 
United  States.  Besides  the  original  stake  of  $20,000  each,  it 
was  i'ldged  that  upwards  of  $200,000  changed  hands. 

In  this  last  heat  Henry  carried  110  lbs.,  being  two  pounds 
over  his  proper  weight;  it  not  being  possible  to  bring  Artliur 
Tivlor  to  ride  les.,  and  although  a  small  horse,  and  wanting 
twenty  days  of  being  four  years  old,  he  made  the  greatest  nui 
ever  witnessed  in  America. 

Time,  this  heat,  8  minutes,  24  seconds.  , 

Thus  the  three  heats,  or  twelve  miles,  were  run  in  23  min- 
utes, 50i  seconds,  or  an  average  of  7  minutes,  57  seconds  each 
heat :  or  1  minute,  59  seconds  per  mile. 

Notwithstanding  this  defeat,  the  Southern  sportsmen  contin- 
ued to  be  inspired  with  so  much  confidence  in  their  horse,  that 
thev  offered  to  renew  the  contest  for  a  much  larger  amoant,  as 
appears  by  the  following  challenge  and  the  answer  thereto, 
which  I  give  as  connected  with  the  event. 

To  John  C.  Stevens,  Esq.  ^^^^  ^^^^^^^  ^^^  ^^^  ^3^3^ 

^,>_I  will  run  the  horse  Henry  against  the  horse  Eclipse 
at  Washington  city,  next  fall,  the  day  before  the  Jockey  Cub 
purse  is  run  for,  for  any  sum  from  twenty  to  fitly  thousand  dol- 
lars ;  forfeit  ten  thousand  dollars.  The  forfeit  and  stake  to  be 
deposited  in  the  Branch  Bank  of  the  United  States  at  Washing- 
ton, at  any  nameable  time,  to  be  appointed  by  you.  _ 

Although  this  is  addressed  to  you  individually,  it  is  intended 
for  all  the  betters  on  Eclipse,  and  if  agreeable  to  you  and  them, 
YOU  may  have  the  liberty  of  substituting  at  the  starting  post,  in 
(he  place  of  Eclipse,  any  horse,  mare,  or  gelding  foaled  and 
owned  on  the  northern  and  eastern  side  of  the  North  River,  pro- 
vided, I  have  the  liberty  of  substituting  in  the  place  of  Henry, 
at  the  starting  post,  any  horse,  mare,  or  gelding,  toaled  and 
owned  on  the  south  side  of  the  Potomac.  As  we  propose  run- 
ning at  Washington  city,  the  rules  of  that  Jockey  Club  must 

govern  of  course. 

^  I  am  respectfully,  yours, 

William  R.  Johnson. 

Vot.  I.— 13 


194 


THE  nORBE. 


ANSWER. 

near  ...-The  .et  pst  ^f^^Z::tZ^^ 
stances  of  excitement,  wluch  I.  gM^^  ^^^  ^^^  ^^^^^^,^. 

for  itB  raslmesB,  but  ^^f  ^'^^^'^^^  ^  te  considered  as  a 
and  I  trust  tlie  part  I  took  in  it,  ^ul  no  ^^  ^^_ 

;.oof  of  my  intention  to  l>econi-  ^ation^^^^  n- ^^^.^^^^  ^^^^._ 
tensive  a  scale.  For  -T^ff'^^^^^^/a  Eclipse,  their  confidence 
For  the  gentlemen  who  -^^^.  ?^^  \;^^^^^^  j,  the  least  impaired, 
in  his  superiority,  I  -(^^  f^^^\^^^^^^^^  that  old  age  and  hard 

But  even  they  do  '^«^  l^^^^*^'"^,'''i',t  strength  and  fleetness, 
service  may  one  day  ^7^^^ jj'  itLrto^ailed  to  accom- 
directed  by  consummate  skill,  has 

P^ish.  ^  ^       ,,^^^.  thof  he  owes  it  to  the  associa- 

^     For  Mr.  Van  Ranst  I  answei,  ^^^t  ^^/^^  ^^^^  gt^^te  at 

tion  who  have  so  -^f  ^^^^  Jl^r^ti^^^^^^^^    in  his  sue- 
large,  who  have  felt  and  express  d  so ju^'^  ^^  ^^^^^„^ 

T  ^.1  earned  and  never  failing  renown. 
Bucli  well  earneti  an  obedient  servant, 

I  remain,  sir,  your  most  obeaie  ^^^^  ^  Stevens. 

Wm.  H.  Johnson,  Esq. 


nder  circum- 
re  apologize 
III  example; 
isidcred  as  a 
ing  on  so  ex- 
no  the  offer, 
jir  confidence 
last  impaired, 
ige  and  hard 
and  fleetness, 
[ed  to  acconi- 

to  the  associa- 
)  the  State  at 
38t  in  his  Buc- 
ted  of  feeling, 
putation  of  the 
jble  exertions, 
,nd  for  himself 

tit, 

iHN  C.  Stevens. 


om  the  press,  at 
tn  Eclipse,"  haa 
3  English  race- 
ake  leave  of  the 
arks  in  reply- 
3i  Old  Turfman. 


i 


PEDIGKEE 

AND    PERFORMANCES    OF    ARIEL. 

Finy-»even  races-forty-two  times  a  winner,  arid  of  seventeen  four-mile  heats- 
having  run  345  miles-trwvelled  near  BfiOQ^nd  won  dbout  D25,000. 

Of  all  the  descendants  of  American  Eclipse,  none  have  held, 
and  held  deservedly,  a  higher  place  than  this  noble  mare.  Her 
pedigree  is  undeniable  ;  her  performances,  in  regard  to  stoutness 
more  particularly,  almost  miraculoiis. 

I  well  remember,  long  before  my  arrival  in  this  country, 
long,  indeed,  before  I  entertained  any  idea  of  making  it  my 
home,  reading  of  her  performances  in  the  English  newspapers, 
at  a  time  when  matters  of  local  interest  in  America,  seldom 
found  a  place  in  the  European  prints,  and  to  be  mentioned  m 
them  was,  in  itself,  a  proof  of  real  celebrity. 

She  was  a  beautiful  gray,  about  fifteen  hands  high,  of  good 
proportions,  strong  make,  and,  in  action,  said  to  have  been  strik- 
ingly handsome.  m    /.  t>     •  ^ 
The  following  account  is  from  the  American  Turf  Register 

of  Sept.,  1834. 

Ariel  certainly  ranks  with  the  best  race-horses  of  any  age  or 
clime  To  adopt  the  language  of  a  valued  correspondent,  "  we 
doubt  whether  any  horse  of  any  '  region'  ever  did  more  good 
running,  attended  with  such  extensive  and  constant  travel. 
From  reference  to  English  works  and  to  our  own  pages,  we  ti  I 
no  account  of  amj  horse  that  has  either  run  or  won  as  many 
races.  In  her  last  campaign  in  « the  race-horse  region,"  she  ran 
and  won  thirty-six  miles  in  fifteen  days :  the  first  race,  four-mile 


190 


XJE  nOKSE. 


beat  the  «  crack  nags     ot  V  irgm  a    "  ^.^^^^  ^^^^^^^ 

of  ibnr-milc  heat,  severely  ««^^^   ^^'^^^^      .^      thereafter  .'.e 
and  in  extraordinary  tnne.     On  ^^'J^  j'^\     ^.^^^  three-year- 

-  heaten,  the  ^^^^^  rJ^Xuive  .veelc.  hn- 
old  •  an  excellent  race  ,  }ci,  m  mv. 

T.,0  EnslU'a  ^''"'"f '  J';";TU>t  J..,»  Gallafm,  Sail, 
probably  had  more  speed ;  and  oa.  i""»       •    ^  ^       „,„, 

Valkor,  and  Henry,  ''^ '■^.^'^^Jr  '  2„  -'""'^^  *= 

reiS:°otrin"S""  i^^„  :i"  — "" 

It  it  were  l.or-  ^^  ^™'=™^  ,  ,„^^  ca»;...-!m;  »1'™ 
was  never  beaten  t/  *'"^;^  '^  „„,.,  ,,er  vlclorB,  dnring  the 
Monsieur  Tonson  and  Sally  «»'.""  ;;°     ,  „„t  i,„ve  been 

.bort  period  of  tbeir  ^^^-''^'t^^llZu  effeet.  of  a 
i„  equal  condition.  ^I^""'"'"^™*^^  meeting  within  lier 
hard  raeo,  she  started  ^ery  ^^^^""■-  htwas  never  known  to  be 
reach,  wearing  down  ««  oppo^Ms  -  *e  «        ^^^^^^ 

lame,  even  to  the  »1»=  ^.^  .Xi'  ^eat  match,  so  admirably 

.    'T,  ^r'An'S  t,W*e  yielded  to  a  noble  foe, 
described  by     An  ui^x  x  ,  ^^^_ 

who  had  borne  "S.-'-'y '^T' *teZn  wltll  the  wreath  ot 
tinted  her  triumphs,  nnfl  f^}      ^l^L  considered  marvel- 

from  her  other  match. 


PEDIORKR  OF   AUIKL. 


197 


md  -winning 
jinile  lieats, 
im.  4T8.,  she 
another  race 
n  four  heats, 
jcreaftcr  s'iiG 
1-  threc-year- 
re  weeks,  ini- 

nd  Highflyer, 
^alhltin,  Sally 
id  four  miles, 

exhibited  the 
re  put  to  the 
8  been  staked 

distinguished 

a  superior,  she 
Tvpaign;  when 
tors,  during  the 
■  not  have  been 
the  effects  of  a 
jting  within  her 
ver  known  to  be 

career. 
;h,  so  admirably 

to  a  noble  foe, 
d,  the  next,  con- 
th  the  wreath  of 
nsidered  marvel- 
lontest  with  such 
been  "  hurried  in 
he  briet  interval 


n  in  Im.  478.,  3m.  488., 

rewraarket,  having  won 
wn  in  the  second;  nnd 
stance  the  fii  st  heai. 


lu  the  anarcgate,  taking  into  view  speed,  bottom,  and  dura- 
bility ;  amount  of  ruTU.ing,  travel,  and  of  sums  "  lost  and  won 
on  her,  we  think  Ariel  stands  nnrlvaUed.     Her  tune,  from  one 
to  four  miles  and  more,  is  scarce  second,  at  any  distance,  to  any 
on  authentic  record.     At  three  years  old,  she  ran  a  mile  on  the 
Union  Course,  winning  by  several  lengths,  well  in  hand,  in  1  m. 
48s. ;  a  fow  weeks  after  she  won  a  three-mile  heat,  running  the  two 
last  miles  in  3m.  47s. ;  at  eight  years  old,  on  the  same  course, 
Bhe  was  beat  about  two  lengths  by  Arietta,  in  two  miles,  run  in 
3in  44s  ;  at  five  years  old,  she  ran  a  second  heat  of  three  miles, 
beat  about  a  length,  by  Sally  Walker,  in  5m.  42s. ;  and  at  six 
years  old,  won  readily  a  second  heat  of  four  miles  in  nn.  4ds. 
Such  stoutness  was  never  exemplified,  as  in  her  sixteen-mile  race 
at  Newmarket;  where,  after  winning  the  second  heat  of  lour 
miles,  she  closely  contested  the  third,  run  in  7m.  57s.,  and  won 
the  fourth  four-mile  heat  in  Sm.  4s.  .'-the  best  third  and  iourth 
heats  ever  run.     Of  the  fifty-seven  races  slw  has  run,  she  has 
h^en  forty-two  times  a  winner,  having  actually  won  seventeen 
Jockey  Club  purses,  of  four  mile  heats,  and  run  in  puUic  more 
than  345  miles.    For  five  years,  from  the  spring  she  was  three, 
to  the  autumn  of  eight  years  old,  she  was  the  ornament  and 
dread  of  the  turf,  from  New  York  to  Georgia.     She  must  have 
travelled  at  least  3,000  m^7t'S— perhaps  more.     In  her  matches, 
and  Jockey  Club  purses,  she  has  "lost  and  won"  about  $50,000. 

PEDIGEEE. 

Ariel's  pedigree  is  worthy  of  her  performances.     Her  own 
brothers— Lance,  a  year  older  than  herself,  a  distinguished  runner 
that  beat  the  famous  Trouble,  a  groat  match-O'Kelly,  that  beat 
Flyir.^'  Dutchman,  Mary  Kandolph,  and  others,  with  such  eclat 
as  to  bring  $5,000— and  St.  Leger  in  the  great  sweepstake  in 
Baltimore,  where  he  was  so  unaccountably  beaten,  but  has  since 
beat  Terror— her  own  sister  Angeline,  and  half  brother  Splendid, 
by  Duroc,  that  was  beat  at  three  years  old,  in  a  produce  match, 
by  Col.  Johnson's  Medley— are  all  well  known  to  fame.    Her 
grandam  gray  mare  Empress,  has  also  been  regarded  one  of  the 
most  renowned  race  nags  and  brood  mares  of  the  North.   Octo- 
ber, 1804,  at  four  years  old,  she  very  unexpectedly  beat  the 


198 


Tl/B  nOBSE. 


f„,„o„.  rir.t  Con.>,l,  for  *„  Jockey  CM,  p,™e,fo„™,lo  l.ca,., 

„,,,eU  of  ,1.0  Mo».e„gcr  Uood-no  1««  "^ ' ;  ei„,;,„,k, 

two,  not  very  -■■"'"•''"'^f  ^  . t       fro-  imported  SparK. 

'"tot::e"ct  wt;  ™y  »ee™  -'s -7  ■" «« -fs:.:a 

.ourees-especWly  "A>nerican  ff  J^f''^^^^^  ,„,„„,  ,f  tl.e 
1-rom  the  eerliflc».e.  1"'"'*-"  '  *"  ^^r/ll  wa,  bred 
Auieriean  Turf  Kesistor,  page  500,  .t  W'^  '  ^  i_„ 

.„   ,32.    by  Mr.  ««";'^^'t:r  „d°^"wa,  got  bP 

Wand,  1";^,.';-"    ;X  by  Knaneier-,  grandam  Empre.,, 

American  Lt^lipse  ,  nei  uaui     ,y  k„  ;„,„  Tieaocnwer  ;  her 

ty  i,„portca  Baronet;  great  ^I^^f^^^^XZBZ^-h.rA^^ 
dim  by  Snap  out  of  ^-^.^^^^^  ,',f,  ^jThe  imposed  MoPy 
Quaker  Lass  by  un ported  J;  ^Ws  dam  Whiten eek,  by  Crab ; 
Pacolet.byPaeolet;  ^^^^^^  ^  a  i  Un  Curwen's  biy  Barb- 
Godolphin  Arabian-Conyer's  f-^^^""^^^^^^^^^^ 
Marshall's  Spot- White-legged  chestnut  Lovsthei  l.ai 

"^'^''^-  ,     ji     n^r.   PnlM  f,f  L  I,  foaled  1814; 

wasgotbyDmoc,m8Qai  imported  PotSos  mare ;  her, 

by  imported  Messenger^  cm^ot  J  nn^^^^^^^^  ^^^_^  ^^ 

dam  by  Gnncrack.     I>«roc    brea  oy  i„,ported 

Powhatan  county  Vi^gm^a  o^led  ^^^^^y  raee'mare 
Diomed  out  «f  ^^;  J^^^^  Gray  Diomed,  ..u  of  imp. 
Amanda,"  by  C?  ;  Taj  «^^^^^  f,,.  the 

Medley.    Thus  **'•  Echpse.  peaj  l    ^^^^  ^      ^^  g.^ 

balance,  see  American  Turt    .tegistei,  p.  ^  , 


Ariel's  anckstry. 


190 


-milo  Ijcats, 

of  Iltrod, 
pedigree  is 
)  wliieli  Bhe 
Snap,  Cade, 
!,  Messenger 
jnt  from  the 

partakes  as 
rosses;  with 
tn  Ginicrack, 
orted  Spark, 
o  mucli  into 

B  pedigree  of 
I ;  as  collated 
aost  authentic 

rolunne  of  the 
riel  was  bred 
isli,   on  Long 
le  was  got  by 
dam  Empress, 
ieasenger ;  her 
iton;  her  dam 
mported  Mol'y 
neck,  by  Crab ; 
a's  bay  Barb- 
Barb— Vintner 

I,  foaled  18U; 
culler's  Damsel, 
)t8os  mare ;  her', 
[oseby,  Esq.,  of 
rot  by  imported 
ary  race  mare 
led,  fcjn  of  imp. 
istioned ;  for  the 
vol.  4.     Of  Sir 


(M.arlos  Bunbury'sDiumed,  imported  into  Virg.n.a,  1.90  havmg 
::  ed  the  n.easnre  of  his  glory,"  nothing  n>orc  need  be  sa  d^ 
Messenger,  foaled  1780,  imported  about  17.0  -  7  mo  New 
York  wa.  also  a  nvcc-hor.c  of  repute  at  Newnuukot,  ho  Mon 
son  e  good  races,  and  lost  but  few.*  He  was  a  gray,  ot  great 
Zat:;  was  got  by  Mand.rino,  a  very  -F-r  bJ.  Hoa.  - 
dan^  by  Turf,  son  of  Mat.a.e.n,  Ancastor  Starhng-  xtorc  ink 
-Merlin-Pert-  ^  omuumor-Copi.in  mare.  See  Lnghsh  Stud 
Book,  and  An.ericau  Eclipse's  pedigree  in  full,  An.er.can  lurf 

''tr^lle?  wlgoJ  by  Tippoo  Saib ;  dam  by  imp.  Mc^nger, 
jrrandam  by  Bashaw;  great-grandam  by  ^  oung  LuUe  R-     :- 
the  famed  Selim-IIopper's  imported  Pacolet.    T.ppoo  bad)  a 
capital  racer  by  imported  Messenger,    us  dam  imported,  by 
Nirthumberland-Snap-Gypsey  by  Bay-Bolton  -  Duke  ot 
Newcastle's  Turk-Byerly  Turk.     Tippoo  Saib  was  su-o  to  the 
famous  Tippoo  Sultan,  that  beat  First  Consul,  1807,  a.id  chal- 
lenged Miller's  Damsel ;  and  was  out  of  Financier  s  grandam  by 
Bashaw,  own  brother  to  the  famous  race  l^'^^'^  ^kmrneijcm; 
the  ancestor  to  Ratler,  Sumter,  Childers,  Fhrtilla,  Polly   lopk.ns, 
Lady  Belief,  Jackson,  &c.,  the   sou  of  imported  Wi  da.r,  by 
Cade,  out  of  « the  imported  Cub  mare."   Young  Bulle  Bock,  by 
Bulle  Bock,  Pon  of  imported  Spark;  dam  by  imp.  Bulle  Rock, 
imported  1730  into  Virginia-imp.  Dabster-imported  mare, 
out  of  the  famed  Britannia,  own  sister  to  True  Briton  by  imp. 
Othello;  her  dam  Gant's  imported  Milley.     Imp.  Bulle  Rock, 
by   the  Darley   Arabian  dam-Byerly   Turk-Lifter  Turk- 
Natural  Arabian  mare.     Lnported  Dabster  by  nobgobhn- 
Spanker-Hautboy.     Selim,  foaled  in  Maryland,  1759,  was  got 
by  the  famed   imp.  Othello,  out  Col.  Tasker's  lamous  brood 
nfare,  in.ported  Selima,  by  the  Godolphin  Arabian-sa.d  to  be 
Bister  to  Babraham,  out  of  the  Large  ILu'tW  mare^     Sehm  the 
best  race-horse  of  his  day,  was  purchased  ot^Col.  Tasker,  at  on 
year  old,  for  £1000,  by  Sam'l  Galloway,  Esq.,  who  beat  with 
him  all  competitors,  in  the  best  time,  until  atler  mno  years  old. 
See  American  Turf  Register,  vol.  1,  pp.  17,  02,  and  480. 

«  It  has  been  erroneously  stated  that  imported  Mossou.er  never  was  beat.  He 
lost  several  ra.es  in  1785.  See  English  Raci„K  Calendar.  Messenger  started  14 
times,  won  8,  lost  C,  received  forfeit  iu  2,  paid  forfeit  ouco.-Ed.J 


900 


fire   IIOKSK. 


».ill,.uoccB»,  lM2-M,aU.<-8tm  j-sr,.  bred  l.y  »«■ 

^^^  Vuvasoun  ..W.U..1  and  ran  by  th»  1      CO  ^  ^^^^_^^^^^^^_ 

rate  filly  >'?"'"?•  «™"\''7,-;s:tp«--on"fS'"<=--«'''  '.f  tl'" 
Vorlunu.us  l,y  Mipe,  <lam  by  hwcc  u     »  ^^_  ^.^^ 

Tartar  mare,  Morcury'.  dam.    "»™  «  -  ;; '    'j^oOO  paiu.a.- 
,l,cl>ri„ce  "1- WalcB-wmaor  ontl  e  „cca.K.n  Jj,,^^  loO 

:;:>reatr:tr:rbtrtr^.:r»fw,«ad,.b^^^^^^^^^^^ 

-^i-«..    Heard.. ...J.y,;2S^^ 
u  Heard's  thorousl.rea  '"'^^^  ^^"  ;•        '.  i,e  beat  the  famous 
ran  with  great  celebr.ty  n.  ^l^^^^J^^^e^^  be  was  ^ot 
Selhn,  lo--milo  heats;  was  2;,mM^^^^^  ,y 

by  Gray  Figure-sou  of  ^^^l^^'^  ^^^^^     n^rau  with  celeb- 
Crab  -by  Croft  b  Partner— bald  ijauow  ay. 

rity  in  Maryland  ^  q^^,^  MiUey. 

True  Briton  by  .rnportcd   0th  lb,  ^^  ^.^yland-by 

OthcUo-imported   l<o<,   ^^  .\'    Youn"-  True  Blue.    True 
Crab,  out  of  Miss  f'^^^\^^l^^^^^^^^^ 
Briton  was  a  racer  ot  celebiit>  ,  he   an     g  ^^^^^  ^,j^.^^_ 

Juniper,  imported  into  ^^n"    J      „randam,  by  brother  to 

„„„,  „„t  of  A»™  by  Stamfo^dJC  t;  S~tr.;JBa,to-C,,r- 

Conqueror,  by  lox,   g.  gltj^er  Barb-Vintner  mare. 

Z:^^::^^:^^  fl:-„  «.  of  e,Mee..  raee., 

''™iir?m;"lV°Se:ir«.  .ot  by  8,arU,-af.erward 

Xoll  vol.  1,  p.  0^-    SCO  Note  *ou  page  221. 


Ariel's  rEUFoRMANCEB. 


901 


)ly  brofl  1iy 
liinil  nf  his 
I,  tiUo  invu 
icior. 

irctl  l>y  Sir 
log— (n'orgc 
Vcrtumnufl, 
.g — Contodo- 
I'.liK'k  IJiirb. 
3__out  of  tho 
(iccr,  won  for 
)0()f!:iuneus — 
bscribers,  100 
I,  iv  huiulicnp, 

i<'ure,  out  ot 
's  imp.  Figure 
cat  the  fiunouB 
65,  he  was  got 
Mivrianino,  by 
ran  with  celeb- 

Gajit's  MiUey. 
Maryland— by 
le  BUie.  True 
atch,  distancing 
her  near  Phila- 
weight,  but  was 

,  got  by  Babra- 
n,  by  brother  to 
1-8,— Basto— Cur- 

) Vintner  mare. 

,f  eighteen  races, 

-park,— afterward 

tho  same  as  Heard's, 
four-mil»  heats,  at  An- 


.,;.,.  M„,iy  I-..0..10..  -;i;:;v:,fr  r  ,:i.  i'u".-i..  -"' 

ot  W.lktM  UK    liaut     y  ^         ,        ,,„  ,,„a  boon  pro- 

of Miirylund.  lron»  Lord  I.altunoie,    tow  Walcrt"— 

routed  by   HisUoyal  Highness,  Iredenc  1  nnce  ot 

"^'Furn.^- I'li/u  whollv  unnecessary,  in  regard  to  thero«idno 
otI'JrX;  which  runs  to  the  curly  horses  of  K^^^^ 

— Arabians  and  Barbs. 

rKKFOllMANCEa 

Ariel  having  r««,l  through  many  hand,  while  "■>  *»  '"'^ 

our  thanks,  and  those  of  a  grateful  comn^umty 

1.  1825,  April.     Ariel,  t'-o  y«ary^^^^  -  a  ra  e^^^^  ^^^^^^ 
hundred  rods,   against  an  Ecupse  tilly        y"  g 
dam-and  a  horse  by  Duroc.  ^^^^^^ 

h.r'r;t,i:?r:^^^^^^ 

Led  Arlet.a_a  m.,*  one  "-»f  J«;''=>^.*rof  .iWer 

'■   r'!L°t/MrVan"t„rM;e  co,.,  Flying 
spoon,,  heating  F"^.  ^"^    "         g;^  g„,„„„„.    Fox  being 
nntchman's  dam,  and  Agnes,  oy  ="   " 
Srawn,  Ariel  distanced  the  field  the  second  bout. 

.  Lord  BaUi^ore  was  ahout  thU  penod  t;;e;eade;or^;^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
Uon-part,  in  rarliame„t.-Sce  Walpole  s  etters.     The  pr.sen 
as  Spark,  waa  to  bo  regarded  as  a  special  favor.    +  Soo  Note  t       P  8 


202 


THK  nousK. 


4.  TmmiHliatcly  iiftcr,  bIio  won  n  matcli  nKiiiiist  Mr.  Jolm 
Stcvcim'  l-lagt'lUtor,  then  conaidci-ctl  tho  fuHU'Ht  mile  horno  at 

tho  Norlll.  „        ,r     r  II' 

f).  May.  Ariel  won  with  great  onrto,  for  11.  Lynch,  hHq.,  a 
match  a-aii.8t  a  lhi«H.>ruh  colt— $1000  each-two  inih-H. 

0.  October.  The  ensuing' autumn,  at  the  minio  courne,  Mr. 
Lynch  won,  with  her,  a  match,  §:.()()()  a  Hi.h^  atiainstC.l.  W.  U. 
.lohnson'8  Lafayette,  also  threc-yoar-ol.l,  by  Virf^inian-nulo 
lieatH  A  "  Spectator  "  (lifters  from  the  ( )hl  Turfman's  i.ecount, 
^in  American  Turf  Ke^iHter,  vol.  2.  p,  555-an(l  thinks  Ariel 
won  with   ease,  hy   four  lengtlis,  each  heat.     Time,  Im.  48a.— 

Im.  .VJs.  ,      TT  •       n 

7.  October.  Three  wecika  thereafter,  on  tho  Union  Lourse, 
backed  by  other  Northern  gentlemen,  in  union  with  Messrs. 
Lynch  an.l  Verplanck,  .ho  ran  a  nuitch*  f..r  $20,000  a  side, 
tllree-miie  heats,  against  Gen.  Wynn's  Flirtilla,  then  livo  years 
old,  and  deemed  in  tho  South  to  bo  superior  to  any  nag  m  tho 
.ountry-also  backed  by  Col.  Jolmson  an.l  other  Virginia 
gentlemen.  A  severe  contest— and  won  in  three  heats.  Less 
tlian  six  inches  decided  the  second  heat,  and  the  issue  of  as  much 
as  $50,000.  Time,  5m.  548.— two  last  miles,  3m.  478.— 5m.  548. 
— 5m.  548. 


ARIEL  AND  FLIRTILLA  RACE. 
By  the  Oro  Tukfman— D.  C.  Colukn,  Esq. 
October  3l8t.     J^a^ch  for  $20,000,-each  stake,— three-mile 

heats.  ,        ,       , 

Gen.  Wm.  Wynn's  h.  m.  Flirtilla,  by  Sir  Archy ;  dam  by 

Bobin  Redbreast ;  five  years  old  ;  113  lbs. 

Mr.  Henry  Lynch's  gr.  f.  Ariel,  by  Eclipse;  dam  by  Finan- 
cier,t  three  years  old ;  87  lbs. 

Tliis  match  grew  out  of  a  very  extraordinary  challenge, 

•  The  match  grew  out  of  an  extraordinary  challenge  to  run  Ariel  four-inile  heat., 
against  any  nag  to  be  named,  for  |1000  on  each  turn,-four  to  a  m^e.-and  $10,000 
the  main  race  But  for  the  mode  of  running  the  first  heat,  and  accident  m  the 
second,  the  time  would  have  been  better. 

+  For  the  full  pedigrees  of  Ariel,  Financier,  and  dam  of  T.ppor  Saib.  see  tho 

preceding  pages. 


•iw 


m^ 


aimkl'b  cotiitvnos. 


203 


|^^r.  John 
liorr^o  at 

li,  Kf<(j.,  u 

>iir>c,  ]\rr, 

nl.  W.  It. 

juui — inilo 

s  (tccount, 

Ilk))  Ariol 

I  111.  48h,— 

II  Course, 

til    ]\['.'S8r8. 

DO  11  Hide, 
five  years 
la^  ill  tliu 

Virf^iiiia 
eats.  Less 
of  as  iiiuch 

5m.  54s. 


•throe-milo 

' ;  dam  by 

by  Finan- 

challonge, 

}ur-niilc  heats, 
-and  110,000, 
xidcnt  in  the 

Saib,  see  tho 


given  by  tho  owner  of  Ariel,  at  tho  dinner  tnblo  in  tho  cbib 
room,  on  tho  4th  innt.,  to  mn  Ariel fouv-inilti  /icatu,  aijainxt 
(Hit/  iKtfj  to  h()  U(tmr(f,  fur  >?  1,000  on  I'drh  turn  or  ijuarttr  pofr, 
four  turns  to  tin'  inil<\  uin/  )5<IO,0(io  on  the  mui'n,  r<iei\  'J  liirt  wan 
not  talveii.  On  tho  day  A'Uowiii;,',  ho  gavo  u 
to  run  Ariel  foiir-milo  luatH,  a;;aiiiHt  any  horne 


Hocond  clialien^^e, 
maro 


or 


K^' 


liliiu 


tliiit  iHiijht  thru  hi;  iiuumfy  tiiiit  day  wix  weekrf,  for  ij^'JO,! )()((, 
wiiieli  was  iiceepted  iiy  Dr.  Wyelie,  of  IS'orth  Carolina,  who 
named  Klirtilla,  and  nlfercd  to  increaso  tho  hot  to  ij5r>0,()00, 
which  was  not  acce<led  to.  A  gentleman  present,  confederato 
witli  tli(!  owner  of  Ariel,  a  few  iiiiimtes  afterward,  made  two 
other  bets  with  Dr.  Wyciie,  of  )t(.''),()UO  eaeli ;  thus  the  iiiateh, 
althoiigli  nominally  for  $20,000,  was,  in  point  of  effect,  for 
$;}0,000.  Iiy  a  Bubsoquent  arrangeinont,  tho  distance  was  al- 
tered from  four  to  three-mile  heats,  aii<l  the  .'list  of  that  month 
— October — agreed  ujioii  as  the  day  of  trial.  The  gray  filly, 
which  hud  been  trained  for  the  race,  between  her  and  Lafayette, 
by  Mr.  Ilichard  Jackson, — who,  I  must  in  justice  say.  brought 
her  to  the  post  in  tip-top  order, — was  taken  out  of  his  hands, 
and  her  future  maii.ii,'eiiicnt,  or  ])reparation,  confided  to  Mr. 
Samuel  Laird,  u  trainer  of  Bomo  experience,  whose  recent 
success  liad  rendered  him  popular ;  and  Flirtilla,  who  had 
lieretofore  been  trained  by  Gen.  Wynn's  black  servant  Charles, 
under  tho  Generars  Rui)erintendence,  was  now  ])ut  under  the 
direction  of  Mr.  William  II.  Johnson.  Ariel  nlt^j  changed  her 
rider ;  and,  in  place  of  Black  Harry,  who  had  ridden  her  ad- 
mirably against  Lafayette,  Mr.  Laird's  nephew,  Madison  Laird, 
•was  chosen  as  her  jockey.     Bob  "Wooden  rode  Flirtilla. 

After  tho  termination  of  the  regular  purse  races,  on  the  6th 
inst.,  business  called  mo  to  tho  North  ;  I  did  not  return  until  tho 
30th,  consequently,  had  viewed  neither  of  tho  horses  during  this 
latter  part  of  their  train.  Soi  le  of  my  friends  who  had  taken  a 
pretty  deep  interest,  wore  dfcjirous  that  I  would  examine  their 
condition  and  give  my  opinion.  In  ])ursuanco  of  which,  I  re- 
paired to  tho  stables,  on  the  afternoon  i^imediately  preceding 
tho  day  of  tho  race,  and  was  politely  permitted,  by  tho  owners 
of  the  respective  horses,  to  take  a  view.  I  found  Ariel  by  no 
means  in  the  order  to  bo  desired  ;  her  coat  was  harsh,  and  her 
skin  clapped  down  tight,  exhibiting  infallible  signs  of  her  having 


Higljggg^ 


mmmmsmmm&ti^m 


204 


THE   H0E8E. 


l)eenovcrm.irl:ed,orhavino;  had  her  pores  collapsed ;  and  I, 
Avitl.out  hesitation,  told  a  iViend  who  had  backed  he-,  tnat  she 
was  wrong ;  that  whether  she  won  or  lost,  she  would  not  relieve 
herself  by  perspiring  freely,  either  while  running  or  alter  the 
beat;  that  nothing  but  an  accident  or  a  miracle  could  give  hei 
the  race,  and  advised  him  to  get  his  money  off.     On  the  other 
hand,  the  coat  of  FlirtiUa  had  a  satin  like-gloss;  the  skm  when 
taken  hold  of,  showed  nothing  like  adhesion  to  the  body,  and 
handled  like  a  rich,  pliable,  yet  elastic  velvet.     Sne  was  drawn 
completely  into  muscle,  yet  fresh  upon  her  legs ;  whde  her  am- 
mated  countenance  gave  assurance  that  her  spirits  were  un- 
broken. . 

Betting  went  on  briskly— no  odds  asked  or  given.  _ 

•         At  length  the  long  and  anxiously  looked-for  day  arrived; 

and,  with\he  exception  of  the  great  match  between  Eclipse  and 

Henry,  the  course  was  never  more  thronged.     Numbers  arrived 

from  the  South,  and  the  Nortiiern  sportsmen  were  on  the  ground 

^'^   Mbg  went  on  merrily,  and  some  individuals  had  from 
$7,000  to  $15,000  at  stake. 

The  hour  of  1  was  now  at  hand,  and  the  bugle  sounded  the 
call;  the  summons  was  obeyed.     Next  were  heard  the  orders, 


"saddle,"   "mount,"   "come   up. 


The  signal  tap  next  re- 


"  saddle,"   "  mounr,         uumv.    ^^^-        - —      "    ,        ,      i       n 
sounded,  and  off  they  flew.    Each  presently  took  a  hard  pu  1, 
with  intent  to  wait  upon  his  adversary  ;  but  the    i^i    weight 
was    unable    to    restrain  the  impetuosity   of   the   g.ay  hll^ 
Ind  necessity  compelled  him  to  lead.     Tlie  baj^   mare  now 
railed  closei  her \.ear,  and  thus  they  P-ceeded,  at  a  mode 
rate  rate,  to  the  end  of  the  first  round  or  mile;  uin  m  slow 
time    2in.   12s.     Here   stood   Mr.  Johnson,  upon   whom   the 
ivel'y  Bob  Wooden,  as  he  advanced,  fixed  an  eye  ^^dllch  quickly 
cai.lt  the   signal  to  make  play.     He  dashed  forward,  and 
rW  a  single  bound,  was  three  lengths  ahead,  before  young 
Lairl  Xty  surprise,  could  call  out  the  filly.    Awayjiey 
went  at  a  killing  pace ;  and  as  they  P^-ed. -nnd  to  th    eim^^^ 
nation  of  the  second  mile,  the  bay  mare  stil    lead  ng,  the  cry 
wa"  Hold  her  steady,  and  let  her  go."    The  stride  was  ex- 
TessWe  the  gather  quick,  the  stroke  regular;  no  flou«dering 
no  laboring,'no  dwelling,  no  clambering,  nothing  abroad  ;  the 


ABIEL  AND  FLIRTILLA. 


205 


sed ;  and  I, 
ei",  that  she 
I  not  relieve 
or  after  the 
lid  give  her 
n  tlie  other 
e  skin  when 
0  body,  and 
3  was  drawn 
hile  her  ani- 
its  were  un- 

n. 

day  arrived; 
a  Eclipse  and 
nbers  arrived 
»n  the  ground 

als  had  from 

sounded  the 
d  the  orders, 
tap  next  re- 
a  hard  pull, 
light  weight 
[le   gray  filly, 
ly   mare  now 
id,  at  a  mode- 
;  run  in  slow 
on   whom   the 
which  quickly 
forward,  and 
,  before  young 
•.     Away  they 
id  to  the  termi- 
3ading,  the  cry 
stride  was  ex- 
10  floundering, 
ng  abroad ;  the 


rate  was  tremendous;  thus  they  went  along,  until  they  arrived 
at  the  middle  of  the  back  part  of  the  course,  hi  Hie  third  or  last 
round;  the  gray  filly  trailing  full  twenty  yards.  Here  she  lot 
out,  and,  as  if  with  magic  speed,  came  up,  challenged,  and  txjok 
the  load  ;  all  in  a  run  of  forty  rods,  and  before  she  arrived  at 
the  half-mile  polo  of  this  last  round.  FlirtiPa,  however,  lol- 
lowed  in  a  determined  and  spirited  manner ;  but  Ariel  kept  up 
her  rate,  and  although  she  dropped  a  little,  coming  up  the 
stretch,  came  in  from  three  to  four  lengths  ahead. 

Time  of  running  the  1st  mile  in  this  heat,      -      -    2m.  12s. 

Time  of  running  the  two  last  miles,    -      -    -      -     3m.  478, 

Time  of  runrang  the  heat, 5m.  593. 

I  took  a  view  of  the  horses,  as  soon  as  they  were  stripped 
and  led  ofl:'  to  their  rubbing  places.  Ariel  appeared  a  little 
swollen  about  the  loins,  what  is  termed  filleted ;  did  not  per- 
spire freely,  or  relieve  herself  as  she  ought.  FlirtiUa  showed 
also  some  symptoms  of  distress;  but  nothing  which  indicated 
being  overmarked.  The  race  I  now  considered— barring  acci- 
dents— insured  to  Flirtilla. 

Skcond  Heat.— Flirtilla  went  to  work  in  earnest ;  she  clial- 
lenged  at  the  start,  passed  ahead,  and  kept  up  a  telling  pace ; 
Ariel  following  with  all  her  power,  but  each  round  drojiping 
farther  and  farther  behind.     7n  the  second  mile  it  was  evident 
that  her  chance  was  out.    Towo.d  the  termination  of  the  last 
mile,  when  Flirtilla  entered  upon  the  quarter  stretch,  she  had 
beaten  the  gray  filly  full  100  yards,  and  thus  far  in  advance  was 
she  when  she  passed  thefour-mJle  distance,  40  rods  from  homej 
but  us  she  neared  the  crowd,  and  had  arrived  witliin  20  or  25 
rods  of  the  winning  post,  became  sulky  or  restive,  refused  to 
run,  actually  braced  herself,  and  it  was  with  the  greatest  dif- 
ficulty that  her  rider  prevented  her  from  coming  to  a  full  stop. 
Young  Laird,  having  given  up  all  idea  of  winning  the  heat,  and 
intending  barely  to  drop  within  the  distance  post,  seeing  that 
something  was  the  matter,  clapped  whip  and  spur  to  the  filly, 
and  brought  her  up  at  a  rattling  pace;  but  it  was  too  late,  the 
distance,  yet  to  be  measured,  too  short ;  one  more  stride  would 


206 


THE  HORSE. 


have  given  liim  the  heat.    It  was  a  hair-breadth  business  --ad- 
judged to  Flirtilla  by  only  six  inches. 

Time,  5in.  54rAa. 

Two  to  one  on  Flirtilla. 

TniKD  IlKAT.-It  was  now  evident  that  Flirtilla  had  the  field 
at  connnand,  and  that  nothing,  save  her  restiveness,  lett  any 
chance  to  Ariel.     At  the  summons  they  both  took  their  stations, 
and  the  signal  being  given,  went  off  at  a  rattling  pace;  Ilir- 
tilla  taking  the  lead?  and  keeping  on  at  a  life  or  death -like  pace 
apparently  determined  neither  to  give  nor  receive  quarter     Bob 
Wooden  had  orders  to  keep  her  steadily  on,  and  he  did  so 
gradually  dropping  the  filly,  who  in  the  second  round,  was  dead 
beat.     She,  however,  kept  up  a  hopeless  struggle  to  the  last, 
falling  in  the  rear  full  100  yards.  ,      ^t     i  ,. 

Thus  terminated  a  match,  twice  lost  to  the  Northern  sporty 
men,  which  proper  preparation,  or  good  management  would 
have  given  them.  So  much  for  changing  a  successtul  tramer 
and  rider.  The  epitaph,  »  I  was  well  and  wished  to  ^e  l>e  ter- 
took  physic,  and  here  I  am,"  was  never  more  tuUy  verified  than 
in  this  case.  '  ^  q^^  Tubfman. 


Me.  EnrroR;  a   •  n 

«  An  Old  Turfman"  is  mistaken  in  supposing  that  Ariel  beat 
Flirtilla  the  first  heat,  in  their  match,  more  than  a  neck.  l>oth 
of  them  came  in  under  whip  and  spur.  The  crowd  prevented 
mv  seeing,  when  Ariel  obtained  the  lead  in  the  last  round,  but 
I  did  not  see  her  more  than  half  a  length  ahead.  Between  the 
distance  and  the  winning  stand  Flirtilla  gained  from  the  girth  to 
the  shoulders.*  Ariel  was  on  the  outside  on  coming  in--a 
Btrong  proof  that  she  had  not  cleared  Flirtilla,  on  gettmg  the 

''''  Had  Flirtilla  run  from  the  start,  or  made  her  run  a  little 
Booner,  she  would  have  taken  the  heat ;  and  it  is  believed  Av;ould 
have  won  the  match  that  day,  even  thougu  the  race  had  been 
two-mile  heats  instead  of  three.    Ariel  on  no  occasion  showed 


my 


•  Com.  Ridgely  was  in  the  winning  stand  at  tl»e  race,  and  wiU  no  doubt  confirm 
recollections. 


HER  FOCR-YEAR-OLD   RACES. 


207 


iinese ; — ad- 


liad  the  field 
ess,  left  any 
heir  stations, 

pace;  Flir- 
ith-like  pace, 
uarter.    Bob 

he  did  bo  ; 
md,  was  dead 

to  the  last, 

■them  sports- 
iment,  would 
essful  trainer 
to  be  better — 
verified  than 

3  Turfman. 


that  Ariel  beat 
a  neck.  Both 
wd  prevented 
ast  round,  but 
Between  the 
oin  the  girth  to 
coming  in — a 
Dn  getting  the 

er  run  a  little 
believed  would 
race  had  been 
scasion  showed 

ill  no  doubt  confirm 


more  speed,  if  she  was  in  other  respects  am.ss.  Had  An  O  d 
Turfman  "  examined  the  condition  of  Vanity  m  her  match  with 
Count  Fiper,  he  would  have  discovered  she  was  in  worse  order, 
and  that  was  not  ascribablc  to  her  trainer. 

It  is  to  be  hoped  this  correction  may  not  be  unacceptable  to 
"  An  Old  Turfman,"  but  that  he  will  continue  his  valuable  com- 
munications. Should  there  be  mistakes,  the  correction  may  bo 
made.     Good  racing  deserves  good  descriptions,  such  as  Ins. 

One  of  tue  Judges. 

She  was  now  purchased  by  gentlemen  of  the  South,  and 

placed  in  Gen.  Wynn's  stable.  ,     .      -u 

8  18'>6  April.  At  Belfield,  Virginia,  she  was  beaten  by 
Col. 'Johnson's  Shakspeare,  four  years  old,  by  Virginian,  for 
the  .Tockey  Club  purse,  $100,  three-mile  heats.    Was  probably 

too  high.  ,         *i/^/^    ..1 

9  May  At  Newmarket,  she  won  the  post  stake  $400,  three- 
mile'heats,  beating  Mr.  Field's  Mark  Time,  four  years  old,  by 
Gallatin— a  very  superior  tliree-mile  horse-in  line  style  and 
time-  but  we  arc  unable  to  Inrnish  particulars.  Next  week 
Mark  Time  won  the  three-mile  licat  in  the  best  time  known  at 

Tree  Hill.  .  ,  ., 

10  At  Tree  IliU,  the  next  week,  she  won  with  ease  the 
Jockey  Club  purse,  $1000,  beating  Mr.  Field's  Gohanna--the 
first  race  he  lost-Col.  Johnson's  Betsey  Ricliards,  and  Mr.  Har- 
rison's Frantic.  Time,  8m.  7s.-8m.  2s.  The  preceding  week 
at  Newmarket,  Gohanna  and  Betsey  Eichards  had  been  winners, 
both  running  severe  races,  of  twelve  miles,  beating  Flirtilla, 
Shakspeare,  Janet,  and  others. 

11.  At  Nottoway,  the  following  week,  she  won  the  Jockey 
Club  purse,  $400,  four-mile  heats,  beating  Gohanna  again,  with^ 

others.  ,     . 

12.  September.  At  Nottoway,  she  won  with  ease,  m  one 
heat,  the  Jockey  Club  purse,  $400,  four-mile  heats,  beating  Col. 
Johnson's  Shakspeare. 

13.  At  Broad  Rock,  she  won  with  great  ease,  the  Jockey 
Club  purse,  $500,  three-mile  heats. 

14  October.  At  Newmarket,  the  next  week,  she  won  clev- 
erly the  Jockey  Club  purse,  $600,  four-mile  heats,  beating  Mr. 


■ra^KWP??*-^*' '" 


208 


THK   U0K8E. 


Eotfs  Pl,nU,-o.„  BUter  .0  G„Ua™a-a„d   Ool,  Johnsons 

ni  M '-i^^e  IIIU,  the  wecU  ro^owing  .l.e  ran^^^^^^^^^^^^^  l^'" 
toons  Monsieur  Tonson    fonr  y-""  'j^^  \r„!„s-sGo. 

liimna  distanced.    Monsieui  iii  ,i,„  mildlo  of  Aviel  liav- 

,n,.ll  Ae  last  qnarter,  when  m  1-™*  ^^'^  .eeond  heat 
i„,.  slipped,  she  had  .0  8'- ^  ^^J?  n  ilon,  '»  general 
w'19  run  in  the  same  wuy,  and  JSlons  eu  ,       e       ^ 

:rislnno„,,  won  h.v  more  *an  ^^^  1":^  tat, 
,„,.  57s.-the  tat  tune  »' ^^     ™^^^^^^^^^  eontosted 

,vonlhep.'eeedmgyear,byPh.lhs,"   '  -  ^^^^^^ 

^1r  At  Belfleld,  the  sneeeeding  t^  ^^J^ 

17.  November.    At  Ilal.lM,  i>-      .  ,^     ^^ 

beaten  by  Monslenr  Tonson  for  fte  J^*"?  "^       ^      ,,'„„  „,„ 

threo-nule  heats     ^^Jl^^J^^T^^'^i  Sally  ^^alker, 
memorable  vaee  between  Mome.  r  ^^^^  „,„  ;„ 

in  7m.  55s.  and  7m.  54s.  ^^^^^  ^^  ^^^^^^^a, 

teats.  .  „  ^<j  -ftfteen  races— two  in  one 

Thus  running  as  a  tour-year  oiu, 


FIVK-TEAR-OLD  BACKS. 


209 


Jolinsou's 

;ond  to  the 
let,  lor  the 
Botts's  Go- 
e  lirst  lieat, 

Ariel  liav- 
eeond  heat 

to  general 
le,  8in.  4s. — 
second  heat, 
ly  contested 
second  heat, 
Flirtilla  and 

!  was  again 
e,  three-mile 
Sally  Walker 
said  to  have 
regret  being 

iveek,  she  was 
3  purse,  $4:00, 
,  was  run  the 
ially  Walker, 
i,  ever  run  in 
ace  but  one — 

id  to  Augusta, 
lb  purse,  $500, 

[vrlpptori,  S.  C, 
ub  purse,  $600, 
ostensible  win- 

-mile  heats. 
^400,  three-mile 

ces — two  in  one 


^cek~of  which  she  won  eleven  and  lost  but  four— three  to  tho 
lamous  Monsieur  Tonson,  and  one  to  Sliakspeare,  whom  slic  af- 
terward heat. 

'22.  :May.  At  Kewmarkc'.,  Ariel,  now  five  years  old,  won 
the  Jocke/  Club  purse,  $600,  four-mile  heats,  beating  witli  ease, 
Maid  of  Lodi,  Atulauta  and  Phillis.    Time,  Tm.  58s.— Sm.  8s. 

After  this  race,  $2000  was  given  by   Mr.  Wyche  for  six 

weeks'  use  of  Ariel. 

23.  At  Tree  Hill,  the  next  week,  she  won  the  Jockey  blub 
purse,  $1000,  with  a  post  stake  $500,  each  four  subscribers,  mak- 
ing the  sum  of  $30^0,  four-mile  lieats,  beating  witli  ease  Mr. 
Botts's  Gohar.na,  the  famed  Sally  McGee,  and  Maid  of  Lodi. 
—Monsieur  Tonson,  calculated  upon  in  tlie  race,  had  broken 
down,  and  Sallv  Walker  had  gone  to  the  Union  Course,  where, 
in  three  four-mile  heats,  she  boat  Lance— own  brother  to  Ariel— 
and  Janet,  own  sister  to  Sir  Cluirles.  Track  excessively  heavy- 
at  places  near  knee-deep  with  mud  and  water. 

24.  At  Broad  Eock,  the  week  following,  she  won  the  Jockey 
Club  purse,  $500,  beating  Latayette  and  others. 

25.  At  Norfolk,  the  next  week,  she  won  tho  Jockey  Club 
purse,  $500,  four-mile  heats,  beating  Gohanna  and  the  cele- 
brated Sally  Hope,  four  years  old,  by  Sir  Archy-track  also 
very  deep.  The  defeat  of  the  latter  has  been  ascribed  to  the 
state  of  the  course.     See  her  memoir,  American  Turf  Register. 

26.  June.  At  Nottoway,  '  'lortly  tliereafter,  she  won  tho 
Jockey  Club  purse,  $400,  three-mile  heats,  beating  Gohanna, 
Sally  McGee,  Eed  Gauntlet  and  others.  A  capital  race.  Go- 
hanna ran  in  reserve  the  first  heat,  won  in  5m.  50s.,  and  closely 
contested  the  next,  an  uncommonly  severe  heat,  won  in  5m.  46s. 

Thus  Ariel,  in  one  campaign,  won  all  her  five  Jockey  Club 
races,  three  of  them  four-mile  heats  ;  beating  most  of  the  best 
horses— without  taking  into  consideration  the  three  races,  won 
a  few  months  before  in  Georgia  and  South  Carolina.  Having 
previously  passed  through  several  hands,  the  veteran  Wynnbe- 
incr  dead,  Ariel  was  now  bought  for  $1600,  by  his  nephew.  Col. 

Wm.  AVynn. 

27.  September.  At  Broad  Rock,  for  the  Jockey  Club  purse, 
$500,  three-mile  heats,  Ariel  was  beaten,  in  a  severely  con- 
tested race,  by  Sally  Walker,  five  years  old,  by  Timoleon;  but 

Vol. '1.-14 


210 


TITK  H0R8E. 


210 

then  clcclavod  to  be  the  1;^^!  "^g  i  o^  ^^^^  ^.^  in  cond.- 

beeu  introduced  on  the  Un  on  ^onr.o  ^^  .^  ^^„  ^^^^..^^^  ^^ 

campaign,     ilio  ^^"^^  " 

5m.  44s.-5m.  429.  ,^^  ^^^^  "beaten  easily, 

others.  .  ^  ^^^.  ^^^eelc,  she  ^von  with  ease  the 

30.  At  Hottoway    the  next^  -e  ,  ^^^^^  ^^^^^ 

Jockey  Club  purse,  $^0  tlnee  ^^_  ^^^    .^^  ^^^^  ,^^^^ 

eon's  famed  Medley,  three  years  om,y  ^^,^^  ^^^^^^  ^ 

31.  At  Be^ft«^^^^^^^'^'f'/cl^T  purse,  $400,  three-mile 
Sally  Walker,  for  the  '^^'J^^^j:,,,:  ^.^..Ae  of  differ- 
heats.     Ar  uncommonly  seveie  race  ^^^^  ^^^^ 

ence  betweeft  them,   ^^l^^^;^  ^_  c.,  she  was  again  beaten 

32.  November.   /^\^fX\w.^,  ^'^^  ^^^  ^^^^^^^  ^^"^     ■ 
the  succeeding  week,  by  bally  V 

^"^S.T'^:a:^  S;    a  l^w  weeks  after,  she  won  the 

Jockey  Club  purse.  travelled  to  Augusta, 

34:  1828.    January.    She  wa^  t^  ^,,,^  f.^^- 

Georgia,  where  .^^^^r^^^e^Lady  Deerpond  and  others, 
mile  heats,  beating  Col.  ^>«;''  ^l  ^^^^  g.  C,  where  she  was 
35.  February.    Thence  to  Chaileston^       ,       ^^^^  ^^^^^^^ 

JL  for  the  Jockey  ^^^^T^rZ.,  four  years  old, 
^four-mile  heat,  by  Mr^S^^^^^^^^^  the  second  heat  by  scarce 
by  Sir  Archy.    A  goou  lu 

t^vo  feet.    Time  ^lot  known  ^^^  ^^^^.^^^  p^^se 

36.  A  few  days  thereafter,  she  .^  ^^^^  ^^.^^  ^^^.^^ 

$400,  beating  Crusader,  who  broke 
and  auother. 


SIX-YEAR-OLD   RACES. 


211 


Walker  waa 

the  spring, 
B — and  was 
at  had  ever 
not  in  condi- 
"  during  the 

our  records, 

)caten  easily, 
300,  four-milo 

yeek,  she  won 
ng  Col.  John- 
Solomon,  and 

with  ease  the 
in<r  Col.  John- 
in  one  heat. 
,vas  beaten  by 
100,  three-mile 
shade  of  differ- 

3  again  beaten, 
le  Jockey  Club 

er,  she  won  the 

lied  to  Augusta, 
arse,  $500,  four- 
d  and  others. 
).,  where  she  was 
I  a  bet  of  $1000, 
er,  four  years  old, 
id  heat  by  scarce 

s  handicap  purse, 
in  the  first  heat, 


Tims,  us  a  five-year-old,  Ariel  ran  again  fifteen  races  in  one 
year,  of  which  she  lost  only  five. 

37.  April.  At  Belfield,  she  won  the  Proprietor's  purse, 
$200,  two-mile  heats,  beating  Peggy  Madec,  by  Sir  Ilal,  a 
famed  two-mile  nag.  See  American  Turf  Register,  pp.  08, 
20-t,  252,  514,  and  560,  vol.  2.— Ariel,  now  appearing  amiss. 
Col.  Wyim  was  induced  to  sell  her  for  $2,000,  giving  a  certifi- 
cate that,  while  owned  by  hiin,  "  under  a  continuation  of  one 
training,  she  ran  the  astonishing  distance  of  ninety-nine  miles, 
mostly  under  whip  and  spur— having  been  vanquished,  in 
several  contests,  perhaps  from  want  of  condition  rather  than 
talents."    See  American  Turf  Register,  vol.  4,  p.  495. 

38.  May.  At  Newmarket,  she  was  beaten,  for  the  Pro- 
prietor's purse,  $300,  three-mile  heats— well  contested— by 
Col.  Johnson's  Medley,  four  years  old.    Each  heat  ran  in 

6m.  498. 

39.  At  Tree  Hill,  the  next  week,  she  won  the  Jockey  Club 
purse,  $1000,  four-mile  heats,  beating  Red  Murdoch— who  had 
beat  Medley,  the  three-year-old  sweepstakes  at  Ne  market— 
and  Sally  McGee.  Medley,  expected  to  have  run  in  this  race, 
had  fallen  lame  and  never  ran  again. 

40.  At  Broad  Rock,  the  following  week,  she  won  with  ease 
the  Jockey  Club  purse,  $500,  three  mile  heats. 

41.  At  Norfolk,  the  next  week,  she  won  the  Jockey  Club 
purse,  $000,  four  mile  heats. 

42.  Same  meeting,  she  won  a  handicap  race,  for  $300, 
"  best  three  out  of  five  "—mile  heats—"  won  in  three  or  four 
heats,  particulars  not  recollected." 

43.  June.  At  Boydton,  the  fortnight  after,  she  won  the 
Proprietor's  purse,  $200,  two-mile  heatG. 

44.  September.  At  Norfolk,  she  won  the  Jockey  Club 
purse,  $500,  four-mile  heats— a  good  race,  beating  cleverly  Col. 
Johnson's  Trumpator,  and  another.— 8m.  28.— Ym.  438.— the 
second  heat. 

45.  At  Broad  Rock,  the  next  week,  she  won  in  four  heats, 
the  Jockey  Club  purse,  $500,  three-mile  heats ;  beating  Trum- 
pator, Lafayette  and  others— a  good  race  and  in  good  time— 
ihQ  fourth  heat  in  6m.  478. ! 

46.  October.    At  Newmarket,  the  week   succeeding,  she 


^.o  T"^  U0R8E. 

Tn,mp«.orbo,h  ,n  rc».rvo     A   a  u«k^^^  ^^^  ^^^.^^^^  ^^^ 

gmit  case,  111  8in.  l-i».     '",,',      ,.j  ,„,a,._,l,„t  to  nn  ob- 

^.<.pe.t  of  a  --J,:-f«t'"V    ,       !r  »,,o  ill  many  a.-cU 

servant  eye  fieemedinevitait.    x  '         and  more  than 

disputed  Held  had  earned  ^1-tu.gu  .hed  hono  ,  a^ 

Jo  excited  the   m^^^']'-^;^'''  f^  .^^d^^^^^ 
had  yet  nmde  no  etibrt  in  the  race  ,  '">  y^' i  J     It  ^vas  ob- 
„.ost^kilful,  deliberate  and  -P-^-tisl^  adversary,  and 
vions  he  aU>ne  attracted  '^^%^''''^  '^ ^^X^-    NeveJ  were 
that  the  tug  of  war  co.ad  no   o.>ger  ^^  -^P^^^        ,,,  „,oro 

anticipations  ^'^ ^t  ^W^^^^^^  f-wavd,  with  a 
nobly  sustained.    1  oni  the  onscr  i  ^^^^^^      .^^^^ 

desperate  n.sh,  and  "--^^^^^^^^^^^^  ^Ues,  the  whip  ^^^ 

^^^^^-^.t  ri-ela  da  half  itwas  impoUle  to  eon- 
Bpur  were  idle  ,  lor  rt   ee  a  ^  ^^^  ^^^^  ^^^^  ^,      a- 

jecture  the  result-when  ^J"'"-  "^     difficulty,  he  maintained  to 
ious  ascendency,  which,  wi  h  ff  ^'^^^J^/j^^  ,„,  ,f  tUe  hest 

the  close,  coming  ^^.  ^  "  XeHiir^"?  ^  ^'"''^ 

Srr::ir;ri:;i^"Sa4*ro  else.    Time, 

^^•.^  readiness  with  -l^ich.  l^oth  .covered^  a^  ^^ 

off,'  surprised  those  ^^^^^J^^;.!    At  the 

while  both  were  prepai^d  to   the  ^^^^^^^^  °     .^^.^^  f^,  the 

.      sound  of  the  t^umpet  the  arden^  Tt  the  w'ord  they 

fourth  time,  at  the  f '^^-^^^fjJXts-both  conscious  that  the 
pressed  forward  with  de^P^'-'-^^^^^^^^^  ^j,,' '^  ^  contest  of  such 
lightest  advantage  mus^  P  ov    ^^-,  ^^^^^  .^ 

equal  powers     ^?'  '^  ™;'^J"^„e-Trumpator  strained  every 

Ariel  now  gained  some  ^^^^f^'     \^  ^^^^^^tful  as  ever.     On 
„evve-they  are  .ym  locked  and  a^^^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^ 

they  fly-urged  by  every  pe^suas  ve    ever  a  ^^^^^_ 

nedupon  a.id  at  ^y^J^t^:^'^^^..,  to  Ti-im. 
'^::t7^^X^^^-^^  ^^  opponent-light  appeared  be- 


CONTKHT   WITH    TKIMI'ATOB. 


218 


«,  heating  in 
Tiiiio,  8ni. 

;  Ariel  and 
d  lioat,  with 
cited  ut  tlio 
lat  to  ati  oh- 
1  many  a  well 
1(1  more  than 
le  adversary, 
lie  liandB  of  a 
It  was  oh- 
idversary,  and 
Never  were 
jutation  more 
orward,  with  a 
ceaseless  press 
3,  the  whip  nor 
ossible  to  con- 
ight,  but  preca- 
e  maintained  to 
J  one  of  the  lest 
very  lest  third 
ro  else.    Time, 

id  and  '  cooled 
irf.  In  a  short 
;ement.  At  the 
:)peared,  for  the 
Vt  the  word  they 
nscious  that  the 
contest  of  such 
)ect8  were  alike ; 
r  strained  every 
ul  as  ever.  On 
d  anon  fiercely 
f  almost  bound- 
clined  to  Truni- 
ht  appeared  be- 


tween tliem.  T>ut  the  spirit  of  Ariel  was  unsubdued,  and  her 
cflurts  unabated.  She  lirndy  iiuiiiitiiined  tlu'  arduous  struirglo 
— Iialf  a  mile  more,  tliey  were  again  'hide  iiy  side' — not  ei>n- 
teiit,  she  still  pressed  forward  and  regained  her  lost  ])lace.  On 
closing  tlie  mile  she  had  gained  the  track  and  swept  around  the 
turn  'nose  and  tail.'  Up  the  back  stretch  continued  a  tremen- 
dous struggle — Ariel  still  nuiintaining  the  had— but,  in  making 
the  sweep  of  the  last  turn,  the  prospects  of  Trumpator  seemed 
to  brighten — ho  closed  in  and  entered  the  quarter  stretch  '  noso 
ami  nose.'  Intense  interest  was  at  its  height — when  the  for- 
tunes of  Ariel  decided  the  conflict — having  the  track  and  the 
firmest  ground,  Ariel  beat  him  down  the  stretch,  at  her  utmost 
sj)eed,  by  only  a  few  feet — closing  the  race,  and  bearing  off  her 
well  earned  laurels,  in  8m.  4s. — after  one  of  the  most  arduous 
contests  ever  known, — amid  the  acclamations  of  the  multitude. 
■ — '  I  saw  Henry  *  do  the  fii-st  heat,  with  Betsey  llichards  on 
his  haimches,  in  7m.  543.,  and  repeated  it  in  7m.  588. — the  best 
four-mile  heats  ever  run  at  Newmarket." 

AVe  regret  our  limits  have  compelled  us  to  abridge  i\\Q 
account  furnished  by  our  valued  correspondent  " Nimiiman." 

Numidian  might  also  have  said,  that  the  last  heat  was  the 
hcBt  fourth  heat  "ever  run,"  in  any  quarter  of  the  world — 8m. 
48. ! — 208.  better  than  Eclipse's  third  heat  with  Ilenry,  when 
both  were  at  their  utmost  speed  ;  but  the  rate  of  their  first  and 
second  heat  "  told.''^ 

47.  At  Tree  Hill,  the  next  week,  for  the  Jockey  Club 
purse,  $1,000,  four-mile  lieats,  all  her  older  competitors  being 
beaten  oft'  or  broke  down,  Xate  Kearney  and  Star,  two  extra- 
ordinary thrce-years-old,  only  entered  the  lists  with  her — it  was 
"gold  to  copper"  on  Ariel,  notwithstanding  her  severe  race 
of  sixteen  miles  the  preceding  week.  She  led  off,  in  good 
style,  trailed  by  ihe  others.  Star,  during  the  first  three  miles, 
made  unavailing  efforts  for  the  lead,  and  then  fell  back  far  in 
the  rear — Kate  Kearney  still  trailing — until,  on  entering  the 
quarter  stretch,  with  an  unexpected  burst,  she  went  ahead  and 
won  the  heat  in  7m.  598.     Notwithstanding  the  loss  of  a  heat, 

•  This  performance  being  compared  with  Henry's  on  the  same  couree,  when  run 
at  his  best  Bpccd,  in  the  very  zenith  of  his  fame,  leaves  scarce  a  doubt  that  Ariel 
was  fully  equal  to  him  or  Rclipse,  in  their  best  days. 


214 


THE   HOBSIC. 


Ari..i  wa,  .till  .1.0  favoruo-,  «».i  u-,.  ^'""»"">- '"  "';;,;,';7;I 

_„„,!  „xn-ll,.„t  timt.  for  tl,o  '™«;:  y,^^  ,v.»k, 

„t  Ncw,n..kct,  lm<l  vvon  a  B™"  ""'"l'   '^  '^.,„J  l,er  race 
Wa.i..g  bU.n,U.r  aua  «„o.  .»■■;  ™''  !;  »,  ^Ji      Cl     t  .i.uo 

BwecpstakcB,  won  the  rropneto.  b    nnsc,  tvvo 
Hopkins,  in  3in.  42s.— the  dcbi  uuio 

!::;;:  r,  r:;:;X-«t"ate^o.  .u  at .» n^^^^ 

,l,c  Proprietor's  ,,ursc^«'«0^  ^^^^    ^„„„,y^  j,.  C, 

AH  rcSC  caret:  if  t"  "  raiei^r^o  region,"  by  wian-fg 

"■«rr  *:  r;r:;,;rj'if  Ci>.  Bran.,,  m., 

March,  1820,      e  «8  P  _^  ^^.^^^^^^  ^.^^^  „,,„ 

ami  passed  into  tlio  ''""^  "'""  ^„„  York  by  land,  about 
travelled  ber  tbe  entire  distance  to  New  1  o       >  __ 

400  miles,  and  renewed  ber  -P^°''«  »  *;;„^™;^^  i„  de- 
leaving tbe  late  sc»eso   her  g^.y  to  b„  ^^^^  ,^^ 

Kate  Kearney,  lolly  ^^^P'^^"''  a  ,.1^1  ^on  ten;  and  was 

nrn^T^-ue -on -r^^^^^^^^^^^ 
;^ih?=rrit;'k:::rave^year,  o.,  by .. 


iiUHH  [iffli^WWin— *" 


IrtfcWM 


"^ 


AMEL   AND   ni;rSKY    J.'AN80M. 


215 


ho  second 

both  her 
style;  the 
heat— only 

lu'iitf-  two 
t  Tico  Hill 

ding  woelf, 

good  time, 

re  lier  race 

0  best  time 
at — beating 
ay  after  her 

heats,  beat- 
ake  and  an- 
te before,  at 
s,  with  Tolly 
iir&e,  twenty- 

1  race,  Ariel 
;  Tolly  IIop- 
,  $400,  three- 
it  New  Hope, 

)unty,  N.  C, 
,"  by  winning 

Branch,  Esq., 
es,  Esq.,  who 
by  land,  about 
of  her  birth— 
3ors  in  fame- 
Star.  Of  the 
ten ;  and  was 
'on  by  Medley 

Island,  N.  Y., 
3  old,  was  beat 
rs  old,  by  Yir^ 


ginian,  in  a  well  contested  race,  for  tj.o  Jockey  Club  pui-HC, 
f..ur-n\ile  heats.     Time,  Tin.  nis.— Sni.  Ts. 

51  May  tiO.  At  the  same  place,  at  the  second  mcetnig,  tt 
fortni.'ht  after,  she  was  in  like  luanner  again  beaten  l.y  IMsey 
Hansom,  for  the  Jockey  Club  purse,  four-niile  heats,     lime, 

7ni.  528,— 8ni.  Is.  ,     a   ■  . 

50  June.  At  roughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  the  next  week,  Aru,l 
heat  Betsey  Hansom,  for  the  Jockey  Club  purse,  $500,  toiir- 
mile  heats,  in  7m.  52s.-8m.  Is.-but  of  the  thinl  heat,  the 
lime  is  wanting.  AVe  are  happy  to  a.inex  the  full..wing  ani- 
mated account  of  this  interesting  race,  from  the  uen  ot  a  valueU 
correspondent,  who   both   writes  and   runs   h  s   horses,  '  con 

amore."  , 

"Since  the  contest  between  Eclipse  and  Jleury,  in  l»-.5,  no 
race— at  the  North-has  excited  so  intense  an  interest  in  the 
spectators,  as  the  one  run  by  Ariel  and  Betsey  Hansom,  on  the 
Dutchess  Course,  on  Tuesday  last.  In  two  prior  trials  at  Long 
Mand,  on  the  12th  and  2Gth  of  May,  Betsey  Ransom— contrary 
to  the  expectations  of  many— had  proved  victorious.  Iho 
friends  of  Ariel,  though  somewhat  consoled  by  her  gallant  per- 
fornumce  on  the  2Gth,  had  been  again  disappointed.-.Mem. 
Saw  her  entered  for  this  last  encounter,  with  reluctance,  troni 
feelin"  how  little  chance  there  was  of  regaining  her  lost  laurels. 
The  c^irnest  solicitation  of  a  friend,  joined  to  an  anxious  wish 
to  gratify  the  inhabitants  of  his  own  country,  decided  her 
owner  to  start  her,  on  this  occasion. 

«  When  they  were  led  upon  the  ground,  the  appearance  ot 
the  two  differed  as  widely  as  their  prospects— the  firm,  elastic 
reaching  step,  the  liery  eye  and  lofty  bearing  of  Betsey,  gave 
assurance  of  condition,  and  showed  her  conscious  of  her  powei-s 
and  confident  of  victory— while  the  short  and  stiliened  gait, 
the  quiet  and  determined  countenance  of  Ariel— reversing  the 
quondam  appearance,  together  with  the  fate  of  herself  and 
ElirtiUa— seemed  plainly  to  say,  'I  have  lost  my  station  as  first 
among  the  fleet  ones  of  my  race,  but  I  will  regain  it  or  die.' 
They  started- Betsey  Ransom  went  off  on  the  lead,  at  a  mode- 
rate pace,  appearing  resolved  to  do  no  more  than  was  necessary 
— wlien,  at  the  end  of  the  two  miles  she  broke  away,  as  from 
mere  whim,  at  such  a  gait  and  at  such  a  stride,  as  would  have 


^j.j> 


■ — -(;.j,t, 'JKji- 


916 


Till'.    ll»»ltHK. 


...a,.... '«-^''''';:;:;:r,:;;,::;,f:;;:i:r:t 

'""'         ■-„,,.,,    ,l,„  Imt  two  miU«  i"  :>!"■  ■■-••  .,     .„ 

tnutitT,  adcc'ti'.l  m  ium>  ,„..n.— lie  Imsti  y  tlircw  on 

„„,„  „n-e  ll,m. ...'  ""'V"""";  '  ^      i„    o  '    O.Ilcul,  «.  « 

"^-  -''■''•^:';,;r;:l  :L.t;fu;;r:nve,.y  .,,1,  a. .......r. 

,1,;  air,  lor  your  l-™'"!'''"'''  '^ ''"'"",,  ™,,,,,.  „,  l,„„l,  a 

'--  '-"'i!,  :i;f;::.''.':o, :  A ::.'  ""^.^  -■«■'■■'/■'■".  »• ,» r' 

,„„.i,«o.    Ill  llio  m<.  __^j  ,„ik._,vl.en  m 

,cn  J«r.l«,  l.y  rtic  tnl  0  1  nt  the    '     '  ,,,,,  i„„„„t 

,er,Bo,.cy  '•-"^^^;;:':    r,  '    i     .ttra:.,  c.c,,cr„.o  ..u. 

''"T"";i  tat  0,7°,  "l.t  »l,no»t  hoar  the  heart,  of  the  „,„U,- 
t,uichen.-,teoihl„ot  art  lo,fc  „„,  ,l„„„le,T.I  o„t 

,er,  Ariel  has  the    raek        A  .a       a-  ^^^^^^^^^^ 

,vi,h  a  r^hout  that  uo„hl  l"'"  J"'"-'",        j  ,„      ,.     Arid 
„,  the  seven.     Tl.ere  «.  a     "  ^"  ™'  ,,>^t  half^oi.e,  o„o 

keep.  '!■»  '™*-7,  '"„;:  'rekah,,„.l  from  herw,-ea,h, 
short  n„ii,ito  more,  A,  lel  niaj  i  j  , 

hat  .he  „„..t  regain,  or  „nh„,cl  '«='•  '™"r;.  J'     i"'  ,„  length 
,he  straight  side  of  the  '-'  ^""J    ;  ^^'^eu  of  1..  «.elL 


IIKIHKY    n.VNHoM. 


217 


luimosftlxo. 

|iii  tliri'i'  or 

Tlic  lu'iit 

If  Ariel  ^lill 

rate,  that,  it 

|((iiiit  (tf  1k> 

i|)  lU'tscy  to 

A'  nt'  Arit'l'rt 

of  sorrow — 

ily  threw  on 

he  load,  nt  n 

the  ai>|i(>ar- 

■ee   iniU'rt  she 

1(1   making  a 

iity   spirit  of 

tjiont  the  (lis- 

,!.■;  so  harsli  n 

on,  ut  u  givit 

lile — when  in 

1  lost  eight  or 

es  and  a  c[iiar- 

moiher  instant 

desperate  and 

d  n  Bilonco  bo 

8  of  the  nnilti- 

,  straight  quar- 

tluindered  out 

mulest   sleeper 

to   go.     Ariel 

lalf  mile,  one 

in  her  wreath, 

y  tnrned  down 

lit'  her  length 

of  its  nseless- 

2 — what  -would 

up — the  result 

)n  it.    Betsey's 


ruler  USPS  his  hand,  hut  it  will  not  do— Arid  wins  flio  lient  by 
luilf  a  neck,  in  Sin.  is.,  ami<I>t  the  cheers  of  thoiisands. 

"In  half  an  hour  tlu-y  again  started  to  determine  the  third 
and  last  lieat.  {{ctsey  had  lost  her  tanto  for  frolicking,  and 
went  steadily  hut  rapidly  on,  with  Ariel  only  a  length  hehind, 
for  three  miles  and  a  (piarter;  hertf  Ariel  made;  a  run  and 
jiassed  her — taking  and  keeping  the  lead  by  two  or  tlireo 
lengths,  to  the  winning  post — thus  regaining  her  lost  laurels, 
and  proving  herself  to  this  'out  and  outer,'  what  the  liest  judge 
in    the    Union    ]»ronouiiced    her-  *  a   truly    formidalile    nioo- 


lior 


he 


'* 


<iolio|.IMII.\. 


(Jray  filly  Uotsey  Ilansoni,  by  Virginian,  October,  1S27, 
on  the  Union  (/'oiirse,  at  three  years  old,  won  the  Jockey  Club 
])urse,  four-mile  heats,  distancing  Sir  Lovell,  Count  Piper,  Lady 
Flirt,!  and  Valentine — Stevens'  Janet  drawn  after  the  first 
heat — in  a  most  extraordinary  manner,  the  second  heat.  Next 
veek  she  won  the  four-inilu  heats  purse,  near  Jialtimore,  with 
great  ease ;  ami  the  week  sueeeediiig  the  same  nt  Norfolk,  at 
three  heats,  eoiitending  for  each,  that  were  won  in  Tm.  5()s. — 
7ni.  458,  and  7m.  ftOs. — 258.  bettor  than  the  Eclipse  match,  but 
with  a  ditl'erence  of  the  course — twenty-nine  yards  short  of  a 
mile.  She  gatliere<I  laurels  in  Virginia,  the  Carolinas,  fJeorgia, 
Maryland  and  New  Vork— but  never  won  a  race  after  her  do- 
feat  by  Ariel — she  ran  Init  once  more,  the  Bucceeding  spring,  in 
the  sweepstakes  won  by  Col.  .johnsoirs  Slender,  four  miles, 
beating  also  Bhic'c  IMaria— $1,000  each. 

The  next  day  Ariel's  half  brother,  gray  horse  Splendid,  won 
with  ease  the  tliree-milo  heats,  beating  Lady  Hunter  and  an- 
other in  5m.  68a.  and  6m.  Ss.  At  three  years  old.  Splendid  had 
been  beat  in  a  match  by  Col.  Johnson's  Medley. 

It  is  somewhat  surprising  tliat  at  this  era  so  many  of  the 
first-rate  horses  should  have  been  gray,  and  that  they  should 
have  so  frequently  contended  exclusively  with  each  other,  as 
Ariel,  Betsey  Hansom,  Medley,  Splendid,  Mark  Time,  Peggy 
Madec,  and  others — also  in  the  south  and  west. 

•  The  time,  in  three  contests  with  Betsey  Ransom,  on  courses  better  adnpted  to 
speed  than  those  at  the  South,  shows  that  Arici  was  "below  her  mark" — probably 
considerably  "  off  her  foot." 

\  Lady  Flirt  won  the  first  heat,  contested  by  Janet  and  Count  Fiper. 


218 


THE  IIOESE. 


53    October.     At  Poughkcepsie,  Ariel  won  with  case  the 
Jockey  a^  purse,  $500;  ibur-„ule  heats,  beatu.g    L.ght  In- 

'"'"'S'  At  the  Union   Course,  the   next  week,  she   won   the 
T    1    ;  Aubmir  e    $500,  Ibur-nule  heats,  beating   her  only 

"^^ttuTT^^t.  .^,U  yea,-.  oW,  l,ad  V.n 

Oomso,  agaiast  Col.  Johnsort  ^"f  l'so,r-iri'  ,»  carry 
glnian,  baAcd  by  Wm  and  otUe«  ot  tl  o  South    A  y 

5in.  53s.  ,     .   .  1  „„.„;,.  ei  ered  the 

^7    Mav  IS.    In  less  than  a  week,  Ariel  again  ci- 
J^it?flir  Level,  at  Ponglikeepsie,  de^ne^t.  rep^a^tl. 

laurels  she  loses  -  theJJnion  ^^^^^^^^^^  b^ ^yXnsoin  on  the 
spects  a  second  edition  o    h^    lace  w  t  y^^^^^_^^  ^^  ^^^.^^^^ 

Bame  course.     Sir  Lovell  ^1^7' ^°  ;'^' ^' ^       ^^.^^  i,,  7,n.  54s. 
led  off  in  gallant  style    and  took  h-    lica  ^^^^^^^ 

There  was  now  scarce  a  doubt  as  to  the  lesi  It.  ^^^^^  ^^^^^_ 

heat,  he  took  the  lead  as  betore-Auel  Ff^^^"-  .  ,    ^^^ 

Iv  on  every  mile,  the  first  run  in  Im.  5 .  s.-  He  seconu 

Lo  ell  gives  ..p.  and  Ariel  wins  it,  at  her  ease,  ,n  8m.    Sn  Lov 
eU  being  then  drawn,  Ariel  again  took  the  purse. 

This\-as  Ariel.  1--- -  "tf:.*':^  .»  ISl.r 
ttr'T!  J  dSr'the'reXrrhrwon  the  t„.o.„,ile  hea. 
beati'tr  Maryland  Eclipse  and  Lady  Hunter,  -,u  3m.  50s.  mi 


HER   LAST  APPKARANCE. 


219 


itli  case  the 
y   Liiilit  In- 

lic   won   the 

ig   her  only 

loiit,  that  fche 

heats,  with 

heat  Bhvck 

Ul,  had  hecn 
»n  the  Union 
3  old,  hy  Vir- 
^riel  to  carry 
Ide— and  was 
A  race— sixty 
ieh    Tlie  tirst 
ee  "  Old  Turf- 
heats,  by  Sir 
which  she  was 
me,  5ni.  4:Ts. — 

in  ei-  cred  the 
to  replace  the 
as  in  other  re- 
Ransom  on  the 
ndred  to  thirty, 
!at  in  7m.  548. 

In  the  second 
him  more  close- 
e  second  in  Im. 

5m.  50s.--in  a 
r  race— hut  Sir 
in  8ra.    Sir  Lov- 

e. 

le.  that  Sir  Lov- 

ent  to  establish 

ts\'o-milc  heats, 

,  In  3m.  50a.  an<? 


3m  46s.— a  severely  contested  race.  The  next  week,  on  the 
Union  Course,  he  heat  Arietta,  a  match,  $5,000  a  side,  two-mile 
heats,  in  3m.  458.  and  3m.  48s. 

In  the  autumn  Ariel  was  in  training,  and  hrought  to  the 
Pou-hkeepsie  Course;  hut  it  docs  not  appear  why  she  did  not 
run-probahlv  she  was  in  the  stable  with  Black  Maria,  Celeste 
and  others- the  former  now  running  lier  brilliant  career,  won 
the  four-mile  heats  at  this  meeting,  in  7m.  5Gs.— 7m.  538.     ^ 

«  The  veteran  Ariel  was  led  on  the  course  for  the  last  time, 
on  her  withdrawal  from  the  turf."     "  She  appeared  the  picture, 
the  beau   ideal   of  a  race-horse,   and  hundreds   of  amateurs 
throixrod  around  her  to  take  a  parting  look  at  an  old  and  de- 
served'favorite.     When  stripped  and  saddled  by  her  trainer, 
she  exhibited  all  the  fire  of  youth,  with  the  vigor  of  maturity, 
manifesting  the  most  animated  impatience,  till  a  lad  mounted 
and  galloped  her  around  the  course,  for  the  gratification  of  the 
admiring  crowd.     She  brushed  up  the  last  quarter  with  that 
inevitable  fairy  stride,  which  we  have  so  often  viewed  with  dc- 
licht-then  taking  leave  of  the  arena  of  her  triumphs,  she  went 
leisurely  into  a  retirement,  from  which  no  f .l.^nd  couid  wish  to 
recall  her,  covered  with  imperishable  laurels— the  prize  oi  many 

a  hard-fought  field."  „  ^      •;      •    r7 

Thus  it  appeals  Ariel  has  run  more  than  3*5  miles  in  o7 
races,  of  which  she  has  won  42,*  17  of  them  four-mile  heats. 
She  has  run  every  distance,  in  nearly  the  best  time  of  the  pres- 
ent century,  and  we  believe  the  very  best  third  and  fourth  heat 
that  has  ever  been  nm.  She  has  vanquished  almost  every  horse 
of  fame  from  New  York  to  Georgia,  during  the  f  five  years  she 
was  on  the  turf,  never  laying  by  nor  lame ;  and  when  beat,  al- 
ways making  good  races,  conquered  only  by  the  best  horses 
and  at  their  respective  distances;  all  of  whom  she  beat  on  a 
second  trial,  excepting  only  Monsieur  Tonson,  Sally  Walker, 
Fhrtilla,  Kate  Kearney,  and  Arietta— the  three  last  she  ran 
with  but  once— and  whenever  beaten,  it  may  be  questionable 
whether  she  was  run  in  proper  condition.    Excepting  her  match 

•  "Imported  Citizen  won  19  races  in  Eng^.nd-U  of  them  four-mile  beats-« 

"'  trTurLT -L  1,  pp.   150,  219,  283,  485,  486,  489,  491.  518,  519.  520. 
530  to  530,  566,  588.    Vol.  2,  pp.  555-0.     Vol.  3,  pp.  42,  45.  335-6,  Z1B. 


■-;gmvi:mmmmi>mmmniii^- 


220 


THE   nOESE. 


at  three  years  old,  of  three-mile  heats,  ^vith  the  very  best  race- 
ho  B    thJn  known  on  the  turf,  she  has  never  lost  a  r^^^^^^ 
Zlon  a  heat.     Sl)e  has  won  in  matches  and  Jockey  CV^ 
urses,  exclnsive  of  bets,  $25,000  for  her  several  o^vners    wh^ 
l-lth  scarce  an  exception,  if  any,  have  all  denved  proht  t.om 

lier  cenerons  exertions.  ,    7.  .        „     rrmotlv 

Iler  winnings-in  number  of  races  and  dtstancs--poany 
Burp.     any  of  Ihich  we  have  any  account,  either  m  England 
0    A    eHci     Eockingham,  who  heads  the  list  of  Enghsh -n- 
Ar..    Turf  Re"    vol.  3,  p.  390— was  wmner  33  tunes, 
';r:"ToI::n  t^mU]  another  ancestor  Gimcrack- 
h    revest  runner  ever  known  in  ^^^:^^f^ 
races;  Woodpecker  28,  and  imported  Buzzard  28,  Eleanoi 
Ir  u  dam  of   Luzborough-winner   of   the  Derby  and  Oaks- 
!on  erivc  days-a  feJt  performed  by  no  other-comes  nearer 
oS  n  he    performances  than  any  besides,  havmg  won  28 
Ifof  48  races  •  Pec^gy,  the  mare  of  most  liime  ever  impor  ed 

r  eoB-"ee  American  T„vf  Eog^.tor,  vol.  •\P;  ^-^ -""';'  f. 
Shiik  19-  Sir  Peter  Teazle  17;  Flovizel  16 ,  lligUtljer  it, 
O  :me-!;re  of  .ire  severest  and  best  r„nn.s  of  -de- Oajs-- 
von  about  U  races,  Lnt  lost  »  .nany ;  »-k  And  e^  also 
grandsire  to  Lnzborongl.-xvon  20  or.t  of  2Y ,  D'™''^  J'^ 
l„ll,«„11-  MatcliomlO;  Ilerod  10 ;  Tn.mpator  10,  UiiWe.s 

jt';ri;rofo,.>.ors..^^^^^^^^ 

;;:^;i::r^dir::d'';rbrsirwinianr  a„d  Keii,..- 

T  nolcon  won  0 ;  Virginian  10 ;  Am.  Eclipse,  so  famed  at  tl  o 
to  mismanrsement-and   other    distingmshed  horses,  Vuago, 

.  ^ported  Lu.borough  won  24  out  of  32  races,  but  never  ran  four  utiles.    He 
waH  five  years  on  the  turf. 


-■'-igftJaag'WlJ'-'-i-i''^'^^-^'^'-'"^-^-*'^'^^'" 


UKB  UNKIVALLED  HONESTY. 


221 


•y  best  race- 
ace  in  wliicli 
Jockey  Club 
wners;  who, 
!  protit  from 

ncfs— greatly 
'  in  England 

English  Avin- 
ler  33  times; 
•  Ginicrack — 
mes  out  of  37 
;  Eleanor* — 
r  and  Oaks — 
-comes  nearer 
laving  won  28 
ever  imported 
IS,  and  of  the 

this  of  King's 
j)c?.-~Sce  New 
m  22  out  of  35 
557— imported 

Highflyer  14 ; 
modern  days — 

Andrews — also 

;  Diomed  12; 
3r  10;  Childers 
ity  few  of  them 
metimes  shame- 

and  Eclipse — 
so  famed  at  the 
years  old,  inclu- 
r  beaten  second- 
)r  broken  down, 
ay  be  ascribablo 

horses,  Virago, 

T  ran  four  miles.    He 


(■^alHtin  Sir  Archy,  Florizel,  Tacolet,  Bertrand,  Monsieur  Ton- 
^onS^^W^^dker  Mercury,  el..,  &c.,  have  run  about  the  same 
mmber     We  ha;e  no  recollection  of  any  other-besules    ho 
Wd  gelding  Leviathan,  Black  Maria,  winner  at  twen  y  m.les, 
and  whtse  achievements  have  subsecptently  been  so  splendid- 
yet  o    t  e  n,,-her  dam  Lady  Lishttbot-,..-Aa^.  her  granda.n 
m2  Miria,  by  Shark-Polly  Hopkins,  Sally  Hope,  and  Col- 
U    ilu!;  in  \ll excellence  and  extent  of  their  nuum^,  can  b 
any  comparison  to  Ariel-certainly  then-  superior  in  th    la^^er 
rosnect     Of  Lady  Lightfoot  the  memoir  is  incomplete-she  ^^  on 
iXraoes  hf  onew^^^  at  Charleston,  S.  C.-beat  the  best 
I    sesn  excellent  time-was  on  the  turf  from  three  to  eleven 
yea  8  0  d;  but  a  great  portion  of  the  time  running  with  second- 
Lt     or  broken-down  liorses-she  ^.J  ^^ -on  ^^^71^ 
PoUv  Hopkins,  from  three  to  six  years  old,  won  23  out  ot  60 
fac  s ;  Sning  all  her  seven  races  the  fall  she  -as  three  yea.. 

Z::.^  beating  the  best  ^^^^^^  TJr^^f'S:; 
from  three  to  seven,  won  22  out  ot  ^(  races,  xo  u 

talesdon,  to  the'  close  of  Lev  career^  W.ng  .he  b^s  hor.e., 
„Uo  in  the  best  time.    See  Am.  Turf  Reg.  vol.  3,  ,)•  i''- 

In  takinj;  leave  of  the  famed  Ariel,  ^vlth  tins  exposition  « 
coneel  e  ou^elves  justified  in  admitting  her  elanns  to  an  ,1,^ 
Sous  Inea-e,  and  o  our  admiration,  for  performances  that  we 
Z^Z-'-lUUd  on  the  pages  of  racing  annals.-^»^.»» 
Tv/rf  Register^  vol.  vi.,  No.  1. 

EDITORIAL  NOTES. 

.  ,p. ,...,  w.  d.,«  .1.0  C.OC..C..  .t  *  ^*^- :v?"  zXsi 

Book,  Mnnamnc  foaletl  m  1.48,  by  bor  po,.t,nore'9  Victorious-Partner- 

cnmiot  bo  traced  m  the  ^'-'^'^f ''/    ,  "°    ,.  .  p.^^oict  by  rucolct-son  of  Spark- 
given  on  page  198. 


I 


PEDIGEEE, 

CHABACTEEISTICS  AKD  PBBFORMAKCBS  OF  B.ACK  «AmA. 

T„.aU.-,„gnUhcd  subject  Of  '«»  -™j;™^«*,^,lSm 

IIc„,T  IWl.E»<i-;°fH"'™'f-J;;r;t  month,  .l-e  ^-as  P»- 
„t  June,  1826.    At  the  "S^  »'  •;;™';™  ,  ^-^     f„,  $1,000,  and 
chased  hy  John  0   Stevens,  ^»<1;.  »'  »  j  ^ 
.emainedinhishan  sdnnng  hcwh^e^^^^^^^^       ^g.^^^_  ^      ,, 

,   r:  g%.  dam  Bar«ll's  Marlaby  Kegn  ns  ete  J]  ^^^ 

Wonr  limits  allow,  we  ,vould  glaffly  devote  a  te  ^^^^ 

,0  the  history  of  the  i'"™"  ?7*„Cft  *  e  thelne  of  ano- 
memoir,  but  with  rt.e  men, on  of  maUnt  ^^^^^^^^^^  ^^ 

«,erartiele  »' "»  ^^^^t  wirrLarklowever,  en  pa.ant 
the  matter  helore  ns.     W°^""  '  j[    ;     ,vas  the  most 

rt.at  Lady  ^;S^'''''''\f:i  ^  °^^lfU<^^'^  i-<>''*y  »"d 
distingnished  racer  of  her  d»y,  ta^^"  ^^  „,,„,.  ,,„,i„g 

thirty  races,  the  majonly  at  onr  "'"'J'^     ',,,,.  Oe^enA  year 
been  beaten  bnt  onee,  except  in  !ier  old  a^ 
-and  then  by  Eclipse,  on  the  UmonCou-e.^1  J  _^^  ^^ 

,„„  UteColonel  John  Ta^oe     t  v.,  -^^^        j,,„     ,,^,. 
Ogle's  seat,  Bel- Air,  l"r   "f""^?"  ■ ' ,  j(„j„r  Wm.  Jones, 

Sto  was  purchased  by  Mr^Hall  ™  »  *'d  .  AlLander  Hosack, 

of  7.*y  l^ay.  I-;-|  W-^i:  t  7^^^^^     her  foot.    This  «ly, 
qiiently  produced, 


LADY   LIOHTFOOt's   STOCK. 


228 


;K  MARIA. 

ed  by  Cliarles 
led  on  the  15th 
8  bhe  was  piir- 
■ov  $1,000,  and 
ig  and  brilliant 
Eclipse,  out  of 
Maria  by  Imp. 
2elebrated  race 
y,  by  Gimcrack 

e  L  few  cohmns 
e  subject  of  this 
,e  theme  of  ano- 
lie  discussion  of 
iver,  en  passant, 
a,  was  the  most 
ween  twenty  and 
md  never  having 
-her  eleventh  year 
She  was  bred  by 
ras  foaled  at  Mr. 
l.,in  June,  1812. 
lajorWm.  Jones, 
Alexander  Hosack, 
r  foot.    This  filly, 
r  Lightfoot  subso- 


„ffl_B!.  =.  B.lip»  Ughir,..,  b,  A„.  Mf», ;  ...d  ..  4  jr..  old  for  »1,600,  >.  • 

old  for  $4,000. 

,.„J,!:'*  ,,.,1.,  b,Mp..,  ».d*,.  .n  *«.o  J.  C.  Or.to  B.,.,  to- 
„„_r''l,H.ri.  b,  MP...  ».d«4,™...d  .oCo,o...W.E.a.p»n,  of 

S.  C,  for  $5,000. 
1832— Missed  to  Imp.  Serab.  jj    ji_^„ 

1833-Bl.  f.  Harlem  Lass,  by  Shark  l.er  brother,      J'  »  ^^''^  J  ,,,„  ,,,i„ed. 
1834_B.  f.  Young  Lady  Lightfoot,  by  Eclipse,       J  the  first  has  never 

•  Ladv  Lightfoot  died  from  the  effects  of  a  violent  cold  two 
davs  after  the  last  named  filly  was  foaled.  Of  the  s.re  of  B  ack 
MLia-Eclipse-or  of  the  sire  of  her  dam-Sir  Archy-nothmg 
need  be  si  the  latter  standing  unrivalled,  as  he  does  as  the 
sTe  of  a  ho!;  of  winners,  while  Eclipse  is  equally  unr.valled  as 

'  tr^Slof  black  Maria,  anotherprodigy,  was  if  posBi. 
bles  ill  more  remarkable  ,  she  united  not  only  a  great  t^xrn  of 
^eed  to  "nflinching  game,  but  she  ran  to  her  fourteenth  year 
?1  wa,  herself  out  of  a  celebrated  race  mare  by  Imported 
Itron^^^^     L^^^^^^^  racers  and  stallions  England  ever  pro- 
dufd'.      She  was  first  known  as  «  Selden's  Maria  'a.d  m  he 
3  yr.  old  form  was  sold  to  Mr.  A  exander,  for  ^2,000,  an  im 
mense  price  in  those  days.      In  the  same  year,  1*99,  she  was 
rXsed  jointly  by  the  late  Col.  John  Tayloe,  of  Vxrg.ma  and 
S.   1    e  Geiwade  Hampton,  of  South  Carolina,  to  -tch  Shark 
and  went  into  the  stable  of  the  latter,  under  the  name  of     Black 
Mar  I"    Gen.  H.  soon  after  purchased  Col.  T.'s  interest  m  he  , 
fnd  notonly  wonhis  match,  but  carried  off  every  purse  lor  winch 
he  entered  her.     Subsequently  she  passed  into  the  hands  ot  Col. 
W.l^^^ton,  of  S.  C,  who  after  running  her  a  few  seasons  sold 
hlrback  igain  to  Col.  Tayloe,  at  U  years  ot  age,  for  $2,500, 
then  the  highest  price  ever  paid  for  a  brood  mare. 

The  produce  of  no  mare  in  America  has  --r  reahzed  for 
their  o^^L.s,  probably,  so  large  an  amount  as  Lady  L,ghttoot 
ThongH  the  subject  Jf  this  memoir  was,  beyond  question,  the 


224 


THE   nOBSE. 


best  of  her  produce,  the  pcrfbnnanccs  of  oUljer  Shark  o.-  B^ 
MariH  wouhl  done  entitle  her  to  h.gh  cons.doratn,n.     LclipBC 
S  HW    Lad  a  rennvrkahlo  turn  of  .,.oed,  but  hen.g  ^^.^ 
^c  disten.iKT,  Nvas  thrown  out  of  trainh.g,  ami  soon  ai.env aids 
ito  1     put  into  the  stud.     Screainer,  Terror,  and^  oung  Lady 
S.;;;^:Lver  particularly  ^Hstinguished  ...nsdve.  ami     . 
U^o  last  for  very  manifest  reasons;  the  first  tell  ^^ hen  3  }18.  on, 
"Z  ^l^ed  an  injury  in  his  thigh,  of  which  l^-^er^^u-e^ 
recovered,  and  the  last  from  running  wuh  shoes  on  fo  h^  o  j  e.v  b 
had  her  feet  ruined  ;  we  saw  her  not  a  week  smce,  at  he    bieed 
^   t^le  and  on    xamining  them,  found  them  not  only  small 
01  8  Stable  anu  b  ^^^^  ^^^^^  entirely 

..'""oun!:Stu  of  BlaeU  Maria  i,  p.„„ou„ced  on  all  l.andB  .0 
be  a  most  striking  a„d  rcnaAable  lilccnosB  '  -»  P.™  ^  .  , 
1834.  near  the  close  of  her  racing  career,  and  ■".*■> '""^;™ 
of  a  severe  campaign,  when  she  ,™s  ver,  1»J  "  ««*;  J,.'"^  ° 
WIS  unusually  suceessful  will,  a  r":'""-"'  »"'*  "'"  '''"'",  " 
Tver"  have  been  equally  felicitous,   as  we  arc   assured  by 

'H-^-^f;::iiCtirJt;^^^^^^^^ 

ceeding  might  be  all  veiy  wtu  lui  I      i  uc,n-"oftpr 

-3-rdt;:tS^^J.^KBir 
:;-:r7i;:^-t^=^i^5J"i;^n:...o 

pi^'r'ss  of  the  Fine  Arts,  Troye  clapped  him  into  his  picture  m 
Tet  y  act  of  committing  so  grave  an  offence  m  the  eye  ot  a 
turfmln  or  an  artist,  as  hitching  a  race-horse  to  a  tree  I  Ot 
cou  "e  he  vUl  now  go  down  through  all  time  as  the  boy  who  was 
StvoT  so  unpardonable  a  sin,  but  for  fear  his  punishment 
'wo!dd  be  greater  than  he  could  bear,  Troye,  through  urgent  in- 

•  II.n-lem  Las.  aftonvard.  called  Youn,  Lady  Lightfoot,  P-J"-<1  ^iss  Light- 
foo*b"  imp  Trust'eo,  late  owuod  by  Dr.  L.  A.  Sayre.  of  New  York.-Eo. 


'  ™*l«B*«*iBWteR**^ 


BLACK   MARIA. 


225 


1 1 ark  or  ]Jay 

on.     Kcli])8e 

g  taken  with 

III  al'lorwanls 

Youiip;  Lady 

Ives,  and  tlio 

en  3  yrs.  old, 

ever  entirely 

for  two  years, 

,  at  lier  breed- 

lot  only  small 

,  was  entirely 

•od  marc,  and 

n  all  hands  to 
was  painted  in 
he  termination 
flesh.  Troyo 
our  clever  en- 
ire  assured  by 
emcn  who  were 

Black  Maro" 
'  sitting  for  her 
hful  groom,  to 
idow ;  this  pro- 
id  for  the  mare, 
0  "sulk,"  after 
iddle,  he  incon- 
lolt,"  for  which 
facilitating  the 
;o  his  picture  in 

in  the  eye  of  a 
to  a  tree  I  Of 
\he  boy  who  was 
his  punishment 
•ough  urgent  in- 

rodiiced  Miss  Light* 
fork. — Ed. 


terccssion,  was  finally  induced  to  remit  a  portion  of  the  punish- 
ment he  had  intended,  by  concealing  liirf  face. 

Black  JIaria's  name  ii'dicates  her  color;  her  coat  is  a  glossy 
jet,  without  a  white  mark,  and  her  measurement,  under  the 
standard,  is  fifteen  hands  three  inches.  She  "  favor.-, "  Lady 
Lightfoot  in  the  shape  of  her  head,  which  is  lighter  than  most 
of  the  get  of  Eclipse,  tapering  considerably  towards  the  mouth; 
she  has  very  fine  expressive  eyes,  and  her  oars  are  remarkably 
pretty ;  her  neck  is  delicate,  well-shaped,  and  rather  long,  but 
not  out  of  proportion  to  the  length  of  her  head,  which  is  very 
well  set  on  ;  her  neck  comes  out  exceedingly  well  fiom  her 
shoulders,  which  are  broad  and  beautifully  clean,  though  not 
quite  oblique  enough  to  our  taste  ;  on  this  point,  however, 
"  doctors  differ,"  She  rises  very  high  in  her  withers ;  her  arms 
are  long,  and  immensely  powerful,  with  short  and  veiy  flat 
cannon  bones ;  she  has  good  knees,  neat  pasterns,  and  per- 
fectly shaped  feet ;  the  great  depth  of  her  chest  allows  free  res- 
piration, her  brisket  falling  down  much  in  the  style  of  old 
EL,lipse ;  taken  altogether,  forehanded,  she  is  almost  faultless, 
combining  the  best  points  of  both  her  dam  and  sire.  When  wo 
saw  her  last — now  a  year  since — she  was  greatly  filled  out, 
•with  well  rounded  fore  and  back  ribs,  and  a  better  proportioned 
barrel  than  she  generally  exhibited  in  training ;  she  was  wont 
to  be  rather  light,  and  considerably  tucked  up  in  the  fiank, 
tliough  now  and  then  she  ^as  in  this  respect  a  perfect  model ; 
the  principal  objection  to  her  was  ever  her  great  length  of  car- 
cass. Her  coupling  does  not  indicate  that  ability  to  take  up 
her  weight  and  go  a  distance,  which  her  performances  have  so 
signally  demonstrated — another  proof  that  horses  run  in  all 
forms.  She  has  arched  loins,  with  good  but  rather  drooping 
quarters — very  muscular  thighs,  and  gaskir'-  of  prodigious 
strength,  and  clean  hocks,  coming  well  down  to  the  ground. 
Tlie  onl)  two  points  about  her  that  might  justly  be  found  fault 
with,  consist  of  the  unsightly  "  Bedford  hump  "  between  her 
hips,  and  her  barrel,  which  is  too  long  and  too  light.  It  has 
been  urged  that  the  peculiar  conformation  of  most  of  the  Eclipse 
and  Lady  Lightfoot  stock  induces  curbs  ;  however  it  may  have 
been  with  the  others,  the  two  Marias  exhibit  as  beautifully 
formed  limbs  as  ever  supported  a  high-mettled  racer.  Black 
Vol,  L— 15 


,  .juj',»*-t*i'-i;  — 


226 


TnE  ncKSB. 


four  lect  at  a  stroke.     ^  "^   "^^  J  '     ,,i,,.iarly  line  idea  ot  "  per- 
venuu-laibleturnofHFcd  totmtia  .^^^^  ^^^estry, 

pctnal  motion  "  ^^^^.^'^^^^^  abundantly  do • 

Ihe  subjoined  record  f  ^^^^  f^t  i),,,Hb  and  Fordham  to    Uo 
„,onBtratc.    Baxter,  who  ^»?"S  '^  i^o  ^^^.^.^^^  ^.^^  j 

poBt  for  tbcir  nuuden  ---"  ^^  ^^^^^^^^^     capital  trainer  of 
first  trainer,  and  ^^^''''^  ^^^ll'Xnovoi  first  throwing  Ins  leg 

trained  her  for  xnoBt  of  her  great  races. 

.«.«,».  Oct»-Pro<luco  Match,  15.000  each.  h.  ft.  Two-m... 
,8».    union  Cou«a.  U.ng  U>and,  B.tunlay.  Oct  »- 

''-'^-          ,.,  tBlac.Marla,.yEc«p.e.outofI^yU«Utfootby8U  Archy.      y    ^^ 
John  C,8tovon»'bl.t  Black  M     a,                              •/„,  B^t  Bouncc-AraV.  dam-by 
e,,«;rK..o;nso;-ah;.cBrlUlant,b.Sl.A.cb..o„to,BctBou ,. 

■  top.  Blr  Harry,  8  yr..  90  lbs.  ^. ^^^ "^  ^iI^m.    Track  heavy. 

i.lnod  before  either  animal  was 
Tills  match  was  made  on  ^^«^^' ^  ^  ^^  interest.    It  was 
foaled,  and  naturally  exc.ed  a  go  d  ^ecd  ^^^^  ^^^^^^^^^^^ 
North  ..r.«.  South  "S^^"  . ,  {,V^;,;known,  even  by '' n.en  of 
both  performers,  httle  or  "«thing  was  ^^^^  ^^^^^^ 

business,"  of  t^- ff  f  ^  tSn  was  brought  to  the  post 
like  ''  a  good  'un,"  but  f^^t^l  trainer.  Col.  Johnson,  who 
bv  that  iirst-rate  judge  and  ^^^^^  „  ^y  offering  to  pay 

Iwed  he  knew  a  "  hawk  from  -^-^^^:^J  ^,Hy  ''  know'd 
;i750tobeoff;  buttl.swas    nog^^^^^^^^  ^^^^^         ,     k 

lum'ut"  too,  and  wouldnt  bite,     i  ^^.^^.^^^  ^^^^         bt. 

lady  to  bo  well-born  ^ndj^e ^e  'ame  advantages  have  done, 

turn  out,  as  many  «^\«^^Tt  he  determined,  rather  than  pay 

no  better  than  ^^^^  ^^.^^l^^^.^t^a ^7"  tlu-ew  tl^^  ^^^^^  ^\^« 

,be  $2,500,  to  start  ^^^  ^^^^^^^^^   ,,,  u  as  slow  as  foot  could 


MIACK   MARIA   AND   BRII.UANT. 


asT 


steady,  and 
rod  twonty- 
nramc,  and  a 
dca  of  "  per- 
,us  ancestry, 
lundantly  de 
dham  to  the 
tion,  was  lier 
tal  trainer  of 
(wing  Ins  leg 
}  in  the  hands 
y  was  trained 
ongh  Buckley 


each,li.ft-.Two-mlU 
r  Archy,  8  yr». 


.Ar»V«  d»m— by 


1    1 


3    I 


lier  animal  was 
nterest.    It  was 
,  appearance  oi 
^en  by  "  men  of 
r.    Maria  loolced 
Light  to  the  post 
ol.  Johnson,  who 
y  offering  to  pay 
■X  party  "  know'd 

knew  the  black 
nking  she  might* 
itages  have  done, 
,  rather  than  pay 
lie  helve  after  the 

slow  as  foot  could 
was  any  thing  but 
lant  let  loose,  and 
lis  awoke  the  boy 


upon  Maria,  and  he  waked  up  the  filly  with  six  or  e.glit  such 
first-rate  "eve  openers,"  as  brought  her,  at  a  slapping  puce, 
throe  or  four  lengths  ahead,  at  the  etuling  post,     inne,  4.01. 
The  filly's  taking  the  string  to  win  the  heat  in  such  bad  time, 
k>d  the  hackers  of  Brilliant  to  believe  that  his  "good  tix 
would  tell  in  the  next  heat,  and  so  they  were  "all  ahvc  and 
kickin<^"    In  going  off  the  second  heat,  the  "  persuaders    were 
applied  to  Brilliant  from  the  score,  and  continued  "ever  and 
anon  "     The  pace  for  the  first  mile  was  respectable  ;  but  it  was 
evident  the  mare  was  going  too  much  at  her  ease  to  bode  any 
good  to  the  horse.     She  was  kept  well  together,  and  ready  at 
any  moment  for  a  rally.    The  boy  on  Brilliant  tried  what  cuttuig 
would  do,  but  it  was  of  no  service.    This  diamond,  though  ot 
the  Virginia  water,  ahone  none  the  brighter  for  it.     In  the  last 
half  mile,  the  horse  knocked  up,  from  being  overworked  in  the 
first    and  the  "Coal  Black  Rose"  won  without  a  struggle  in 
3  58      After  the  race,  Col.  Johnson  was  persuaded,  by  a  gentle- 
man from  Quebec,  to  throw  this  pearl  away  for  a  thousand  dol- 
lars ;  he  has  since  been  a  winner  in  Canada.     Withm  a  few 
months  he  has  been  purchased  by  James  M.  Beall,  Esq.,  of  Rus- 
sellviUe,  Ky.,  for  $2,000,  and  will  stand  at  that  place  next 
seasori.    The  betting,  when  the  horses  were  stripped,  was  gen- 
erally about  equal,  the  Southern  horse  being  rather  the  favorite 
with  a  limited  party.    The  track  was  very  heavy. 

.'ohro^toveB»'bl.f.Bl«kM»ria,  by  Eclipse,  out  of  I^yLlght^^^  *       *       '    4    J 

M«l  Wm.  Joncs-s  ch.  m.  L«ly  Flirt,  by  Hickory,  dam  by  Duroc  6  yr.  .       .       .       •       • 
slh  Freeman',  ch.  h.  Sir  Ch.rle^  by  Duroc,  out  of  M.ria  Slamerkln,  by  Bonda  Flrat  ^  ^^^ 

<^""'''''"- Tlme,'B.B9l*U. 

Black  Maria  took  the  lead  from  the  start,  was  never  headed, 
and  won  in  a  canter.  Lady  Flirt  is  still  in  Major  Jones's  breed- 
ing stud  on  Long  Island,  and  is  the  dam  of  his  Andrew  filly 
Fidget,  and  some  other  young  things. 

1S30     Same  coura^  Monday,  May  lO-SvreepsUkes  for  all  ages,  weight,  a.  befor..     Three  anb. 
scrlbera  at  one  thousand  dollars  each,  P.  P.    Four  mllea.  a,,  a„W  Svra.  1 

Col.  Wm.  B.  Johnson's  b.  m.  Slender,  by  Sir  Charle^  out  of  ««»"?,  by  Sir  Archy,  8  yrs.  .  .1 
John  C.  Stevens'  bl.  f  Black  Maria,  by  Ecllp«!,  out  of  Lady  Llghtfoot,  4  yra  .  •  '  '  J 
Writer  Uvlngston's  gr.  m.  Betsey  Ransom,  by  Virginian,  out  of  Favorite,  by  Bel-Air,  6  yr..    . 

Time,  T.68.     *  Broke  down. 


228 


THE  nOBSK. 


tl.e  tnvinin.  ..f  H.tsey  Hansen  '  f  r-^'^  „  ,n  i>uh.1>uso.1, 
aown  in  the  back  sinew  ot  one  i"-  ^  ^  ^^^  ,,,J,^  ,„,  that 
l,y  Mr.  Livingston,  as  ""-";'[;,  /^..'".poavanco,  bo  tar  enr- 
j^ran.l  spocittc  of  nature,  ;r.^  .he  1"^;^'  ^  ^  ^^,,^  .j.n- 1..  tl>c 
Hu.uute.l  this  acciaent  as  to  -'l"-' J  ';,  /      f^^^  i,ut  untbr- 

l.t  of  January,  1830  to  n,^na  e  1  -  i-  ^  ^  ^r^,  ,,  .^t 
tunately ,  her  leg  couhl  not  s^  u  h  -  ^J^^_^^^^,  ^.^^,^ 
four  n.ile  lengtli  into  her      bhe  /^^  "P '^  ;,,^^     ,ii,,on- 


Maria  leii  lai  bi"""  ^-^  -r     ^  , 

^Itlie  tiling.    Theraceistluisclescnbed^^ 


the  thing.    The  race  is  tiius  "--.';;-         ,^^  ^,,a,  followed 

.  They  got  off  well  ^^^^^^^^m^    la  this 

closely  by  ^f  ^J^X     "      /X'/w,  i'or  tl.o  «>.t 
,vay  they  went  along  ^^  a  ck_ve  ,  ^^^^_  ^^  ^^^^^^  ^^^^y_ 

mile  and  a  quarter  each  ' 'fi;l^\^^^,,a  mile.  Slender  let 
In  going  down  the  back  stretch  in  the  seem  a  ^^^ 

IL  little,  lapped  ^f^^^::^^^^^:^  ^liey  arrived 
her  upon  her  legs,  and  all  '^''l"^''^^^^^^^  '^^  the  straight  run, 

at  the  rise  of  the  ^^^^^Z  the  bay  mare  iinnly 
on  the  back  side.     Heie  m^J  ^  '  j^^^  i^^^tgcy 

in  hand,  while  Maria  led  ^^^^^  j^^  J^^;;,.  .tVetch,  toward 

close  up.,  ^^^^:x::::!zx^:^^^^^  ^«^  r'  ^"' 

the  termination  of  ^^ '^.^^^.^  ,    !  a  rattlin-  rate,  the  black  mare 
all  came  up  the  straight  run  f^'^^^^^^^  '^..^  the  bay  still 

stiineadingtl.egrayinl-      -^^^  ^^^^  ,,^., ,,, 

waiting  upon  them     ^^»";^  '^^  '    ^^j^.^  \i,ey  arrived  at  the 

^'V^^'''r'J^:':^Z^J^  the  bick  part,  it  was 
commencement  ot  the  ^  ^a.«  '  .^^,  ,,^8  gone- 

evident  that  Betsey  faltered-heiftne  re  .^^  j^^^ 

she  clambered,  and  was  al    abi  oad.     ^'«^  ^    ^,j„g 

.toady  stroke.  Betsey  co^-^  ^'^  h'e^^^ation' of  the 
completely  let  down,  ^^^  ^ r  we^e  now  going  the  last  mile, 
third  mile     ^'^'^^ ^^i^^"^;  ^  turn  ;  the  latter 

and  had  advanced  full  halt  .n ay  lo  ^^  ^^^. 


BLACK  MAUU    AT;1>   SI.ENPKB. 


220 


old.    Dnrlng 
,  slio  liiul  let 
oiii)Uii'liaso(l, 
iters,  aiul  tluit 
ICO,  8o  t'lir  811 1-- 
n,  pri(n-  to  the 
(c ;  but  \inibr- 
}quirc(l  to  get 
ich— lier  work 
tiinc8,  (liscon- 
li  in  flesh,  luui 
rt  her.     Black 
der  was  all  and 

e  lead,  followed 
little.     la  this 
id,  lor  the  first 
to  make  play, 
tiile,  Slender  let 
,  whose  rider  set 
iitil  they  arrived 
the  straight  run, 
bay  mare  firmly 
urn,  with  Betsey 
r  stretch,  toward 
igain  let  out,  and 
,  the  black  mare 
and  the  bay  still 
n  the  third  mile, 
ey  arrived  at  the 
back  part,  it  was 
stride  was  gone— 
Ler  passed  in  her 
xpidly,  and,  being 
ermination  of  the 
oing  the  last  mikj, 
St  turn  ;  the  latter 
soon  as  they  com- 
le  play,  ran  up  and 


challenged,  and  a  «l>an>  r.1.  -ued  ^;;^^2::'l^t 

t:r:r;::::r^;;:K.n;:i;iU>toteii,andauh.^ 

flH     ovlt  well  at  iKM-,  it  wouUl  not  do.     Slender  came  m  1  on 
t      e^l';  the  straight  side,  and  swept  bold  y  romul  t^.   a^ 
txL     Tl>e  black   nuvre'8  chance  was  now  out,  wlule  the  bay 
^.te'red  upon  the  last  quarter  stretch  in  good  style,  wnnnng  m 

^  ^'sl^^t'bi^iful  winner  of  this  race,  was  kilM  tl. 

Muibllo^ing,  by  an  accident  received  m  a  --j;  ^^^^ 

and  Kliza  lleiUy,  at  Norfolk,  Va.     It  occurre,   on  the  ^"  V^  'Y' 
n  n  nnin.^  fou  -uile  heats.     The  three  entnes  were  lo  ked  m 
lee     ml  n.ile,  Slender  having  the  inside  track;  when  a 
lee  were  making  play  for  the  lead.  Slender  strnck  one  ot  h  r 

fe      ag^dnst  the  railing,  and  fell.     Tl.e  shock  was  so  great    8  to 
lepnv'  her  of  all  motion,  and  she  lay  apparently  '»;'  -J  -     « 
tn  ck  whence  she  was  imn.ediately  removed,  and  eve,>  c  I m 
So  revive  her ;  but  it  appeared,  upon  examnuvt.m,    ha 
^.f  spine  was  broken,  and  that  she  had  -e  v.  some  mte  na 
hurts    which  rendered  recovery  impossible  ,   she  died  at  lu 
!V  the  same  ni-ht.     Her  fate  excited  general  sympathy, 
"iX^^^^^  the  gallant  turfman  ^o  whom  this    me 
animal  b('an.red.     To  him  her  nominal  value  was  of  l.tt  e  con 
"  uence  b  ^she  was  a  favorite.     Her  rider  escaped  unluirt. 

'BTey  Eansom,  now  owned  by  Ilobert  L.  Stevens,  Lsq  of 
this  ci  V  he  sent  out  to  England,  in  company  with  his  celebiated 
this  city,  ne  sLiii  uuu        ^^^  ,       iqoj.     Thov  went  out  in  loal 

1  fUlvVnl  wliii  wco  imported  in  tl.eir  yearling  foi".    The 

;,Kd  iossiea,  Mr.  S.evens  .old  «  season  and  sW  ,,  n  w 

•     ,  .    Tir-         •  .  A,T,.  P  n  Bush  ran  her  with  creait  ai  mo 

hvPnam — since  imported — ana  anomci  uj 
and  sCtly  afterwards  Betsey  Eansom  hersef ;  she  wa8  b  ed 
S  year  to  Mr.  John  C.  Stevens'  Dosoris,  while  Polly  Hopkins 
was  stinted  to  Plenipo,  and  still  remains  abroad. 


!?5!ssr- 


TIIK  noHBK. 


*    • 


Wm.  11.  Xl'l"'' >■■  •■  ""'"•    '         nm.. •« •-1'  l""- 

1    ..„  pome  to  ""I"  liiumli"'R"' 
Ko  rurliculiin.  of  Am  '•"''.'','^1,,.™    ..■on"".."  l""""')'' 

Tl,„  .U.«,i.iet..  run  l.y  <■.■"■  '-  '^  '•  '^     .^  ,;,,„,,,     Maylny  »»« 

J„„n  Buckley,  -h.  m.  I^'  ^   J";^;^  ^^  „.cU..ry,  .Un.  by  !>«"'«,  »ge^    •        • 

.„,.a  .y  iior  m  on.  «itu^a..  __  _  _  _ 


1  1 

2  3 

B  8 

8  4 

4  6 


save  the  winner,  who  cut  out  Uie  wo  ^^j^^,^  ^^ 

roL  Wm.  B.  Johnson's  gr.  t  BO""™  .       ■       •       •       '      J  _^  «   * 

*y--       •       ■     .,    .MsH»,byMpse.o«tofL.dyUghtfoot6yT..    .       .  ^^ 

,ohnC.  Stevens' W.m.BU'cM*^^^^^  

pr.  Alex.  Unsack's  cK  h.  St.  George,   j  ^^^^  ;.j,7_8.M. 


'•^awnpMvaima 


Lrneknr  Club  Pnft*. 


1    1 
>    S 


ir  kiio\vl('<lj;o, 

Ivoii  ImiKlily." 

Jiitoiiii(l(Ml  with 

Mayday  was 

57,  since  which 


ngcs,  MTfiRliU  H  before 


nilltloD,  4  yr». 


1  1 
8  9 
3  8 
dllL 


llnnter,  neither 
t-rly  at  her  ease. 
iC8  to  ehstiiiguish 
will  ho  seen  that 
0U8  race,  was  (li&- 

laitloDS  oa  b«foro.    Four- 


4  3rr». 


lekory,  4  yn. 
yrs.    .       . 


1  1 

3  3 
B  B 
8  4 

4  6 


:  from  end  to  end, 

ong  rating  stroke, 

Madee,  when  we 

of  Henry  Maclin, 

,  »«00,  conditions  as  betor* 
Eeallty,  by  Blr  Archy, 

.     .     .  dtot 


BOMNId'H   U     IlLUK. 


981 


nonnctH  o'  Hhio,  a  very  Rii|u'n<ii'  race  ninro,  proniinoft  to  ho- 
conie  oijually  ci'h'hniti'd  in  the  hreeding  htud.  !Slie  irt  now  the 
property  of  William  (JihhonH,  Ksq.,  of  Madiwon,  N.  J.,  wlio  hati 
coltri  from  her  hy  Sliark  and  imp.  TniKtee ;  the  former  ut  a 
year  old  was  very  hloodlikc,  and  as  promiHing  a  yearling  an  wo 
ever  huw  ;  Ik;  nniken  \m  del)nt  in  tiie  spring,  and  tiiungii  a  little 
under-sized,  promises  to  confer  credit  npon  liis  iiiiistriium  ances- 
try. If  our  memory  serves  us,  Mr.  Gihhons  j)aid  Col.  Jolmsou 
$2,.''iO()  for  IJonnets  o'  Mlue,  after  him  was  withdrawn  from  the 
tiu'f.  No  i)articnlars  of  this  race  are  fiirnislu-d  hy  the  Turf 
llegibter  or  journals  of  tho  day.  Dr.  Uosack's  St.  George  wa*» 
of  no  account. 

1881.    niitrhcM  Connty  Counr,  rnuithkc«psli>,  N.  V.,  Tburtday,    May  20— Jockey  Club  Tuna, 

fSOO,  fn»  for  all  age*,  wi'lithta  m  bofore.    Four-iiill«  hciaU. 
John  0.  Stovrna' bl.  III.  Illitck  Maria,  by  KcllpAi',  uiit  (if  I.ucly  I.lKbtrnot,  B  yrs.        .       .        .11 
JoA  II..  Van  Mati'r'fi  I'li.  r.  Murk  lilclmrdx,  by  .Inliii  I'Iclinrdn,  dniii  by  Kevunge,  4  yrs,        ,        3    3 

J,  8.  Soadeker'a  .     Ii.  Spluudid,  by  Uuroc,  out  of  i^inprcu,  aKud 8    * 

Time,  &1T— 8.80.     •  BrokB  down. 

The  track  was  very  heavy,  nnd  neither  <tf  tho  other  entries 
were  ahle  to  push  tho  winner,  who  led  from  eiul  to  end.  Mark 
Richards  has  since  ptood  for  mares,  and  if  we  mistake  not. 
Splendid  is  yet  a  stallion  at  the  South-west.  Some  of  tho 
former's  stock  we  have  seen,  hut  cannot  say  much  for  them. 

I8SI.    Same  couno,  Thursday,  Oct.  0 — Jockey  Club  Purse,  $B00,  conditions  as  before.    Four-mile 

brats. 
Col.  W'm.  Wynn's  b.  c.  James  Cropper,  by  Sir  Charles,  dam  by  Whip,  4  yrs.      .      .       .19    1 
John  0.  Stevens'  bl.  m.  Black  Marin,  by  Eclipse,  out  of  Lady  Llnlitfoot,  B  yrs.       .       .       3    19 
Time,  8.01—8.04—8.07.    Track  heavy. 

Cropper  was  the  favorite  at  long  odds,  the  mare  heing  amiss. 
Each  heat  was  desperately  contested,  Cropper  winning  the  Hret 
heat  hy  a  neck  only,  after  heing  spurred  all  the  way  up  the 
straight  side.  Betting  now  ten  to  one  on  him.  Black  ikfaria 
won  the  second  heat  hy  two  lengths,  having  a  different  jockey 
on  her  back ;  the  one  who  rode  her  the  first  was  obliged  to 
carry  a  heavy  hag  of  sand  to  make  up  his  weight.  The  issue 
of  the  third  heat  was  put  upon  a  brush  by  Maria,  and  she  lost 
it  by  a  throatlatch  merely  ;  two  more  strokes  would  have  "  done 
the  trick."  James  Cropper,  at  our  last  accounts  of  liini,  waa 
standing  in  Nottoway  county,  Ya. 


WKiii iiii  '11  mill      I  " 


232 


THE  IIORSK. 


,8«,.    cent.,  con..  ..Un,o.o,  Ma.,  ^^"..a^  Oct.  ^^^^^^  T:::^'^ 
carry  80  lbs.-4.  lOU-  r>,  HO-G,  US-.  «"^  "'';»^;  ;  ^^t,  :,„.„  ,toOO.    Four-u>ilo  heat.,. 

<  >1  W  ic  .lolinson'sb.m.  Mrsiinm  Taylor,  by  Mr  Arcnj,  '  4    4* 

r    ■  wi,    Wvnn-»  b.  c.  .Tamos  Cropper,  by  Blr  Clmrle,  .lam  ■' '  ^^  ''  P;^  ' "      .        .       .6    .list 

„r.  AV.n.  U.  Min.-o's  b.  f.  E"- i;;;;"-^-;^';!-^^^^^^^    ,  „,„,„  down. 

.  Godolplnn,"  a  favorite  con-espondct  of  ^1-  '' Tmf  Ecgi- 
ter"  at  the  time,  gives  us  the   annexed  report  ot   tins 

"""Vii,,  an^ount  of  the  purse,  the  reputation  of  the  horses  to- 
^  ;  V  Uh  the  concourse  assembled  to  ^vitness  it,  gave  to  this 
''  ^^n  e  St  B  a"  ly  inferior  to  that  excited  by  the  contest 
'■•'  ^^  ""''  "  T  ;'  IZ  Eclipse  The  course,  from  the  surrounding 
between  Henry  and  Lcl.pse      i  „    '  ^theatre.     Its  whole 

inlk  hid  the  appeai-ance  of  a  vast  ampniuiccu  ^ 

did-  nn    ica  i  ^^^^^  ^^^^^  ^^.^  ^^^^^^^^  splendor- 

horseback.    The  sun  si  one  ^  ^^^^  i^ji^s  smiled 

?:.       ;  :id  1  cy  fa  1  ?    Their  immense  pavilions  were  crowded 
":^pdtrsfcllected  from  every  State  in  the  Umon.    The 
"    ^\,n  ..^ated  to  the  ladies  was  occupied  by  hundreds  of  the 
one  •^TW--'^  ^^,*^;'^^  ^^.,^^^,,,  ,,Hose  smiles,  the  flowers 

7^:Z^:^^^^^o.e  for  victory  would  fade  and 
ot  tlie  n.  ^^^''-;  2  ^^,^^  f^it  as  a  security  for  the  ob- 

'"  "'"oT^hos     X  tl"  slightest  violation  of  which  would 

;:rb:::  de-d  ^     -  ^^-p  ^-  ^  s-^--'  -^  "^ 

^-^T:i:^:w^^:r;;^^'.oto.^ 

crowd  nml  took  l'»  ""J^"°;      j     ,    ,„^,  „„„  ,,,„  „.as  tackled 
'wM  Slot  Tnd  Cfoppcr  did,  «■  ntoant  to  do,  ,,o  o  y  cou  d 

i      TLTu  t\itlim  Ills  diBt,™cc.   Tl>e  boy  ou  Black  Mana 
T::^:^rlt  ^u.  ■,  U,t,  „.„««  «=  ut,nost  cxe.,ous, 


-i>fBS?i«sa(r- 


COLLIER   AND   ELIZA  REILLY. 


288 


RCS,  3  yr.  olds  to 

1  iiinii's  and  geld- 

our-uiilo  licats. 

.        .511 

.        0    2    2 

.18    8 

.    '   .         4    *    * 

.    6    dist 

2      dr. 


Turf  Ecgis- 
of  this  line 

e  liorses,  to- 

irave  to  this 
•  the  contest 

Burrounding 
!.  Its  whole 
a  very  splen- 

foot  and  on 
i\l  splendor — 
ladies  smiled 
Club.  How, 
vevQ  crowded 

Union.  The 
indreds  of  the 
es,  the  flowers 
)uld  fade  and 
ty  for  the  ob- 
:  which  wuuld 
.eman,  and  too 

together  at  a 
me  out  of  the 
followed  at  dif- 
ihe  was  tackled 
length  in  8.03, 
),  nobody  could 
)nie  half  dozen 
ng  at  another, 
on  Black  Maria 
tniost  exertions, 


and  his  running  rein,  she  came  within  a  ^mle  distance  of  the 
winning  horse.  Had  she  broke  away  with  him  m  the  last  halt 
mile-which  I  expected  every  minute  to  see-she  would  have 
won  the  heat  in  spite  of  his  teeth.  The  heat  varied  ne  bettnig 
but  little.  It  was  still,  as  at  the  commencement,  Cullier  against 
Cropper-Collier  against  the  field-Cropper  against  the  black 
,„are— the  field  against  either,  &c.,  &c. 

"  For  the  second  heat  five  started,  Eliza  Reilly  being  drawn. 
The  first  three  miles  of  this  heat  was  done  in  a  gullop,_  neither 
seeming  anxious  to  make  play.  At  the  end  of  the  third  nn  e 
Maria  took  the  track,  and  kept  it  at  a  killing  pace,  winning 
easily  in  8.10.  Collier  second,  and  Busiris  distanced.  Ihis 
bout  changed  the  complexion  of  things.  It  was  now  Maria 
against  the  field,  and  no  takei-s.  , 

«  Four  stripped  for  the  third  heat ;  but  the  way  in  winch 
the  black  mare  cooled  out,  showed  to  those  who  knew  a  hawk 
from  a  handsaw,  that  the  jig  was  up,  barring  accident     It  was 
a  side  of  bacon  to  a  sour  apple-no  bad  thing  as  the  stable 
•    bovB,  as  well  as  myself,  can  vouch.    That    together  with    he 
co™  bread,  stuck  so  close  to  the  ribs  o    Gil  a"d  ^alp  >,  ^^^ 
four  ounces  of  salts  had  no  efiect  on  either,  except  to  ha.dcn 
the  corn  bread  and  the  bacon,  and  render  them  four  ounces 
heavier,  instead  of  four  pomuls-the  difference  between  Nortlie 
and  Southern  weights-lighter.     Maria  took  the  lead  and  kept 
it,  winning  easily  in  8.03-as  hard  as^  Ealph  could  pull  her. 
Cropper  broke  down  in  the  third  mile."  -n    •  •. 

Collier  stood  at  the  Madison  Conrse,  Ky.,  last  season.  Busu  is, 
for  several  seasons,  has  been  covering  in  Pennsylvania,  quite 
"  out  of  the  world,"  as  regards  thoroughbred  mares,  though  a 
very  capital  horse  ;  he  ought  to  be  sent  to  a  "  race-horse  region 
At\he  sale  of  Mr.  Minge's  stock  last  October,  Eb-a  Rei%  wi  s 
sold  to  J.  11.  Williamson,  Esq.,  of  Virginia  ^^'f""';  |f  i?  ' 
^vho  soon  after  this  race  passed  into  the  hands  d  tlie  late  M  . 
Craig,  of  Philadelphia,  is  now  the  property  ot  Dr.  George  Mc- 
Clellan,  of  that  city. 

1831.    same  course,  Saturday.  Oct.  29-Jookey  Cub  Purse,  $700,  free  for  all  ages,  weight,  a.  be- 

fnvfi      Four-mile  hoata.  «.  «  .11 

Co,.Tm.K  Johnson,  el.  f.  Trifle,  by  sir  Charles,  dam  by  0,^^^^^^^  .    '  .    *  .        2    » 

John  C.  Stevens' blMn.  Black  M.uia,  by  Echpse,  out  of  Lady  Llgltfoot,  5  yrs.    . 

Col  .1  PWl.ite-8ch.h.  CUier,  by  Sir  Charles,  dam  by  Whip,  5  yrs.        .... 

ir:johnMln.e-sb.h.  Mayday,  by  Sir  Archy,  dam  by  Hornet,  5  yrs.         .... 

"'■"""  -  Time.  8.00— T.55.    Track  heavy. 


THE   H0R8K. 

Tl,c  foUowi.g  Bpirltod  account  of  thU  race  i.  from  the  sam. 

correspondent.  , ,      ^  ^       takers. 

"Two  to  one  on  Maria  agamst  the  held  ana  it 

1         ^\,i  1^11*-  littlp  and  to  be  somewliat  sun 

,.„a  cough  loft  in  her  to  ^-' Cc^'-;f  ^   'f '  ;:a    „„.    Col- 

astonishment  of  every  Lody,litie    naae  ^^^ 

her  two  or  three  lengths,  f.^^f  ;^'^;/  jXds  Whalebone 
know  whether  he  was  on  Ins  -^ jj^  ^^  ^  ^,  ,,,  ,,ding 
and  catgut  could  only  br  ng  t^^^  "^^^«J«  .  J  ^^  jay  laid 
post.  Trifle  won  the  heat  m  8.00  Comei  a  ^^>^^^^^^^^.^^ 
„p.    This  heat,  though  3t  yar  ed  t]ie  beUni  ^^ 

did  not  discourage  the  ^-nds  of  Colh^r  who  bac  ^^^ 

.vin  against  either  the  in  are  or  Trifle^  jf^'^^^f^^^^,"  t  .,g  .till  like 
for  the  second  heat  P^^iectly  cooled  out  and^oo      S 

a  winner;  but  f  J-^;:^]Z^^UM^^^y 
in  her  feet  the  effects  of  hex  foimei  la  ^^^^^^  ^^.  ^^^^ 

.vere  but  little  ^^-^-^^^.?:;^"^^^';^^^^^^  four  stripped  agair 

Selden'B  trainer  in  P^^f.^ftP  South  is  forty-five  minutes, 
at  the  usual  ^^^f^^f^  tnn  g^or  the  first  two  miles, 
Collier  and  Mayday  made  the  ^"""^^^/^^^„„^;d  ^,,d  in  the 
.,.en  Maria's  steady  ^f ^^^  .^^^^  ^  :^^^^^^^^^^^  the  track, 

next  half  mile  ahead  of  bovh.    The  »^^^^^ ^^  ^^^^^.,  ^is- 

dropping  Collier  and  Mayday  ^^^^'  ^^^^^^J^^^  to.     lu  round- 

tance  by  ^^''^^^^ ^^\'f,^^ ^^"^^2  g2  challenged,  and 
ing  the  turn  in  th<J  last  half  ""'«'  |^^^  «  ^  .^^  ^he  same 
ag^in  went  by  the  mare,  m  the  ^'^'^'if^l''^^  ^j,.  ,^,i  ,-in- 
,>  as  in  the  former  heat  evmcmg  no  signs^of^^^  ^,^  ^^_^ 

ning  by  a  length  ux  "^f-^''!  ^Ue  who  witnessed  this  extra- 
an  endurance  that  aBtomsled    hos^A.  ^^^.^  ^.^^^  ^^^^. 

ordinary  performance.      lu  tins   heat  i. 
twentieth  mile  of  that  week  m  l.o3  ^^^  ^^  ^^^ 

Trifle  came  out  ^^  ^  ^  ^^^^ f;!!";,^  ^^^^^  started  twenty- 


TRIFLE. 


235 


|m  the  same 

few.  takers, 
icwlmt  stift" 
lought  there 
Id  an  untried 
H  one.     Col- 
s  and  a  half, 
:anie  in  front 
-when,  to  the 
and  went  by 
and  did  not 
Whalebone 
at  the  ending 
Mayday  laid 
e  black  mare, 
acked  hiin  to 
le  to  the  post 
)king  still  like 
ne,  and  to  feel 
r  and  Mayday 
e  hands  of  Col. 
stripped  again 
r-five  minutes, 
first  two  miles, 
de,  and  in  the 
kept  the  track, 
[  at  a  short  dis- 
,vo.     In  round- 
ihallenged,  and 
d  in  the  same 
r  tire,  and  win- 
de,  and  showed 
5sed  this  extra- 
Maria  ran  her 

id  ran  on  to  the 
started  twenty- 
them  purses,  at 


three  and  four-mile  heats — netting  for  her  owner  $14,880.  She 
has  never  been  put  in  condition  since  first  withdrawn  frona  the 
turf,  though  "  taken  np  "  to  train  several  times.  She  dropped 
a  very  fine  br.  filly  foal  by  Star  in  1837,  and  is  now  stinted  to 
imp.  Priam  ;  she  still  remains  the  property  of  Col,  Johnson  of 
Virginia,  and  Capt.  David  II.  Branch,  of  the  Union  Course,  L.  I. 
Charlotte  liusse,  an  own  sister  of  hers,  coining  five  years,  the 
property  of  Col.  Wade  Hampton  of  South  Carolina,  promises  to 
add  another  chaplet  to  the  brow  of  Sir  Charles,  by  her  brilliant 
performances  ;  after  winning  at  the  South  in  the  winter  of  1837, 
she  was  placed  in  the  stable  of  the  "  Napoleon,"  who  brought 
her  to  the  North  with  Boston,  and  she  finished  the  campaign  by 
winning  a  fonr-miie  purse  on  the  Beacon  Couree.  The  same 
chivalrous  gentleman  is  also  the  owner  of  Bay  Maria,  an  own 
sister  of  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  and  a  distinguished  winner 
at  four-mile  heats.  To  the  great  regret  of  her  Northern  friends, 
Col.  Hampton  withdrew  her  from  the  turf  at  the  close  of  her 
five-year-old  year,  after  she  had  won  three  Jockey  Club  Purses 
in  South  Carolina  at  four-mile  heats,  within  about  as  many 
weeks.  She  was  without  a  blemish  when  put  into  the  stud,  and 
is  the  most  beautiful  brood  mare  we  ever  saw ;  a  filly  she 
dropped  last  season  to  imp.  Rowton  is  considered  a  nonpareil. 

1832.  Dutchess  County  Course,  Poughkcepslo,  N.  T.,  Thursday,  May  17— Jockoy  Club  Purse,  |8fl0, 
free  for  all  ages,  8  yr.  olds  90  lbs. — i,  104 — 5, 114—6, 121—7  and  upwards,  128  lbs.,  mares  and 
geldings  belnR  allowed  3  lbs.    Four-niilo  heats. 
John  C.  Stevens' bl.  m.  Black  Maria,  by  Kcllpse,  out  of  Lody  Lightfoot,  6  yrs.        .       .       .11 

J.  H.  Forman's  b.  c.  Uncle  Sam,  by  John  Uichards,  dam  by  Oscar,  4  yrs 4    3 

Thos.  I'earsall's  ch.  m.  Medora,  by  Rattier,  out  of  Sport's-mlstrcss,  6  yrs fi    8 

Mr.  Abbott's  bl.  h.  Hlslng  Sun,  by  Eclipse,  dam  by  I'lato,  5  yrs 8    4 


Jos.  II,  Van  Mater's  gr.  f.  Jane  Grey,  by  Orphan  Boy,  out  of  Rosalind,  by  Oscar,  4  yrs. . 

Time,  8.03—8.16. 


2  dr. 


The  track  was  very  heavy  from  rain,  having  been  ploughed 
the  fall  previous.  Maria  won  without  a  struggle,  Uncle  Sam 
having  bolted  in  the  last  mile  of  the  second  heat,  notwithstand- 
ing which  he  came  in  second.  We  recollect  seeing  him  adver- 
tised to  stand  for  mares  in  a  Maryland  paper  a  year  or  two 
since.  Medora,  a  very  fine  brood  mare,  is  now  the  property  of 
Walter  Livingston,  Esq.,  of  this  city,  and  is  the  dam  of  his  colt 
Nassau  ;  he  was  nominated  with  Job  in  the  great  $4't,000  stake 
run  over  the  Union  Course  last  spring,  for  which  he  was  a  fa- 


ffia 


?  '\ 


THE  HOKSE. 

"°°  „  but  broke  ont  wi.b  the  distemper  a  few  .lay.  Vfere  Ibo 

kc'pic.     Fonr-ir.io  Ufats.  v„  t„i,„  Richards,  <Ism  by  KcUpso,  5  yrs.   ■       *       *         „ 

r..;. iJvor-sb.i..i ;;.»"'— ^^^^  .una  ^y.         .     ■  H 

John  0.  Stevens-  bl.  m  "l-'I^J^^'^^'^^.ot    Track  very  heavy  .ro.n  rain. 

..ol    nt  100  to   25   on  Black  Maria, 
Tlie  betting  was   ^^''';''\''^  l^Zx  ^v\th  the  ^mitne,^  o^ 
amorous  notions  in  whose  ^-^^  ^  J^  ^^^J  "\vith  the  Dutch- 
,er  heels;  she  was  ^^^^^^^^v^,  ,im.    Lo.r-  odds 

otber  stallion.  ...^  y  Tb.»<.7.o*4_io.i»  «!•"".•"»• 

HackMavia  not  1.^1".  <l">'V;Clly  1^t2?'■■.'o°C. 
.„le^ea  l.ei- for  .!>»  '''-""''"'w  clcvtl  O'K  lly,  .l.en  live 
„>ile  purse,  and  tbcreby  -""  J»''    ^^    'ointon,  and  soon  alter- 

,ear,  old,  l^-^^"""  «7,,  I  "cIl.  Johnson  of  Virginia,  for 
wards  passed  into  ''"=,'"""'  °f,.,„  ,„„„  after  at  a  handsome 
$5,500.  Col.  Johnson  disposed  of  l.™^°™^„  ^^^^^^.^^^ 
Advance,  to  a  Tennessee  t-f.nan.M.^^^     ^.^  ^^^^  ^^^.^^^ 

'""  T,ronth!tnrf     'ainW  M-'«f  y^- 

bronght  hnn  on  '«  '™'  "f  ;  ,,„  ),„,,  pa,,ed,"  his  perlormanee 
and  eonsidenng  "H  -i''"'^"  f  (,,.,„,„„  j,  ,til!  the  property 
was  highly  'fl't' Jw  d  Seneea  county,  N.  Y.,  who  purchased 
;L'':f  M^sila;;  and  1.C  1»  ■-'  standing  at  Colan.bns, 

::'i.o,™,...,-*.---'---"'— "•-;:::: 

BelaBadgorb-JoUnl..  11""  ^  

,     LoDglcgs,  by  llarwood,  4  yrs^^^^.  g^j^,_5^.i8-S.89-8.4T. 


before  the 


Itlonsasstrougli' 

.82 
'  .       .28 


51ack  Maria, 
swiftness  of 
I  the  Dutch- 
Lon-  odds 
;heat.  After 
iig  Dutchman 
ai-ds— and  an- 

fcey  Club  Parse,  $800, 


■s. 
yrs.  , 


2  1  1 
1  1  8 
8    8    2 


k,  Mr.  Stevens 
xl,  for  the  four- 
Celly,  then  live 
and  soon  after- 
of  Virginia,  for 
•  at  a  handsome 
ohin  advertised 
lis  new  owners 
is  eleventh  year, 
his  performance 
ill  the  property 
,  who  purchased 
i(r  at  Columbus, 

jndltloMM  before.  Fonr 


yrs. 


10    2    2    1 

n,5yr3.     8    3    8    12 
.    2    0    1    3  dlst 

of  Molly 

.    4    dUt. 


THE  TWICNTY-MILE   BACE. 


287 


Several  in.c«.tins  rc,,o.-,,  of  .lus  -™*;;f„  ™:°J'C 

,„en  pu,„i..o<>,  but  «'-t"rSn:i  f rc,x.  ::■  u. 

met  our  eye  was  penned  by  a    i'^""-  iud.mient  in 

Now  York  bar-a  gentleman  whos     ^f^^}^^  ,     ^1.0 
every  thing  pertaining  to  hurse-flesh,  i.  only  « 1^  ^       [ 

extit  an^ariety  of  ^^^^X:::^T..^^t:^^- 
communication  in  the  -'Init  Kegi.tu,    i 

1.-.,.  m'V^  ind  was  to  the  lollowing  ettect ,— 
'""   ;;/e    t7ie     o    OS  were   brought  upon  the  ground,  much 

•  f  Ivb  b  ted  is  to  the  event  of  the  coming  contest; 

anxiety  ^\"«^^^^"^I"^'i.f'     Trifle   appeared  to  be  the  tavonto 
and  the  interesting  l^"''^^^""'   "1]' .'  ...t.,r,_a<'ivc  to  four, 

Prepossessions,  in  favor  of  '^^' ^^^''^''^'Z^l^tl  she  was 
among  a  decided  m.ijority  of  the  spe  tato     ,  a  d     s 

foaled 'soudi  of  Mason  ^^^l^lX^^,  spirits, 
of  course  that  she  ^'^^  J^J'^^^tS- manner,  could  sup^^^ 

thing  but  na.ne.     She  is  racehorse  in  ^^^^^^  fo«r- 
.vord,  but  a  race-horse  o    tho  .ual  es    P  "-n     -   ^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

teen  hands  and  a  ha  f  high-of  .1"^^ ^^P;\^,i:^,t  chestnu^^ 

bottom,  and  considerable  power.     Hei  coloi  a  bii„ 

with  ablaze,  indicating  spirit  and  ^'^^^^'  j^  i„  ^U  re- 

Bpects  unlike  her  aval,  as  is  we  j      ^^„,(, .  and 

Northern  sportsmen.     Her  color  ''T^^'f^l^^^.,^     daughter 

her  great  si.e,  ^^f^^^^^X^^^  ^^'^ 
of  a  noble  sire.     Indeed,  m  hei  the  woo  ^ 

Lightfoot  are  in  no  way  disgraced,  as  this  lace  win 

^^^^i^ady  Eelief  and  Slim  were  alm^-^^  "iT ^S 
certain  individuals  P-ont  were  a.^  S  o  ixteen  miles'; 
upon  a  previous  occasion,  won  the  /;  f   ^^'^  .^  -,  ,i,„,ui 

and  they  looked  for  sport,  unexpectea  by  otheis. 


g?##^'''' 


THK  nOR8R. 

T      "■'  ;  „,     Wfir^    of  tl.o  ...on.U  ..t  l>,„.Kl.kcc.,»io,  ami  con- 

i,,,  thoir  various  tempo.-,  by  '-■•  -  "^   ,'  „X  „,„,„,  „„, 
.g„,aou  opinio,.'  --S^^o  ookers^       Tuflo  -^  ^^^^^_ 

Btacles  for  the  Bake  of  victory  j^^^ 

always  ran  -at  least  on  o  ^^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^^^^ 

tL  «r.t  mile  indicated  a  7'7 '^^l  ,=^,1*1,  „„"  that 
theif  horse,  nnder  the  hardest  pall ,  ^»^'  »°;™"8  i^„j  ^,  ,„„h 
„i,  antagonists  shonld  take  *^  '»'^;^  J^'Xlc  Mafia,  who 
(^;„j,  began  to  make  play, """™  »;;™;    ,^vith  a  few  huge 

.as  trailing  "'""^  ^r'  ^'llftrt  Ae  tont,  passed  the  whole 
strides,  she  bfonght  l;o  -  ^  "P  '°  ™  ^^^^J,  „,„,,„  ,y  ^, 

'"•rX.  rrt,STe"^broVH  KrhSd  ..e  lefd,  fol. 


-«*S8W? 


THE  FIRST   HEAT. 


239 


r  by  Trifle 
Relict';  a3 
e,  and  con-  ■ 
3  taken  by 
I-  the  liorsea 
■ed,  exhibit" 
ior.    Black 
•  alarm  nor 
if  elie  had 
nor  won  no 
libitcd  high 
clous  break- 
frame  ;  and 
showed  that 

animation — • 
ron^h  all  ob- 

■med,  by  her 
Childers  who 
p  or  spur.' 
fell  together, 
sely  followed 
Black  Maria, 
he  riders  had 
;  desirous  that 
itient  at  such 
;k  Maria,  who 
ith  a  few  huge 
ssed  the  whole 
closely  by  the 
accompanying 
,e  leading  nags 
d  the  lead,  fol- 
m  were — and, 
ble  distance  in 

iring  npon  the 
1  the  southerly 


,e.-,.c  you  could  -m.  on^  .  .0      ot  ^J  T'"""  ;^.  ,^,.„,,,„ 

"■"  !»i;:X' ™' t:;p— t  o„ .. ..«.  b»cu  Ha™ 

,  ,  .V„  „,1«.  a  loat '  or  wl.o,  at  all  events,  liad  not/<«( 

that  was  uot    to  taU  a  laat,  <"•        >  , ,        „     ,ij,,i 

enough  .0  brush  w,.l.  «'=  'P-^y '^^'°  ^^l^A  to  possess ; 

iu  the  last  quarter,  .n  »•'>»' *\™"°L  Jj„  „,■  Tritle  com- 

namely,  speed.    Indeed  «-o   lunk  '  '^ '^^  f^  ^.e  heginning 

,„i„ed  a  mistake  in  ■"*;/,;;-%'';;'^^^^^^^^^^^^  r^ee,  hi". 

ttu:^;;:;ttri:;;:^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
x3^;trr;::»Hri::^tsctd 

:  ri-d:™:::  WalSn-ale  to  tell ;  for  his  little  nag  obeys 

zi,i  w;.und  t\rzCy:de"Tthette,r'dr. 

running  at  ««■»  on  tl«  no.  Aer^  s  ^  ^^_^_,  ^^^^  j„^„ 

tressed  h,s  "'»'•«.  7"f,™»";°,»°  .^  i,l,„  at  the  very  moment 
:re:rrfeLf;:it::atr^t.    T..e. salt  ha.  already 

'''-rii  „TyT;h:V;:ird;  thatinconse,„enee  ottho  rain. 

make  ^^^f  7^1,^/;;;^^ \L  groxnd  was  not  perfectly  firm 
been  considerably  reduced. 


240 


TIIK   H0K8E. 


"  Xotwitlistandiiiff  the   unexpoctoa   sucooss   of  Maria,  sho 
eeiMHcl  8till  to  have  but  iVnv  real  aa.nircr«  ;  altl.on-li  her  owner 
an.l  his  friends  .food  manluUy  l.y  her,  and  kept  their  fii>ir.t9  up 
to  the  betting  point.    Trifle  was  still  the  favorite,  and  it  was  a 
settled  thinjr, 'at  all  events,' that  Maria  was  n..t  to  'win  the 
:n..nev.'     Ladv  Kelief,  at  this  moment,  had  not  attraeted  nuu-  . 
attention,  exeept  from  one  eireunistanee.     Her  saddle-whieh 
was  a  very  snnill  one-slipped  frotn  under  her  rider,  who,  ncver- 
thek.^s— as  his  girths  had  not  parted-stoutly  kept  his  seat  upon 
her  have  hark-h\s  feet  in  the  stirruj.s,  with  the  «iddle  betorc 
him  !     It  was  observed,  however,  that  she  ran  with  great  spirit ; 
and  what  she  m!(//>t  do,  the  wise  ones  could  not  tell.     ' 

"  At  the  start  for  the  second  heat  Blaek  Maria  appeared 
cal.n-as  is  usual  with  her-while  Trifle  and  Lady  llelief  were 
all  animation.     They  went  ott'  as  if  this  heat  was  t<>  be  won  by 
r.anu>n,,  instead  of  waiting,  as  in  the  first  heat ;  Eebef  taking 
the  load,  followed  by  Slim,  then  by  Triile,  while  Black  Mana 
l,,onght  up  the  rear.     Ere  they  had  accompbshed  one  mile, 
liowever,  Trifle  had  passe.l  Relief  and  Slim,  while  Black  .Maria, 
taking  advantage  of  the  rising  ground,  as  yon  come  up  to  the 
judges'  stand,  thundered  by  then  all,Avith  he.  long  strides,  and 
took  up  her  station  in  front,  closely  followed  by  Ir.fle,  w  ulst 
the  others  again  dropped  behind.     Indeed,  the  pace  at  which 
they  were  running  seemed  so  unreasonable  to  Miss  Slim,  tliat 
Bhe  included  that  she  would  not  keep  such  company  any 
longer;  and,  as  she  could  not  run  away  from  the.n  by  pursuing 
hei  course  npon  the  track,  she  very  wisely  abandoned  it  alto- 
gether, at  the  end  of  the  third-sevenlh-mile,  «;;;\;i"'«^  ■[ 
walked  off  the  course.    Maria,  in  the  mean  time,  led  Infle,  with 
apparent  ease,  round  the  second,  third,  and  fourth  niies  until 
you  come  to  the  'run  in.'     And  here  her  rider,  instead  ot  giv- 
in.r  her  the  'persuaders,'  to  make  'assurance  doub  y  sure, 
turned  his  head  round  to  look  for  his  antagonist ;  and  he  was 
not  long  in  flnding  her;  for  Trifle,  close  at  his  libels,  went  a 
him  np  the  straight  side,  whip  and  spur,  gradually  gaining  a 
every  step.     MaHa's  rider  begins  to  '  look  wild.'     She  is  at  he 
throat-latch,  and  the  judges'  stand  not  six  teet  off.    She  makes 
a  desperate  effort,  and  head  and  head  they  pass  the  stand-a 
dead  heat !    Time,  7.55. 


TlIE  THIRD   HEAT. 


241 


>f  Maria,  slio 
iirh  her  owner 
lieir  si>irits  up 

ami  it  was  a 
t  to  'win  the, 
ttracttnl  imidi 
saddle — wliich 
3r,  who,  ncvor- 
t  his  seat  npoii 

KXtUlle  hot'orc 
;h  great  spirit; 
ell.     • 

[aria  appeai'erl 
ly  Ilelief  were 
8  to  be  won  by 
;  Eelief  taking 
c  Black  Maria 
shed  one  mile, 
le  Black  ]Maria, 
ouie  np  to  the 
ong  strides,  and 
jy  Tritle,  whilst 

])ace  at  which 
Miss  Slim,  that 
I  company  any 
em  by  pnrsning 
mdoned  it  alto- 
le,  and   quietly 
,  led  Trifle,  with 
irth  miles,  until 
,  instead  of  giv- 
;e  doiibly  sure,' 
ist ;  and  he  was 
s  heels,  went  at 
ually  gaining  at 
I.'     She  is  at  her 
off.    She  makes 
ass  the  stand— a 


"  Here,  again,  all  wore  at  fault.  One  party  were  crying  out 
10  the  rider  of  Maria,  '  Why  did  you  not  stir  y<.ursolf !  One 
bh.w  of  the  whip,  before  you  came  to  the  distance  po.t  w..uld 
have  won  the  race.'  '  1  had  no  whip,  sir  ;  Maria  won  t  bear  it. 
lt,llseoura,jcs  her.  She  must  run  under  a  pull,  with  the  spur 
as  an  admonisher.'  Again  a  thousand  rumors  were  attoat 
TriUe  was  as  gay  as  a  bird-in  noway  distressed.  She  had 
V,,y/  the  '  big  'un,'  who  looked,  as  inu.gination  said  botli  sick 
and  sorry.'  It  was  a  'safe  thing,'  and  'Black  Maria  cant 
^vin-she'8  done  up'-went  round  like  wild  Are,  froni  mouth  to 

'"""'In  the  mean  time.  Lady  Belief  was  little  thought  of;  but 
n  Jerseyinan  was  heard  to  say,  '  We'll  show  'em  some  ot  the 
Kclipse>«c/o  yet,  before  we've  done.'  At  the  soundmg  ot  the 
trumpet  for  the  third  heat,  Trifle  ami  Belief  came  up  m  great 
spirits,  while  Black  Maria  seemed  in  no  way  ambitious  ot  an- 
other trial.  But  she's  always  cool ;  and,  as  her  mode  ot  start- 
in-  is  reluctant  and  slow,  nothing  can  be  safely  argued  from  her 

'^"''^  At  the  tap  of  the  drum.  Trifle    .nd  Belief  went  off  from 
the  score,  leaving  Maria  some  distance  behind.     In  the  course 
of  the  flrst  mile,  however,  she  lessened  the  gap  between  herse  t 
and  the  leading  horses,  and  got  well  up  to  them.     But  it  would 
not  do  ;  she  could  not  pass.-'  What  horse  is  that  leading  there? 
Surely  it  can't  be  Lady  Belief!    B  is,  upon  my  soul !    Iho  Jer- 
sey mare's  ahead  ! '     And,  sure  enough,  so  she  was.     riie  nag 
that  had  attracted  so  little  notice,  as  neither  to  be  heard  nor 
cared  for,  had  taken  the  lead  upon  the  fourth  mile  ;  and  away 
she  ran,  keeping  the  track  in  spite  of  them  all,  until  you  come 
within  the  distance  pole,  on  the  last  quarter's  stretch.     And 
while  she  was  leading,  well  ahead,  from  some  unaccountable 
circumstance  the  boy  pulled  her  up  at  once,  and  Trifle  shot  by 
and  won  the  heat.    Time,  8.13. 

"  Black  Maria  was  '  well  up '  dhring  the  whole  race,  but  she 
now  fell  into  complete  disfavor  ;  and  '  she's  done  up '— '  an  even 
bet  she  don't  come  again'— went  round  the  fleld  with  great  con- 
fidence. It  is  the  writer's  opinion,  that  Belief  could  have  taken 
the  heat  if  she  had  been  urged  up  to  the  judges'  stand,  and  that 
she  ought  to  have  won  it.  As  it  was.  Trifle,  who  well  deserved 
Vol.  I.— 16 


242 


THE   HOUSR. 


3*a 

,„ri,.u..    Sl,»  l,«a  run  twelve  .,„,  ,  •  .  ^.^^^  ^^^ 

„„„e.i  ,i,a.  .i.e  .-,>. ..;  "i"  .iH' ;;';-;    |  "^  ,k ■"  •.■„„ 

,int,but'Tni:.  s  to  win  the  ^u^y-  ^^  ^\^^^    ^lleB 

tkcs  the  l^-n'MV.Uowccl  by  infle, 2ii  ";  l^^o  this?  can't 
a,.e  ,usscd  over,  and  yet  ^^^^^^  J^  t' Jl  is,  inaood  ;  and 
Trille  pass?  Is  the  ^^^y;;:;'^^C^^or,  and'more  spirited 
,,l,,,a  like  to  be.  A  ^'^",^"*'^'  ;''  .f^  „;„id  Eclipse.  She 
piece  of  stuii-  never  cau.e  Ironi  ^^^^.^  J.,^,,  ao 

lakes  the  track  ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^l^^^^^,,,  and  lUack  Maria 
it.'-Three  miles  and  a  halt  ai  e  acco mi  ^^^^  ^^^^^ 

has  passed  Tritie,  and  ,s  close  at  tbel-^ls   t         J    ^^^^  ^^^^^.^^^ 
come  up  the  straight  s.de.    ^l^;^  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^         Ja  laps  her- 

ehe's  at  her  shoulder  ,  but  they  pr 

the  heat  by  a  neck.    Tunc  8  3J.  ^^^  ^  ^^^^  ^^ 

^^  ^nnr^aior  Jersey  inn^o^ev  ^^^^  ^^^^^^  ^^^^ 

pity  is  cast  upon  the  gallant  bttle  i     ^  ,  ^^^     ^^,.^^^ 

ft  knowing  look     'T  don  t  kno  ,      ^  ^^^^  ^..^^^  taken 

"  Here  was  an  inteiestmg  VjJ  ,  ^,|     i^j^^  „.,,  „over 

™„,  and  twenty  »''- '°^:C,f  X„g  Wando,-.    '  Bottom', 

seen  on  th.B  '=°™"  «°    V^'Ilt  a  stlnd  s.i...    Trifle',  dis- 

t°.S^uS;  Ko.«  ll  n.ore  life  In  ..  than  any  t,nn, 

that  o.cr  ran  sixteen  miles  before. 


THK  nmi  UKAT 


948 


lid  hcon  vic- 

^^■(•lt■tll  ;  iind 

It  wii!-'  now 

it  ini^^lit  1)0 

[k(!  her  '  nm 

iror  until  f^llO 

(ill  she  jiawod 

!•('  is  to  1)0  n 

J  aie   lu'foin- 

iti'licf  full  of 

f() ;  licl.ef 

black.     Miles 

is  this?  civn't 

,  iiuk'od  ;  aiul 

inoru  spirited 

KcliptJe.     She 

,  l)iit,  '  c-au't  do 

,d  lilack  Maria 

ey.     iS'ow  they 

icr,  and  Relief 

and  laps  her — 

,nd  Relief  takes 

;  and  n  look  of 
I  had  done  her 
i  ■wise  one,  with 
orker.  '  If  she 
uld  have  taken 
)istres8ed !  may 
sh  out  with  hcri 
lixteen  miles,  as 

n  all,  were  to  bo 
3  like  was  never 
der.  '  Bottom's 
ill.  Trifle's  dis- 
r  than  any  thing 


"  tip  they  come  for  a  fifth  heat ;  Relief  all  fire,  Trifle  ver^ 
porry,  and  IMaek  Maria  now  hcj^ins  to  jxiw  thf  (jroitnd  !  Tiiis 
she  iiad  not  done  before.  Otf  they  go;  Relief  ahead,  Trifle 
after  lier,  and  I'laek  Maria  allowing  no  gaj).  She  stieks  to  them 
like  a  spirit;  and  in  the  nineteenth  mile  tlie  gallant  little  Trifle 


is  reliirtantl 


y  eonipc 


lied  t( 


o  give  it  up.     The  Kclipse  mares  aro 


ohstinately  determined  to  'play  out  the  jilay,'  and  the  littlo 
chestnut  is  taken  oft' the  track,  completely  '  done  uj).'  Now 
comes  a  struggle,  for  the  honors  of  a  twtntlith  mile,  between 
two  half  sisters — whalebone  both — and  'never  give  it  up'  's  the 
word.  ]?lack  Maria  pushes  uj)  the  straight  side,  as  you  enter 
npon  the  fourth — twentieth — mile,  with  a  stride  tiiat  counts  ter- 
ribly npon  the  steps  of  the  Lady,  who  has  relirf  noyr  in  nothing 
but  name.  The  bhi<'k  is  so  close  np(m  her,  that  she  almost 
touches  her  heels.  Slie  pushes  round  the  turn,  and  goes  at  her 
on  the  straight  side,  like  a  tpiarter  horse.  They  brush  down 
the  straight  side  with  invincible  courage;  but  that  long  untiring 
stride  is  too  much  for  Relief.  Maria  gives  her  the  go  by,  takes 
the  track — keeps  it  in  spite  of  all  exertions — leads  round  tho 
turn,  and  thunders  up  toward  the  judges'  stand,  hard  in  hand, 
untouched  by  whip  or  spur — passes  the  goal  for  the  twentietk 
time,  and  wins  the  race.     Time,  8.47. 

"  Neither  of  tho  Eclipse  mares  appeared  much  distressed, 
and  they  ran  the  last  mile  with  the  greatest  spirit  and  stoutness. 
Relief  is  a  nag  of  tho  most  extraordinary  bottom.  Sho  seems 
to  become  fresher  after  twelve  miles,  and  then  runs  oft'  as  gay 
as  a  lark.  As  for  Black  Maria,  she  is  literally  '  too  fast  for  tho 
speedy,  and  too  stit)ng  for  the  stout.'  She  ran  the  twentieth 
mile  with  a  freshness  and  vigor  that  surprised  every  body,  and 
tho  spectators  at  last  actually  conceded  that  she  is  '  game  ! ' 
That  she  can  conquer  either  Relief  or  Trifle,  at  two  heats,  in  a 
match,  there  can  be  no  manner  of  doubt ;  and  that  she  is  a 
'hard  one  to  beat' in  any  race,  even  by  a^?^(Z.,  all  sportsmen 
must  now  believe.  She  ran  at  her  antagonists  every  heat,  and 
at  last  let  them  know  what  it  was  to  run  for  the  honors  of  a 
twentieth  mile ! " 

Of  the  three  placed  first  in  this  memorable  race,  Black 
Maria  was  the  first  to  recover,  though  for  montlis  she  was  but 
the  shadow  of  herself.    She  came  out  in  the  following  May 


244 


TIIK  IIOBSK. 


1  6    1 

4  1    4 

5  4    3 

a  a  8 

8  8  ilbt 


,.™i„.l  »  .IronK  (WM,  »na  »on,  «lnlo  Trills  wa.  crirl.l«l  »nd 

Btn.t,'Klo  thn.uKli  u  littl.  heat,  will  cvc-r  tor^.'t  Mi 

,^,    „.„.„  ...„.„«.  T..O.UX,  M,.y  .B-JooWo,  OU..  r«r,e.  .^  conmt.on.  «  bcfo,,.     Thro. 

Alice  i-iniv,  ft  i'"j   "'   '^v  1  ,      i.„,,,i  ,if  tlip 

In  the  IbotBtons  "  of  their  chun,  ^vhcn  brought  to  ho  po  t.    llo  U 
J  lincc  heon  Bohl  l.y  Mr.  T^ottB,  if  .'o  mistake  not,  and  has 
be^n  .tunding  in  Virginia  for  two  or  three  years. 

.S8B     n..te,.c.  cent,  C„u„c,  ro„,.ocr.c.  K  T.,  r.Oa.  ^une  T-.oe.e,  C.  P.^C  |800. 
comlilion,  as  before.    Throo.mlloh<.«K^^  ^^^^^^^        .       .       .11 

~^!^^BB^-"- ■■  ^  ■■  ■- 

Tl.e  time  of  the  first  heat  of  this  race  w^nld  1-1^;%  J-- 
been  several  seconds  less,  had  tlie  held  been  able  to  drive 
Maria  as  it  stands,  it  is  one  of  the  very  best  in  the  annals  o 
Uie  Ainorican  Tnrt  After  her  race  in  May  on  the  Island, 
Mait  r  ^-dered  by  Mr.  Stevens  to  be  throw,  out  o^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
bnt  Bill  Patrick  had  her  out  after  dark  or  beiore  daylight,  ev  ery 
i  opportunity  afforded  without  danger  oi   detection,  and 


TRAINING   ON   TIIK   BIT. 


248 


i('i-i|)|>l(><l  and 

^tccl    tn   l!u) 
hn  lit"    H    (M)|(l 
,  aii<l  niarkccl 

[l|(|<^frt    !)}■  Olio 

|riiii<^lir    up  to 

i!\  M  bcrura.    Thret 

.        .10    1 
4    1     4 

.  fi  4  a 

3    3    8 
.    8    8  (lUt. 

tested  ;    innck 

been  cMjiialled 

iiKjro  rc'iiiaik- 

(ild  martj'B  iirst 

I'vinus  ()('l()l)C'r. 

iiniortimato  in 

10  head  of  tlm 

)d  niaro,  in  tlio 

IS  bred  several 

lise  to  "  follow 

ho  ])()t;t.    Holla 

Ice  not,  and  liaa 

• 

)cker  Club  Furac,  $.300^ 


era. 


1  1 
a  a 

Sdr 


probably  have 
able  to  drive 
the  annals  of 
on  the  Island, 
out  of  training, 
daylight,  every 
detection,  and 


jjal'opod  hor  on  the  dandy  mad  leading  across  the  mouth  <if 
»'^;"riiij;  Crook,  iiovi-r  vontiirliijn;  to  bring  iior  out  on  tlio  privalu 
training  trat^k.  During  one  of  tlioso  iiootiirnal  gallopings,  some 
wag  in  the  Kooret,  friglitoiio<l  IJiJI  luiif  to  doatli,  one  ovoning, 
uitli  the  information  that  Mr.  Sti'oena  loas comliKj down  the  ruad^ 
t^o  what  does  lio  do  but  whip  down  ti»  tlio  iiiill,  and  getting  a 
grist,  actually  oarriitl  it  lioiiu«  on  tlu*  inaie'ti  luiok !  Tliirt  oc- 
curred within  h'sH  than  a  fortnight  of  the  day  of  her  race.  To 
prevent  a  walk-over  at  I'ouglikoejisie,  Afr,  StcvotiH  llnally  al- 
lowe<l  Ills  trainer  to  put  her  in  condition  ;  she  had  only  a  week's 
galloping  exereise,  however,  an<l  was  then  bri'Uglit  to  the  post, 
witluiiit  having  had  any  (piiek  or  long  work,  miieh  less  a  trial. 
Hhe  ran  under  eo  stnwig  a  juili  throughout  the  heat,  that  thoKO 
who  saw  the  race,  including  her  owner  and  trainer,  are  firmly 
of  the  ojiinion  that  on  that  day  she  could  have  made  a  belt  t 
race  at  four-mile  heats,  than  slic  has  over  d<»no  before  or  since. 
The  time  of  the  third  mile  in  the  second  heat  was  1.50.  Threa 
miles  at  that  rate  would  have  surpassed  any  perforinanoo  wo 
know  of;  and  wo  can  scarce  doubt  from  this  and  various  .»thor 
pr(.M)fs  of  JMack  Maria's  powers  of  onduranco,  that  she  might, 
on  this  occasion,  have  kept  up  the  rate  of  her  first  heat  — 1.5-t — 
one  other  mile,  making  the  four  in  7.I5C. 

Ilonry  Arcliy,  her  coiii])etitor  in  this  race,  luis  boon  "  making 
himself  genorully  useful"  for  the  last  few  years,  in  Illinois, 
standing  for  mares  in  the  spring,  and  running  in  the  fall ;  he 
never  had  a  great  tarn  of  speed,  or  he  would  have  boon  distin- 
guished, for  a  horse  of  more  undoubted  stamina  and  thorough 
game  was  never  brought  to  the  j'ost, 

IS33.    ITnliia  CouMo,  I..  I.f  Friday,  Oct  S— Jockey  Club  Purre,  tSOO,  eondltioni  u  before.    Four- 

mile  beats. 
Thos.  I'earsall'a  gr.  f.  Alice  Oroy,  by  U«nry,  out  of  Cport's-mlstresa,  4  yra.      ,       ,       .       .11 
•John  C.  Slovens' bl.  m.  lllttck  Mnrla,  by  Kellpso,  (• , it  of  Lady  Ligbtfoot,  7  yrs.    ...        %    % 
Jus.  II.  Vaa  Mutor's  b.  b.  Jucksuu,  by  John  Ulchrrds,  out  of  Uoucsty,  6yrt.    ....    dijit. 

Tini«,  7.%fl— 7.50. 

In  this  fine  race  the  "  gray  mare  proved  herself  the  better 
horse,"  though  Black  Maria  beat  her  before,  and  twice  after- 
wards. It  was  "turn  about  and  turn  about"  with  the  two,  for 
in  four  races  they  were  quits,  each  having  twice  proved  the 
winner.     Mr.  Van  Mater,  some  time  after  this  race,  sold  Jack- 


246 


TIIE   H0R8E. 


,„„-.l.o  w.,  ami.,  on  tl.iB  occasion-to  go  South,  and  farll.e,-, 
of  him,  deponent  saitli  not. 

V  n  V  Oct  81-.lockey  Club Purso,»SOO,  condition,  »,lK-fore.  Fou,-maehe.U 

cited  a  great  sensation  n.  ^P^^^^^^  ^^J,;^"^^,  .^  g,,ne  of 
were  laid  out  about  then.  Rely  ng  ^^-'^^^^^  ^^^^^^^  ^^t  to 
Elack  Maria,  Mr.  Stevens  ordered  G  1  ^^^^^'^^^  .^j^./  j^,  ^is- 

tance.     intie  anu  ^vuv-v.  _t     „,^ +1,0  <;traio-ht  side  home  on 

Tf '" '"  ter^at  :::.:s;%  s^  M::."ac. .» fa. .... 

the  last  quarter,  Ciant  caieicbs,  ^  ^      ,  .,„i,.„p„  inches     Ho  was 
she  was  shut  out  by  the  d  stance  A'^S  ^f  f  ^^^^f '^^  the  great 
taken  off  the  mare,  and  f^^f^^^^^^'^,  L  tho' ght 
Twenty-Mile  race,  the  dead  bent  maae  oy  x 
to  be  entirely  owing  to  his  heedlessness. 

Job,,  C.  Stevens'  bl.  m.  Black  M»m,  by  KcW  -o  .u   "^  ^^^,^^^.„^  ^  y^ 

Samuel  Laird  sb.li.UcivryArw-    •^  ,    f  rj  irymaid,  5  yrs.    .       .       .       • 

John  M,  BotU-  b.  b.  UoUa,  ^y^^^^^^^"^^'  *  B;oke  down. 


6    1  1 

8    2  2 

14  4 

3  8  8 

4  5  6 
»    • 


u  race-horse,  being  ^17,5UU.     oon  Crai<- would  not 

.  Bingham"  wine  w.s  a^o  t^lked^,  ^^^:^^^ ^^^  Capt. 
sell.     Failing  to  get  hold  ot  a    ew  ^_^^  ^^.^ 

Stockton,  at  the  Club  ^T^^^^^'^^^  ^n..,  a  match  of 
colt  Monmouth  '^S;-;^^^  "  ,^  Xn  of  the  Binghan.    This, 

r  tl'  So  '  i  n  a  dcible  sense,  for  though  Fanny  won 
too,  was  a  I'^il"^^'  ^"^  "  ^  ^.^^  •  „  „  examination,  iound 
the  match  and  the  §l,JUU,ivii.  v.ia  ^,    i  . 

that  his  vault  had  been  entered,  and  tha    a  gi^at  i^u 

stock  of  favorite  wine  was  ---"^.''^^  '^d "  ^  his  fi..t 
from  the  turf  after  the  Fall  season  ot  lw3o,  ana 


MARIA   AND  AUCK   GRAY. 


247 


and  farther, 


re   Four-milo  hc»ts. 

.       ■    1    1 

iJ    2 

...     <J'8'- 


this  race,  cx- 
ainense  sums 
:ned  game  of 
jockey,  not  to 
vithin  the  dis- 
re,  and  main- 
side  home  on 
ck  so  fiir,  that 
jhcs.    He  was 
In  the  great 
5  was  thought 

ions  as  before.    Foar- 


6 


rs. 

in,  4  yra. 

.  yrs.  . 


1  1 

3  2  2 

1  4  •! 

2  8  3 

4  5  6 

5  • 


,v inner  was  sold 
this  country  for 
f  the  celehrated 
3raig  would  not 
this  way,  Capt. 
ered  to  run  his 
ine,  a  match  of 
3ingham.     This, 
)ugh  Fanny  won 
imination,  found 
rreat  part  of  his 
■was  withdrawn 
d  made  his  fii"st 


two  seasons  as  a  stallion  at  T.iylor's  Ferry,  Va.,  at  $75  ;  m  1838 
he  stood  at  Charlotte  Court  House,  in  the  same  State,  but  is  now 
located  on  Lon-  Island,  in  view  of  the  scene  of  the  never-fading 
victories  won  b^y  himself  and  the  glorious  race  from  which  ho 
sprun<T.  He  is  still  the  property  of  the  heirs  ot  the  late  la- 
mente'd  John  0.  Craig,  Esq.,  of  Fhiladelphia.  _ 

Charles  Kemhle,  the  winner  of  the  first  heat  in  this  race, 
•xfter  running  at  all  distances,  and  beating  some  of  the  best 
iiorses  of  his  day,  is  now  enjoying  his  otium  cum  dignitale ;  he 
stands  the  present  season  at  Chester-town,  Md. 

1834.    Same  course.  Thursday,  Jane  (Wockey  Club  Purse,  $400,  conditions  a,  before.   Three- 

Joh^as'loveus'bl.m.  Black  Maria,  by  Eellrse,  out  ofLa.lyLightfoot,  8  yrs.  •       •       •    ^   | 

Samuel  Laird's  b.h.  Henry  Archy,  by  llonry.  dam  by  Eclipse  5  yrs.          ..  •       •        » 

Col  Wm.  K.  Johnson's  b.  f.  Fanny  Cllne,  by  Sir  Archy,  dam  by  Gallatin,  i  jn.  .       .       .28 

Time,  6.03-fl.ll. 

Owing  to  previous  wet  weather  the  track  was  very  heavy. 
Black  Maria  was  the  favorite  at  odds,  and  won  handily. 

1834.    Same  course,  Wednesday,  Oct.  8-Jockey  Club  Purse,  $1000,  conditions  as  before.  Four- 

.Tohn^C.^sTeteus-  bl.  m.  Black  Maria,  by  Eclipse,  ont  of  Lady  Lightfoot,  8  yrs.       .  .211 

Walter  Livingston's  pr.  m.  Alice  Gray,  by  Henry,  out  of  Sport's-mistress,  B  y  ^  .  .        1    2    2 

Cap"  R  F  sSckton's  b.  c  Monmouth,  by  John  Richards,  out  of  Nettlctop,  4  yrs.  .  .    8    dlst 
^"^                                                       Time,  7.52-T.55-S.08. 

Alice  was  the  favorite,  and  at  very  long  odds,  after  the  first 
heat,  Black  Maria  running  unkindly  ;  she  let  out  a  kink,  how- 
ever, in  the  second  and  third,  and  won  both  cleverly.  Mon- 
mouth, the  following  season,  won  two  races  at  three-mile  heats; 
in  1836  with  121  lbs.  on  his  back,  he  won  a  race  at  two-mile 
heats  in  3  45—3.49,  and  another  in  3.56—3.48.  He  soon  after 
passed  into  the. hands  of  Capt.  Y.  N.  Oliver,  of  the  EcUpse 
Course,  New  Orleans,  and  was  so  knocked  np  by  his  long  jour- 
ney South,  as  never  to  have  shown  to  advantage,  though  a  horse 
of  very  fine  speed.  He  is  now  standing  at  Basin  Sprmg,  Breck- 
enridge  County,  Va. 

1884.    Same  course,  Friday,  Oct  81-Jockey  Club  Purse,  $1000,  conditions  »>  before.   Four-mile 

WalLTLivingston'sgr.M.  Alice  Gray,  by  Henry,  out  of  Sport's-mls^^^^^^^  .       •       •    1    1 

John  CSteyens'bl.m.  Black  Maria,  by  Eclipse,  out  of  Lady  Lightfoot,  8  yrs.    .       .       .       i' 

Time,  T.59-S.12. 

It  wap  the  gray  mare's  "turn''  to  win  this  time,  which  Bha 


248 


THE  HORSE. 


aid  with  ease  ;  three  weeks  before  Maria  boat  her  as  h.ndily  in 
much  bettor  time. 

,^     V„.c  C-o„.e,  T.on.on,  N.  ..,  T>u...a.  Nov.  IS-Vu.e. »nOO.  f.e  .r  .U  a«es;  .e,,.tst.. 

Ivemblo  won  handily  ;  he  was  considered  the  ho^^tl^ree-v^ 
lH>r  e    n  Yir./nua  of  his  day.     It  should  be  remembered  tl.a 
ScM^-la^^oathim  a  long  way  oil;  running  >u.-mde  heats 

in  the  spring  of  this  year. 


8  11 
2  8  2 
12    8 

4  dist. 
dUt. 


After  ilistanchis  Mo.  mou.l.  and  boating IIcn.y  Arcliy  three 
.™^      1 1  pHnfe,  the,  took  advantage  of  '- ;a,^_  o.  con 
Lion,  and  paid  otf  a  portion  of  "-'y' J  -  ^  „°  «™: 
«^„  nffor  nissed  into  the  hands  of  Mr.  i  .  ^.  J^i'S"  "^  ^^-  ' 

M„  a.,  him  BnceoBrfnlly  in  the  West  at  all  d.s.anco.. 

ml  to  Z  a  ,m,ch  better  l,or»e  than  hi.  perfonnanee  on  tin, 
fecaion  "ntade  him  om,"  suddenly  died  in  the  tall  ot  1837,  on 

"'"  S  ;:,*  1.S  Xa-  i"  V..Wic  of  Blaek  Maria,  w.to 
,„.„r»W,dra.n  from  the  tnrf  and  .ent  to  Gohatma  tl,e„ 
Standing  on  Long  Island. 


REOAPITULATi     .'f. 


1.  1825.  Oct. 

2.  . .  Oct. 

8.  1S30.  May 

4.  .  Miiy 

B.  .  Oct. 

6.  .  Oct 

7.  1831.  May 

8.  •  May 

9.  .  Oct. 

10.  .  Oct. 

11.  . .  Oct. 

12.  1832.  May 

18. May 

14. .  Oct 


8— I'nion  Course,  L.  I 

8_Union  Course,!..  I 

10— Union  Course,  L.  I •  •  •  •  • 

19_Dutehcss  County  Course,  N.Y. 

T-l)utches3  County  Course,  N.Y. 
27_nutchcs8  County  Course,  N.Y. 

12 -Union  Course,  L.  I ; 

26— Dutchess  County  Course,  N.Y. 
6-I)utchess  County  Course,  N.Y. 

20- Central  Course,  Md 

29— Central  Course,  Md ■  • 

17— Dutchess  County  Course,  N.Y. 

23— Union  Course,  L.  I ■■•■ 

4— Dutchess  Clounty  Course,  N.  1 . 


Match 2 

Purse 3 

Sweepstakes  .  4 

rurse 3 

I'urse * 

Purse 4 

Purse 4 

.  I'urse * 

.  Purse 4 

.  Poststake....  4 


Purse 

Purse 4 

Purse 4 

Purse 


mile  heats., 
mile  heats., 
mile  heats., 
mile  heats., 
mile  heats.. 

mile  heats. 

mile  heats. 

mile  heats . 

mile  heats. 

mile  heats. 

mile  heats. 

mile  heats 

mile  heats 
mile  heats 


,.  won....  15000 
..  w«u....       400 

..  lost 

..  lost 

..  won.... 
. .  won.... 

. .  lost 

, . .  won.... 

, , .  lost 

, . .  won ... . 
...  lost.... 
., ,  won  . .. 

...  lost 

won .... 


SOO 
500 

500 

4500 

COO 

SOO 


EKCAPITULATION. 


249 


IS  l;.indily  in 

ages;  welgiitsthe 

by  Gallatin, 

.    1    1 
2    2 

st  three- wile 
mbercd  that 
wr-inile  heats 

)n3  as  before.   Foiir- 


8  11 
2  8  2 
12  8 
4  dlsL 
diat 


)  yrs.  , 
yrs. 


y  Archy  three 
want  of  con- 
s.  O'Connell 
h  of  St.  Louis, 
all  distances, 
rinanec  on  this 
all  of  1837,  on 

ick  Maria,  who 
Gohanna  tlieu 


ats....  won....  15000 
jts....  won....       400 

lU....  lost 

nts . . . .  lost 

»ts . . . .  won ....       600 

ats won 600 

ats., ..  lost 

ats won....      600 

ats... .  lost 

ats won....     4600 

ats....  lost.,,. 

!,its won  ...      600 

ats lost 

;ats won 800 


won. . . 

.     t«00 

won . . . 

.       400 

v.'on . . . 

.       800 

lost. . . . 

lost. . . . 

lost... 

won . . . 

400 

won  . . 

.      lUOO 

18.  .  Oct  l.l— Union  Coursp,  L.  I rnrae 4  inllo  hcafs. 

IB.  \9X\.  May  2S— I'liion  Course,  I,.  I Purse ;)  inllo  luats. 

17.  ..Tune  7— T'ulclii'ss  County  Course,  N.  Y.  I'urse 8  mile  lie.its. 

IS.  .  Oct     fi-fnion  ('our.se.  Ti.  I I'urso 4  mile  lioala. 

I'.t.  .  Get.  ill— t'nion  Course,  1,.  I Pur.sc 4  mile  beats. 

211.  1S14.  .May    0— I'nion  Course,  I..  I Purse 4  mile  lie.its, 

21.  .  .Juno  .'i—lnliin  Course,  I..  I Purse 3  mile  beats. 

2i.  .  Oet.     .'i—Inidn  Course,  L.  I Purse 4  mile  beats 

2;).  .Oct  31— I'nion  Course.  I..  I Purse 4  mile  beats lost 

24.  .  Nov.  1.3— Kni.'le  Course,  N.  .1 Purse 3  mile  bi^ats lost 

2.'>.  ISO.  May    8 — Union  Courso,  L.  I Purso 4  uillo  beats losf 

Starting  twenty-flvo  ti'nes,  and  winnlnj;  In  tbirtcen  races, — eleven  of  tbein  .Jockey  Club 

Kaees,  at  tlireo  ami  four-mile  beats,— thn  bamlsomo  snm  of $14,900 

Seventeen  four-mile  races,  and  forty-two  beats  of  four  milns— making  103  miles. 

The  above  recapitulation  of  her  performances  fully  justifies, 
we  think,  the  high  opinion  we  have  expressed  in  the  course  of 
our  article,  of  Black  Maria's  surpassing  speed,  and  wonderful 
powers  of  endurance.  In  summing  up  the  large  amount  she 
won,  and  comparing  it  with  the  winnings  of  first-raters  of  a 
more  recent  date,  it  should  be  recollected,  that  while  she  was  on 
the  Turf,  the  Club  Purses  were  but  of  about  half  the  value  of 
those  given  at  the  present  day.  Trifle,  a  nonpareil,  and  the 
most  successful  racer  of  her  day,  won  but  $14,.'iS0  ;  Post  Boy,  a 
"  crack  "  of  later  date,  for  a  time  at  the  head  of  the  Korthern 
Turf,  and  a  very  capital  performer,  won  only  §12,700,  while 
Mingo,  the  i)lienonK'iion,  who  ran  well  at  all  distances,  and  won 
for  himself  the  ]n'oud  title  of  the  "  Champion  of  the  North," 
won  but  $15,250  ;  Mingo's  winnings,  however,  were  mostly  in 
purses.  By  setting  down  the  purses  won  by  Black  Maria  at  the 
respective  sums  now  offered  for  three  and  four-mile  heats,  she 
would  have  loft  the  Turf  a  winner  of  Eighteen  Thousand  Five 
Hundred  Dollars  ! 

Black  Maria,  like  Post  Boy,  was  "  hammered  to  death ''  in 
training,  and'came  to  the  post  quite  as  often  amiss  as  in  condi- 
tion. When  "  fit,"  she  was  too  fleet  for  the  fast,  and  too  stout 
for  the  strong ;  another  reason  for  her  frequent  defeats,  was  owing 
to  the  management  of  her  high-spirited  owner,  of  whom  il;  is  no- 
torious that  he  never  pays  forfeit — ^never  allows  a  walk  over, 
if  a  horse  in  his  stable  can  stand  on  three  legs,  and  is  the 
man  always  called  upon  to  make  up  a  field  or  a  stake,  and 
always  certain  to  do  it  without  consulting  his  interest  or  his 
trainer.  In  the  hands  of  a  gentleman  less  regardless  of  the 
gratification  of  llie  public,  and  more  alive  to  his  own  interests, 


?K!acBaK»3S3*.«iS;  .'.Ik!  JJ  JBl 


M  IIIIHW 


mmmw*vy>ma>in»»  - 


250 


THE  nORSE. 


it  is  very  douWful  vvl.efl.er  Black  Maria  would  not  Imvo  mu,  on 
to  tlio  n'o  of  lior  Rraiul-aara,  ami  with  equal  creilit. 

,  m  .1.0  im„l„eed  a  Lay  colt  l,y  G-I.a."-,  "luc  ■  Mr- 
Stevens  appropriately  nantcl  terrilic,  fron,  ttn  tnunense  8U,c. 
Iti,:colt'o.',rcatVc"-=,co,n,,i,,in«,l,c.cst,^^^^^^ 

of  1,0th  sire  and  ^^^-:^::,':;^^z^^^::::Zn, 

^1  500  for  it.     It  makes  one  ot  tiie     .-uiiij, 

to 'New  Orleans  lust  January,  in  ^/>m  Leer's  fl^-y-. 

On  the  Gth  of  March  last,  Mr.  Stevens  slapped  Black  Ma  a 
to  New  Orleans,  per  the  "  Nashville  "  in  e<-P->y;^^^jf;  ;^; 
Clara  Howard,  African,  Bonny  Black,  and  Lthu>p>a  The  lot 
.vred  there  on  the  29th  of  that  month,  and  when  landed  on 
r  e  ee  t  e  line  old  mare  excited  great  adnnrat.on  by  her 
horiiko  Appearance.  None  were  sold  here  but  BhjdcMana  ^ 
the  three  last  named  were  subsecpiently  taken  to  St.  Lou  s.  Mo 

-:-:i::i:^«::r:t:s,;;i=^;H^^^ 

'ciack  Maria,  while  at  New  Orleans,  -«  l""';  ""^?;">y  *° 
lion  ISalic  I'evton,  in  comi^any  with  h.3  Incntls,  D..  J.  <». 
OW.ne^  ot  tlL  city,  and  J.  S.  Yeager,  Esq.,  of  Vtcksbnrg, 
Ss  fo  '«4  000,  a  smn  mneh  below  her  value ;  not  above  a 
!la  ■;>  eviou,  ,a,;  otfer  of  $6,500,  tnade  for  her  through  us,  w^ 
Lf3  Mr  Pevton  sent  her  at  once  to  in.i,.  Luzborongh  a n, 
Tt  rtune  tinte  Vr^,.osed  a  Produce  Stake  iWcos  ,. 

o-ir-Sri  li^r:  he'°.anree:;!g:;- 1,:^^^^^^^^^  o.ub 

-'««,  w^hT:;,bseripHon  of  *5,000  each,  f^^-^^'^, 

--td  r  .,^:s.:  r;::rii:rar»f  we-e 

'TTt'™  Lake  afro:,;vable  with  this,  has  ever  been 
Belccted,  in  England  or  America. 


t  have  run  on 

t. 

a,  wliic'li  Mr. 

nimense  size. 

racing  points 
cvLMis  refused 
.  Stevens  sent 
we. 

il  Elack  Maria 
my  with  Cora, 
opia.    The  lot 
lien  hvnded  on 
liration  by  her 
t  Bhick  Maria ; 
St.  Louis,  Mo., 
ssrs.  Shacklett, 
^IeetiTii;s  at  St. 
lurscs  icr  tlireo 
i-d  were  sent  to 
,  and  the  last  to 
by  Mr.  Stevens. 
irchased  by  the 
ends.  Dr.  J.  G. 
[.,  of  Vicksburg, 
le;  not  above  a 

through  ns,  was 
Luzborough,  and 

colts  and  f  Hies 
r  the   Nashville 
he  Jockey  Club 
,000  forfeit,  four- 
the  list  of  nonii- 
y  last,  there  were 
lount  to  the  enor- 
E  Thousand  Dol- 
is,  has  ever  been 
ic  the  amount  of 

mares  cannot  bo 


THE  TEDIGREES, 

PERFORMANCES.    AND    CHARACTERISTICS 


or 


WAGNER   AND   GKEY    EAGLE. 

At  no  time,  probably,  since  the  commencement  of  horse-racing 
in  America,  has  the  Turf  stood  higher,  or  been  more  ably  repre- 
sented, than  in  the  year  1839.  ,1  ,  „, 
In  that  year  Boston,  probably  the  best  race-horse  that  ever 
ran  on  an  American  track,  was  in  his  prime,  and  almost,  one 
mi-ht  say,  unbeaten;  for  having  started  twenty-hve  times,  and 
rec'eived  forfeit  twice,  he  had  suifered  but  two  defeats  one,  m  his 
very  first  race,  having  bolted  while  running  on  the  lead  and 
looking  like  a  winner  ;  the  other,  in  a  race  ot  two-.mle  heats  at 
Petersbnrgh,  Virginia,  in  which  he  was  ontlooied  by  Ports- 

''''''in 'that  year  ran  Wagner,  Gano,  Treasurer,  Clarion,  Balie 
Peyton,  Portsmouth,  Decatur,  and  Grey  Eagle;  and  the  mares 
Omega!  Andrewetta,  Sarah   Bladen,  and  others  scarcely  nitenor 

'"  'Thrcradk  mare  Fashion,  in  her  two-year-old  form,  had  not 
come  upon  the  scene  of  her  triumphs,  and  the  day  when  the 
matchless  Boston  should  find  his  match  was  not  yet,  even  in 

^''^Nof  oTe  of  the  animals  named  above,  bat  was  a  real  race- 
horse, a  good  one  and  no  mistake,  though  diftering  in  excellence 
the  one  from  the  other.  ^,„  ♦i.n,, 

All  had  their  sanguine  friends  and  backers,  and  more  than 
one  was  believed  by  his  own  especial  partisans  to  be  mvincible. 


S6S 


THE  nOKSE. 


Of  none  is  tlm  more  true  than  of  the  t^vo  gallant  ammnls, 
.hose  nan.cs  ave  pvefixed    and  .hose  ^^^^^^ 
about  to  borrow  from  the  Turf  Reg.ster  ot  IS;*^  to    ^  Inch 
^vas  incon.parably  reported  by  my  inend  A\  m.  1.  1  <  ^J^^' 

AVa.nior  in  his  five-year-old  form,  was  already  a  tried  ho  se, 
of  proved  speed,  courage,  and  botton,  a  d  stingmshed  wuu  er, 
and  Iven,  in  the  high-flown  aspirations  of  Ins  owner,  capable 
^  compc  c  with  Boston.  He  was,  at  least  the  equal  ot  any 
:b:Xl:  l  Mn.-..  of  his  day;  and  not  1-g  aft.war  ^a 
distin<nushed  writer  was  found  in  the  columns  ot  the  Spnit  ot 
firThnes  to  maintain  that,  up  to  this  period,  the  great  son  ot 
Timoleon  had  displayed  no  manifest  superiority  oyer  Inin. 

He  had  been  in  training  continually  since  his  third  ycai  ,  m 
1838,  he  had  won  three  races  of  four-mile  heats,  «"d  two  of 
two-mile  heats,  beating  Extio  at  New  Orleans  in  7.44-Y.57- 
considered  in  those  days  all  but  the  very  best  time. 

He  was  a  beautiful  chestnut  horse  of  fitteen  and  a  halt  hands, 
^vith  a  white  blaze  on  his  face,  and  two  white  hind  feet.  lie 
was  got  by  Sir  Charles-he  by  Sir  Archy,  dam  by  imp.  Citizen, 
gd.  by  Commutation,  g.  gd.  by  imp.  Daredevil,  gg.  gd  hy  imp. 
Shark  -.  g.  g.  gd.  by  imp.  Fearnought-out  ot  Maria  West  by 
SiChe^  dam  Ella  Crump,  by  imp.  Citizen,  gd.  by  Hunts- 
man, g.  gd.  by  Wildair,   g.  g.  gd.  by  Fearnought,  g.  g.  g.  gd. 

bv  Janus,  &c.  . , , 

Marion  was  by  Sir  Archy,  dam  by  Citizen,  gd.  by  Aldei- 

niar   ff  "d.  by  Roebuck  out  of  a  Herod  mare. 

GrcY  Ea-ie  was  in  his  fourth  year,  a  magnificent  horse  nearly 
sixteen  hands  in  height,  said  to  be  of  almost  perfect  symmetry, 
although  scarcely  equal  in  his  quarters  to  lus  forehand,  which 
is  described  as  sumptuous.     His  color,  as  his  name  indicates, 

■was  a  fine  silvery  gray. 

In  his  three-year-old  form  he  had  won  two  races  ot  two-mile 
heats  in  3  41— 3.43— 3.48— and  3.44  respectively,  and  was 
honestly  believed  by  his  owner,  and  by  Kentuckian  sportsmen 
in  general,  to  be  equal  to  any  thing  in  America,  both  tor  speed 
and  bottom;  although,  in  truth,  this  opinion  must  be  regarded 
rather  as  surmise  than  as  judgment,  since  his  powers  had  not 
yet  been  sufficiently  tested  to  justify  such  boundless  confidence. 


PEDIOREE  OF   OBEY   EAGLE. 


253 


nt  animals, 
sploit  I  am 
for  whifh  it 
'orter. 

tried  horse, 
;liecl  -winner, 
ncr,  capable 
;qnal  of  any 
afterward,  a 
the  Spirit  of 
great  son  of 
er  him. 
lird  5'ear ;  in 

and  tAvo  of 
.  7.44-7.57— 

a  half  hands, 
nd  feet.     Ho 

imp.  Citizen, 
g.  gd.  hy  imp. 
:aria  West  by 
gd.  by  Ilunts- 
't,  g-  g-  g-  gd- 

gd.  by  Alder- 

nt  horse  nearly 
feet  symmetry, 
)rehand,  which 
ame  indicates, 

ces  of  two-mile 
vely,  and  was 
kian  sportsmen 
,  both  for  speed 
list  be  regarded 
powers  had  not 
less  confidence. 


It  is  but  fair  to  add,  that  his  running,  in  the  w^nde    ul   a  cs 
^vhich  are  to  bo  described,  was  such  as  to  prove  tl>u   t  -    onh 
dence  was  not  misplaced-was  such,  indeed    as  to  leulu  it 

IXble  that,  had  lie  been  ^^^^^^ ^  ^f^y  T^rt 
Lake  the  most  of  his  powers,  ho  might  have  ^-^y^^- ^^^  ,^ 
the  first  match-in  which  case  he  probably  would  not  haN  c  Uen 
t  to  the  turf,  by  the  rash,  and  as  I  must  -..^1,0^^^^^ 
trial,  of  running  a  second  four-mile  race  of  scarcely  pauillcled 

"^S;  E^^^^X  Woodpeckei^by  Bertrand,  dam  by 
i.p  B  .r^-d  d  dain,  I  Fawn,  by  Craig's  Alfred ;  3d  dam, 
sTiepWdess,  by  Wormsley's  Xing  Herod;  4th  dam,  by  More- 
to  'sh  P  Tra^'eller;  5th  dam,  by  imp.  Whittington-out  of 
Opl  e lirby  Wild  Medley,  dam  by  Sir  Archy  ;  2d  am  Lady 
Clesterlield,  by  imp.  Dio.ned  ;  3d  dam  Lady  1^^  -^  >"  [^:  ^y. 
i.„p.  Pantaloon;  4th  dam,  Cades,  ^^  W^rn.sU^y  K mg  1^^^^^^^ 
5th  dam,  ri-inirose,  by  imp.  Dove ;  Gth  dam,  Stella,  by  OthJlo , 
7th  dam,  imp.  mare,  Selima.  .      .,.      ,       1     •    „ 

Wild  Medley,  b;  Mondosa  (called  "  Bruiser  ') ;  dam  by  imp. 

Pcnsacola,  &c.,  &c. 

The  description  which  here  ensues  has  been  cons.de  ed,  by 
comr  tent  judges,  to  be  the  finest  specimen  of  turt-wn  ing  in 
the  Mish  language,  and  if  the  laudari  a  laudato  be  fame  in 
t^Z^r:^  l^now  no  one  who  has  derived  more  from  a 
single  essay  than  the  writer  of  the  narrative  annexed. 


WAGNER  AND  GREY  EAGLE'S  RACES. 

The  editor  of  this  magazine  had  the  pleasure  of  attending  the 
last  meeting  of  the  Louisville  Jockey  Club  and  -tu-sing  the 
two  splendtd  races  between  Wagner  and  Grey  Eagle.     Ihoso 
lo  iLe  noticed  the  spirit  with  which  every  thing  connected 
with  breeding  and  racing  is  carried  on  at  present,  in  Kentucky, 
w     liai^ly  be  surprised  to  hear  that  the  late  meeting  has  neve 
b    n  equalled  in  the  excellence  of  the  sport,  or  in  the  numbe 
and  chlacter  of  the  visitors.    Turfmen  and  other  d-stniguished 
strangers  from  the  neighboring  States  mustered  in  great  foicc  , 


254 


THE   1I0K8E. 


while  the  Kentuckianstherr^selves  turned  out  in  Buch  number  , 
It  he  hotels  ana  lodging  houses  literally  overflowed.    A  m. 
of  VH,re  delightful  weather  we  have  rarely  known      The  held« 
1  0  lavire  every  day  ;  the  horses  ran  ^vell ;  "all  the  world  and 
his  w;."  were 'on  L  course;  the  pressure  was  forgotten,  and 
"     ^ppnared  to  enjoy  themselves  without  stint  or  measure. 
1   "ditiontolhebrilliantreportof'N.  of  Arkansas"  m  ^  .0 

L..;rit  ox   *■  c  Times,  the  editor,  sinee  his  return,  has  given  h.a 
;  i     si.  :r  the  mUting,  in  the  eolunms  of  that  pape.    Many 
"eiders  of  this  magazine  have  expressed  a  desire  that  we  should 
nl8o  irive  them  a  report  of  the  two  great  races, 
'it  compliance  with  the  general  desire  of  tl-^  -  P-c-d 
to  give  our  own  impressions  of  the  two  races,  -Inch  ha  o  co.  - 
tribnted  in  an  eminent  degree  to  give  Wagner  and  G^^J^ 
the  high  and  enduring  reputation  they  now  enjoy.     Ihe  lacea 
dur  n.?  he  week  were  chai-acterized  by  good  fields  strong  nm- 
nh  "  liu^^weather,  and  an  attendance  unparalleled  m  numbe>. 
and  respectability.    The  Oakland  Course  was  m  the  finest  po  - 
Bibte  o  der    the  stewards  were  in  uniform  and  well  mounted, 
an  1  th    arrangements  of  the  proprietor.  Col.  Oliver,  and  ot  the 
chfb  forthe  gratification  and  convenience  of  their  guests,  were 
not  only  in  good  taste,  but  complete  in  all  respects.     _ 

We  have  not  room  to  speak  in  this  place  ot  a  variety  of  m- 

^.^rHvl^^al^'^L,  and  the  blaze  of  l.^y  reflected 

o  kdies  in  attendance  was  estimated  at  eight  liundred,  while 
neafy  two  thousand  horsemen  were  assembled  on  the  held. 
Se  stands,  the  fences,  the  trees,  the  tops  of  carruiges,  and  every 
Tm'n  nee  Overlooking  the  course,  were  crowded  ;  probably  not 
IZZI  L  thousand  persons  composed  the  assemblage  com- 
prising not  only  several  distinguished  Senators,  and  nearly  the 
Se  Kentucky  delegation  in  Congress  with  their  famdies,  but 
all  the  61ite  of  the  beauty  and  fashion  ot  the  State 

Among  the  earliest  on  the  ground  were  the  Horn  Judge 
Porte"  of  Louisiana,  the  distinguished  ex-Senator,  and  Mr^  CI  y^ 
Hi   eo  league  ia  the  Senate,  Mr.  Crittenden,  soon  followed,  with 


-''<■ 


"W 


PW 


THE   OAKLAND   MEETINO. 


256 


Icli  numbers, 

led.    A  week 

Tlie  iields 

lie  world  and 

)rg()tten,  and 

Ineasiire. 

lunsas  "  in  tlio 

Jias  given  liia 

taper.    Many 

hat  wo  sliould 

e,  we  proceed 
lich  have  con- 
id  Grey  Eagle 
)y.     The  racca 
ds,  strong  run- 
id  in  numbers 
the  finest  pos- 
well  mounted, 
ver,  and  of  the 
iir  guests,  were 
its. 

a  variety  of  iu- 
Bting,  but  shall 
tiber  of  distin- 
leauty  reflected 
e  first  race  be- 
■.  The  number 
hundred,  while 
d  on  the  field, 
ages,  and  every 
[ ;  probably  not 
isemblage,  coin- 
,  and  nearly  the 
eir  families,  but 
:e. 

he  Hon.  Judge 
r,  and  Mr.  Clay. 
II  followed,  with 


Gen.  Atkinson,  Major  Stewart,  and  Capt.  Alexander,  of  the 
army,  Judge  Wooliey,  (iov.  I'niiidi'Xter,  .Iiulge  llowuii,  the 
Hon.  Messrs.  ^renitee,  Allan,  I-ctcher,  Hardin,  (Jraves,  llawes, 
etc.  Among  the  guests  of  the  Chib,  well  known  to  the  sporting 
world,  we  noticed  J.  8.  Skinner,  Ksfi.,  of  ]?altiini)re,  W.  M. 
Anderson,  Ks(i.,  of  Ohio,  Col.  (J.  V.  M.  Noland,  of  Arkansas,  the 
Messrs.  Kenner,  Mr.  Slidell,  ISlr.  I'arker,  and  Mr.  IJeasley,  of 
Louisiana,  Mr.  McCargo,  i\[r.  Heaaley,  and  ('apt.  Bacon  of  Vir- 
ginia, Mr.  Geo.  Cheatham,  of  Teim.,  Maj.  Fleming,  of  Alabama, 
and  a  great  number  more  whose  names  have  esea[»ed  us. 

(jood  breeding  forbids  an  enumeration  of  ''  '  distinguished 
throng  of  belles.  The  young  miss  just  from  (he  'mnmiels  of 
school,  flush  with  joy  and  fears,  the  buddiu",  l»l<v  ing  girl  of 
sweet  sixteen,  the  more  stately  and  elegant  iiril-blown  woman, 
the  u;M-k-eye(l  Southerner,  with  her  brown  complexion  and 
matchless  form,  the  blue-eyed  Northerner  \  th  her  dimpled 
check  and  fair  and  spotless  beauty,  were  leathered  here  in  one 
lustrous  galaxy.  The  gentlemen  were  i  .natched  ibr  variety  ; 
the  Bar,  the  Bench,  the  Senate,  and  the  Press,  the  Army  and 
the  Navy,  and  all  the  et  cetcras  that  pleasure  or  curiosity 
attracted,  were  here  represented. 

We  are  very  much  tempted  to  essay  to  describe  a  few  of 
these  radiant  belles — had  kind  Tleaven  made  us  a  jwct,  like 
Prentice,  we  would  immortalize  them  ;  as  we  are  only  a  proser, 
we  can  merely  detail  them.  If  any  demand  by  what  right  we 
allude  so  pointedly  to  them,  surely  we  may  ask  what  right  they 
have  to  be  so  beautiful?  There  was  one  with  a  form  of  perfect 
symmetry,  and  a  countenance  not  only  beautiful,  but  entirely 
intellectual ;  like  Ilalleck's  Fanny,  she  may  have  been  "  younger 
once  than  she  is  now,"  but  she  is,  and  will  ever  be,  "  a  thing  to 
bless — all  full  of  life  and  loveliness."  With  a  purely  Grecian 
bust  and  "classic  head,  and  with  an  eye  as  dark  as  the  absence 
of  all  light,  beaming  with  a  lustre  that  eclipses  all,  her  figure 
varied  itself  into  every  grace  that  can  belong  either  to  rest  oi 
motion.  And  there  was  a  reigning  belle,  in  the  spring-time  of 
her  youth  and  beauty,  with  a  face  beaming  with  perfect  happi- 
ness ;  it  was  like  a  "  star-lit  lake  curling  its  lips  into  ripples  in 
Bome  stream  of  delight,  as  the  west-wind  salutes  them  with  its 
balmy  breath,  and  disturbs  their  placid  slumber."     It  was  the 


256 


THE  HORSE. 


r.„r..,Ui„„  or  Hjron'.  id™  of  "  nn.^ic  l,roa,lnn«  ..V.'  .l.  «>.<-  '• 

ir,,,,,  »t  1,1.1  l.v  ol,..l,.ri„K  l.nu.U  ..f  n,v..,>  I,.,.',  .l.s,l..y.  a 
:,;.„,  A,l„,„ic  ..l.v,  ,u,.l  «.■«  wo  l.«v<.  .i„K. ,..  ..k    ,.,■  ,uu., 

i!:;i;^::;::r:r-i^Si:-n:i.^v-.;::™;;:.;: 

L  a^     ct  Lukea  attonfw.n.     The  face  un.l  ligure  ot    ..no    s 

.o,uH  oT  o      .  con.pleto  lulne.s  of  the  u>oukl  for  u  Juno  ;  wh,  e 

l;!'.i.htho\wnn  of  a  ^yn-N-d  the  eyes  oUmun^^ 

iB  the  in  perBO,>ution  of    adieucy  and  lovehnesB       Am  c 

«  n  hulv  fnnn  .he  northernmost  extremity  ot  the  Uei  nbhc, 
Lu-1      m  a  to  the  ratriek  Henry  of  tl-  Southwest  ^th  eye. 

'"-'"'./  ,         ,  .         ,,;i  i.i,,,>  u  tlint  ever  retlectetl  me 

of  tlie  sweetest  ami  mo&t  tranquU  bhie     thai  evLi  i.. 

ot  tnc  hwtiuht  i,„.„.fl,_oves  to  love,  not  wonaer  at— 

licrht  plume  iKKklea  over  a  lighter  heart. 

r>i  what  urace  c:m  flowers  or  sweeping  plumes  confer  when 


TITK    NOMINATIONS. 


257 


f\>r  tlio  face." 
A  pet'])  at  Ikt 
iir,  (lisplayw  a 
iisk  her  luuno, 
icciiblo  as  tlio 

Vr    of    iV    doVO, 

3  a  Sphinx  to 
10  I'uncy  iVee  ? 

centre  of  the 
ty  so  varied  a» 
lire  of   one   ia 

n  Juno ;  while 
08  of  an  angel, 
^.      And  there 

the  Republic, 
west,  with  eyes 
ar  rellected  the 
lot  wonder  at — • 
for."  And  then 
Y,  and  that  bril- 
i  strove  to  rival 
iiond,  a  brighter 
hvniask  cheek  a 
rhter  form— the 

mes  confer  when 
ion  lips,  and  the 
;  of  the  occasion, 
0  her  eye,  which, 
lagc  to  Mecca  to 
fail  to  detect  the 
ned  with  violets, 
ier  her  the  fairest 
IS  ?    The  flashing 
3  roving  restlessly 
the  pensive  smile 
3come  absolutely 
w,  a  Hood  of  glis- 
lultitude  with  the 


innocent  gaze  of  a  young-eyed  neraph.     T.ut  how  nhall  our  pen 
do  homage  to  the  daughtors  of  ( )ld  Kcntnck,  whose  strdong  D. 
Vern..n  bea.itv,  with  ihc-ir  dark  h.strourt  eyes  and  Mible  t.™, 
is  only  rivalled  by  the  high  culture  bestowed  upon  their  minds, 
and  the  attraction  of  those  feminine  accomplishments  wlueli 
«.cild  reii.UMl  gold,"  and  render  them  among  the  loveliest  and 
,nost  fascinating  w.mien  within  the  circuit  of  the  sun?     lie 
waters  of  Lethe  must  tl..w  deep  over  our  souls,  to  banish    he 
memorv  of  the  bouquets  and  gloves  we  lost  and  won  upon  that 
dav  '    The  evening  festivities  that  followed-the  brilliant  dance, 
the-  plaintive  song  that  -  lapt  us  in  Klysi..m,"-and  she,  too,  the 
fairy  mascpierader,  in  the  Suliote  cap  and  bodice,  lives  she  not 
last,  us  well  as  first,  in  our  remembrance  ? 

But  our  pages  forbid  a  longer  retrospection.  Uh!  hospitalities 
and  courtesies  of  the  West,  joined  to  the  smile  of  her  beauteous 
women,  are  indelibly  impressed  upon  our  hearts,  and  shall  be 
freshly  remembered  when  we  pledge  our  warmest  friends  m  the 

generous  wine-cup.  .  ,     ,.       n 

The  occasion  of  this  brilliant  assembly  was  the  stake  lor  all 
ages,  four-mile  heats,  which  closed  on  the  1st  of  January,  1839, 
with  ten  subscribers  at  $2,000  each,  half  forfeit,  as  loUows  ;— 

1_T  N  Oliver  &  Mile,  W.  niokcy,  of  Kentucky,  named  gr.  c.  6r>y  KagUM  AVoodpcckcr,  out 

■  or  Ophelia,  by  W11.1  Medley,  4  yrs.-Drets,  IJed,  Hlue,  and  Orange. 
2_Wm.  T  Ward,  ot  Kentucky,  nan.e.l  b.  m.  ^f,n■y  Vaughan,  by  N\axy,  out  of  Betty  Blu.t«r, 

bv  linn.  Bluster,  5  vrs.— Dres?,  lUuo  and  W  lillo.  ^    „  ,  a  „.. 

8-Wllla  Vllev,  „f  Kemueky,  named  uh.  f.  yu«n  Manj,  by  Bertrand,  dam  by  Brimmer,  4  yr,.- 

♦-Oco^rsrie'r:  Itewrsander,,  .Ir.,  of  Kentucky,  named  b.  c.  Odaen,,  by  Bertrand,  out 

ofUiamond,  byTuri,ln'»Florlzel,4yr8.-Ure88,  White.  kt.  imn™* 

B-Sldney  Burbridje!  of  Kentucky,  named  b.  c.  Tarltan,  by  Woodpecker,  dam  by  Kobln  Gray. 

B  yrs.— Dress,  not  declared.  .    „      ^     o,    t       n    .  .,» 

6-Jas.  L.  Bradley  &  11.  B.  Steel,  of  Kentucky,  named  ch.  c  Ila^ck-EyeM  Sir  Lovell,  out  of 

I'ressureV  dam,  by  Jenkins'  Sir  William,  4  yrs.-Dress,  Orange  and  B  ack. 
7-Archlo  Cheatham,  of  Vlrt-inla,  named  b.  h.  Billy  Townea,  by  Imp.  lylde.  dam  by  Virginian, 

6  yrs.— Drees,  I'urplo  and  Red.  .    ,         ,     ■ar..t   »,- 

&_Ja».  S.  Garrison,  of  Louisiana,  named  ch.  h.  Wagner,  by  Sir  Charles,  out  of  ..aria  We.t,  by 

Marion,  B  yrs.— Dress,  Ucd  and  Ked.  .,,,,„.    v„  ai. 

9-Wm.  Wynn,of  Virginia,  named  b.  c.  ricton,hr  Imp.  Luzborough,  out  of  Isabella,  by  Sir 

Archy.'B  yrs.— Dress,  not  declared.  „      ,     ,.     . 

10_Wm.  Buford,  Jr.,  of  Kentucky,  named  ch.  f.  MiiHdora,  by  Medoo,  d»m  by  Kosciusko,  4  yrs.- 

Dress,  not  declared. 

The  race  came  off  on  Monday,  the  30th  of  September.     Of 
the  ten  nominations,  four  only  came  to  the  post— Wagner,  Grey 
Eagle,  Queen  Mary,  and  Hawk-Eye.     Of  the  other  six,  Tarlton 
Vol.  I.— 17 


268 


TllK   IIOBBB. 


268  .       m,„ 

,nd  MuHulnra  hud  «\vcn  ^vay  u     -.nn,  ,  ^^^^^^^^^  ^^^^^  .^^^  .,^ 
.tartin-,  IV.Uy  Towucb  an  I  ^^ '"  j,..,,,  ,i.,  .,uy  tl.o  Htako 

cloBod,  the  hott>nK  h>ul  ^l^^'^  ^*  f.^^ -,,,  ,„  ,„,ou„t  as  the  race 
.ectiouH  of  the  country,  .nm  .  '  •  ,^.^..  i.aiy  .ho  iuvorito  ; 
arow  n\i,\u    Vro..»  the  hr.  AV  .  J."  '  ^^^^.^       ^,,^^^  ^^^^ 

,,a  uhon  it  hocuno  '-»;-  '^  .^^ V^^t  50  to  75  on  hin.  r.. 
,,ovo  six  wouhl  H.art,  ^1-   '  "^^^^^^^^^^^^^^        u>o  raoo,  an.l  hoforo  it . 

^'-^  ''^''-  ^•'"'  """'  '"..  t  u-  >.l.ls  wore  oiVoroa,  fmn.  Now 
waB  known  how  many  ^^  ;^^l^ '^^^^;  ^  r.iUy  TownoH  aj^minnt  the 
York  to  Now  ()rU.anH,  on  AVag     >  J       .^^  Kontucky,  on 

,,,,  lnnnon.o  nun.  --  ^  .^^^  ;,  Z,,,,-  instances  ho 
Groy  K>»J,'h''B  w.nnn.g  the  ^'«^^  "^    '  j,^  eonso<iuonee  ot 

.-as'haokod  agai,.t  ^^^^^^^.^^.^  in  the  Moot" 
the  unlinutod  conhdonco  ^^^^  J^  ^^'^^  Va.^nor  party  not  to  rnn 
of  Groy  Ea.do,  it  was  vo^'dvo    hy  th  .    ^^^l  ^^^  ^^^.^^^  ^^.^^^^^ 

for  the  «r.t  heat,  nn b.s  ^."-  "'  '  "  r"  But  the  day  hofore  the 
.ender  i  an  easy  ^^^^^ oZ..  L  roooive^,  oit^rin,  a 
race,  a  comm.BBion  ^'^^/^'^      ,  the  tir«t  heat,  which 

hr<^e  Bum  on  Wai^mor's  heating  the  gi.vy  t  ^^^^^^_ 

!:S;.cedthcm  to  change  tl^^^--^^  ->^  ^hcy  could 
,,ent  to  run  for  it  was  a  P-^  ^^^^^^^^^^^^  do  not  feel 

lose  nothing,  and  might  ^'""'^'^'l       ^^^^      ,ios  ;  it  is  enough 
at  liberty  to  say  how  niany,  01.  who^^^^^^^^^^^  ^^^     ^^,,^,,  tUe 

that  they  were  keen,  a-l  a  -  bu^^^^^^^^^^  ,uh  MisBouri  and 

race,  Mr.  McCargo  gave  ^j  ^  ^^^^^^^^j^ely  Batistactory,  bo  tar 
Texana,  and  though  the    f  f  ^  ^^^^^^./eran^ped  to  Buch  a 

as  hiB  action  was  concerned,  \^«  ««^;;  ^^     ,,ould  nothe  started. 

aegroe  that  it  was  at  once  declared  t^h^^^^^^^^^^^^  ^^^^  „,, 

Uij  Vaughan,  wo  ^^^-^'^f.^^^tdtfeit.  On  the  mom-' 
being  quite  up  to  ^;^  ^^^^'^^^^^^tt'o'd  pretty  thoroughly  that 
ing  of  the  race,  it  being  ^^",7''^"'^„,^ /nj^^-Eve  only  would 
W'agner,  Grey  Eagle,  Q--^^  '  ^^^Z^,  eommenced  in 
start,  out  of  the  ten  — ^^^ed  a^inst  the  field,  and  as 

tXi^:^^^^^ '-'-' ''  ^^"'^ '"" "  " 

first  heat.  ^^,-,nAo(\  at  a  Quarter  to  one 

The  " call"  for  the  horses  was  sounded  at  a  q 


THK   IIORSKfl. 


259 


was  in  Ten- 

,t  justify  liirt 

till"  ^Touml, 

liny  llu-  Htiiko 

t  ill  dillVTcnt 

it  nH  tlio  ruco 

the  fiivorito  ; 
liiity  tlwit  not 

7,"")  on  liiiH  vs. 
,  and  before  it . 
red,  from  New 
ni's  ajiainst,  tlio 

Ki'i\tucUy,  on 
ly  instances  ho 
•onsefiuencc!  of 
s  in  the  "font" 
ivrty  not  to  rnn 
in-  which  ini^'ht 

day  before  tho 
L'ivod,  oflerinj:;  a 
first  heat,  which 
leed.  the  indiice- 
),  for  thoy  couhl 
—we  do  not  feel 
ties;  it  is  enough 

days  before  tho 
ath  Missouri  and 
[itisfactory,  so  far 
imped  to  such  a 
dd  not  be  started, 
he  race,  but  not^ 
lit.    On  the  morn- 

thorougl'ly  that 
k-Eye  only  would 
i"  commenced  in 

the  field,  and  as 
small  odds  for  the 

it  a  quarter  to  one 


o'clock,  and  Koon  after  all  oyi's  wvm  directed  toward  a  motley 
group  approachinjj  iVorn  Mr.  (larrison's  stable:  "with  Htatoly 
Htep  and  slow,^*  the  proud  chainpinn  of  Louiniatia  made  his 
appearance.  He  was  dirccfly  strippecl,  and  a  liner  exliii»ition 
of  thi^  perfecti<ifi  to  wliich  the  trainer's  art  can  lie  earrieil,  wo 
have  rarely  seen.  His  coat  and  eye  wcro  alike  brilliant. 
]\'<ir/ntr  is  a  light  gold  cliestnut,  with  a  roan  Ktrij»e  on  the  right 
side  of  his  face,  and  wliit(^  hind  feet — about  fifteen  hands  and  ii 
half  high.  His  head  is  singularly  small,  clean,  and  l)ony,  set  on 
u  light  but-rather  long  neck ;  forehanded,  ho  resembles  the  pic- 
tures of  his  sire,  and  in  liis  carriage  is  said  to  resemble  him. 
His  shoulder  is  immensely  strong,  running  very  well  back  into  a 
good  middle  piece,  which  is  well  ribbi'd  home.  One  of  the  finest 
points  about  him  is  his  great  depth  of  chest;  few  horses  can 
measure  with  him  from  tho  jxiint  of  the  shoulder  to  tho  brisket. 
Ilia  arms  are  lieuvily  muscled  like  Mingo's,  with  the  tendons 
standing  out  in  bold  relief.  lie  has  uncdtnmonly  strong  and 
wide  hips,  a  good  loin,  remarkably  iini'  stilles  and  thighs,  with 
as  lino  hocks  and  logs  as  ever  stood  under  a  h(»rse.  Wagner  has 
been  in  training  ever  since  his  3  yr.  old,  and  has  travelled  over 
three  thousand  miles,  without  three  weeks'  rest  this  season  I  Mr. 
Garrison  commencing  galloping  him  just  four  weeks  previous 
to  this  race ;  ho  had  not  even  been  turned  loose  in  a  paddock. 

A  murmur,  which  was  soon  lost  in  a  suppressed  cheer  at  tho 
head  of  tho  quarter  stretch,  announced  to  tho  multitude  about 
the  stand  the  approach  of  Grey  Earjle  ;  as  he  came  uj)  in  front 
of  the  stand,  his  lofty  carriage  and  flashing  eye  elicited  a  burst 
of  applause,  which  told  hotter  than  words  can  express  the  intense 
and  ardent  aspirations  felt  in  his  success,  by  every  son  and 
daughter  of  Kentucky.  Clinton,  his  trainer,  immediately  stripjjcd 
off  his  sheet  and  hood,  and  a  finer  specimen  of  the  high-mettled 
racer  was  never  exhibited.  He  was  in  condition  to  run  for  a 
man's  life — a  magnificent  gray,  nearly  sixteen  hands  high,  with 
the  step  of  a  gazelle  and  the  strength  of  a  Bucephalus.  Mr. 
Burbridge  had  told  us  that  of  one  thing  he  was  confident — his 
norse  might  want  foot,  but  of  his  game  he  was  certain  ;  the  cor- 
rectness of  his  judgment  the  sequel  will  siiow.  In  the  hands  of 
Clinton,  who,  by-the-by,  is  a  Kentuckiau,  not  above  seven  and 
twenty  yr  irs  of  age,  Grey  Eagle  had  never  lost  a  heat ;  the 


i^i  'JUi-ViwiPiJ-nij  iwrr 


I 


260 


THE  H0R8K. 


first  was  Queen  Mai},  a  \ei)    u  ^^^  ^ 

.vhite  Innd  feet,  tbat  a  single  glance  ^^'^^  '^^^/j  ^^^^^     -,  ,,11 
daughter  of  Bertrnnd.     ^1-.  i--ures  aLo  t    o^  ham  .^^^^^^^^^^ 

p-  "p>  -;^  -^-  — i;^;:  !:tjr;::bil;:n  is  a  Wy 

lad V  to  trifle  with.   Iia\\k-J^.jc,  as  wc  .-nd  Avliite  fore 

eleventh  hour  they  were  ohhgcd  to  lumt  .,p  anotte  J 


r*;* 


THE  START. 


•261 


les,  over  this 
repeated  the 
wer  of  eiiduv- 
rom  the  girth 
iiproved,  if  he 
Sir  Charles,  or 
,  display  a  iine 
tn  light  in  pro- 
t  he  closely  re- 
,  are  unexcep- 
to  the  ground, 
xt  of  the  whirl- 
the  hamstrings 
Hiip  ever  had  a 

s  attention ;  the 
Iving  filly,  with 
e  shown  to  he  a 
5i  hands,  is  well 
;  be  a  dangerous 
I-  him,  is  a  heavy 
•  and  Avhite  fore 
iiis  half  brother, 
ime  appearance. 
)r  we  should  wash 
cut  a  very  sorry 
ertrund  filly  have 
looked  upon  as  a 

:ng  received  their 
clear  the  course." 
scarlet  dress,  was 
nd  rode  nearly  up 
jd  for  Grey  Eagle, 
he  race,  and  at  the 
another.     Stephen 
though  obliged  to 
)ouche8  on  his  sad- 
,d  entire  confidence 


in  his  honesty;  and  it  is  clear  that  he  did  his  best,  though, 
"  e  "i  g-  he'  did  but  eighty-two  pounds,  he  had  ne.ther  the 
Tt    r..^th  nor  stamina  to  hold  and  control  a  powertul,  fiery  hor  e 
like  Grey  Eagle.   He  rode  superbly  for  a  lad  ot  Ins  years,  wh.le 
Cat>'^  exhibifion  of  skill  and  judgn.ent  would  have  done  croch 
to  Gil.  Patrick.    The  horses  took  their  places  in  acconlance  with 
the  precedence  of  their  nomination  "^^'^ '^'\'''^^^ ^'l^l^^^^^ 
having  the  inside  track.  Queen  Mary  second,  ^^^^^'^ 
and  Wa-ner  the  outside.     Just  at  tins  moment  Mr  Wa  d,  the 
President  of  the  Club,  dislodged  the  band  irom  the.r  se.Us  over 
the    nd-^es'  stand,  and  Mr.  Clay,  Judge  Torter,  Judge  Rowan, 
our     iend  Col.  Whetstone,  of  the  Devil's  Fork  of  the  L.tt  e  Eed 
and  the  writer  of  this  article,  with  two  or  three  other  gentlemen, 
tvere  invited  to  occupy  them,  by  which  we  all  obtained  a  fine 
I^w,  not  only  of  the'race,  but-of  the  ladies  in  the  stands 
opposite. 

TUE    KACE. 

All  being  in  motion  and  nearly  in  line,  the  President  gave 
the  word  "  (?o."'  and  tapped  the  drum.     Grey  Eagle  was  the 
ast  off,  while  Wagner  went  away  like  a  quarter-horse  with 
oLn  Mary  well  up  second  ;  they  were  taken   n  hand  at  ouce 
S  ch  allowed  IlaA-Eye  to  take  the  r^--Vw^""X  ed 
back  stretch,  and  at  the  three-quarter-mile  post,  Wagne^-  al  ow  ed 
him  to  take  the  track.     Hawk-Eye  led  home  to  the  s  and  at  a 
rderate  pace,  Wagner  second,  and  ^^^l^^^^^ 
of  them  w-ere  pulling  to  Grey  Eagle,  at  whose  head  Steplui 
wn    t^lwng  wilh  might  and  main.     Hawk-Eje  earned  on  the 
nmning  for  about  half  a  mile  further,  untd  Goodmg  bid  Ca  o 
"Tabn.."    The  pace  mended  at  once;  Wagner  went  up  to 
II^wk-Eye,  and  might  have  cut  him  down    n^halt   a  dozen 
Hdes,  bu  the  Queet  wa«  still  laying  back,  and  Grey  Eagle  had 
nit  ye   made  a  stroke.     AVagner  came  first  to  the  s  and  and  a^ 
the  turn  Cato  having  held  up  his  whip  as  a  signal  to  a  ciowd 
o    rlers  and  boys^  on  Garrison's  stable,  that  ''^l-  «     f-- 
Stud"  was  goh.g  just  right,  they  gave  him  a  slight  cheer,  at 
wl    h  Wagn1.r  brol:e  loose,  and  made  a  spread  eagle  ot  the  field 
TZo  time."     The  other  jocks  were  not  a  little  startled  at  tins 
demonstration  of  Wagner's  speed,  and  each  called  upon  his  nag, 


(( 


262 


THE  HORSE. 


,„  ,„a.  opposite  tl,o  OaHand  ^^"^^'-^l^^^^^^Z':!:::^! 
p„,t,  the  «c.d  f  -  ,/XlL  tlilblll  *I  Vnant  gr„, 
and  Wagner  came  out  of  the  melco.  J  ^ 

ter  Blvetch,  Stephen  ''f  ;°><'  '°      ^^^  j  '  m^'  ,  a^d  el.anged 
lefovo  Wagner  reael.ed  .lie  .f  "^' «'""  3,,  i,„a  Blip;od 

places  with  Grey  Eagle,  "°"''''^'"" ''"«''" 'dMcnlty,  and  for 
'on  her  withers.    Ilawk-Eyo  was  already  '"  '5™""^^'    „    ,„ 

,,i,„  the  paeewas  e'^^^'^S  '' -^  ^2VJ^iclJZ^ooi. 
.et  to  work  in  earnest  on  entormg  the  >»f^;'  "'"^;„^  ,,,3  Oak- 
i„g  the  Queen  and  f '-''ftlTZlrSehX  ground  is 
land  llonso  to  the  head  of  *'^  2!"tv  "ht  ru,^  to  the  stand, 
descending,  and  from  thenee  up  tl  e  st  a,ght    ™  ^^ 

a  distance  of  perhaps  six  l'-^-"  y»;^,'„  J  ^.^fl^  critical 
the  half..niio  post,Cat„  f^^^^ZZfZ^i^^  the  gray, 

„„„,ent  ha™,g  -^^^^^f,  J^^d^rds  the  paeewas  tremen- 
on  the  outsioe.    1'  or  tnieo  mu  j  ^^^^  ^ 

dotts-.  Grey  Eagle  oneo  ff  ;'^'™V;  ^.^  Lew  hitn"  off  so 

yards,  Hawk-Eye  was  "";''°''°;. „™„  was  so  .-reat,  that  for 
The  disappointment  and  ■"°''f »''""  "^;^°  ^s  freely 
the  iirst  twenty  minutes  a  iter  '  -  -"''  «;^;X:'„^„,  ,as  cot. 
backed  against  ^'q^y^:^^: :;,ill Zu'  Before  the 
cernod,  it  was  considered     •'    <=»"  °^  ^^.^^jion  took  place 

f„,,,y.ftve  mmn.es    ».  elaped  l»weve,,  ^^^  ^  ^^^ 
in  iavor  ot  trie>  l-igie.     ^»^  ^.      Individ- 

uals  who  were  disposed  to  ^^^f     ""  J^^.^.,     i,,a  not  staked  a 
his  form,  his  PerfonBancesandusc^nditun  ^  ^^^^^^^^^ 

dollar;  their  judgment  prompted  ^}^^.,    Talk  of 
champion  hut  they  ...^-e^^ 

State  pride  m  South  Caiolma       vy   y  Confederacy 

xnore  of  it  than  the  citizens  oi  all  ^^^^^^^f  ^^"  '^^j^     ,^  ^^  the 
added  together.    They  not  only  heheve  Kex.u  ky  ^  ^^^^^^  ^^^ 

1:1- ::"ctn;ti:l  aspa;::;^.^  of  tl.  stated  And  they 


THE   SECOND    HEAT. 


2ft8 


•qiiarter  mile 

eiioiiienon  he 

gallant  gray 

of  the  quar- 

|ady,"  BO  that 

had  changed 

le  had  slipped 

iculty,  and  for 

Grey  Eagle 

1,  first  outibot- 

^'rom  the  Oak- 

the  ground  13 

to  the  stand, 

scending.     At 

,nd  the  critical 

with  the  gray, 

ice  was  tremen- 

;  in  front,  and  a 

rew  him  oft'  so 

J  up  the  stretch, 

lid  Wagner  won 

er  distance,  150 

lO  great,  that  for 
Mary  was  freely 
k^'agner  was  cou- 
nt." Before  the 
iction  took  place 
.  the  ground  laid 
rery  few  iudivid- 
uut  of  his  blood, 
lad  not  staked  a 
,ck  the  Southern 
tuchy  !  Talk  of 
^entuckians  have 
the  Confederacy 
tucky  to  be  the 
3n,  but  their  own 
State!   And  they 


have  good  reason  ;  Kentucky  is  a  glorious  State.  The  talent 
and  chivah-y  of  her  sons  are  in  keeping  with  the  intelligence 
and  peerless  beauty  of  her  daughters,  and  well  may  they  bo 
proud  of  her  and  of  each  other.     But  to  the  horses. 

All  cooled  oft"  well,  but  more  especially  Grey  Eagle,  who 
appeared  not  to  mind  the  run  a  jot.  They  got,  as  Clinton 
remarked,  "a  capital  scrape  out  of  him,"  and  he  was  "  as  lino 
as  silk," — in  good  order  for  a  bruising  heat.  Ho  extended  him- 
self with  a  degree  of  ease  in  the  second  heat,  and  changed  liis 
action  in  a  manner  tliat  convinced  us  that  the  sweat  had  relieved 
him.  Wagner,  who  resembles  Boston  in  many  other  re?j)ect8, 
showed  all  that  placidity  and  calmness  of  look  and  motion  which 
characte'-izes  "  the  old  White-nose."  Great  odds  were  oftered 
on  him  for  the  race,  but  small  amounts  oidy  were  staked.  Grey 
Eagle's  noble  bearing  and  game-cock  look,  as  he  came  up  to 
contest  in  a  second  heat  for  the  meed  of  honor  and  applause, 
was  the  theme  of  universal  admiration  ;  so  much  so,  indeed,  that 
a  cargo  of  laces,  gloves,  bijouterie,  etc.,  must  have  been  required 
to  pay  the  wagers  nuide  in  the  Ladies'  Pavilion. 

Second  Heat. — The  tap  of  the  drum  sent  them  away  with  a 
beautiful  start,  Wagner  leading  oft'  with  a  steady,  business-like 
stride,  while  Grey  Eagle,  as  full  of  game  as  of  beauty,  waited 
upon  him  close  up.  It  was  instantly  evident  that  Mr.  Burbridge 
had  changed  his  tactics ;  the  moment  Stephen  got  Grey  Eagle 
into  straight  work  on  the  back  side,  he  made  play  for  the  track, 
ar  1  after  a  terrific  burst  of  speed  for  one  hundred  and  fifty 
yards,  he  came  in  front ;  keejung  up  his  stroke,  lu  soon  after 
mad  3  a  gap  of  four  lengths,  and  though  Wagner  drew  ;;pon  him 
a  liicle  in  coming  up  the  rising  ground  towards  the  stand,  yet 
he  passed  it  far  enough  in  advance  to  warrant  the  warm  and 
hearty  plaudits  of  his  triends.  As  if  inspirited  by  the  cheers  of 
the  crowd,  and  the  tokens  of  unalloyed  gratification  exhibited 
by  the  galaxy  of  radiant  beauty  in  the  stands.  Grey  Eagle  kept 
up  his  miM'derous  rate  throughout  the  entire  second  mile; 
Wagner  lay  up  close,  and  there  was  no  faltering,  no  tlinching, 
no  giving  back,  on  the  part  of  either.  The  stride  was  over 
twenty-two  feet,  perfectly  stcadj',  strong,  and  regular,  with  no 
dwelling,  no  floundering,  no  laboring.  Grey  Kagle  made  the 
running  to  beyond  the  half  mile  post  on  the  third  mile,  and  the 


>i«iiuiii.-'»i>.K^i'r.'^--"t^«Jiii.-;«iggt-.. 


264 


TIIE  HORSE. 


Wood.      %veio  ,  ,     p^j,,  ,,„,5os  got  a  tasto 

have  been  on   Los\ioitli      ne.u.  ,,,,(1  on  cast- 

of  steel  and  catgtlt  as  tlicy  came     p  tl,e  ascent  .. 
ing  onf  e.ye  along  the  eord  ^f^'^f^^f^ZTl^^er 

;?2  ;VrV': :  *  n  ";,::ui^  ::a  soon^ane,. ,... ...  .^^ 

:frX  Luing  so  ,nncl.likoa.inno.  '!■» V'' ^^^ .'.^rt 
to  ..ep,4  an  l„-esUtil,le  '"H™'-;^-' "P;/:;;    ^'^^^^^^^^^ 

welkin  rint?  for  miles  iirouiul.     ihe  gioup  •» 

i„g,"  „-as  qnletly  l.uhng  Is  .  .  e ,  »  -»  „  „.,,and  that 
Mence  l,as  «-„n  ntore  *  -  '  -,  I»;  ;^  \,,,  ^1  „;,t  of  the 
?™  Mlv  «:    :>f  .1,       do,ni.aHe  g.nno  of  .l,e  nonp.vell 

aecovdmgly  took  a  b  ■'■;"-  1  recovered  Ins  «ind  so  as  to 

"  ^"  °'°"C  at  AJ^n  '  0   ZlZl  stretel,.    Stephen,  long 
rS^l    d  betl™o:,,anst«l  as  to  be  n  able  to.glve  Grey 

!L     Mt  .M,,e  gallant  gray/-  a,  ^^^^^ 

th<>,  most  profound  reigned  over  that  vast  asscuiui}, 


bummabv. 


265 


ks  "  yet  to  be 
a  matcli  of  .t, 
crn  as  if  out 
set  to  wo-'k  to 
o  Cato ;  wliilo 
as  waving  liia 
led  down  the 
ould  not  gain 
n-  stretch  they 
i  and  ride  ii 
;  described  to 
28  got   a  tasto 
it,  and  on  cast- 
he  course  from 
the  first  under 

manoeiivred  so 
[•  drew  out  clear 
p  crowd,  nnable 
-r  that  made  tho 
AN'agner's  stable 
summer's  morn- 
ird   to  feel  that 
■oppcrs,  and  that 
;  race  out  of  tho 
of  the  nonpareil 
ip  for  a  few  hun- 

out  of  him.  He 
nd  though  it  was 
lis  wind  so  as  to 
1.  Stephen,  long 
ible  to.  give  Grey 

swerving  consid- 
r  all  abroad  in  his 
3  a  terrible  race ! 

got  up  neck  and 
g  round  the  turn 
e  assembled  thou- 
y  painful— silence 
assembly,  as  these 


utmost  energies.     l>ot li  )ock( }     i  i  '  .  j^  ^^.j^g  \,mm\ 

"No-Wagno,  B    al.«l  f  ™Xm  of  a„„..i.>.,,  an.l  tl,o 

diont-l.earls  tlnol.-la.lios  famt-a  tlml    oi 

made  in  his  native  State.     Summary  ;- 

MONDAY,  sept.  BO,  ^-^-^^^:::j^  s^:^::^"^  z:^Z^ 

6,  llS-7  and  iipwar.ls,  124 \bs.,  "'"■^<'«  """  ^  ..eciptsof  tho  Stands.    Vour-n.i\c  l.cat^. 
U,  h.  (t.,  to  «luch  the  r-pHc.or  added   hr.eup.  Of  ^^^  ^^  ^^^^^^  ^^^^^^ 

Jas.  S.Garrbon-s-John  Campbell  s-ch.h.ir</(7n«r,  by  Bir  .  ^.^^^ 

Marion,  5  yra.     ■        •        •       ;        '       >.„„,' p,,^/^  bv  Woodpeokor,  out  of  Ophelia,  by 
Oliver  &  nickey-s-A.  L.  Shotwcll  s-gr.  c.  G,:y  £■«»;«,  by  w       p      ^        ^^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^ 

Wild  Medley,  4  yrs.        .        •        '■  „„.l„„,i  dam  by  Brimmer,  4  yrs.        .        •       • 
William,  4  yrs Time," 7.48-7.44 


t    1 

2    2 
S    8 

aut 


To  sav  that  Wa-^ner  was  better  managed  and  better  jockeyed 

tend  to  say,  but  we  '^^s^'|/\      ^  ^    -^^  ,,..,„ui  have  won 

that  with  Gil.  Patrick  on  Ins  back,  Giey  i.a  lo 

■•  1    nf      Pontile  difler  in  opinion,  luc   ily,  ana  avcic 

week  ;  but  in  a  luu  ui  ^  horses  were  so 

beat  him  about  the  same   distance.    ^^^ '^^^'"^^^^  ^-^  ,1,^ 
nearly  matched  that  good  generalship  and  good  udin. 


206 


THE  HORSE. 


""^vTmuBt  here  break  off,  but  -o^^'^"^'  -^^^ 
,vitb  tbo  stakes  n.  b.B  ban()-$U,000        ^^1  „  ^^  y:;,.. 

j„™y  „cva-  U,e.      I"  l"  '"»  "K  ,^4t  ,„  ,,„e„rcl  Ibe  gratify 

race  to  a  couelnsion,  we  mist  not  «V^''  j.         tators 

,„  f  ,et,  that  -«— ^;f : ;:;    X:  ":;^  «.e  '„eea.lo„, 

Oil  the  ground,  and  the  P««"^^^  calculated  for  a  moment 

„ot  a  BoUtary  ch-cumstance  occmied  ^^^^^^'^^       ^  ^^.^^^^i, 
to  interrupt  the  harmony  and  general  good  letlm,  1 

3.4*;-tbat  tbe  Woodpeeke-  eo  t  E^^'    ^      ^  ^^^  ,„„„  Mis- 

.peed,  .ere  g-jve„d„n„g  ^^J^-J'Zly:  ».>  Saturday 
Wagner  and  G.ey  Lafe'«  «"  .^„  „,-  ji^joo,  four- 

tbey  again  came  out  tor  tbe  Jockey  >.       V  ^^^^_^  ^^ 

mile  beats.  Tnrougboul  tbe  xvcek  '^°  '«' '  .^5  „„o  to 
ligh.lal,  and  tbe  a.t»«<la"ce  good  e,,  ngl  to   e^O^^^^^^^    . 

£.  spirited  proprietor;  l'"' ""^  ^^  ^  /  j  riot-o  out  on  a 
gatberiug  fro,n  far  and  "-  •  "^^  *-  '  ^^^  ,,  eonfessed, 
more  b-,vely  mornu.g.    Tl.e  •"■■■'»"»"'  ^       ^    ,,  „,„ 

.ould  not  bave  been  -"P--  .^ ^.^  ^     ^fZl,,  bo.b  par- 
„,,am  to  co<m  togetha-!    Atte.  ">c      a  ^.^^^^^ 

t/es  innned.ately  interested  "'^f^^ ''"'!»  °;;'„°  .  i,„,  „,„  i„. 
,„d  „,i„y  an  bonorable  --J -^fj  ^j ,  '  !> j.  „ul„,ately 

;::^^:  pa    e  :  a-otut  p^eeatlng  .be  .ar  .itb  greater  zeal 


••mtii^^mamm!^''  '»t 


THE   SECOND   RACE. 


267 


land  cut  out 
lotly  boliind, 
jtaticc  stand, 
That  was 
Ig  down  a  lo- 

narking  that 

Wagner,  and 

ladt'd  in  front 

ig  "  Old  Vir- 

is  memorable 

d  the  gratity- 

of  spectators 

the  occasion, 

for  a  moment 

ng  which  pre- 

unning  on  the 
ly  that  the  line 
ilds,  in  3.451— 

the  three-niilo 
ipse  mare  INIis- 
11  3.50—3.44— 
uty,  game,  and 

race  between 
■;  on  Saturday 
of  $1,500,  four- 
i'  had  been  de- 
dize  $15,000  to 
ras  an  immense 
shone  out  on  a 
t  be  confessed, 
'rey  Eagle  were 
nday,  both  par- 

ofi'  their  forces 
ng  ;  but  the  in- 
ends  ultimately 
id  the  high  con- 
ith  greater  zeal 


and  energy  than  ever.  Some  one  wrote  from  Louisville,  direct- 
ly after  tiio  race,  to  the  effect  that  Wagner  had  declined  to  meet 
Grey  Eagle  in  a  match  for  $10,000,  four-mile  heats ;  which  let- 
ter made  its  appearance  in  the  colunm  of  a  Lexington  journal. 
This  statement  the  friends  of  Grey  Eagle  did  not  deny,  though 
it  was  nuide  without  their  authority  ;  and  in  conse([ucnce  Wag- 
ner was  forced  to  notice  it.  In  an  article  "  by  authority,"  from 
the  pen  of  a  distinguished  correspondent  of  the  "  Spirit  of  the 
Times,"  published  in  the  Louisville  ''Journal"  on  the  5th  Oc- 
tober, the  writer  remarked  to  the  following  effect ; — • 

"  Wagner  arid  Grey  Eagle. — ^The  reputation  of  his  horse  is 
dear  to  a  turfman,  and  it  is  his  duty  to  shield  and  defend  it  as 
lie  would  his  own  honor.  The  contest  between  Wagner  and 
Grey  Eagle  will  long  be  remembered  by  those  who  witnessed  it. 
Wagner's  honors  were  nobly  won ;  he  earned  them  in  a  field 
where  every  inch  of  ground  was  closely  contested  ;  and  any  one 
who  would  attempt  to  pluck  a  laurel  from  his  brow,  by  false- 
hood or  misrepresentation,  deserves  the  scorn  of  every  honor- 
able man. 

"  The  writer  of  this  has  been  induced  to  make  these  remarks, 
from  tlie  fact  that  a  letter  has  been  published  in  a  Lexington 
pajjer,  written  from  Louisville,  containing  a  statement  that  Grey 
Eagle  had  challenged  Wagner  for  $10,000,  and  the  latter  had 
declined  the  contest.  This  statement  is  positively ,/aZ,t(?,  and  the 
owners  of  Grey  Eagle  will  cheerfully  bear  testimony  to  ^he 
truth  of  the  assertion.  The  fjicts  of  the  case  are  these  ;  Wagner 
had  gained  a  victory  over  Grey  Eagle — a  victory  in  which  even 
the  defeated  party  gained  the  brightest  laurels,  and  won  for 
himself  imperishable  fame.  Hence  Wagner's  friends  prized  his 
victory  the  more  highly ;  and,  with  that  courtesy  towards  the 
friends  of  Grey  Eagle  which  is  ever  due  from  the  victor  to  the 
vanquished,  they  would  have  been  willing  to  leave  Kentucky, 
perfectly  satisfied  with  his  performance.  But  the  communica- 
tion, above  referred  to,  leaves  but  one  course  to  the  owner  of 
Wagnor.  He  is  willing  to  run  him  against  Grey  Eagle,  or  any 
other  horse  in  the  United  States,  four-mile  heats,  for  $10,000,  or 
any  amount  above  that  sum.  This  offer  is  made  with  no  dis- 
position to  detract  from  tlie  reputution  of  tlie  game  and  gallant 
Grey  Eagle,  but  solely  on  account  of  justice  to  Wagner,  who 


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TIIK   1I0K8K. 


has  been  placed  in  a  situation  by  so^ne  of  the  friends  of  Grey 
Eadc  that  loaves  no  alternative."  Tonrnal " 

The  article  inst  quoted  made  its  appearance  in  the     J<  »  "'^ 
on    he      M.  nl  of  the  second  race,  ^vhich  ^vc  are  abont  to  de- 
on  tlic  itioiniiio  ^  '  prepared  to  see  it. 

scribe  ;  but  the  tnends  ^ ^^^  ^  ^IJ,,  Us  o.ner,  as 
If  wo  arc  not  very  imicl  l"'^  '^^^  "';  !  ^  ^^,,.^,.,  j,,  publication, 
it  .-as  to  Bcvera  ot  Ins  ^n->^^,  - «  ^;  «  ^  j^^^,^  ,,,^,^,,  ,,.,,a 
but^vas  delayed  in  the  ho  e  l»f  ;'^y  ;;"-  ^^,^^,^  ^j.^,  i,oth 
contradict  the  statement  alluded  /^^    "^^,  ,,,,  ,,,, 

horses  were  got  in  order  to  make  a.  o  he     ^J^J'     J  ^^^^^.,^. 

i,nmediately  ai^er  ^  --    ^'^^  rac     ancl  c^n  ^e  1  ^g  ^^^  .^^_ 

infr-  hoth  recovered  well,  antl  uiej  i^a^'^  ^^i  .; 

r;- • !;.::  ,..,0  ..«„e. » ..en.,  ■n.,  ,3™- 1,™.  ;l;at 
run  their  second  race  ^  .^^^^^.^^^ 
In  anticipaton  ot  a  race,  wliicli,  tor  6C^^-luy 

Wwnor's  liJor,  Cnto,  Imtl  l>emmo  free  aViout  the    iiic  oi  ino 
tofraee     f    e  ro,i;  .be  «e„„d  „,  well  .»  l.o  dul  tl.e  i^^, 

1  iir  1  1  Pvov  l"'io-h''s  iockev  in  his  nrst  ia(.e,  A\Li„ini„ 
f  Ts  U  f  A  ™ioi-  if  .1,;  l.o„e  endeavored  to  fod  a 
but  b2  lbs.,  ine  uiaiuif,"^  _         mnlhc      The  onlv  one 

rider  nearer  np  to  his  proper  weight,  100  ^^^-  ^^'^  "'^.^  _,.^ 
on   the   eronnd  preferable  to  their  own,  was   Mr.  M  Ca..i,o8 

A  !  .Tv  0  mital  rider,  with  a  good  seat,  a  steady  hand, 

Archer,  ^^^^'"^^  "^^^^  ^^^^„  ,,  interest  whatever  in 

:;:f::r  t  l^^d^^or's  services  at  the  di.posal  of 
Crev  Erie's  friemls;  but  as  his  doing  so  might  possibly  place 
GicyLagicbiiit  y  ,iolicacv  and  embarrassment,  at  his 

sle^l'e' Weleh'gai.,  .hose  only  iault™  that  there  ,v„s  „o. 

°""^ofth'e"rLo  on  Monday,  tho  topie  of  eonve«.io„  in 
eve,T  cLrwas  tho  prospeet  »•  a  second  one  het.veen  the 
eveiy  oucie  >  q^  J  tv  '  „.,.  ,,„,,,,  were  not  ansions  for  a 
r  htT;wonld':oT:foH  o'ne;\heir  horse  had  n„to.y 
lace,  out  uicj  pxceeded  their  most  san- 

realizcd  their  expectations,  bnt  hau  excet  ic 


THE  8KC0ND   KAOE. 


269 


'lends  of  Grey 

the  ''  Journal " 
■c  about  to  dc- 
)ared  to  sec  it. 
to  its  owner,  as 
its  publication, 
friends  would 
ican  time  both 
^ye  saw  both 
ollowing  niorn- 
cially  so,  cxhib- 
roved  from  tliat 
\y  two  liigb-nict- 
licn  stripped  to 

•ity  and  interest, 
irtios  were  wide 
tliin  their  reach, 
the  time  of  the 
ho  did  the  first, 
promised.     Ste- 
;  race,    weighing 
avored  to  find  a 
,s,    Tlie  only  one 
1  Mr.  McCargo's 
,t,  a  steady  hand, 
erest  whatever  in 
t  the  disposal  of 
>;ht  possibly  place 
arrassment,  at  his 
ncludcd  to  put  up 
;mt  there  Avas  not 

f  conversation  in 
one  between  the 
not  anxious  for  a 
lorse  had  not  only 
id  their  most  sau- 


c.u»tomcre"a..(l  no  uuslak.  .  „„,,■„,,„„„„„  of  ll,»i.- 

„vc,-y  roa«.,  to  bo  F»"''  »' J  \^ 'Ut  dUcovercr  of  "the 
l,orse,  ami  they  were  bo.  Ho  «  «»  "'»  "',.  ,  ,„„i  l,o  had 
l.-o,.,io»»  i..  aibuMnilo  raccevcr  >>  «'     .  ,    "  7,',%„,ovv  ,l,o 

-'''"r\''iifi:rh:  ,:;ra  It  :;r:t.ioa  fo,u.-yea.oM, 
s 'n-i  zttL.  hi.n  -'V'—^-rrpovir 

B,,irit  and  oonragc  of  a  gamo-cock  1^         "'^ *'  °  ,,,    l^,  i„ 

„,ilo  race  between  these  two  '^^''^•f "''  "' ™c  ,,ci,,nati,  while 

of  .,,ee,a.o,..    Many  ,,-b«™  ''X,  ™  C  o,™  „  d  "'«  "'""' 
the  eitizens  of  Lexington,  Frankio.t.O^e^o;;^ 

"^  'r  'ISth^SJw:;  erreranr:ln,o,.ningof 
r  r  e™T:al;Ldh„,.se  m  -n  wa,  in  re,„-on. 
Many  were  glad  to  got  on.  to  "-  --  "^ -^,  J^L 
when  jolting  '^^''l^yJ^^lTZrH^^Lm^..  tn„>ed 
ing  on  a  -l"'--^  -^,^;:1'';  ;i,u  theif  radiant  boanty,  and 
ont  m  mmse,  to  giaco  tlic  seene  ^  ,.„„_„„<!  themselves. 

Mend  enehantment  to  the  vew  /  *f  '"^^.^^i^,,,  ,.,„n,  the 

The  jockeys    '""^  '^^f^.  t^,,  Wagn  ."and  Stephen 
jndges,  "  mounted  m  hot  '««'«.    C/'°°"  ^^^  jj;,,,,.  viley  & 

•B,arr^irr::rn!rin*i;L'^/  "«-  -d  not. 
therefore,  live  in  such  a  crowd. 


270 


TlIK  nousK. 


TIIK  HACK. 

At  tho  word  "Go,"  Waf,'iier  went  off  with  the  lend  ut  about 
three  partH  speed,  En.ily  hvyh.g  .econ.l,  and  all  three  under  a 
stron./pull.     Grey  Eagle's  long,  steady  stride,  atter  getting  into 
^trai^hl  work  going  down  the  hack  stretch,  soon  1-"k1'    l''''' 
,„,  with  the  iichl,  and  opposite  the  Oakland  llcuse-ahont  ...0 
Yards  beyond  the  half-mile  post-the  three  Avero  lapped.     il>o 
pace  now  improved  ;  Grey  Eagle  drew  out  at  the  last  turn,  but 
Wa-ncr  having  the  inside,  and  beginning  to  get  warm,  made 
Shan,  running  up  the  stretch  to  the  stand,  and  on  the  next  turn 
came  out  char  in  front.     Down  the  back  stretch  thej- each  kept 
up  a  good  racing  stroke,  but  at  the  Oakland  Ilouse  Grey  Eagle 
increased  his  stride  and  locked  AVagner ;  as  neither  was  yet 
called  upon,  a  very  fair  view  was  had  of  their  relative  rate  of 
coin-  ;  Grey  Eagle  led  down  to  the  head  of  the  stretch  and  up 
To  th'e  stand  by  half  a  length,  and  immediately  after  came  in 
front.     He  carried  on  the  running  two  lengths  m  advance  to 
near  the  termination  of   the   mile,  when  Wagner  got  a  lunt 
to  extend  himself;  without  lapping  him,  Wagner  waited  upon 
him  close  up,  and  opposite  the  Oakland  Ilp"se  made  his  nm , 
the  rally  that  ensued  was  a  very  brilliant  aflair,  but  Grey  Eagle 
outfootil  him  in  one  hundred  yards,  and  drew  out  clear  amids 
tremendous  cheers  from  all  parts  of  the  course.    Tl)e  instant 
Wa-ner  declined,  Emily  took  his  place,  lapping  the  gray  aa 
they"  swung  round  the  turn.     Ihit  Wagner  had  yet  another  run 
left,  and  they  had  no  sooner  got  into  the  quarter-s  reteh  than 
Cato  set  to  work  with  him.     Grey  Eagle  had  been  able  to  pull 
to  Emily,  and  accordingly  when  Wagner,  by  an  extraordinaiy 
effort,  reached  him,  half  way  up  the  stretch,  he  was  able  to 
outfoot  him  a  second  time,  and  came  away  home  a  gallant  wm- 
ner  bv  nearly  a  length,  Emily  having  the  second  place,  amidst 
the  waving  of  hats  and  handkerchiefs,  and  tumultuous  chee  ^, 
that  wonld  well  nigh  have  drowned  t^-^oar  of  Niagana       rie 
first  mile  was  run  in  2.05-the  second  ^  1.55-tlie  tlmd  m 
l:50-the  fourth  in  1.55  ;  making  the  time  o    the  liea  7.51. 

The  heartfelt  gratification  and  rapture  exhibited  at  the  close 
of  the  heat  by  the  assembled  thousands,  knew  no  bounds 
Kentucky's  most  distinguished  sons,  and  her  lovebest  daughteis, 


-V^iMJif'a-iO''^ 


'j:i,.^i.i,~  lA 


TITK   BECONt)    tlKAT. 


271 


load  nl  aliout 
lirec  uiuler  a 
■r  grttiiij^  into 
brought  him 
?c — about  ;5nO 
hipped.     The 
hist  turn,  but 
t  •warm,  made 
the  next  turn 
they  each  kept 
Be  Grey  Eagle 
either  was  yet 
■lative  rate  of 
Btrctcli  and  up 
after  came  in 
in  advance  to 
ler  got  a  hint 
n*  waited  upon 
made  his  run ; 
jut  Grey  Eagle 
lut  clear  amidst 
e.     The  instant 
ig  the  gray  as 
yet  another  run 
ter-stretch  than 
sen  able  to  pull 
n  extraordinary 
he  Avas  able  to 
10  a  gallant  win- 
id  place,  amidst 
nultuous  cheers, 
Niagara !     The 
;5~the  third  in 
he  heat  7.51. 
)itcd  at  the  close 
new  no   bounds, 
reliest  daughters, 


r.u  »,ii<o  inter™..,,  .nd  cvy  K„,u.-.  ^';z^::^::^:tz:li 

TT'l  raU't     to  .Sc,-oaf.or,  l,ow  .l,oy  vcm.ro  in 

^''I'tirirof  .he  drum  fte  horse,  .-ere  hardly  in  mo.lon, 

it  „.  Wnmier  led  past  the  entraneo  gate,  Goodii  g  bia  n  m 
»1  a  olXnd  he  inereased  his  rate.  Stephen  see  ng  tins,  let 
'go  along,    nno  1  ^^^^  desecnding  gronnd 

ia°Oa  w'll"ot^f:.t'p  on  .he  inside  so  sudderfy 

ttheUdl^^Wagner.^^^^^^^^^ 

rnTttngrSr^a.  d'oing  his  best-,  the  ti.ne  o.  the 


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TUK   IIOKHK. 


nulo  mxs  2  08.    Tlic  crowd  ol.ooroa  tl>e.n  an  tlu-y  ran  lapped 
t       0   .and,   at    which    drey    Kaglc    pricked   up   h..   curB 

Tt ;,: ';■;!  t;  ,0 :«!;;.  i^a  .i..y  come  in.o  ^^^  ^f  .... 

£  bl  k   Wo  tlu.u  Wugnc-  ..>nJo  a  .,io»t  aolenumod  o  >alU;„go 

r""  "'fctti^rLT  kCon^  li.  ,.1.0  ofkto-. 

come  >^i^^''''^\'''^^^'^h^o  last  half  mile  Grey  Eagle 

^'T- ''^^-"  S.1 «"..'" '-"-«''  '"'•*" » '"■""= """ 

mile  \n  1.5y.     bteplien  ^\  ab  lu,  ^^  ^^ 

on  hlB  horse,  and  to  ^^kee^  ^^  X'"^,;St  wa  that  Wag- 
.V.W.-.^';-retheord.-B^  ^^^^  ^^^^^^, 

„er  eame  m  rent  an  ^-  P^^^  ^;;  ^^  ^^^^j^  rate  by  the  most 
^as  tremendous,  both  ^-  .^J^^^^.  ^^^  ,^,,  ,,,,  directed  to 
terrible  punishment.     Unto.tunatc  >         i  ^^^^  ^^. 

»  toyl-.  the  trach"  about  opposite  he  ^'^  ^^^^^  ;^^^^^^  J^  ^^^^  i,,,^. 
putting  the  issue  on  a  brush  up  the  last  200  jaids 


^^«fe.. 


licy  ran  lapped 
!(l  \\y>  liin  cars 
iiT  lit  tlic  next 
trucotl  liw  lioivo 
ri  mto  down  ihu 
luul  Iloiific  Cato 
•tiMie  into  play. 

iiiU  way  »'l'  t''" 
nd,  anci  to  j,'ivtj 
L>r  with  tlio  i']n\r. 
staTiv!  neck  and 
(listivnce.     From 
Muling,  and  lici'o 
iij^iior,  who  kept 
llinching  or  fal- 
iii  pcrKUiided  by 
lid  aium  thiouf^h- 
1  tlie  second  milo 
Grey  Eagle  had 
straight  work  on 
rniiued  duilleiigo 
d  was  maintained 
id  of  TOO  yards, 
in  spite  of  Cato'a 
h  Stcidicn's  knee; 
hundred  yards,  to 
accd,  for  a  dozen 
■  mile  Grey  Eagle 
towards  the  stand 
r\i  under  whip  and 
front,  running  this 
.  take  a  strong  pull 
le  "  ra7H  the  spurs 
,ult  was,  that  Wag- 
iiitire  back  stretch 
ir  rate  by  the  most 
en  was  directed  to 
I  House,  instead  of 
yards  of  the  heat. 


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27S 


Too  soon  the  gallant  Grey  was  called  upon,  but  true  as  steel  the 
noble  animal  responded  to  it.  With  the  most  dauntless  courage 
he  made  hia  run  down  the  descending  ground,  and  though  Wag- 
ner, like  the  bravest  of  the  brave,  as  he  is,  made  the  most  des])e- 
rate  efforts,  Grey  Eagle  came  round  the  last  turn  on  the  outside, 
with  his  head  and  shoulders  in  fro?it,  at  a  flight  of  speed  we 
never  saw  eqnalled.  Both  jockeys  were  nearly  faint  witli  their 
exertions,  and  Stephen,  poor  fellow,  lost  his  i^resence  of  mind. 
Up  to  the  distance  stand  it  was  impossible  to  say  which  was 
ahead ;  whips  and  F^>urs  had  been  in  constant  requisition  the 
entire  mile,  but  at  this  moment  Stej)hen  gave  up  his  pull,  and 
iinconsciously  yawed  his  horse  across  the  track,  which  broke 
him  off  his  stride,  while  Cato,  holding  Wagner  well  together, 
and  mercilessly  dashing  in  his  spurs,  at  length  brought  him 
through  a  gallant  winner  by  a  neck,  having  run  the  last  mile  in 
1.48,  and  the  heat  in  7.43  I 

This  was  without  exception  the  most  game  and  spirited  race 
we  ever  witnessed.  The  heat  was  Wagner's,  and  while  we  ac- 
cord to  him  all  the  reputation  so  brilliantly  won  after  a  bloody 
struggle  of  near  three  miles,  we  feel  bound  to  express  the  be- 
lief, that  for  an  untried  four-year-old,  Grey  Eagle's  perform- 
ance is  without  a  parallel  in  the  annals  of  the  American  Turf ! 
The  last  three  miles  of  a  second  heat,  in  a  second  four-mile  race 
the  same  week,  were  run  in  5.35,  and  the  eighth  mile  in  1.48! 

The  enthusiasm  of  the  sjiectators  was  now  excited  to  the 
highest  pitch.  There  was  not  on  the  ground,  probably,  an  in- 
dividual who  would  not  have  been  pleased  to  see  the  horses 
withdrawn,  and  the  purse  divided  between  them,  rather  than 
farther  task  the  indomitable  game  and  courage  of  these  noble 
animals  ;  but  no  such  proposition  was  made,  and  after  the  usual 
respite  they  were  brought  to  the  post  a  third  time,  and  it  would 
have  been  difficult  to  decide  which  had  recovered  best.  So 
much  feeling  was  manifested  in  reference  to  the  horses,  that  the 
baser  impulses  to  bet  on  the  result  of  the  concluding  heat  were 
almost  entirely  disregarded  ;  odds,  however,  were  in  a  few  in- 
stances offered  on  Wagner. 

In  detaiUng  the  contest  for  the  third  heat,  we  are  compelled 
to  record 


Vol.  I.— 18 


"  A  few  of  the  unpleosantest  words 
That  e'er  man  writ  on  paper  1  " 


swcsassRBBaeFr, 


274: 


THE  U0B8E- 


At  the  ^v'ord  "Go,"  they  broke  off  with  a  racing  stride, 

,vitU  a..  ca,j  stroU  ''^''g''   ''°  "     ,     ,  '    ,„„„  „,■,„,  to  fo.u-  or 
land  House,  ^vl.en  he  ™«euly  Me.ea  ■;»  ^'  ^'    '       ,,^,  ;^,, 

Lu  had  his  l»<'-f-;J,,4fr«hotwenlnfo,™ed 
the  hoi-se  promised  to  re  -ei  P"'™"'/ '  ,,„„  ^„t  ,i,at  neither 
us  that  the  rnkle  anJ  j"h,t  were  a  httle  Bwollen  bnU 

„e  horse's  P-te™  nor  cannon  '^--J- ;**■,,, ether 
leaders  were  as  sound  as  e^m.  >  ^ 

he  will  over  stand  another  .»n ng     >f  »-];„,,,„„  ^, 

"*''td"^un°er    laveThe  eldial  sympathy  of   their 
owners  and    manageis  na  „„„„,.„iiv    there  is  no  one 

,,iends,  and  ^^^^l^^^^^^'^^ '' ""^  t 
rir'fl^allant  l-ray,  and  their  heartiest  wishes  for  h« 

^^tCX:'£ey  Eagle  was  stopped,  C-  puW^agn„  ^^^^ 
o(  his  stride,  and  galloped  him  '>-  ^  ^^^,,  JX  Wainer's 
of  the  High  Mettled  Eaeer  was  f  J  ^  '^f^^J,  '^2,  i,/i„.a- 

srr:ts~a':;:^:aasifhedidnot 


stride, 
lis ;  the  pace  was 
Dressly  cliar<:;ed  to 
er  accordingly  led 
1  being  cheered  as 
on  after  to  four  or 
Eagle  made  play, 
opposite  the  Oak- 
if  shot,  and  after 
Grey  Eagle  has  let 
the  spectators  be- 
iincement,  the  tear- 
daughters,  and  the 
e  of  her  sons,  indi- 
liicli  they  regarded 
lant  champion  ?     It 
at  Grey  Eagle  liad 
fore  leg,  but  it  has 
in  the  coffin  joirt. 
aged  the  leg  with  a 
jpt  wet,  would  have 
»n  his  pastern  joints 
■night  after  the  race 
;r.  Sliotwell  informed 
illen,  but  that  neither 
!re  affected,  and  his 
bt,  however,  wliether 
slight  wrench  would 
;  add,  that,  wliile  his 
sympathy   of   tlieir 
lly,  there  is   no  one 
:pression  of  their  ad- 
artiest  wishes  for  his 


to  pulled  "Wagner  out 
nd.  The  intelligence 
dicated  by  Wagner's 
tretch  home  he  inva- 
red  as  if  he  did  not 


GREY  EAGLE  BREAKS  DOWN. 


275 


know  what  was  required  of  him,  frequently  bursting  off  in 
spite  of  his  rider.  On  the  fourth  mile,  as  he  passed  his  own 
stable,  the  rubbe.s  and  riders  standing  on  its  roof  gave  him  a 
hearty  cheer,  and  the  gallant  horse  broke  off,  and  in  spite  of 
Cato's  utmost  exertions,  ran  at  the  very  top  of  his  speed  for  near- 
ly 500  yards,  as  if  plied  with  steel  and  whalebone  the  whole 
way  I  We  never  saw  a  more  magnificent  exhibition  of  un- 
flinching game ;  even  the  triends  of  Grey  Eagle  forgot  their  dis- 
tress for  a  moment,  in  doing  justice  by  a  cheer  to  the  gallant 
and  victorious  champion  of  Louisiana  I     Recapitulation  ; — 

Saturday,  Oct  B. — Jockey  Club  purse,  $1,500,  conditions  as  before,  fonr-mllo  heats. 
Jas.  S.  Garrison's,  John  CampbcH's,  ch.  b.  Wagner,  by  Sir  Charles,  out  of  Maria  West, 

by  Marlon,  5  years,       .........    Cato.    811 

A.  L.  Shotwll's  gr.  c.  Grey  Eagle,  by  Woodpecker,  out  of  Ophelia,  by  Wild  Medley, 

4  years,        .........    Stephen  Welch.    1    2    • 

Wllln  Vlley's  b.  f.  Emily  Johnson,  own  sister  to  Singleton,  by  Bertrand,  out  of  Black- 
Eyed  Susan,  by  Tiger,  4  years,  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .2    diet 

Time,  T.51— 7.43 — third  heat,  no  time  kept    *  Grey  Eagle  gave  way  In  second  mile. 

For  more  convenient  reference,  we  repeat  the  time  of  each 
mile  in  tabular  form ; — 


riBST  DKAT. 

Ist  mile 2.05 

Sdnillo       1.55 

8d  mile 1.56 

4tbmllo 1.55 

7.51 
Amtrican  Turf  Register,  ■^o\.U.^  ^A\9. 


BECOKD  ITEAT. 

1st  mllo 2.08 

2dmllo 1.52 

3d  mile 1.55 

4thuila 1.48 


T.tf 


TniBD  nEAT. 

No  time  kept,  aa  Orey  Eagle 
gave  way  in  running  the  second 
mile. 


The  event  of  this  race  is  one  of  the  things  which  lead  me 
to  deprecate  the  extremity  to  which  four-mile  heat  racing  is 
carried  in  America. 

That  such  races  test  to  the  utmost  the  pluck,  the  endurance, 
and  the  powers  of  the  blood-horse,  is  granted.  That  they  must 
kill,  at  last,  is  certain. 

The  question  is  this ;  Cannot  a  horse's  game,  his  endurance, 
and  his  speed  be  tested,  short  of  destroying  his  physical  ability 
ever  to  prove  them  more  ? 

There  must  be  a  limit  even  to  the  wear  ^f  a  machine.  I  do 
think  that  such  exhibitions  as  the  twenty-mile  race,  from  the  ef- 
fects of  which  one  mare  died,  and,  probably,  not  one  fully  recov- 
ered— as  Wagner's  and  Grey  Eagle's  two  four-mile  races  within 
five  days,  and  other  similar  performances — are  to  be  honored  in 
the  avoidance,  not  the  imitation. — H.  W.  H. 


PEDIGKEE, 

CnAKACTXR.ST.es.  AND  PEKFOBMASCS  OF  BOSTON. 

Bo,To.  .as  bred  by  the  l.te  JtIitsT„*d"\;  Ita^ 

County,  in  1833.     He  ^^as  g       ^  Tuckahoe,  also  bred 

f  r  w'^Tv  mT^Io^z  nJ:  d^^^^  l^y  I-P-  Alderman  -t 
by  Mr.  W.-by  1^;^^^   ;^^^^^  ^ndam  by  Symmes'  Wdd- 

of  a  mare  by  Imp.  Clocktast  ^       „,'\a  •  Carter  Brox- 

air.    Young  Kitty  Fisher  by  nnp.  ^;-  ^^Xn  ;  Bald 

ton's  imp.  Kitty  Fisher  by  ^r\«'  ^ '  ^^^^ 

601U  uy  0"-'.  '       x"^^  (fcoAft  mul  was  tramed  m  lodo-i, 

1  Eives,  of  Kichmond,  Ya.,  for  $800,  ana  was  ^^ 

3        C^Sh.'  a  e^^^^^^^^^  lad,™  BosW.  iocW  »P  to 

Patrick,  .n,il  .bis  XS;"^',C™1  imporLt  races, 
latter  having  go-..e  to  K»»'"'=y  '"  '       ^       j,,^  j.t  heat  of  his 

all  of  which  he  won.    I°,^"f  ;.^??''' °'  "     ,„id  to  Mr.  Ja.ne» 
,ace  against  Decatw  and  Vasbt^Boston  was  sod       ^^^ 

-^"tSs'lVstnat,  with  white  stoc«^^^^^^^^^^ 


S  OF  BOSTON. 

1,  Esq.,  of  Eich- 
baled  in  Henrico 
'x\  Timoleon,  out 
kahoe,  also  bred 
p.  Alderman,  out 
y  Symmes'  Wild- 
lit;  Carter  Brox- 
's  Arabian ;  Bald 
ra}',  by  Brimmer, 
Boston,   Bee   the 
840.    Boston  was 
to  Mr,  Nathaniel 
trained  in  1836-7, 
of  one   "  cavalry 
Lrtlmr  Taylor  had 
ton's  jockey  up  to 
campaign  of  1838, 
id  ridden  by  Gil. 
Gil.'s  place,  the 
il  important  races, 
be  Ist  heat  of  his 
sold  to  Mr.  James 
half  of  the  purse, 
"m.  E.  Johnson,  of 

1  on  both  liind  feet, 
respects  than  color 
ritish  phenomenon, 


PEKKORMANCKS  OF  BOSTON. 

Harkaway.  Tlioy  have  alike  prodi<^ious  depth  of  chest,  and  im- 
mensely powerful  loins,  thighs,  and  hocks.  Boston  is  a  trifle  oidy 
above  15A  hands  high,  under  the  standiird,  but  to  the  eye  seems 
taller,  owing  to  his  immense  substance ;  he  is  a  short-limbed 
horse,  with  a  barrel  rather  flat,  or  "  slab-sided  "  than  round, 
and  well-ribbed  home,  while  his  back  is  a  prodigy  of  strength  ; 
ten  pounds  extra  weight  would  hardly  "  set  him  back  uiiy." 
Though  he  has  occasionally  sulked,  Boston  runs  on  his  courage, 
and  is  never  ridden  with  spurs.  He  is  no  beauty,  his  neck  and 
head  being  unsightly,  while  his  hips  are  ragged,  rendering  him 
'*  a  rum  'un  to  look  at ; "  that  he  is  "  a  good'  un  to  go,"  however, 
wo  imagine  will  be  generally  conceded  after  reading  the  annexed 
recapitulation  of 

HIS   PERFORMANCES. 

1830. 

April  20.  Broad  Rock,  Ya Swccepstakcs..Milc  hcnts lost        $ 

Boston,  8  yrs.  old,  bolted  In  the  first  heat,  when  running  ahead. 
Ock  12.  Petcrabiirff,  Va Purse Two-mile  heats won  800 

Beating  N.  Biddio,  Mary  Archie,  Juliana,  John  Floyd,  and  ch.  f.  by  Ilenry. 

Nov.  3.  Hanover,  C.  II.,  Va Purse Tlirec-iiiile  heats won  400 

Beating  Betsey  Mingo,  Upton  Heath,  Nick  Biddle,  Alp,  Bayard,  and  • 
Oobanna  filly. 

Ifay  4.  Washington  City Purse Three-mile  heats won  500 

Beating  Norwood,  Mary  Selden,  Meteor,  Lydla,  bro.  to  Virginia  Oravea. 
Oct.  5.  Washington  City Purse Three-mile  heats won  500 

Beating  Prince  George,  Stockton,  Mary  Solden,  Virginia  Graves,  Caroline 
Bnowdon,  and  Leesburg,  in  6.60— fi.S2. 
Oct.  19.  Baltimore,  Md Purse Three-mile  heati won  500 

Beating  Camsldel,  CIppus,  and  Red  Rat,  in  S.5t— 4).08. 
Oct.  26.  Camden,  N.  J Purse ...Three-mile  heats won  COO 

Beating  Betsey,  Andrew  and  Tipton,  In  6.51—6.02. 

1838. 

May  3.  Union  Course,  L.  I Purse Three-mile  heats won  500 

Boston,  now  6  yrs.  old,  walked  over. 
May  18.  Beacon  Course,  N.  J. ..Purse ..Four-mile  heats won        1,000 

Beating  Dosorls,  without  extending  himself. 
May  25.  Camden,  N.  J Purse Four-mile  heats won        1,000 

'eating  Decatur,  who  had  Just  distanced  Fanny  Wyatt,  In  a  match  for 
$10,000,  In  7.4S,  at  Washington. 
June  1.  Union  Course,  L.  I Purse Four-mile  heats won        1,000 

Beating  Charles  Carter,  who  broke  down,  in  7.40 — the  first  three  miles  run 
in&36illl 
June  8.  Beacon  Course,  N.  J., ..Purse Four-mile  heats won        1,000 

Beating  Duano,  who  won  the  first  heat,  la  7.62—7.54—8.80.    B.  sulked. 


o»g  THE   H0E8E. 

v„  Purse Four-milc  lieata.. 

Oct.  4.  rct^-aburp,  Va l  "rse 

ncUns  Polly  Green  In  a  »«»"•  y^^^.^^o  boats. 

Oct.  lit.  Haltimoro,  Md ,"  .t«rt 

„„.„.„  .a,  p«.a  ...00  out  of  the  pnr..  not  ^^^,^^^^^^^  ,^,,3 

27.  Cumdcn,  N.  J -1  "'^'•'••••"  •...„„ 


,.won 


,.reo. 


Oct.  27 

jston  wo   . 
Nov.  2.  I' "ion  Course,  L.  I I'urso 


„„,ton  was  ,:.ld  »B00  out  oi  the  pur.e  not  to  .tnrt^^_^_^^  ^^^^^ 


,.won 


-Beating  Decatur  with  oa,c  in  8.00_7^Ti.  ^^^^^_^.^^  ^^^^^ 

Nov.  9.  Houcon  Course  N.  J-1  "^««";"    .,.„  ciab  Parse..  , 


1700 

700 

BOO 

600 

1,000 

1,000 


Beating  Doeatur.    This  year  B.  won 
$1,000  more  for  not  starting. 


nine  .Tookey  Club  Parses,  «nd  received 


lS3f». 


v„  Match  Two-milo  heats... 

April  16.  rct.n,burg,  ^»-;-;-^'^,;- •••.„,„,  „ff  m,  foot. 

Beaten  by  Portsmouth,  In  8.50-8.4^.  ^  Thrccmilc  heats. 


..lost. 


i.WOD 


^^^"£:t":'S;S:.i^cl^^y -^^ -i''  easo-the  ^.  time  ever 

,nadocnthi»cou.=o.  your-milc  beats won 

May  9.  WaBl|i"gtoK  t.ty.„...^..aj.r^^..^...^_^^^_  ^^^  ^^^  ^^^^^^  ,„^  ,^ 


Beating  Tom  Walker, 

'■""•      ,  V  J     Purse Four-mile  heats., 


,.won 


May  24.  '•-"•^^"•^^^•^•---^-"tVo^gh-several  "eraek."  were  on  the 


Boston,  now 


K""""*-     „   .  pu„e Four-mile  heats...  . 

n,  N.  ''■■^—•—'•^^  ____     ^  ^^^  lust  woo  a  2d  heat  In  7, 
atur  and 
June  7.  Union  Course, 


..won 


May  81.  Trenton 


V.  had  Just  woo  1 


Beat.„..ec.urandVa.htlwlthe^.    V.-;^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
T   TTninn  (bourse,  L.  1 lurai- ^    __ 


,46. 


.won 


Beating  Decatur  -dBaUe  Peyton  ^^^^^^^  ,eats won 

.   -  ._  0  An     T  KO— hp^t  1 

Beating  The  Queen  II 


Sept.  26.  Petersburg,  Va.... l-   ''°^^;;;,„o„,»de  on  the  course 

Beating  The  Queen  and  Ome«a  In  8.02-7.52-1)631  urn 

tothlsdate^  Stakc....Four-mile  heats won 

Oct.  17.  Cumden,  N.  J"--:-V:-;:.:^i,,,t,tWashlngtonln 7.401 


«      _  i_  T  jn     n  had  won  a  heat  ni  "  usuiugw" .« 

BeatingOmegaln7_49.    0.  had -.on        yo^f.^Ue  heats. 

Oct.  23.  Trenton,  N.  J ^     T',Jt    tm 

Beating  Decatur  and  Master  Henry  In  T.5T-7.68. 


,,won 


1840. 


1.  Petersburg,  Va Purse 


, .Four-mile  heats.. 


..won 


'"''  ^lirgAZ^^ettZwh;  -^nthe  1st  heat,  ,n7.50-8.04-t1.e  best  tlmeevcr 


"^""^ci;^:: Pu:.e Four-mile  heats., 


,.won 


600 
SOD 

1,000 

• 

1,000 
1,000 
7,000 

7,000 
1,000 

700 

1,000 

1,000 


700 


600 


Mav  8.  W  ...ington  City 

_  Purse Four-mile  heats won 

'''■%XtSlX^^^^--:S^^^^^ won 

*^^*-^r:Trl^i;i-;;::-a.Up e..n^^^^^^  ^^^       ,0,000 

Dec.  7.  Augusta,  «'^---;-;--;  I^^^^'m  G.  was  drawn. 

Beating  Oano  in  agallop  1°T.BT   alter  y^u^.-^e  heats WOn 

p,,c.  17.  Augusta,  ^''■••■••"••i^f  ;f/r:v« "' 

B««UDg  B«nt»  Anna  ad  Omega  In  T.{»-T.«. 


800 


WINNINGS  OP   BOSTON.  279 

IHll. 

Iri  the  Spring  Boston  stood  at  Chesterfield,  Va.,  and  covered  42  marea 

It  1100  etch. 
Sept.  :ti>.  IVicTsburg,  Va Purse Four-mile  hcdts won  700 

licatlng  Tuxu  without  an  effort 
Oct.  8.  Alcxuntirin,  I).  0 IV'rsc Four-mile  heats won  800 

B'JBton  valknd  ovor  though  seve.  I  oracka  wore  preaont. 
Oct.  \!>.  Washington  Oity Purse Four-mile  heats won  800 

Beating  Accident,  Nod  Hazard,  and  Oreonblll  with  caao. 
Oct.  21.  Ualtiriiore,   Md Purrt(> Four-mile  heats won  600 

Botttlrg  Mariner,  who  won  lat  heat  In  8.0(H— 8.05— RIO— courao  very  heavy. 

Oct.  28.  I'limdLn,  N.  J Purse Four-mile  heats lost 

Distil ni'i'il  liy  .li.liii  Mlipunt  iiml  Kiislilon  In  7.42— Illiiiint  hroko  down  In  2il  hent,  which 
wtia  woit  by  Fii.sliliMi  in  7,^i.     llu^ttiMi  dfiid  nnil.t:*,  iiiiiibic  to  run  a  nillu  under  *J,10.     .  . 
Ill  IMJ,  Ktiirtiil  Ihi-  tliiun;  won  three;  loat  two. 

May  1.1,  I''iili'n  C.iiirsi',  I..  I.,  piirsi',  lour  iiillo  heiiti) 1,000 

May  'id,  <'aiiiili'ii,  N.  .1.,  luiise,  liiin-iiilli'  I ciils 800 

Oct.  21,  Hultiiiiiire,  Md.,  piiise,  fijiir-inlle  heiitii (SOU 

In  IM'I.  Ktiu'tcd  once,  iiml  won. 
Sept.  29,  Poteraburg,  Va.,  <iur»o,  tUreu-iiillo  lienta .       800 


Started  4!i  tlinca,  won  40,  loat  B;  total  winnings. 


$81,200 

Thlrtv  of  t'leae  rarea  at  fiiur-mlle  heats,  Qvc  he  walked  Tor;  nino  tbroe-uiilo  beats,  walked  fur 
uno;  and  one  ut  two-iiillu  lieata. 

It  is  due  to  Boston  to  state,  that  in  his  four-year-old  form  lie 
was  prevented  from  starting  for  the  large  purses  offered  for  four- 
mile  heats,  by  being  in  the  same  stable  with  Atalanta,  Lady  Clif- 
den,  Argyle  and  Mary  Blunt.  And  it  is  no  less  due  to  him  than 
to  his  liberal  and  high-spirited  owners  to  add,  that  from  a  regard 
to  the  best  interests  of  the  Turf,  they  have  frequently  allowed 
him  to  remain  in  his  stable,  when  by  starting  him  they  could 
liave  taken  the  purses  without  an  effort.  Boston,  after  his  match 
with  Gano,  at  Augusta,  could  have  M-^on  a  Jockey  Club  purse 
there,  and  at  Savannah  and  Charleston.  In  the  Spring  of  1840, 
he  started  but  twice,  though  he  could  have  easily  won  every  four- 
mile  purse  given  between  Petersburg  and  Long  Island.  His 
owners,  in  the  latter  instance,  were  personally  appealed  to,  and 
consented  to  send  him  home  from  Washington,  while  one  of  the 
Northern  proprietors  proposed  to  exclude  him  from  running. 
Several  other  occasions  might  be  named  on  which  Boston  has 
been  withdrawn  from  the  contest,  at  the  request  of  the  pro- 
prietors of  courses,  upon  a  representation  that  his  entrance 
would  destroy  the  sport  and  disappoint  the  public. 

Boston  now  at  the  advanced  age  of  eight  year*,  after  a  racing 
career  of  unparalleled  severity  is  still  as  sound  as  a  dollar,  with 
legs  as  free  from  blemish  as  a  3  yr.  old.  The  field  of  his  bril- 
liant, never-fading  victories  extends  from  New  York  to  Georgia, 
and  he  has  not  only  beaten,  one  after  another,  every  hoi-se  within 


t80 


THE  noRBE. 


hiB  reach,  l,nt  he  hnB  chuUcnpod  all  othcrB  oin^np  o  .neot 
tm  n  Iheir  o.vn  gvouncl.  Napoleon  found  a  Wu-  loo  n^ 
BO  has  IWon,  hut  the  latter  is  hcaten,  not  defeat  d  .1^  he 
former  it  will  he  fomul  that  "ho  is  never  niorc  to  ho  1  Mued 
I  an  ;  hil  everHCS."  When  dead  amiss  he  ^^•a8  heaten,  it 
tru  e      ce\vaB  a  splendid  one-one  of  the  hest  ever 

run    n  Auu-rica-hut  Boston  had  no  part  in  it ;  he  could  not 

over  a  course  which  has  hcen  trained  on  for  l.alt  a  ccnnuy  i 
Wctha  event,  Boston  has  offered  to  run  four-imle  heats 
^'Z^J^t<^  1-rses  in  the  .orUr  for  $45,000,  winch  was 

not'accepted,and  since  his  ^^^^^^  X^^^'^lXltr^'^. 
has  challeuKed  her  to  run  him  next  Spring  for  $20,000.  Iho 
"n  r  of  his  match  will  richly  merit  and  most  assuredly  e- 
cTo  tl^  proud  title  of  Champion  of  tub  Amkuican  Tuuk;  let 
"slop  therefore,  that  each  will  come  to  the  post  in  tip-top 
;:,SCand  we  may  confidently  anticipate  witnessing  the  hest 
race  without  exception  ever  run  in  America. 

Boston's  pedigree  in  externa,  as  given  in  the  13th  volume 
nf  flip  "  American  Tui-f  Register  ; "—  ^  , .     -o         » 

''  '833.  Boston,  ch.,  h.,  hy  Timoleon,  out  of Jo^-  Bjown 
^nn,  own  sister  to  Tuckahoe  and  Revenge,  by  Florize. ,  Her 
1  m-tTie  ;  ndam,  too,  of  Luda,-by  English  Alderman  ;  ^ 
.randam  by  English  Clockfast,  and  her  dam  by  Symme  s  Wi  1- 
dat  Gr  granlam  Young  Kitty  Fisher,  by  i-P-  F---;f^' 
dair.     w.  i,«  Cade— by  CuUen's  Arabian,  Bald 

"'' mt  TfuZ    by  S.  Archy,  dam  by  E.g.i*  Salt™., 

i„g,l  p  ntm  Tabi,l,a,own  ™,.r  to  Mis.  Kingsland-out 
of  Pog^S's  d»m-by  Tre„tham.-S»e  Genealogy,  3. 

♦  See  Note  •  on  page  283. 


Boston's  anokbtky. 


281 


"crinjT  to  meet 
AViitcrloo  n.ul 
fi'Ufi'd  ;  liko  tho 
ro  to  bo  feared 
was   boateii,  it 
tho  l)C'8t  ever 
;  lie  could  not 
nstcad  of  l)eing 
inifs  over,"  bis 
lie  was  taken  up 
trial,  to  SCO  whe- 
H  services  in  the 
I)  went  over  two 
was  not  only  tho 
t  trial  ever  made 
half  a  century  1 
four-mile  heats 
5,000,  which  was 
ri,  by  Fashion,  he 
or  $20,000.     Tlio 
nost  assuredly  re- 
[KuicAN  Tuijk;  let 
e  post  in  tip-top 
I'itnessing  the  best 


the  13th  volume 

of  Robin  Brown's 
,  by  Florizel ;  her 
.  Alderman ;  great 
by  Symme's  Wil- 
imp.  Fearnought, 
en's  Arabian,  Bald 
vay,  by  Brimmer. 
English  Saltram. 

1  by  English  Rock- 
S8  Kingsland — out 
alogy,  3. 


1781.  Rockingham,  as  a  raco-horse,  the  best  son  of  High- 
flyer— Herod's  best  son— out  of  F   lity,  by  Matcheiii,  &c. 

1780.  Saltram,  by  Eclipse,  oui  '"  Virago  by  Snap— Rega- 
ins, Arc. 

1801.  Florizel,  by  English  Diomed,  dam  by  English  Shark, 
grandain  by  Harris's  Eclij)se — son  of  English  Feunioiiglit,  out 
of  English  SteUa,  by  Shakspeare — Cassandra,  A''  ;  Fearnought 
—Jolly  Roger,  &c.  Like  English  Eclipse,  Flov.v  ;,  in  bis  bril- 
liant career,  was  neither  touched  by  whip  nor  spur,  no  competitor 
being  alilc  to  coine  near  him  ;  yet  Sir  Archy  is  regarded  as  tho 
best  son  of  Diomed. 

1777.  Diomed,  ch.,  by  Florizel — son  of  Herod — dam  by 
Sj)ectator — Blank — Childers — Miss  Belvoir,  &c. 

1787.  Alderman,  by  Pot8o8,  out  of  Lady  Bolingbroke,  by 
S<iuirrel,  out  of  Herod's  dam,  Cypron,  by  Blaze. 

1774.  Clockfast,  by  Gimcrack,  out  of  Miss  Ingram,  by 
Regains. 

1777.  Wildair,  Symme's,  by  English  P'carnouglit,  dam,  by 
English  Jolly  Roger,  out  of  English  Kitty  Fisher,  by  Cade. 

1755.  Fearnouglit,  l)y  Regulus — son  of  the  Godolphin  Ara- 
bian— dam  by  Wliitenose,  by  Rattle — Darley  Arabian — Bay 
Arabian — Ilelmsley  Turk,  «fec. 

1741.  Jolly  Roger,  by  Roundhead — son  of  Childers, — dam 
by  Partner,  &c. 

Tliose  conversant  with  English  pedigrees,  will  at  once  see 
how  largely  Boston's  blood  partakes  of  that  of  the  Darley  and 
Godolphin  Arabian,  and  of  the  Byerly  Turk,  through  their 
most  renowned  descendants,  iiying  Childers,  Eclipse,  Snap, 
Herod,  Highflyer,  &o.  We  will  here  take  a  review  of  some  of 
these  patriarchs  of  the  Turf  con.iected  with  Boston's  pedigree, 
and  of  some  others  as  found  in  Fashion's  pedigree. 

It  is  deemed  unnecessary  more  than  to  mention  Childers, 
Eclipse,  and  Highflyer — the  nonpareils  of  their  respective 
eras. 

1718.  Partner,  by  Jig — son  of  the  Byerly  Turk, — dam  by  the 
Curwen  Bay  Barb,  &c.,  succeeded  Flying  Childers  as  the  best 
race-horee  at  Newmarket. 

1734.  Cade,  by  the  Godolphin  Arabian,  out  of  the  famed 


282 


THK   nORBE. 


plato  nmrf>  Roxann,  by  the  Buld  Galloway,  gained  cBpecial  co- 

k'britv  UH  the  Hire  to  Matchem. 

1730  Roculus,  by  the  Go.b.lpliiu  Arabian,  out  of  the  famous 
Gray  ll.'.bin...n,  by  the  I'.ald  (ialloway,  ^vaH  the  boHt  raec-hor.e 
of  hi«  day-thc  Bii-c  of  Fearnought,  of  Kclipso'B  dan.,  and  others 

"    TtIs.  Matchem,  the  best  horse  of  his  era,  was  got  by  Cado, 
dam  by  Tartner,  &c. 

1741).  Spectator,  by  Crab,  dam  by  Partner ;  ho  was  the  only 
horse,  except  Mirza,  that  ]>eat  Matchem.         ,       ,      -,       . 

1750.  Snap,  by  Snip-son  of  Childers-dam  by  Fox,  &c., 
was  the  best  race-horse  at  Newmarket  succeeding  those  above 
named.  He  twice  beat  Marske,  of  the  same  year,  the  s.ro  to 
Eclipse  ;  was  distinguished,  too,  for  beauty  and  symmetry,  and 
as  a  stallion  of  the  lirst  celebrity-sire  of  twonty-one  noted 
brood  mares,  including  the  dams  of  Sir  Peter,  Medley,  Saltram, 

^^"n'sa^'llerod,  by  Tartar,  dam  by  Blaze,  &c.    Because  of 
Herod's  renown  ou  the  Turf  and  in  the  stud,  no  comment  is  re- 

"^"^  iteO.  Gimcraclc,  by  Cripple,  out  of  Miss  Elliott,  by  Partner, 
&c.    Of  37  races  he  won  28-matches  and  plates  to  an  immense 

'""mi.  Shark,  bv  Marske,  sire  to  Eclipse,  dam  by  Snap-- 
Marlborough-son  of  the  Godolphin  Arabian-Natural  Barb 
Z^  Zl  extraordinary  horse  won  upwards  of  20,000  gumeas 
Tstakes  &c.,  beating  the  best  horses,  Dorimant,&c.;  "equally 
"o  t  speek  and  ftoutness,  beating  the  best  of  his  contem- 
foLies  af  their  own  play."  He  was  s  re  to  the  dams  ot  Am. 
Florizel,  of  Am.  Maid  of  the  Oaks,  Lady  Lightfoot,  &c 

1773.  PotSos,  ch.,  by  Eclipse,  SportVmistres.,  &c.  He 
^vas  the  rival  to  Dungannon,  as  the  best  race-horse  of  Echpse  s 
Jet  and  to  King  Fergus  as  the  best  stallion.  Lmeally,  Waxy, 
Whalbone,  Camel,  Touchstone,    &c.,    are    descended    froux 

^'1?76.  Medley,  gr.  by  Gimcrack,  out  of  sister  to  Sir  Peterjs 
dam  by  Snap.  He  was  an  excellent  and  stout  runner,  frequent- 
ly beating  the  celebrities  of  his  day.  But  he  was  most  renowned 
in  the  stud  of  Virginia. 


BOSTON  S   ANCK8TKY. 


283 


il  cRpecial  CO* 

of  tlio  fainnns 
Icrit  racc-lioi-so 
[nil,  niid  others 

fj^ot  by  Cade, 

0  was  tlio  only 

l)y  Fox,  itc, 

i<^  those  above 

ar,  the  siro  to 

Hyiiiinctry,  and 

enty-ono  noted 

edloy,  Saltrain, 

c.    Eecauso  of 
comment  is  re- 

ott,  by  Partner, 
>  to  an  immense 

lam  by  Snap — 
-Natnral  Barb 
■  20,000  gnincas 
&c. ;  "  equally 
of  his  contem- 
e  dams  of  Am. 
oot,  &c. 

resd,  &c.  He 
rse  of  Eclipse's 
.ineally.  Waxy, 
cscended    from 

r  to  Sir  Peter's 
mner,  frequent- 
most  renowned 


1777.  Diomcd,  pcdi^'oo  given  above,  being  so  disfinguished 
on  both  fiidoH  of  the  Atlantic,  little  more  need  be  said  •'  him. 
He  won  tiie  Derby,  the  Claret,  the  FortoHcuo  Stakes,  Ac  In 
England  his  blimd  huH  bi-cii  widely  diffused  tlirough  Young 
Giantess,  iVc.  As  sire  to  Sir  Archy,  Fiorizel,  Potomac,  Duroc, 
(fee,  Diomed  has  been  a  Turf  patriarch  in  America  for  more 
than  half  i'  century.  Very  few  race-horses  are  now  on  our 
Turf  that  have  not  some  of  Diouied's  blood. — See  (Genealogy,  2. 

1780.  Saltrani,  a  favorite  race-horse  of  the  Prince  of  Wales, 
einco  George  IV.,  won  the  Derby,  beating  in  his  career  all  com- 
petitors, Dungannon,  Phenomenon,  &c.,  and  was  beat  but  once, 
when  Dungannon  won. 

1781.  This  year  j)roduced  Ilockinghara  and  Miss  Kingsland 
—see  Sir  Archy's  pedigree  above — the  best  racj-horses  of  their 
year.    Rockingham  won  tliirty-two  prizes. 

1784.  Citizen,  by  Pacolet,  out  of  Princess,  by  Turk.  Citizen 
was  a  good  and  stout  runner. 

EDITORIAL   NOTE. 

*  (P.  280.)  As  stotM  olHowlirro,  Boston  inixle  tlio  nenHOii  of  1841  nnrl  covo  ■  .d  42 
mnrc'c,  lit  $100  ouch.  After  hi«  bi;:  iiintcli  with  Fiinhioii,  ho  covoroil  Aliil"L\vottn  uml 
Iroiiotto,  uml  iniulu  a  full  oiimi>iiiKii.  In  18'i;t  ho  niiulo  u  roKiilar  soanon  at  Spriin? 
Grovo,  llunovor  Co.,  Va.,  at  $70  each.  In  1844,  Hlood  at  Wushington  City,  ot  $00 
per  season.  After  tlie  seiiHons  of  ISI.'i  and  '40,  ho  eumo  oi'*,  to  Koiiliioky  either  in 
tlio  winter  or  eiirly  in  the  spring  of  1817,  imil  niiido  tho  HOiiHotis  of  1H47,  '4H,  iinil 
'49,  lit  K.  11.  Dliicktitinrs,  near  S^print?  .Station,  Woodford  Co.,  Ky.  Mr.  liluokhiirii, 
in  a  letter  to  us,  stato.s  that  ho  was  a  very  Hiiro  foal  getter,  aud  that  ho  covered  at 
$&0  [Kjr  Hoa8on,  and  wont  to  about  sixty-llvo  niaros  each  year,  lie  died  tho  full  of 
1840,  in  his  sovonteeiith  year,  tho  (jreatest  loss  to  brooders  sinco  tho  days  of  Sir 
Arefty  and  Diomcd.  lie  caino  to  Kentucky  in  very  bad  weather,  was  much  exposed 
in  his  trip  out,  and,  npoii  his  arrival  at  Mr.  Blackburn's,  wcs  sulToriupt  from  a  very 
Bovero  cold,  from  tho  etl'ects  of  which  Mr.  B.  states  ho  novci  entirely  recovered. 

dcston's  get. 

Arrow,  Attllit,  nilly  Bostun,  IHg  Dnstun,  Ilnston,  Jr.,  Day  DoUnn,  lioh  Johnson,  nii;  Inillnn, 
Bostunii,  Itc'im  Mule,  Catchoni,  C'laru,  Clnm  Mlntcr,  Cumuioilore,  Cracker,  Cuhiinblu,  nic  Cluppvr- 
tun,  Dick  Duty,  Dick  Kariicttt,  Financier,  Uuli1|>ln.  Jack  KInc,  Juu  Laws,  ilolin  Hopkins, 
Inspector,  Isiilii'lla,  Jonny  LInil,  M.ijor  Jonos,  Mnilclino,  Muiluino  liriice,  Medwny,  I.cconitc,  Lox- 
Intrtiin,  Lucy  Hryiint,  Llttlo  Itose,  Nat  Itlick,  Nelly  Hardin,  Notar  Prioe,  Orator,  Nins  (tlio  dani  of 
PKnet),  Ued  Kyu,  Uiii)r):ol(l,  liosntie,  Tolly-lio.  Tliirtecn  of  T^UMlp^  Tom  Walker,  Uncle  N»d,  Vid- 
Ugeur,  Wade  Humplon,  White  Eye,  Wild  Bill,  Young  Boston,  Hawkins,  Boston,  and  Betty  King. 

Look  here,  what  an  array  of  notables?  They  made  a  now  era  in  raeiiiR.  Timo 
seemed  as  iiothin};,  they  di;'  ■11  and  more  than  was  rciiuirod  of  them.  J^ooomto 
carried  four  miles  in  the  t,. cu^'es,  and  Lexington  into  the  teens,  and  if  Bo.s*)n  had 
done  nothing  else  in  tlio  stm;,  '  ocomto  and  Lexington  would  and  liavo  given  him 
imperishable  fume. 


PEDIGEEE, 

CHARACTERISTICS,  AND  PERFORMANCES  OF  FASHION. 

fsT  kTc^^ t' ift^rto  sU  down  over  the  S.ud  Book  and 

Ltj.";:::e.pe....ee.^^^^^^ 

^Z„=e.so^B>ne  .y  Sir  °>-f  _; Xntor-Cl- ^^' '^a«^ 
.erybest.aee4>o.je     B^^^^^^^^^^  I;_^^,^  ^^^,  „„.„„^„„ 

He  was  subsequently  ^^^f  f .  ^^  ^."''''ji";:;      '  t  bv  Catton 
oi    1  *^r,     TriiRtpp  -was  foaled  m  Isiiy,  ana  wab  ^^i  uj 


rERFOKMANCES   OF   FASHION. 


285 


FAsmoy. 

,  of  Madison, 
the  26th  April, 

3  Stud  Book  and 
ime  remark  will 

most  eminently 
th  sire  and  dam, 

years.  Fashion 
of  the  celebrated 
f  Eeality— "  the 
sr  saw."  Ecality 
ds  back  through 

Monkey,  Silver- 
i-e.  Trustee,  the 
in  England,  and 
ke  of  Cleveliind, 

101  subscribers, 
den,  Corbin  and 
IS  got' by  Catton 
)lood  of  Hermes, 
that  of  Penelope, 
1  the  side  of  his 

to  other  winners 
;,  won  the  Derby 

ith  a  star,  and  u 


ring  of  white  above  the  coronet  of  her  left  hind  foot ;  on  her 
right  quarter  she  is  marked  with  three  dark  spots,  like  Plenipo, 
and  other  "  terribly  high-bred  cattle."  She  is  about  15  J  hands 
high  under  the  standard,  rising  high  on  the  withers,  with  a 
light  head  and  neck,  faultless  legs,  an  oblique,  well-shaped 
shoulder,  and  a  roomy,  deep,  and  capacious  chest.  She  has 
good  length  of  barrel,  which  is  well  ribbed  out,  and  he  loins 
are  well  arched  and  supported  by  strong  fillets.  Though  finely 
put  up  forehanded,  her  great  excellence  consists  in  the  muscular 
developments  of  her  quarters,  thighs,  and  gaskins.  As  in  'he 
greyhound  and  the  hare,  the  seat  of  the  propelling  power  in  the 
horse,  which  enables  him  to  move  with  a  great  degree  of 
velocity,  is  centred  in.  his  hind  quarters ;  necessarily  in  propor- 
tion to  their  strength  there,  will  be  the  impulse  which  impels 

the  whole  mass  forward.   \    

Fashion  has  been  trained  for  all  her  engagements  by  Mr. 
Samuel  Laird,  of  Colt's  Neck,  N.  J.,  and  ridden  by  his  son 
Joseph,  the  best  jockey  at  the  North.  Mr.  Gibbons,  her  owner, 
having  been  unfortunate  with  his  former  trainer — who  nearly 
ruined  Mariner  in  breaking  him — and  who  is  opposed  to  the 
general  plan  of  training  colts  at  2  yrs.  old,  resolved  that  Fashion 
should  not  be  taken  up  until  her  form  had  attained  a  greater 
degree  of  maturity  ;  consequently  she  was  not  brought  out  until 
the  Fall  of  her  3  yr.  old  year.  rFashion  goes  with  a  long  rating 
stroke,  gathers  well,  and  moves  with  the  utmost  ease  to  herself; 
what  is  rather  singular,  she  runs  with  a  loose  rein ;  she  is 
true  as  steel,  has  a  remarkable  turn  of  speed,  can  be  placed  any 
where,  and  nothing  can  be  finer  than  her  disposition ;  amore. 
bloodlike,  hmirs!  mare,  was  never  bi  lught  to  the  post^Eeing 
in  a  public  tiumxng  stable,  with  Clarion  and  Mariner,  her  half- 
brother,  both  of  them  winners  at  three  and  four-mile  heats. 
Fashion  has  been  compelled  to  "  take  her  turn  "  in  riinning 
for  "  the  big  things,"  else  the  amount  of  her  winnings  might 
have  been  increased  as  well  as  the  number  of 


HER   PERFORMANCES. 
1S40. 

Oct  21.  Camden,  K.  J Sweepstake Two-mile  heats won 

Beating  Amelia  Priestmsn  In  the  mud ;  two  paid  forfeit. 
Oct.  27.  Trenton,  N.  J Sweepstake Two-mile  heats won 

Beating  Fleetfout  and  Nannio  ;  two  paid  forfeit 


1800 
1,100 


286 


THE  HOESE. 


too 


200 
400 
800 


•3,800 


1841. 

May  5.  Union  Course,  L.  I Purso............Thrce.n.ile  heats won 

Beat,n,  Sy.pWae.  Prospect,  ..ee^^t,  -^  M-.^^- .^.,^  ,^,,, ,,,, 

time  4.06—8.52—3.511—85.6. 

timc,4.uo-^  T         Piirap      Two-mile  heats won 

Oct.  1.  Union  Course,  L.  1 t  u^sc 

jjeaungire  Thrcc-tnile  heats won 

Oct.  20.  Baltimore,  M(l i  urse >■  „  „„,^ 

and  distancing  Boston  In  1st  heat;  time,  7.42—7.48. 

Starting  In  thr.e  trainings,  seven  times,  and  winning  six  races,  one  at  four, 
and  two  at  three-mile  heats,  winning 

We  have  noticed  the  fact  of  her  not  having  been  trained  in 
the  Spring  of  her  3  yr.  old  year  ;  last  Spring,  too  ^^"^^tunate  y, 
after  her  race  at  Camden,  she  went  amiss,  and  was  prudently 
turned  out  until  the  Fall,  when  she  came  out  again,  and  won  not 
only  at  two  and  at  three-mile  heats,  but  at  four.  Her  ast  race  is 
one  of  t^e  best,  at  four-mile  heats,  ever  run  in  the  Uni  ed 
States  In  the  only  race  she  ever  lost-it  will  be  seen  that 
she  L  beaten  by  Tyler  after  winning  heat;  Tylei-won 

the  3d  and  4th  heats,  in  the  last  of  which  she  was  2d,  having 
beaten  Trenton-who  won  the  Istheat-and  Telemachus  Fioni 
the  fact  of  being  turned  out  after  this  race,  and  of  ^^^^  having 
since  twice  beaten  John  Blount,  who  easily  defeated  Tyler  in  a 
match  for  $5,000,  it  is  fair  to  conclude  that  on  the  occasion  al- 
luded  to  she  was  out  of  condition.  Tlie  brilliant  reputation  she 
acmxired  by  her  last  great  performance,  added  to  the  confident 
impression'ivery  where  entertained  of  her  surpassing  .peed  and 
extraordinary  powers  of  endurance,  are  such  however,  as  to 
reader  quiteyatuitous  any  explanation  as  to  the  cause  of  her 

havina;  once  been  defeated.  ,  i      ir     j  v„ 

As  Fashion's  friends  have  accepted  the  match  oifered  by 
Boston,  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  each  will  come  to  the  post  in  con- 
dition  to  run  for  a  man's  life.  Fashion  will  be  trained  as  usual 
bv  Mr.  Laird,  and  Boston  by  Arthur  Taylor ;  Joe,  no  dovib  , 
will  throw  his  leg  across  the  pig  skin  on  the  mare,  wh^e  G^. 
Patrick,  who  has  more  strength,  though  not  more  scie..ce  or 
coolness  than  Craig,  vriU  probably  be  put  up  again  on  Boston. 


PEDIGREE  Cif  FASHION. 


287 


...won  000 

> lost 

Tyler 
out — 

won  200 

won  400 

won  800 

he  1st, 

at  four, 

•3.800 

been  trained  in 
),  unfortunately, 
d  was  prudently 
ain,  and  won  not 

Her  last  race  is 
I  in  tlie  United 
ill  be  seen  that 
beat ;  Tyler  won 
)  was  2d,  having 
lemachus.  From 
id  of  her  having 
'eated  Tyler  in  a 
the  occasion  al- 
it  reputation  she 
to  the  confident 
assing  speed  and 
,  however,  as  to 
the  cause  of  her 

atch  offered  by 
the  post  in  con- 
trained  as  usual 
Joe,  no  doubt, 
mare,  wh'^e  Gil. 
more  science  or 
igain  on  Boston. 


The  latter  being  an  aged  horse — 9  yrs.  old — will  have  to  carry 
126  lbs.,  while  the  mare's  appropriate  weight,  being  then  5 
yrs.  old,  will  be  111  lbs.  No  match,  the  South  against  the 
North,  has  been  made  up  at  all  comparable  to  this  in  interest, 
since  that  between  Eclipse  and  Henry,  which  came  off  over  the 
Union  course  on  the  27th  of  May,  1828.  Each  champion  has, 
and  is  worthy  of,  troops  of  confident  friends,  and  each  is  in 
good  hands.  Let  them  come  together  in  good  condition — 
give  them  a  fair  field  and  no  favor,  and — who  can  name  the 
winner  ? 

Fashion's  pedigree  in  extenso  is  as  follows ; — 

1837.  Fashion,  ch,  m.,  by  English  Trustee,  out  of  Mariner's 
dam.  Bonnets  o'  Blue — own  sister  to  Slender — by  Sir  Charles, 
grandam  Reality — own  sister  to  Vanity  and  dam  to  Medley — 
by  Sir  Archy,  great  grandam  by  English  Medley,  her  dam  by 
English  Centinel — Mark  Anthony — English  Janus — English 
Silver-eye,  «fec. 

1829.  Trustee,  ch.,  a  celebrated  race-horse  of  Lord  Darling- 
ton's— since  Duke  of  Cleveland — was  got  by  Catton  out  of  Emma, 
by  Whisker,  &c.,  a  famous  pedigree,  own  brother  to  Mundig, 
a  Derby  Avinner,  and  out  of  the  c  am — Emma  dam  of  Cotherstone, 
the  winner  of  the  Derby,  who  ought  also  to  have  won  the  St. 
Leger.  There  is  nothing  superior  to  the  pedigree  of  Ti'ustee's 
maternal  ancestry  in  the  English  Stud  Book.  Catton,  the  sire 
of  this  brace  of  distinguished  brothers,  was  a  capital  performer 
at  all  distances,  winner  of  twenty-one  races  at  Newmarket,  Don- 
caster,  and  York.  Honest  Trustee  as  he  was  tenned,  beat  Mar- 
grave, the  St.  Leger  winner,  in  the  Derby  rrce,  and  again  as  a 
four-year-old,  though  beat  by  him  for  the  St.  Leger.  He  had 
mostly  la  place  dlwnneur  at  Epsom,  York,  Doncaster,  and  New- 
market. Trustee  was  sire  to  Revenue,  Reube,  the  trotter  Trus- 
tee, besides  Fashion,  and  others  of  distinction. 

Bonnets  o'  Blue  and  Slender  were  first-rate  at  all  distances, 
and  their  half-brother  Medley,  by  Sir  Hal,  ran  with  distinction. 

1816.  Sir  Charles,  ch.,  the  best  race-horse  of  his  year,  was 
got  by  Sir  Archy,  dam  by  English  Citizen,  grandam  by  Com- 
mutation, son  of  Wildair,  &c.  Sir  Charles's  most  distinguished 
get  were  "Wagner,  Andrew,  and  Trifle. 


288 


THE  H0R8K. 


me.  Mndley,  gr.,  by  Gin,™*,  »'  «^;-/'*'  '°  *° 

1725.  Monkey,  imported  1747,  oy  lue 
of  the  best  modern  blood  in    t^f  ^™      ,,  u^ace-horse 

s  jr  rro«.; .  .e  -  two  o^^-;p ;- 

?::::tai  that  ^a,  not  descouded  ftom  St  Archy. 


\  sister  to  the 


:c. 


pliin  Arabian, 
—Partner,  &c. 
Janus,  dam  by 
inia  1752. 
sdale  Bay  Ara- 

en's  Bay  Barb, 

rve  as  examples 
m  and  Faebion's 
om*  "race-borse 
lity,  nobly  con- 
:  tbeir  year,  and 
r  Arcby's  distin- 
y  bad  a  first-rate 
:by. 


RACE 

OF    BOSTON   AND   FASHION,  MAT   10,  1842. 
THE  BEST  KACE  THEN    RUN  IN    AMERICA. 

The    great   sectional   matcb    for    $20,000   a  side,   fonr-mile  , 
beats,^between  tbe  North  and  the  South,  came  off  on  Tuesday 
last   tbe  10th  instant.     Since  the  memorable  contest  between 
Eclipse  and  Henry,  on  the  27th  of  May  1823,  no  race  has  ex- 
cited so  much  interest  and  enthusiasm.     It  attracted  hundreds 
of  individuals  from  the  remotest  sections  of  the  Union,  and  for 
months  has  been  the  theme  of  remark  and  speculation,  not  only 
in  tbe  sporting  circles  of  this  country,  but  in  England,  where 
tbe  success  of  the  Northern  Champion  was  predicted.     It  was 
a  most  thrilling  and  exciting  race— one  winch  throws  m  the 
shade   the   most  celebrated  of  tliose  wonderful  achievements 
which  have  conferred  so  much  distinction  upon  the  high-met- 
tled racers  of  America ! 

At  an  early  hour  on  Tuesday  moniing  our  streets  were  tiled 
with  carriages  of  all  descriptions,  wending  their  way  to  the  fer- 
ries, while  thousands  upon  thousands  crossed  over  to  the  cars  of 
the  Long  Island  Railroad  Company.  But  after  eleven  o'clock 
the  Company  found  it  impossible  to  convey  to  the  course  the 
immense  crowd  which  filled  and  surrounded  the  cars,  though 
they  continued  to  sell  tickets  after  they  were  fully  sensible  of 
tbe  fact.  Indeed  from  the  first  the  arrangements  of  tbe  Com- 
pany were  an  imposition.  They  charged  the  most  extravagant 
price  for  the  transportation  of  passengers,  and  their  prepara- 
VoL.  I.— 19 


290 


THE  HOBBE. 


«„„s  were  in  noway  0<,nal  to  f;^^:^i:^:^Z. 
«„„ed  to  sell  tickets  after  A.;,  /.  '  »  ;'  „^  ;,  ,,,„,„„,,.  A 
pc-,o,..<  l.a.l  purehaseil  l.em  '' •''  ''''y  ^  ,,.„j„„t  ,'„„,„  tl.o 
Lin,  bearing  over  two  tluntsand  V  f  "'j  ^^'j  f  „,,„  ,,„,  ,,„,. 

e„„,.e  <„-til  after  *^flf  j'» '.,  l  ^  «  in  tl.e  ca«, 
cUa^eatiekotB  o.,H„rm,  .caJ.n^,_^  then.  At  half-p-t 
started  on  foot,  and  .i-icie  tl,„„sand  rersons 

eleven  o'eloet=  there  were  not   e  s  tl  a„  n  .^__^^^  ^^^ 

waiting  a  eonveyanee  Ly  the  ca  s  .'t^-  1^'  °  /^  eiren,nsta,>eeB, 
of  wliom  had  pnrcl.ascd  t.ekel..     l"'""    '  ,4  „    „  ,l,e 

,  wi.,  not  he  very  s™-p«,g  »  „„y  »       »  W  ■  Ji,a     J^  ^^^^^^ 

rctnrn  of  the  cars  after  tlie  race,  t  e  »  .  „„,^i,ed  otlicrs, 
several  of  them  off  the  track  »'"  *■= ' '";;'™  ;„,  „fflee.  The 
while  "a  perfect  mash"  ^™V":^^°1  k  4  a„d  omnibn, 
■-  T;  !t'™r;tr:ch«.e':ot:ts  so  great  that 

ir:rwro^redLas.n.^^^^^^^^^ 

cart  1     Our  contemporary  of  the     Com  icr  an     ^^^  j 
pleas.,t,y  dcs«.iheshisow..;pe.^^^^^^^^^  ^  ^  , 

"  Frnding  that  » »   '  °««;''^^^^  ,„„,  „e  „l„,essed  so  cnn- 
passage  on  an  ommbu  ,  an    never  ,     yf,  i,„,o 

ons  an  exhibition  as  the  road  '»  "'"  °°'"  =  \      ,.^„j„  „„y  form 
„ei,herspaccnortimet„descnbe  t    bnt   he  ^^J^^  ^^_ 

some  idea  of  the  anxiety  to  get  "  l^^l^  "'^^  ,  j^fe^  i„ 

side  tlie  tUumnd,  that  were  /»"'»?>' J'*  ™';°,  „f  vehicles, 
their  pockets,  and  the  immense  """^^V^f  ^^ToA-o-rW 
.e  overtook  a  chareoaUarn  ^ rJ  "    d  t    Itting  alongside 

"'''°lt*:rar«re  «btr*d,  pro-ting /«.  whielr  we 
some  twenty  nsaas  ^\^i^  j  ^  which  were  now  ot 

readily  ■^'^^^rtul^:ZT'''^"^'^ot  very  clever 
SrX:S:tthen:iveBforlnatet„haveproe„redeven-. 

flris  mode  of  conveyance  .0  the  ~«---^.„„,_  „  „„  ena- 

Having  engaged  a  -^"'"J^^f  t„^„rThe  ^ads  from  town 

bled  to  reach  the  eonrse  at  an  "fj^^^  precision  ol 

-■'!  ''""''f,^:l^:T:^^TZlt,  aU  e^nmed.    I, 
carnages  and  feiuentlyw  „j  „,^  Corporation 

wonld  reqmre  the  pen  ot  tlie     iro  n^tbush  wagons 

Dirt  Carts"  to  give  a  deBCnption  of  them. 


THE  RACE  COURSE. 


291 


?-e  all,  tlieycon- 
tliougand  more 
|l  transport.     A 
Id  not  reacli  tlio 
■\vlio  liad  pur- 
|rso  in  the  cars, 
At    half-past 
liousand  persons 
yn  terminus,  all 
ie  circumstances, 
u  that  upon  the 
passengers  rolled 
I  smashed  others, 
cket  office.     The 
[lb,  and  onmibus 
was  so  great  that 
,ce  in  a  charcoal 
d  Enquirer  "  thus 
)n  ;"— 

^e  engaged  a  deck 
witnessed  so  curi- 
jsented.     We  have 

0  reader  may  form 
we  state  that  be- 
railroad  tickets  in 

1  sorts  of  vehicles, 
cry  of  ch-a-r-co-al 

.  getting  alongside 
ig,  faces  which  we 
'hich  were  now  of 
set  of  very  clever 
liavc  procui'ed  even ' 

ions,  we  were  ena- 
'he  roads  from  town 
th  a  procession  ot 
t,  all  crammed.  It 
of  the  Corporation 
Flatbush  wagons 


nnd  sixpenny  bone-setters  Avcro  jammed  in  between  four-in- 
hand  landaus,  fast  crabs  in  match  carts,  elegant  stanhopes,  and 
the  superb  turn-outs  of  oui*  wealthy  cits.  The  Connnunipaw 
clam-boxes,  stylisli  cabs,  and  every  variety  of  barouche  were  in- 
extricably mixed  up  and  jostled  by  great  lumbering  omnibuses 
and  thousands  of  fancy  go-carts,  wagons,  and  hackney  coaches. 
Upon  reaching  tlie  course  such  a  tableau  wjis  presented  as 
we  never  saw  before.  The  field  inside  of  the  course  was 
thronged  with  carriages  and  c<|uestrian8,  while  the  fences, 
booths,  and  trees,  were  densely  covered,  so  much  so  that  several 
accidents  occurred  from  their  breaking  down.  It  is  stated  that 
there  were  no  less  than  eight  thousand  persons  in  the  stands, 
and  yet  there  were  nearly  as  many  more  who  could  obtain  but 
a  partial  view  of  the  race,  while  many  could  not  see  it  at  all. 
Tlie  number  of  spectators  in  attendance  is  variously  estimated 
at  from  fifty  to  seventy  thousand.  Among  them  the  TJ.  States 
Senate  and  House  of  Eeiiresentativcs,  the  British  Army  and 
Navy,  as  well  as  our  own,  the  Bench  and  the  Bar,  and  the 
Beauty  and  Fashion  of  New  York  were  all  represented.  Tlie 
Ladies'  stand  was  appropriately  graced  by  the  presence  of  a 
large  number  of  the  most  brilliant  of  our  city  belles,  who,  with 
hardly  an  exception,  gave  the  suffrage  of  "  their  most  sweet 
voices  "  to  the  beautiful  daughter  of  Bonnets  o'  Blue.  The  en- 
closed "  privileged  space  "  in  front  of  the  stands,  reserved  for 
the  members  of  the  Jockey  Club,  and  strangers — wlio  Avero 
charged  $10  for  admission,  without  distinction — was  thronged 
with  turfmen,  breeders,  and  amateurs.  At  one  o'clock,  how- 
ever, owing  to  the  want  of  an  efficient  police,  and  their  inability 
to  see  the  race,  more  than  a  thousand  persons  climbed  over  the 
pickets,  from  the  field,  into  the  enclosed  space,  while  a  mob  on 
the  outside  tore  down  a  length  of  fence,  and  stove  through  a 
door  in  the  stand,  and  swarmed  into  the  cleared  space.  For  a 
time  it  seemed  impossible  for  the  match  to  take  place  at  all. 
A  crowd  of  loafers  made  a  rush  up  the  stairs  leading  to  the 
Club  stand,  but  they  were  summarily  ejected.  At  length 
Yankee  Sullivan,  Jeroloman,  Rynas,  and  several  other  distin- 
guished members  of  the  fancy,  undertook  to  clear  the  course, 
which  they  did  in  an  incredibly  short  time,  by  organizing  a 
party  of  their  friends,  who  formed  in  line,  with  clasped  hands. 


292 


TIIE  nORSE. 


'   .V  a-  'I-  cucnusmnc,  ■,  the  great  ,„,ion.y  wore  m 

would  have  occuitcmI.  j,  ^liJin  a 

r   .0  of  ,,r  olo  ,.„a  „r  ,1,0  «eia  ...cscntca  o„o  a„„.o  ,„». 

^^ir;™  ;;ro t«o,\™trsrat  i«  ov^u  o.. ... . 

I„;;. ;!;illl„«  C-  .■,.!..,  it  .oo„  c^....^  o«.    ^,0 day  was^ann 

a„a  pleasam,  bat  with  •-'«  »£;>-  °  J  r  'More  .1,0  raoo 

ITlip  hett  no-  was  H  shade  in  J5oston  9  lavoi.     -i^^ 
cam?off    >owevo,.,  his  .Vion.,.  ,v.,-o  oUige,l,  i.  "rfor    «  get  »„ 

":,::;«tt.;::"Iaia  not,  hoar  of  »  .o,ita,^  t^sac 
*\nn  thourrh  the  hacUcrs  of  eacli  were  sangmne. 

nS  previously  given  in  the  preceding  pages  complete 

::  . ,  :2  Z  splendidly  jookoyed  by  '>«  -  ^f  i-'^:  *': 
of  ,1,0  old  bloek-Mr.  Laird  havng  tormerly  boon  a  con  p>^ 
o„s  iockev     Boston  of  conrse  ^■,■w  managed  by  Col.  J"''"^ 
Td  .ladln  by  Gil.  Patrick  in  his  usn.l  superb  stylo ;  Ar.hu, 


THE   RACK. 


298 


(I  ro  tlio  otlior, 

witliout  iiljiidjie. 

ugly  cnstomers, 

li   hi«  riglit,"  or 

s  gmeller,"  to  tix 

ctc'd  theiiiHclves 

najority  wore  in 

Js  tiikcii  tlic  pre- 

thlck  coat  of  tar, 

Llisgracel'ul  sceno 

'or  more  than  n 

ctators  ranged  on 

d  one  dense  niass 

le  gauntlet.    Tixo 

t,  was  not  deemed 

other  occasions ; 

le  weather,  in  the 

pclock  there  was  a 

The  day  was  warm 

3  snn, 

'.  Before  the  race 
in  order  to  get  on 
cases  2  to  1.  Wo 
ere  of  any  impor- 
i  solitary  transac- 
ne. 

ig  pages  complete 
digrees,  character- 
ly  to  speak  of  their 
IS  drawn  unusually 
satin.     Fashion's 

0  affect  her  a  jot ; 

1  man's  life.  We 
led  by  Mr.  Laird, 
ion  Joseph — a  chip 

been  ar  conspicu- 

by  Col.  Johnson, 

erb  style ;  Arthuj 


Taylor  brought  him  to  the  post  in  unusually  fine  order.  CJil. 
Patrick  rode  tiic  first  heat  without  a  njiiir.  The  jnckcyrt  having 
received  their  orders,  mounted,  and  had  their  girths  taken  up 
another  hole,  brought  their  horses  up  in  fine  stylo  without  any 
assistance  M'hatever  from  their  trainers,  and  were  olf  with  a  run- 
ning start  for  the  race. 

FiKST  IIkat. — Boston  on  the  inside  went  away  with  the  lead 
at  a  rattling  j)ace,  tlio  mare  haying  up  within  two  lengths  of 
liim  down  the  straight  run  on  the  back  streteli ;  tlie  half  nule  was 
run  in  55  seconds.  The  same  position  was  niaintained  to  tiie 
end  of  the  mile — run  in  Im.  5.'}h. — but  soon  after  Fasliion  nuido 
play  and  the  pace  improved.  Botli  made  strong  running  down 
'he  back  stretch,  over  the  hill — opposite  the  half-mile  ]>ost — 
and  down  the  sliglit  descent  which  succeeds,  atul  though  tliis 
seemed  favorable  ground  for  Boston,  the  mare  gained  on  iiini, 
at  tliis  place,  in  this  mile,  and  [daced  herself  well  up.  Boston 
threw  her  off  on  the  turn,  and  led  through  clear,  running  this 
mile  in  Im.  50  s.  The  pace  seemed  too  good  to  last,  and  Bos- 
ton's friends  as  he  led  cleverly  down  the  back  stretch,  were 
"  snatching  and  eager"  to  take  any  thing  offered.  Again,  Bos- 
ton led  through  this  mile — the  third — being  run  in  Im.  5-ts,, 
Fashion  keeping  him  up  to  the  top  of  his  rate.  The  contest 
was  beautiful  and  exciting  beyond  description  ;  there  was  no 
clambering,  no  faltering,  no  dwelling  on  the  part  of  either ) 
each  ran  with  a  long  rating  stroke,  and  at  a  pace  that  kills. 
Soon  after  commencing  the  fourth  mile,  Joe  Laird  shook  his 
whip  over  her  head,  and  gave  Fashion  an  eye  opener  or  two 
with  the  spur,  and  not  100  yards  from  the  ground  where  Boston 
took  the  track  from  Charles  Co.rler,  sJie  collared  and  passed  him 
in  half  a  dozen  strokes,  at  a  flight  of  speed  we  never  saw 
equalled,  except  in  the  desperate  brush  at  the  stand  between 
Grey  Medoc  and  Altorf,  in  their  dead  heat.  When  Fashion  re- 
sponded to  the  call  upon  her  and  took  the  track  in  such  splendid 
style,  the  cheers  sent  up  from  the  rude  "  throats  "  of  thousands 
might  have  been  heard  for  miles.  Fashion  made  her  challenge 
after  getting  through  the  drawgate,  and  took  the  lead  opposite 
the  quarter-mile  post.  Boston,  however,  like  a  trump,  as  he  is, 
did  not  give  back  an  inch,  and  though  it  was  manifest  the 
Northern  Phenomenon  had  the  foot  of  him,  he  gave  her  no  re- 


204 


THK  nOUSK. 


Bpitc      ITc  lapped  her  down  tho  back  Btrctch  for  300  yards, 
^iH-n  (111.  l'a.ri.-k  vory  Hcnnihly  took  a  ntrong  l,ran.,j,  puU  on 
h        nd  bot.led  hi.n  Jp  tor  a  doKporatc  bru«h  up  the  lull  whero 
Eclip.o  paBBcd  Henry.     Hero  Gil.  a.ain  let  bun  out  but  un- 
tnnately  be  pulled  binx  innide  ho  near  tbe  tenee  tbat  l>oHton 
HLbi     a.ainstap..t,andbi,tin,a.barpknoU^ 
cnt  tbn.ugb  tbe  .kin  on  bis  quarter  ior  seven  <.r  eij,d  t  .ucl     . 
He  .truek  bard  enon.b  to  jar  bin.elf  very  -"";  -f  ^         ^ 
Borved  bini  to  falter;  b),t  be  ...on  reeovered,  and  tbou^di  at  t  u. 
::::ont  Fasblon  b>d  bin.  nearly  tbreo  ^^^f^^^^^^ 
closed  tbe  .'an  roun.l  tbe  turn  to  witb.n  a  lew  feet.     At  Una 
^I'ti;;  excited  nudtitude  broke  tbrou^  aU  ,..tra.nt  m 
tbeir  anxiety  to  wit,u>HB  tbe  terndnation  ot  tbe  beat,  and  tl. 
Z::  wa.  nearly  blocked  up.      On  co.nlng  o.U  th-ougU  -  - 
row  r^auntlet  of  tbousand.  of  spectators  excited  to    be  Ingbe 
1^  botb  borse«  very  naturally  faltered  at  tbe  tremend  u 
boutB  wblcb  made  tbe  welkin  ring.      Up  tbo  quarte   s    et^d 
Gil.  nuulc  anotber  desperate  eftort  to  wm  tbe  race  ou    ot  to 
L      He  applied  bis  tbong  freely,  wbile  Joe  La.rd  d,^w  Im 
tl  ip  on  tb     nare  moro  tbau  once,  and  tapped  ber  claret  at  tbe 
^  ;;„..     Inside  of  tbo  gate  it  .as  a  "bollow  ^h.ug^  tljov^h 
Boston  nearly  closed  tbe  gap  at  tbo  ^^-tance  stand      Gd.  iaul 
cau.^bt  Joeby  surprise,  but  tbo  latter,  sbaknig  bs  Avlnp  over 
^^bealgavoFaLon  tbe  spur,  and  sbo  instantly  recovered 
i;ers:.-id;,'coming  tbvougb  about  a  length  ^^-^  ^  f.^ 
vontly  sonietbing  in  band  to   spare,  closing  tbo  beat  in    iw. 
'ioj/    tbo  fist  est  by  all  odds  ever  run  in  America. 

-id inet      k^pt  on  the  Jockey  Club  stand  by  Messrs. 
Eobe     i  and  Jami  Stevens,  .nd  in  tbe  Judges'  stand  by  Sen- 
Tt^r  Barrow,  of  Louisiana,  Hon.   Mr    Botts,  of  Vn-gima,  J. 
TT,n,ilfnn  AV  Ikes    Esq.,  and  tbe  official  timers.     We  took  tho 
r  ficb  mile'  iS  'tbe  Messrs.  S.,  b.  tween  whom  we  stood^ 
Z\^om,  Major  Binggold,  and  other  ger  tlemen  of  acknowledg  d 
«,y  as-thners  sto"d  in  tbe  same  circle,  and  there  was  bu 
X  ion  of  difference  in  tbe  time  each  declared  "  by  -t^^- 
too  not  made  in  Kentucky."     Messrs.  Stevens  made  the  time 
Z  33  Xt  as  they  kept  the  time  of  the  half,  and  m  some 
Ls  of  tt  quarter' mil's,  their  diiference  of  but  half  a  second 


TIIK   KIKHT   IIKAT. 


295 


'or  800  ynrdfi, 
aciii^  j)ull  oM 
the  hill  wlicro 

ollf,  l)llt  Ullt'nr- 

•II  lliat  JiOhton 

knot  or  u  nail, 

|r  I'i^fht  iiiclioB. 

h,  and   wo  ob- 

thoii^li  at  Ihirt 

,  ho  gradually 

Ibct.     At  this 

all  restraint  in 

loat,  and   tho 

through  u  nar- 

fo  tho  l)ighest 

tho  tn'nu'iidous 

quarter  Btrotch 

race  out  of  tho 

Laird  drow  his 

lier  clarot  at  the 

'■  thing,"  tliough 

md.     Gil.  fairl 

J  his  whip  over 

antly  recovered 

md,  with  appa- 

he  heat  in  7rn. 

ica. 

and  by  Messrs. 
!s'  stand  by  Sen- 
of  Virginia,  J. 
"\Vo  took  tho 
whom  we  stood. 
)f  acknowledged 
[  there  was  but 
d  "  by  watches 
made  tho  time 
If,  and  in  some 
ut  half  a  second 


from  tho  liincrs  in  the  Judges'  stand,  dcinonstratcB  the  roniurk- 
able  accuracy  of  tho  parties. 

Tiic  result  of  tho  heat  was  tho  more  astonirthing  to  a  few  of 
Iloftton's  friends,  as  no  on(>  e\er  su|i|insed  Fashinu  could  nniko 
th'iH  time,  though  she  might  beat  him.  Wo  were  prepared  to 
expect  the  best  time  on  record,  not  oidy  from  the  fact  that  wo 
had  been  infuruufd  of  the  result  of  Fashion's ^</'/tv</<;  trial  on  tho 
25th  ult.,  but  from  a  cireumstane*!  which  we  hhall  be  excused, 
we  trust,  for  alluding  to  here.  After  retiring  to  our  nxim  at  tho 
Astor  House  on  Munday  night,  at  a  late  hour,  wo  had  the  plea- 
sure of  a  "domiciliary  visit"  from  Mr.  Long,  the  owner  of  Bos- 
ton, and  several  mutiuil  friends.  Tho  "  i)arty  "  were  attired  in 
costumes  that  would  be  esteemed  somewhat  unique  out  of  tho 
circle  of  tho  j\rar(juis  of  AVaterford's  friends,  who  ride  stcv^'le 
chnses  in  their  shirts  and  drawers.  Nevertheless  there  was  no 
lack  of  fun  nor  spirit ;  in  the  course  of  an  interesting  "  horso 
talk,"  Mr.  Long  gave  us  several  "  items,"  one  of  which  was  that 
Boston  would  run  tho  iirst  heat,  "sure,"  in  Tin.  JJ-ts.  Sai<l  Mr. 
Long,"  he  will  run  tho  first  mile  in  aI»out  Im.  Tj.'Js.,  the  second 
in  Im.  r)2s.,  the  third  in  Im.  54s.,  and  tho  fourth  in  Im.  558." 
After  ho  retired  we  made  a  memorandum  uf  the  time,  as  u  curi- 
osity after  tho  race.  And  wo  refer  to  it  now,  to  show  that, 
though  beaten  by  tho  Northern  riienomenon,  the  gallant  Bos- 
'  ton  amply  sustainod  all  the  expectations  formed  of  him  from  his 
trials  and  previous  perfornumces.  lie  not  only  made  vastly 
better  time  than  ho  ever  did  before,  but  bettor  time  than  ever 
?iad  been  made — time  that  quito  eclipses  tho  most  wonderful 
achievements  on  the  American  Turf.  The  vaunted  perfor- 
mances of  the  Southern  "cracks"  at  New  Orleans,  arc  almost 
thrown  in  the  shade,  wonderful  as  they  are.  Had  any  one  of- 
fered to  beat  tho  time  of  Eclipse  and  Henry  on  the  Union 
course,  3  to  1  would  have  been  laid  against  it;  or  had  tho 
friends  of  Boston  been  assured  that  he  could  run,  as  Mr.  Long 
told  us  he  could,  in  7m.  3-±s.,  his  friends  would  have  staked  a 
million  of  dollars  upon  his  winning  tho  match.  For  the  first 
two  miles  Boston  in  tho  opinion  of  many  shrewd  judges  had 
the  foot  of  the  mare,  and  it  is  thought  that  had  ho  trailed  her 
as  he  did  Charles  Carter,  the  result  of  the  first  heat  might  have 
been  different.    But  what  shall  be  said  of  the  incomparable 


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Till!:   HOUSE. 


dmi"litor  c.nVuHtoo  n.i.l  Honiu'tH  ..'  lUuo.  Too  much  cannot  bo 
H,ii.r..l-lu-r,  nr  ufh.r  jnckoy.  8he  ran  as  truo  as  stool,  ns  k'"»'0 
uiid  honest  a  race  as  was  cvor  roconliMl  of  a  hij,'h-inettlfd 

I'.ofh  horficfi  cooU-d  out  woU.     l!..8t..ii  always  blows  tromon- 
douHly,  ovon  aft.r  a  gallop,  but  ho  Boomcil  littlo  distn-HHod. 
NoitluT  was  Fashion  ;  lior  action   is  superb,  and  as  nho  cunio 
throu.'h  oM  tlu.  Inurth  uiiU',  it  wa^  nMiuukcl  that  nho  was  play- 
in,'  h^r  earn  as  if  taUin-  h.'r  .•xcr.-isc.     Slio  recovered  HH.ner 
than  Boston,  and  though  her  friends  now  oflere.l  largo  odds  on 
her,  IJuHton's  wore  no  less  cnlhlent;  tho  seventh  nulo   they 
thought  would  "fetch  her."     W<'  shoidd  not  have  b.et.  sur- 
prised  to  have  seen  both  swell  over  tho  loins,  nor  to  have  tound 
tluMU  firi'atlv  distresse<l.     AVe  examined  them  carefully  atter 
the   heat,   and  state   with   great   pleasure,   that  tlw.ugh   they 
"blowod    strong,"    they    recovered    in   a    few    nunutes,    and 
came  to  the  post  again  comparatively   fresh.     After  tho  heat 
was  over,  the  crowd  rushed  into  tho  enclosed  space  en  masHc; 
an  eiuloavor  was  nuvdo  to  clear  a  r<"-tl""  "'"  ♦•'«  ^'■'^'^^'  ^*  *''® 
multiiudo  who  had  n..w  taken  possessinu  nf  it,  and  alter  great 
exertions,  a  lane  was  formed,  through  which  tho  horses  camo 

up  for  tho  ,11 

Skcond  TIkat.— Fashion  led  oft"  with  a  moderate  stroke,  and 
carried  on  the  running  down   the  back  stretch  with  n  Icml  of 
about  three  lengths.     After  nudving  the  ascent  of  the  lull  J.os- 
ton  challenged,  closed  the  gap,  and  lapped  her.     A  tremendous 
Bhout  arose  on  all  hands  at  this  rally,  but  as  it  subsided  on  the 
part  of  Boston's  friends,  it  was  again  more  tumultuously  caught 
up  by  the  friends  of  the  nuire,  as  she  ontfooted  him  before 
reaching  the  head  of  tho  quarter  stretch.     She  camo  through— 
in  Im.  59s.— three  or  four  lengths  ahead,  and  kept  up  her  rate 
down  tho  entire  straight  stretch  on  the  rear  of  tho  course.     After 
getting  over  the  hill,  Boston,  as  before,  made  a  rush,  and  suc- 
ceeded in  collaring  the  marc,  while  she,  as  before,  again  threw 
him  oft;  and  led  through  by  two  or  three  lengths  in  Im.  578. 
Gil.  relieved  his  horse  for  the  next  (500  yards,  but  instead  ot 
waiting  for  Fashion  to  ascend  the  hill,  at  the  half  mile  post, 
alone,1ie  called  on  Boston  just  before  reaching  it,  and  the  two 
went  over  it  nearly  together ;  no  sooner  had  they  commenced 


TIIK   BECOND   HEAT. 


207 


licll  cdnildt   1)0 

|*fc'(>I,  HH  f,'iimo 
lii^'li-iiit'ttk'cl 

•  lows  fn'iiu'ii- 

tic  tlinfroHctl. 

IIS  hIu>  caiiio 

hIk)  wart  i>luy- 

ovcrcd  Kdoiicr 

lar^o  (idtls  dii 

illi   niilo    flicy 

a\o  hi'cii   siir. 

to  have  roiiiul 

cai-cfiilly   after 

t    tliough    tlioy 

iriiiuifort,    and 

Al'tor  the  lioat 

act)  en  masnt'  y 

I)  track  of  the 

mil  after  f^rent 

10  horses  caino 

rate  stroko,  and 
ivith  a  lead  of 
)f  the  hill  J5oa- 
A  treniendoug 
iibsided  on  tho 
Itiioiisly  caught 
k'd  him  heforo 
aim;  tlirou<rh — 
pt  up  her  rate 
I  conrge.  After 
rush,  and  Suc- 
re, again  threw 
lis  in  Im.  678. 
but  instead  ot 
half  inilo  post, 
it,  and  the  two 
ey  commenced 


tho  dcsrondiiig  ground,  than  gathering  all  hirt  euprgica  for  a 
iinal  and  desperate  ellort,  liort.'ii  made  u  dash,  and  this  time  ho 
BUccccded  in  taking  tim  track.  Tho  Hcone  which  eimued  wo 
have  no  wordrt  to  deHcrihc  Such  cheering,  kiicIi  betting,  and 
so  many  long  faces,  was  nover  seen  nor  heard  bet'ore.  Afti'r  be- 
ing coiiipi'lled  to  give  nji  the  track,  .loo  I-aiid,  with  the  utmoHt 
lirudenco  and  good  HonHO,  took  his  mare  in  hand,  and  gave  licr 
timo  to  recover  her  wind.  Thirt  run  toak  f/ir  ,shln<'.  out.  of  Hos- 
ton  !  Tiiuead  of  pulling  him  stejidily,  and  refre-liing  him  with 
n  Hlight  respite,  (iil.  Patrick  kept  him  at  his  work  after  he  took 
the  track,  and  ran  thin  mile — the  third — in  Im.  .'ills.  The  pace 
was  tremendous.  Nothing  nhort  of  limbs  of  steel  ami  sinewa 
of  catgut  coidd  stand  ii])  under  such  a  jiress.  On  lh«'  lirst  turn 
after  passing  the  stand,  Fashion,  now  fresh  again,  made  a  dash, 
nnd  ns  ISoston  had  not  another  run  left  in  him,  she  cut  him 
down  in  her  stride,  opposite  tho  quarter  mile  post,  and  thr  tliunj 
v'dK  out.  The  race,  so  far  as  Hoston  was  concerned,  was  past 
jirayiug  for!  If  any  thing  can  parallel  Fashion's  turn  of  speed 
it  is  her  invincible  game.  She  now  gnulually  dropped  him, 
nnd  without  another  eflort  on  his  part  to  retrieve  the  fortuuca) 
of  tho  day,  she  came  home  a  gallant  and  easy  winner  in  7m. 
4r)s.  I'oston  pulled  up  invde  of  the  distance  stand,  anil  walked 
over  the  score!  As  she  cimo  uixler  the  Judges'  cord  extended 
across  the  course,  IJoston  Avas  exactly'  sixty  yards  behind,  though 
lie  could  have  placed  himself  in  abetter  ])osition  had  (Jil.  called 
iipon  him.  As  Joe  Laird  rode  Fashion  back  to  the  stand,  tho 
shouts  were  so  deafening,  that  had  not  the  President  of  tho 
Club  and  another  gi'iitleman  held  on  to  her  bridle,  she  would 
have  not  only  "enlarged  the  circle  of  her  accpiaintance  "  very 
speedily,  but  "  made  a  mash  "  of  some  dozen  of  "  the  rank  and 
file"  then  and  there  assembled.  She  looked  as  if  another  heat 
would  not  "  set  her  back  any," 

And  thus  did  tho  ?<"orth  settle  its  account  Avitli  the  South, 
for  tho  victory  achieved  by  Bascombo  over  Post  ]5oy.  It  was  ~ 
a  inagniiiceni,  race — t)ne  which  will  be  remembere<l  by  every 
one  who  witnessed  it  "  while  memory  liolds  her  seat."  Though 
beaten,  it  is  conceded  on  all  hands  that  Boston  has  acquired  a 
nioro  "  vast,  renown  "  by  this  wonderful  race  than  by  his  thirty- 
five  previous  victories  combined.     lie  is  worth  more  since,  than 


}jtm\^miitmf 


298 


THE  HORSE. 


he  was  before  the  match.  "  All  that  can  be  said  is,  that  Boston 
has  beaten  liiuisolf,  and  Fashion  has  beaten  Boston  !  "  The  sjiirit 
of  his  owners  on  this  as  npon  a  like  memorable  occasion  in  May, 
1823,  is  worthy  of  them  and  of  the  Old  Dominion.  Of  one  of 
them  it  has  been  well  said,  that,  "  like  another  Kapoleon,  he  is 
never  more  to  be  feared  than  in  his  reverses !  " 

In  congratnlating  each  other  ni)on  the  brilliant  triumph 
achieved  by  the  Northern  Champion — now  the  Cluimpion  of 
the  American  Turf — let  no  one  forget  to  do  honor  to  those  to 
whose  admirable  skill  and  judgment  the  North  is  mainly  in- 
debted for  its  victory.  To  Mr.  Samuel  Laird,  the  trainer  jind 
manager  of  Fashion,  and  to  his  fine  spirited  son,  who  jockeyed 
her  in  a  style  that  would  have  conferred  credit  npon  Jem  Eob- 
inson,  too  much  credit  cannot  be  given.  Nor  let  ns  forget  that 
to  the  galhmt  Boston  we  are  indebted  for  ascertaining  the  in- 
domitable game  and  surpassing  speed  of  our  Champion.  AVhat 
else  could  have  displayed  it  in  such  bold  and  beautiful  relief? 
Arthur  Taylor  brought  him  to  the  post  in  the  very  finest  possi- 
ble condition,  and  Gil.  Patrick,  his  jockey,  rarely  distinguished 
liimself  more  than  upon  this  occasion.  Most  of  our  contempo- 
raries state  that  he  rode  with  spurs.  lie  wore  one  only,  and 
that  only  in  the  second  heat. 

It  is  peculiarly  gratifying  to  ourselves,  though  we  have  the 
pleasure  of  numbering  all  the  parties  amorg  our  personal 
friends,  that  Mr.  Gibbons,  the  owner  of  Fashion,  '.:.  among  the 
oldest,  most  stanch,  and  most  generouo  of  the  number.  Un- 
fortunately he  was  prevented  from  witnessing  the  race,  in  con- 
sequence of  an  accident  which  for  some  time  has  confined  him 
at  home.  In  his  absence,  another  tried  friend,  Walter  Livings- 
ton, Esq.,  the  owner  of  Trustee — the  sire  of  Fashion — was  con- 
gratulated on  all  hands  ;  he  has  never  doubted  Fashion's  suc- 
cess from  the  first.  Col.  W.  Larkin  "White,  of  Virginia,  who 
was  also  in  attendance,  came  in  for  a  liberal  portion  of  the  good 
feeling  displayed.  Nor  should  it  go  unrecorded  that  Col.  John- 
eon  was  by  no  means  forgotten  in  rhe  general  outburst  of  con- 
gratulation. He  "  sold  the  stick  which  broke  his  own  head," 
and  no  mistake,  for  after  breeding  Bonnets  o*  Blue  from  his  own 
Sir  Charles,  and  running  her  with  great  succeso,  he  parted  with 
her  to  Mr,  Gibbons,  who  bred  from  her  a  filly,  which  hasbeatou 


/ 


[is,  that  Boston 
1 !  "  Tlie  spirit 
ccasioniaMay, 
,11.  Of  one  of 
Napoleon,  lie  ia 

•illiant  triumph 
e  Champion  of 
•nor  to  those  to 
h  is  mainly  in- 
thc  trainer  and 
1,  who  jockeyed 
npon  Jem  liob- 
et  ns  forget  that 
srtaining  the  in- 
lampion.     "What 
beautiful  relief? 
/cry  finest  possi- 
cly  distinguished 
)f  our  contempo- 
re  one  only,  and 

wAi  we  have  the 
)rg  our  personal 
ion,  :.-:  among  the 
he  mimher.     Un- 
;  the  race,  in  con- 
has  confined  him 
d,  Walter  Livings- 
Fashion— was  con- 
ted  Fashion's  suc- 
,  of  Virginia,  who 
portion  of  the  good 
ded  that  Col.  John- 
al  outburst  of  con- 
ke  his  own  head," 
•  Blue  from  his  own 
2e6G,  he  parted  with 
y,  which  hasbeateu 


KEOAPITULATION. 

the  tast  ho«e  Ool.  JolmBon  has  over  had  in  Iub  stable,  since  tho 
tysS- Us  favorite  Kcallty,  the  .onowned  g,».d-da,n  ol  la^h.on 

herself. 

EECAPITULATION. 

TUKSnAT.  Ma.t0.1..-Mate..  t.c  KoHU  ..  .o  Bou.M^O.OOO  a  M.  ,5,000  rMo.v-.Ue 

1  j;t  TCor-s-Wnna.  0>..on._c>t.  ..  f -^^'-J^^^'P-  ^--^  "X:luZ:^.        ^    ^ 

o' Blue-Mnrlncr-.  l.am-by  Sir  Ch«r  e,.5^„2^^ 
Col  Wm.  B.  Johnson's  and  .Tani.a  I-ons :.  cb.  h.  iJ<«to»,  by    imoie     ,  ^^^  ^_^^^  .^^         ^    a 

dam  by  Ball's  ^'lorlzel,  9  jrs.,  126  lbs 


FiBST  Heat. 


Tlmo  of  First  mile, 
"     '•   Second  mile, 
"     "   Third  mile, 
"     "  Fourth  mile, 

Tlmn  of  Frat  Heat, 


I  Skconb  Hkat. 

M.  B. 

1  53  Time  of  First  mile, 

1  IJOJ  "     "  Socond  mile, 

1  54  "     "  Third  nillo, 

1  55  "     "  I^ourthmlle,      . 

7  S'H  Time  of  Second  Heat,     • 


M.  8. 

1  59 

1  5T 

1  BU 

1  67* 

T  46 


At  the  Jockey  Club  Dinner,  after  the  match,  ^^i;;!;^"/?  .^J- 
fe -ed  to  run  Boston  against  Fashion,  for  820,000  e.>,OX)  for- 
feit, four-mile  heats,  at  any  time  to  be  agreed  upon  by  the  pai- 
Ts  between  the  25th  of  September  and  the  25th  ot  October, 

"''''lie  also  authorized  us  to  state  in  our  EMra,  that  he  would 
bet  $1,000  he  wins  with  Boston  the  regular  Jockey  <^l"M>urse 
four-mile  heats,  on  Friday,  on  the  Unkm  Course,--$  ,000  la 
Boston  wins  the  Jockey  Club  purse  at  Trenton,  and  ^1, 000  that 
Boston  wins  the  Jockey  Club  purse  at  Camden,  the  week  tol- 

""TfsT  Day.— rhe  attraction  of  three  races,  in  one  of  which 
Boston  was  to  contend  with  a  son  of  Bonnets  o'  Blue  drew  a 
large  assemblage  to  the  course,  and  they  were  amply  entertained 
by  a  race-if  not  so  brilliant  as  that  of  Fashion  on  iuesday- 
at  least  as  critical  and  apparently  more  doubtful 

The  sport  commenced  vith  a  trial  of  speed  at  mile  heats  be- 
tween Tempest  and  Prima  Donna,  the  colt  winning  in  two 
heats,  the  latter  of  which  was  particularly  interesting,  iime, 
1  55-1.55.  Joe  Laird  jockie.l  the  winner,  who,  we  regret  to 
sav  was  sold  at  auction  after  the  race,  and  was  knocked  down 
foi^'the  paltry  sum  of  $180,  to  Capt.  Shirley,  of  the  TUi  Hussars 
B.  A.,  who  has  been  in  attendance  upon  our  races.  Other  stocK 
was  offered,  but  we  learn  was  bid  in. 


300 


TITE  HORSE. 


I 


ft 


Now  came  off  the  great  race  of  the  day — the  6triip:gle  be- 
tween Ddstoii  and  Mariner.  The  former  was  backed  in  tho 
morning  at  100  to  30,  and  before  the  start  at  100  to  20,  wliich 
wore  not  taken  with  aUicritj.  Boston  had  tlie  pole,  but  retained 
it  for  a  few  yards  only,  Mariner  going  to  tlie  front,  on  tlie  iirst 
turn,  a:!d  leading  by  several  lengths.  The  pace  for  the  first 
mile  was  so  slow  as  2.13,  Mariner  cutting  out  the  work  ;  he  in- 
creased his  rate  in  the  second  mile,  which  was  run  in  about 
2.05,  opening  the  gap  on  the  backside  between  Boston  and  him- 
self, while  Boston  lessened  it  a  little  in  the  straiglit,  running  in 
front.  In  the  third  mile,  the  ]iace  was  still  further  improved, 
both  horses  tasting  the  persuaders  freely  ;  the  fourth  mile  was 
yet  more  desperately  contested,  though  without  much  change 
in  the  ]>osition  of  the  horses.  Boston,  who  was  ridden  by  Gil. 
without  spurs,  was  most  severely  scored  in  coming  home  ;  but 
as  it  was  all  in  vain,  he  pulled  up  inside  the  distance  stand. 
Mariner  came  in  amidst  tho  most  tremendous  shouts  in  8.13. 

The  friends  of  Old  Whitenose  were  iindismayed  by  the  loss 
of  the  heat,  and  he  still  retained  the  call  in  the  lutting  at  about 
100  to  80.  As  in  the  former  heat  Joe  Laird  went  away  with 
the  lead,  and  driving  his  horse  at  a  much  better  pace  than 
before.  At  the  south  turn,  in  the  commencement  of  the  second 
mile,  the  old  horse  showed  a  taste  of  his  old  style  of  going,  chal- 
lenged for  the  lead  and  gained  it  in  a  twinkling.  No  respite 
however  was  given  by  Joe  to  Mariner,  who  ran  well  up  through- 
out that  and  the  following  mile,  though  the  running  was  strongly 
forced  by  Gil.  Patrick.  In  the  Iirst  quarter  of  the  fourth  mile, 
in  very  nearly  the  -place  where  Fashion  made  her  run,  Joe  went 
up  with  a  rush,  took  the  track  with  apparent  ease,  continued  to 
urge  his  horse  with  whip  and  spur,  and  widening  the  gap 
with  every  stride.  Before  they  came  into  straight  running 
home,  he  was  leading  by  six  or  eight  lengths,  and  thei  race  wae 
apparently  safe.  But  hei*e  Gil.  Patrick  brought  up  his  nag  in 
a  style  quite  incomparable  ;  such  a  rush  we  do  not  remember 
ever  to  have  seen  made  ;  the  old  horse  appeared  to  sympathize 
with  his  eager  rider,  and  showed  all  of  that  speed  wliich  has 
won  for  him  his  great  renown.  Joe  did  not  appear  to  be  aware 
of  his  close  proximity  till  he  came  within  the  gates,  when  he 
too  found  his  whip  and  plied  it  lustily.    The  thing  was  out,  how- 


THE  THIRD   HEAT. 


801 


stniijgle  be- 
acktMl  in  the 
to  20,  which 
but  retained 
[lit,  on  the  iirst 
:  for  the  lirst 
work  ;  he  in- 
run  in  about 
oston  and  liim- 
;ht,  running  in 
ther  imiiroved, 
burth  mile  was 
much  change 
ridden  by  Gil. 
ing  home ;  but 
distance  stand, 
outs  in  8.13. 
y^ed  by  the  loss 
Ijctting  at  about 
^vent  away  M'ith 
letter  pace  than 
nt  of  the  second 
e  of  going,  chal- 
ng.     No  respite 
veil  up  througli- 
ing  was  strongly 
the  fourth  mile, 
sr  run,  Joe  went 
se,  continued  to 
dening  the  gap 
traight  running 
id  the  race  wa? 
t  up  his  nag  in 
0  not  remember 
d  to  sympathize 
peed  wliich  has 
ear  to  bo  aware 
gates,  when  he 
ig  was  out,  how- 


ever, for  nothing  but  a  locomotive  could  have  held  its  way  with 
Boston,  who  in  his  turn  came  home,  ann'd  the  enthusiastic  cries 
of  the  populace,  in  7.40.  Many  watches  made  the  time  a  half 
second  (piickcr ;  the  heat,  whicli  was  won  by  a  length,  was  the 
most  interesting  we  recollect  ever  to  have  seen.  We  have 
heard  the  riding  of  Joe  in  the  last  mile  crit' jised  ;  it  is  said  ho 
took  too  much  out  of  his  horse  ai'ter  ho  had  passed  Boston,  by 
forcing  the  running  as  he  did.  Our  impression  is  that  he  pur- 
sued the  safer  course,  and  that  he  lost  the  heat,  only,  in  conse- 
quence of  the  tremendous  speed  which  his  antagonist  exhibited 
in  the  quarter  stretch.  There  is  no  difterencc  of  opinion  as  to 
the  masterly  style  in  which  Gil.  took  the  heat ;  it  Avould  com- 
pare favorably  with  any  jjerformance  of  Chifney  or  Ilobinson. 

Tlie  third  heat  was  scarcely  less  interesting  than  the  previous 
one.  Boston  took  up  the  running  early,  but  was  followed  by 
Mariner  at  the  best  pace  steel  and  catgut  could  get  out  of  him. 
This  severe  chase  continued  throughout  three  miles  and  a  half, 
w'hen  Mariner  closed  ui>  a  little.  In  coming  into  the  quarter 
stretch  home,  Gil.  gave  the  pole  a  wide  birth,  and  Joe  imme- 
diately took  advantage  of  it,  and  made  a  rush  to  take  the  lead 
on  the  inside.  The  struggle  was  now  most  exciting,  as  Mariner 
was  evidently  drawing  rai)idly  upon  his  antagonist.  At  about 
the  distance  stand  he  lapped  on  to  him,  when  Gil  appeared  to 
pull  his  horse  toward  the  pole  again,  and  thus  crossed  the  path 
of  Mariner,  and  interrupted  his  stride.  Tlie  pace  was  terrific, 
however,  till  the  finish,  Boston  taking  the  heat,  with  his  tail 
flirting  directly  in  the  face  of  his  competitor,  time  7.58^.  A 
complaint  was  then  made  of  foul  riding  against  the  winner,  but 
it  was  not  deemed  by  the  judges  to  be  substantiated,  and  the 
race  and  purse  were  accordingly  awarded  to  Boston.  All  know 
how  critical  and  hazardous  is  the  attempt  to  pass  a  leading 
horse  on  the  inside.  Many  believe  that  Joe  Laird  was  author- 
ized by  the  position  of  Boston  to  make  the  effort  he  did,  and 
that  but  for  being  crossed  and  crowded  lie  would  have  won  the 
race  by  it.  The  rightful  authorities  decided  otherwise,  however, 
and  we  acquiesce  in  their  decision  without  hesitation. 

The  race  will  be  long  remembered  as  one  of  the  most  inter- 
esting that  ever  came  off  on  Long  Island  ;  the  performance  of 
Mariner  surprised  all  his  friends  by  the  unwonted  sjpeed  which 


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3 


k 


loa 


THE  HORSE. 


he  displayed,  while  he  ran  as  game  a  race  as  any  hoi«e  that  ever 
made  a  t'rack.  After  the  wonderful  performance  of  Loston  on 
'j:ueBday  last,  his  race  of  yesterday  will,  we  have  no  doubt,  be 
Mecmed  one  of  the  most  remarkable  in  the  anaals  of  the  luii. 
'—Spirit  of  the  TimeSy  vol.  xii.,  124. 


Those  superb  animals,  Boston  and  Fashion,  never  met  agam, 
though  both  fully  maintained  their  distinction. 

Fashion's  races  with  Peytona  have  been  elsewhere  described. 
In  the  end,  she  was  trashed  off  her  feet,  and  beat  by  Passenger, 
when  she  was  not  in  a  condition  to  start  against  a  cocktail.     ^ 

Boston,  as  a  stallion,  has  done  as  nobly  for  the  country  in  ^ 
the  stud  as  he  did  on  the  track,  as  a  racer. 

Fashion  is,  as  yet,  untried,  but  I  am  happy  to  announce  on 
the  authority  of  her  owner,  Mr.  Eeber,of  Lancaster,  Ohio,  that 
Bhe  was  never  better,  and,  is  this  fall,  as  fine  as  a  ^"r-j^^r-old. 

11.  VV.  xi. 


horee  that  ever 
5  of  Boston  on 
e  no  doubt,  bo 
als  of  the  Turf. 


ever  met  again,-; 

?hore  described. 
t  by  Passenger, 

a  cocktail. 

the  country  in  , 

to  announce  on 
aster,  Ohio,  that 
a  four-year-old. 
II.  W.  II. 


u  ' 


gl^^ttfe  !'!l'T 


\h 


PEDIGREE, 

•     1«40    foalocl  in  1850,  by  Boston,  dam 
J.KX.NOTOK  ^vas  sot  -  1840    foal^^^^^  ^^  ^^^^^^^,^^,.   g.  gd 

Mice  Cavneal  ^^^^'^^^ft  ^,,  Maria  by  Mekar,  g.  g-  g- 
Lady  Gray  by  Pvob.u  bia  ,    •  ^  ^  .^^     Fcarnougbt  g^g. 

gd.  by  i.np.  nigbib'-,  1^-^-  S;^^::     5.  by  in.p.  Jack  ot  Dm- 
f,  c,  c  rd.  by  Ariel,  g.  g.  g-  ?•  "•  f, /.„^Ued  Dutcbess  ,  by  tbe 

CuUen  Arabian,  botbimpo.  tea  bj 

wood,  of  Virginia.  ^      gSO. 

BosTON.-Sec  bis  pedigree  ^'^/^^^^^V/^     tbe  Tlyer,  gd. 

Parma  by  Dick  Andrews,  g.  f  f  %, ^^Cricket"  by  Herod,  g. 

i  i-  i- 1'  I:  la^oifsry^^^^^^^^^  --' — ^-^ 

^^.ilius  .as  by  OrviUe  out  of  Emily.-See  Genealogy  5, 
of  Priam.  ,      t„«   Andrews,  dam  by  Higbflyer, 

cJay  by  Blank,  C,*,~gt»^^^ 

Beninboro»gl..-H.»  P^*^";"  pade,  Bolton  L-t- 

Mambrino  was  got  by  Engmeor, 


304 


THE   II0B8E. 


tlc-Julm,  Fivvoritc  by  a  son  of  the  Bivld  Giilloway,  dam  of  Datfo- 
dill  by  Sir  T.  (lastioigiie's  foreij^n  horse. 

Slmi'tek  was  by  Sir  Archy,  ♦hiiii  by  Kobin  Redbreast,  own 
Bister  to  tlie  dam  of  lliittler,Childers  and  Flirtilh^g.  d.  by  imp. 
Obscurity,  },'.  ^'.  (1.  Slamerkiii,  by  imp.  Wildair,  «.  g.  g.  d.  Do- 
hiiicy'd  Cub  marc. 

ilobin  Redbreast,  imp.,  was  by  Sir  Tetcr  Teazle,  dam  Wren, 
by  "NVoodpec-kor,  grand  dam  Sir  Peter's  (hvm. 

There  are  seven  liattlers  in  :Mason,  one  in  Edgar. 

UoniN  (luAY  was  by  imi)orted  Royalist,  dam  by  Grey  Dio- 
med,  grand  dam  by  imp.  St.  George,  g.  g.  d.  by  Cashier  or 

Cassins. 

Ili.yalist  was  by  Saltrani,  dam  a  Herod  mare.  Carina,  by 
]\Iarsl<e,  Blank,  Di/.zy  by  Driver,  Smiling  Tom,  Miss  Hip  by 
Oysterfoot,  Merlin,  Commoner,  Coppin  mare. 

Saltram  was  by  Eelipse,  dam  Virago  by  Snap,  Regnlus,  sis- 
ter to  15huk  and  All  Blaek. 

Grey  Diomed  was  by  Medley,  Sloe,  Valiant,  imp.  mare  Ca- 
lista.  She  is  not  in  the  Stud-Book.  Calista  can  be  found  in 
Bruce  Stud-Book,  page  70. 

St.  George  was  by  Highflyer,  dam  sister  to  Soldier  by  Eelipse, 
Miss  Spindleshanks  by  Omar,  Starling,  Godolphin  Arabian. 

Cassins  by  Black  and  All  Black,  dam  by  Yorick;  2d  dam 

by  imp.  Tryall. 

:Mki,zau  was  by  imp.  Medley,  dam  by  Syinme's  V^  ildair,  gd. 
by  imp.  Vampire,  dam  imp.  Kitty  Fisher. 

Medley  was  by  Gimcraok,  Arminda  by  Snap,  Ui^a  Cleveland 
by  Regulns,  Jklidge  by  a  son  of  Bay  Bolton  ;  Bartlett's  Childers, 
Honey  wood's  Arabian,  dam  of  the  two  True  Bines. 

Vampire*  was  by  Regnlus  out  of  AVildair's  dam. 

Kittv  Fisher  was  by  Cnde,  her  dam  by  the  Godolphin  Ara- 
bian, and  said  to  be  out  of  Bald  Charlotte ;  but  the  last  point 
cannot  be  established.     Not  improbable. 

Imp.  HiGHFiAEU  was  by  Highflyer,  out  of  Angelica  by  Snap, 
Regnlus,  Bartlett's  Childers,  Honeywood's  Arabian,  dam  of  the 
two  True  Blues. 

*  Vampire,  Edgar  states,  was  by  Wilson's  Arabian,  but  the  English  Stud-Book 
states  ho  was  by  Uegulus.  See  English  Stud-Book,  vol.  1,  page  203;  or,  Bruce 
Stud-Book,  vol.  1,  page  68.— Ed. 


DESCBIPTION   OF   LEXINGTON. 


305 


dam  of  Datfo- 

cdbrcixst,  own 
,  g.  d.  by  iinp. 
y;.  g.  g.  d.  Do- 
le, dam  'Wren, 

;ar. 

by  Grey  Dio- 
by  Cashier  or 

re,  Carina,  by 
,  Miss  Hip  by 

),  Regnlns,  sis- 
imp,  mare  Ca- 
,a  be  found  in 

lier  by  Eclipse, 
u  Arabian, 
orick ;  2d  dam 

e's  Wildair,  gd. 

Misa  Cleveland 
tlett's  Childers, 

39. 

lam. 

"iodolpliin  Ara- 
t  the  last  point 

gelica  by  Snap, 
ian,  dam  of  the 


I  English  Stud-Book 
page  203 ;  or,  Bruce 


marc  Selima.  partner    Bloody  Buttocks, 

Imp   Traveller  was  by  Crott  s  i  artner,  mouuy 

'Tl":-Ti,r:;o  .H  SoH,,,.  i„EO,arb»iae,  the  Kn«li^. 

„„^f :,  l«lr.„a  AU  BU.IC,  »Uo  0,h.l.o,  out  o.  bohma, 

which  i.;  I  F=Bm„c,  "- !■-"  ■':'«*;^  c„Uon  Arabian,  Darloy 

,   "("■'T'^^rT;;*    Taffi,let  B  'rw,,ite  T„A,  Natural 

Arabian,  Byerly  iurk,    ^"^''^  ?,nnortcd  bv  Col.  Spottcs- 

'■■?;TVi:;i°  "«'rroi::r:.°t"Uatev^r  that 

rreolwSIy  such  horse,  by  .1.0  Eugli.l>b<K,k.. 

the  American  Turt  Uegister,  m  ^°     '  ,        eetfortb: 

•     1  QOfi .  T  a,Kr  ftrcv  in  1817 ;  Maria  m  1802  ;  Jlignnyu  um 
m  1826;  Lady  ^-rrcy  m  lo   .,  of  these 

in  1793;  ''■\l™'-"°"to5Torfi"«t"ppeav™^  upon  the  turf, 
;Ts«  r  iTo    A  il   OarL'aV-  Zlr,  have  a  record  upon 
IS    H^ltet  also  .tues  that  Alice  Carneal  seen,  uever  to 
Vol.  I.— 20 


806 


THE  1I0B8E. 


,t  tl,.  »».m.l  liout  «»»  run  i„  7.40,  a,>.l  .he  .h.  mo4  ol  to 
™  „  '  I  r  .In-eo  ,nilc«.  Ali,:.  <;,U"o«l  ..over  nu,  ■"  I""'!";  ' 
I     w ;  live  )-o,u-.  oUI,  n„a  ,.o„tim,o.l  t,>  run  l..r  thrc    j    u.^ 

sr", ,  ;:'t,t"t;;;;;e;r,;rcr;'AHJ ..  c,,,,™.,.. 

I  i  U    «1    r™U  «.Uc,l  UM  of  Orloa,,,,  ^vh..  «ou  ««m  t Inr  y 
,     ■  f'tty  race;  IMea.e,  «--;'^;:;l  ^  :':"7.:  "•,   '£ 

fonl,  a  .plcdUl  «-';"-;.^;'^;'  "''  ^  „        :;,„,,  r„..e.,„ara, 

taken  to  En<;lancl.  i- ii„„.a-_ 

This  noble  racer  is  well  described,  as  follo^^8.- 

CIUltACTKKISTICS   OF   LEXINGTON. 

lexincHon  is  a  blood  bay,  about  fifteen  hands  three  inches 

Ssl      His  >,ostril8  being  largo,  Iho  jawbone  «  nncononon- 
v"rirana  the  jaw.  wide  apart,  affording  abundant  room  tor 

Tt  -""TL  ;  nob   ttXanee,  indicating  good  temper 

.  no  has.  since  this  ^vas  written,  I  regret  to  say,  gone  bhnd.-U.  W.  H. 


PEnroRMANCKfl   OF   LEXTNOTON. 


807 


of  ft  four-mile 
>  ill  Kentucky, 
was  distanced, 
id  ino^^t  of  the 
in  itublic  until 
ir  three  years, 
lent,  to  such  a 
veeii  her  stuldo 
id  her  and  her 
he  was  superior 
turf  career  she 
of  four  heats  of 
produced  Miss 
10  by  Chorister ; 
von  Boine  thirty 
mometer,  all  by 
;  Waxy,  by  Bu- 
wo-milc  race  on 
got)d  race-mare, 
stralian.  Umpire 
two  latter  were 

s: — 


.lids  three  inches 
d  a  small  portion 
jones  are  not  par- 
is  \TnuBually  bo. 
out  any  cuinbrous 
apart,  are  beauti-^ 
;  bony,  clean,  and 
one  is  uncommon- 
bundant  room  for 
eye  full  and  mild, 
ts  convexity  from 
atinggood  temper 
tlis  neck  rises  well 
tbly.    His  shoulder 
.  bUnd.-n.  w.  n. 


hnB  ft  very  wide  bono,  very  strong,  well  diKplayod,  particularly 
..bli.pu",  and  rises  Hutlicicntly  higli  at  the  withers,  without  miy 
of  that  Mipcrtlu..us  neck  m.  frciuciitly  Hcen  to  Hurmouiit  the 
Hhoulders  two  or  ihicc  inches,  which  cannot  add  to  power  or 
easy  motion.     His  arniH  come  out  well  from  the  body,  are  suf- 
iicieiitlv  wide  apart  for  u  good  chcHt,  and  are  l.»ng,  mimcular, 
and  strong.     His  back  of  medium  length,  coupling  pretty  well 
back,  a  loin  wide,  slightly  arched  and  very  powerful.    Ilis  body 
will  bear  the  most  rigid   scrutiny-it  looks  perfection,  being 
ribbed  in  the  best  possible  manner,  and  very  deep  throughout, 
which  makes  his  legs  appear  short,  while  at  the  same  time  ho 
has  a  great  reach.     His  hips  are  not  remarkably  wide,  though 
strong,  and  in  the  sweep  down  to  and  embracing  the  hock,  ho 
has  rftrely  an  equal.     His  feet  though  mostly  white,  are  excel- 
lent,  as  are  his  legs,  with  good  bone,  clear,  strong  tendons,  and 
good  proportions,  miiting  in  their  motion  great  ease  and  cor- 
rcctness.     His  action  cannot  bo  surpassed ;  bold,  free,  elastic, 
and  full  of  power ;  and  with  his  elegance  of  action,  and  a  re- 
markable racing-like  form  throughout,  he  unites  great  beauty 

and  grandeur. 

The  above  description,  taken  from  the  New  Orleans  Daily 
Picayune,  is  said  to  be  strikingly  correct;  while  the  portrait 
accompanying  these  pages,  engraved  on  steel  by  Mr.  Duthie, 
from  an  original  lithograph  published  by  Mr.  Currier  of  tins 
city  with  the  authority  and  approbation  of  his  owner,  Mr. 
Tenbroeck,  is  admitted  to  bo  ft  very  lifelike  representation  of 
this  truly  high-finished  racer,  when  in  training  to  run. 

I  have  recently  seen  another  likeness  by  Mr.  Troye,  which 
depicts  him  as  a  stouter,  heavier-bodied,  and  shorter-leggec'  am- 
mal  than  our  picture,  but  I  understand  that  it  was  taken  when 
he  was  fat  and  oi  t  at  grass,  which  every  horseman  knows  has  a 
tendency  to  let  down  the  belly  and  make  the  frame  grosser  and 
more  fleshy.  Tlie  points,  however,  in  both,  so  closely  agree, 
that  the  one  portrait  confirms  and  authenticates  the  other. 

Up  to  the  date  of  the  remarkable  contests  of  which  a  descrip- 
tion immediately  ensues,  Lexington's  performances  were  aa 
follows. 


r 


SOI 


TIIK  HOBS*. 
PERFdllMANCKB  oV   LEXINGTON. 


orthov«luoof»loo.    Milol«t«:- 

James  I.  »ra.ll..y.  b.  c.  »''";;  '"''V"' J     ".,,„    .lu.n  'Iranl.y.n^  by  l.np.  Tra-by. 
F.  O.  Murphy  *  O..'.  b,  e.  Bjo     '  "  '-  ^,^   '„.-..,  ,l»m  UufonU  .Ian.,  by  mr  I-.a!.*, 
Taylor  A  »Ule.  ch. ..  «;..r«<  l><>^^  '"f  '    '  t  ,«-k  vc  y  heavy. ..  »\  ralnL.g. 

rflheJu.l«..,Oarretl)»rUMr»wltl.ar.wn. 

,.      -»r      o-fi.  m'S^i     Citizen's  stake  for  3  year 
Lexington,  Ky    M^'  2.tl    18o3^    Ut     ^^  ^^^^^.^    ^^^^  ^.^. 

old.,  seventeen  sub.cnbo.  ,  MJWO  ^^       ^  ,j^^  ,,Uio  of 

7,en8  of  Lexington  giving  the  «'.nner  silver  pu 
ftlOO.     Two-mile  hcata  . — 


1  1 
a  * 

4  8 
8  ditt. 
dUt. 
dltt 
iHit. 
.lUL 
dlit. 
(lilt. 
,  dlit. 
dr. 


«    1    I 

1  i  3 
4  8  8 
8  dilt 
Bdllt 
<llat. 
dlit 


K  Warne,.r.b.e. /..-.(/.-.;^>.0,by...;on.^a.  A..c.Carn....yS^ao„^ 

Lr..,.rper-»  eb.  f.  -"'''-'f  ,^:  »";:;;;:7o  Jn^:;,!  tJo  8.«.n.  by  «.r  I....0. 
Taylor  *  ICnle.  oh.  e.  f;,.rr«t  f^"""; ''[,    "'y  ^^"^Ire  -lu".  "T.'blry.  by  Herald, 
J.  'm.  CV.f>  ch.  t.  J/.-.."-       ;:  -.^    ''t,;  i„  Ann  In...,,  by  Kc.lp^,       •       • 
B.  V.  K...l,l>  l'-^' ■'X.f  :    r, .  p      le,  ;,t,  .\..n  ...ter  to  Tangent,  by  Wagner. 

Joiin  Canipbell'.  ch.  f. .  "?  "    .^.^^^^^  8.4iV-8-*l*-8'''»- 

.   nnflor  his  present  name,  was  on  the 

L.  Smlth'B  b.  f.  So/.y  WaUr.M  ^^^P"  ^J^m.  «l«.    Track  heavy. 

lustory  of  the  American  Tur^  three-year-old  stakes  on  the 

MeJ:;rcrr;TsroTej::.r:^y.  ^s^..  .wo  „ue 


May  23d,  1853. 
,  ftt  $100  cai-h, 
ner  eilvor  plate 


Imp.  B»rpciloii. 


bjr  W»r>*'" 


1  1 
•  I 
4   S 

Sdllt. 
ditt 
dlit 
ditt. 

tUtt 
tllit. 
(Ittt. 
,  dllt. 
dr. 


Imp.  Tranby, 
iiip.  Traiiliy, 
,  by  Sir  I.i'»ll», 

»K. 

,  sikI  Parley  (Uilngton). 

,yloa.llntc.    Wilh  ooM«n» 


a  stake  for  3  year 
)  forfeit ;  the  citi- 
ite  of  the  value  ol" 


,  by  Sarptdon, 

by  Sir  LosUo, 

by  llorald, 

llinc, 

,y  Wagner, 


«    1    I 

1    2    3 
4    8    8 
8  dist 
6  dIst. 
diat. 
diat 


name,  was  on  the 
,3,  in  a  match-race, 

fton.  Three-TDllo  heats,  h.  i. 
by  Sarpedon,  8  years.    11 
Myear*       .       •      al'»»- 
vy. 

of  an  extraordinary 
en  unequalled  in  the 

lar-old  stakes  on  the 
y  7,  1854,  two  mile 


PKBK0KMANCE8  OK   LKXINOTON. 

l.cat«,  f.ur  ..hB.ril.or.,  when  ho  paid  forfeit  to  Conrad  the  Cor- 
"';,'?;:;;:;;' ApHl  of  die  Ban.  y..,  and  on  the  same  course, 

""Tr  lisp::;."^'  7  yrro.!'a:d' upward,  124  pound.; 
So:li;;iI^^;il^toire.and«eldiu«.     Kour-mile  heats. 

KNTBIE8   STAnTEI)  FOB  THE  8WKEVBTAKK8. 
K„rK,ntncVy.b.  c.  ^.n,*.n,  by  Bo.ton.  out  of  A...  C.r«ca..  by  I.p.  B.rpod, 

Kor  Alabama,  ch.  c.  mgMOmw,  ny  luii  .       .       .       • 

This  waa  the  fi..t  taste  of  the  quality  of  the  noble  nvals. 
eequent  mighty  achievements. 


1  1 

9    9 

SdUt 
dlit. 


FIB8T  HEAT. 


IKCOND  HEAT. 


Time  of  lit  mil*, 
••  «d    " 

M  8d    '*  . 

«  4th   " 


i.Ot 

i.m 

3.04t 


Time  of  first  heat,      . 


Time  of  lit  Inll^ 
2,1     " 
"  8d     "    . 

«  4th    " 


8.081    1        Time  of  accond  heat. 


,    2.03 
3.08i 

.   l.Mt 
l.B» 

.8.04 


Tim  ncjt  npncuranco  of  tlio  two  rivals    as  on  tlio  8th  day 
of  ,h  r™  mS,  when  tl,«y  again  came  t.,  ctho^on  t  ,o  .amo 
folte  f"  tl,c  Jockey  Clnb  Puree,  with  a  very  dtferent  rate  ol 
<roinff  and  a  different  result. 
^   I'cW  Club  Purse  $2,000,  all  ages ;  weight  as  above. 

ENTRIES  STARTED  FOB  THE  PTOSE. 
TJW.ll.'ch.c.Zecor,.r.,byB«,ton.outofEeel.byImp.G.encoe.8y.a,.,cam.d  ^^ 

ALlCm'^rb:rxti^«;..b.;Bo;ton,;.utoVA«c.Carnea..byImp.S.rped^^^^  ^    ^ 

,udgcruV.cW.i..«<;e.byImp.Tr'uatee,outofMln.t;el,byM.doc,.«ed,.       .       »  d..t 

This  race  was  the  fastest  that  at  that  time  had  ever  been  run, 
and^^e  occasion  to  the  long  and  eventful  struggle  winch  iol 
lowed,  Bfl  will  be  Been  by  the  following  record. 


810 


THE  H0K8E. 


FIEBT  HEAT. 


SECOND  HEAT. 


Time  of  1st  mile, 
"  2ii    " 

••  8d    "    . 

»  4th   " 


1.58 
1.54 
1.49) 
1.49) 


•nmeofflnthett,    ....  T.26 


Time  of  Ist  mile, 
"  2(1     " 

"  Sd     "    . 

"  4th    " 


Time  of  second  heat, 


,  8.09 
1.58 

.  1.46 
1.52» 

.  7.8SJ 


In  the  autumn  of  tho  same  year,  he  paid  forfeit  at  the  Na- 
tional Cou!  e,  Long  Island,  not  being  at  the  North  at  the  time  ; 
but  it  was  understood  that  Mr.  Ten  Broeck  was  still  so  confident 
of  his  horse's  qualities,  that  he  was  prepared  to  run  him  again 
either  against  Lecomte,  or  against  Lecomte's  time,  if  his  owner 
should  decline  the  contest ;  and  so  great  was  the  confidence  of 
the  sporting  world  in  that  gentleman's  excellent  judgment,  that, 
in  spite  of  the  apparently  desperate  chance  of  beating  such  time 
as  7m.  26s.,  many  were  found  to  back  his  opinion  ;  and  in  the 
end  found  their  advantage  in  the  steadfastness  of  their  faith. 


SUMMA.RT   OV    LEXINGTOn's   PERFOKMANCES. 

In  1853,  started  three  timos;  won  three. 

Lexington,  Ky.,  Association  Stake,  mile  heuts ^im 

Lexington,  Ky.,  Citizens' Staltii.  two-mllu  heats ' 

New  Orleans,  a  match,  Saille  Waters,  three-mile  heats • 

In  1S.M,  started  twice,  won  once. 

19000 

New  Orleans,  La.,  State  Post  Stake,  four-mllo  heats "• 

In  1855,  storied  twice;  won  twice. 

New  Orleans,  La.,  Time  Match,  four  miles '   ' 

New  Orleans,  La.,  Jockey  Club  Purse  and  Inside  Stake,  four-mile  heats °'"^ 

Started  7  times,  won  6.    Total  winnings ^66,600 

After  Lexington's  last  race  with  Lecomte,  Mr.  Ten  Broeck 
withdrew  him  from  the  turf,  and  he  made  his  first  season  of 
1855  at  W.  F.  Harper's,  Woodford  Co.,  Ky.,  limited  to  30  mares, 
at  $100  each,  payable  before  the  mare  was  served.     He  made 
the  season  of  1856  at  the  same  place,  and  upon  the  same  terms. 
During  the  month  of  June,  1856,  the  late  E.  A.  Alexander  went 
to  England  to  import  a  stallion,  accompanied  by  Mr.  Nelson 
Dudley,  of  Fayette  County,  Ky.     They  purchased  Scythian,  and 
then  bought  Lexington  at  $15,000  of  Mr.  Ten  Broeck,  who  was 
then  in  England— $7,500  cash,  and  the  balance  if  Lexaigton  was 
living  upou  Mr,  Alexander's  arrival  in  America.     He  has  stood 
at  Woodburn  Stud  Farm,  Spring  Station,  Woodford  County, 
Ky.,  ever  since. 


rKUKOUMANCKS   OF    LKXINOTON. 


311 


HEAT. 


lat, 


,    2.03 

1.S8 

.   1.46 

.  T.83i 


)rfeit  at  the  Na- 
rth  at  the  time  ; 
jtill  80  confident 
)  run  him  again 
:ne,  if  his  owner 
le  confidence  of 
;  judgment,  that, 
eating  such  time 
ion ;  and  in  the 
>f  their  faith. 


iNCEB. 

ILTOO 

1,800 

8,B00 

1»,000 

20,000 

"'*.". 6,000 

ise^eoo 

,  Mr.  Ten  Broeck 
iis  first  season  of 
oited  to  30  mares, 
erved.     He  made 
n  the  same  terms. 
L.  Alexander  went 
id  by  Mr.  Nelson 
ased  Scythian,  and 
I  Broeck,  who  was 
e  if  Lexiiigton  was 
lea.     He  has  stood 
Woodford  County, 


AVecivc  some  ot  the  more  noted  of  ins  get:— 
Ansd,  Areola,  Asteroid,  Bayflower,  Bayonet,  Bert.e  Ward^ 
Da..iel  i  oone,  Donerail,  Fanny  Cheatham,  Goodwood,  llar.y 
S         West,  Idlewild,  Jack  Malone,  Kentvu^ky,  Lancaster,  Load- 
stone, Lightning,  Norfolk,  Judge  Curtis,  Kmgfisher,  and  Thun- 

"^'^  By  looking  over  the  time  of  fast  races  given  in  another  part 
.f  ilfs  work  it  will  he  seen  that  his  sons  a..d  daughters  have 
I'Llftirupon  record.  Judge  Cu.is  the  be.  - . 
l«l-  Lancaster,  the  best  two-mile  race,  ^-'H— "If't'/^ 
Jjk  the  best  th;ee-milo  race,  5.27i-5.29} ;  and  Idlew.ld,  t.,e 
best  heat  at  four  miles,  weight  for  age,  7.26^. 

LVxington  stands  pre-eminently  the  best  race-horse,  as  he 
does  the  greatest  sire,  that  this  country  has  ever  produced. 
T.vnty  years  old  this  past  spring,  he  looks  fresh  and  vigorous 
and  s  ems  good  for  some  years  to  come,  and  we  hope  he  may  bo 
Lng  spared'to  perpetuate  his  kind,  and  enrich  the  stock  of  the 
country. 


-m^m^fts^'^-i 


PEDI8EEE, 

CHAKAOTBE.ST.OS,  AND    PBBFORMASCES  OV    LEOOHTH 

'rVi— 'o  ■/;  ..  gr.  da.  M..  cannon  .7  0,viU^ 
„  „  i  e  gr.  dam  Weathercock  mare,  g.  g.  g-  g-  g-  P-  "^ 
S„r1^  L  mt  hen,,  Turk,  Cn1,,  AUworthy,  S.arUng,  Bloody 
tmX  Greyhound,  Brocktaby  Bet.y  by  Curwon  Bay  Bart, 
Hobby  Mare  by  Lister  Turk. 

Boston  -His  pedigree  in  extenso  is  above,  on  page  2Tb. 
GLENcoE.-His  pedigree,  Genealogy  No.  YL 
Cation  was  by  Golumpus,  dam  Lucy  G^;ay>  ^y  ^^f  y'  f 
dam  Lucy  by  Florizel,  g.  gr.  dam  Frenzy  by  Ecbpse,  g.  g.  gr. 
dam  by  Engineer,  g.  g.'g'  gr.  dam  by  Blank,  g^g.  g.  g-  gr-  dam 
T  A«i.  of  the  Mill  by  Traveller,  Mi89MakelesB,iS!c. 

gImpu.  was  by  Gohanna,  dam  Catharine  by  Woodpecker, 

Camilla  by  Trentham,  &c.  ,        ,  /-,  ?   T>n« 

Engineer  was  by  Sampson,  Y.  Greyhound,  Curwen's  Bay 

^""'Traveller  was  by  Fartncr,  Almanzor,  Grey  Hautboy,  Make- 

'%•:: "Sess  was  by  a  son  of  Greyhound  (out  of  Farewell), 

herdl  by  Partner-Woodcock-Croft's  Bay  Barb-Makeless. 

For  Timothy,  Florizel,  Eclipse,  Blank,  Gohanna,  &c.,  &c., 

see  Genealogies  from  No.  L  to  VH.  ^  .  ,    ,     -r,      w     , 

Oam..  J  wa.  by  Ilambletonian,  da,n  Fa-th  by  Pac*t,  gr 

dam  Atalanta  by  Matchem,  g.  gr.  dam  Lass  of  the  Mdl  by 


PEBF0RMANCE8  OF  LECOMTE, 


818 


OF    LECOMTB. 

B,  g.  dam  Gal 
millus,  g.  g.  gr 
ion  by  Orville, 

g.  g-  g-  gr-  ^a™ 
tarling,  Bloody 
•wen  Bay  Barb, 

m  page  276. 

[. 

by  Timotliy,  gr 
Eclipse,  g.  g.  gr. 

g.  g.  g.  gr.  dam 

JC. 

by  Woodpecker, 

d,  Curwen's  Bay 

Hautboy,  Makc- 

(out  of  Farewell), 

Barb — Makeless. 

lolianna,  &c.,  &c., 

th  by  Pacolet,  gr. 
63  of  the  Mill  by 


C,.oo„oUo,  g.  ,.  .r.  dam  .istor  to  Clark',  U.  of  the  Mill,  ^>r 
Traveller,  out  of  Miss  Makeless.  ,,1,1   n,.„h_Go- 

r    olet  was  by  Blank,  dam  Whlteneck  \y  ^^^^^^f-^?^ 
dohS;  lUianiconyer  s  Arab-Cnrwen's  Bay  Barb-Mar- 

K„e-0.ford  ^«"/^:;^rZX^^y  Mentor,  ,r. 
S«o,,KN-SKO  «a»  ''■Vj'°'"';'>  "/^.^  i.i.etto  by  Snap,  g.  g. 

^^Ct^  ^^afb;^^^^^^^^^^^^        ^y  Shakcpeare-Miss  Mere- 
dith-Little  Hartley  mare.  _j,^,,i,tt's   Childers- 

Volunteer  was  by  Yo'^ng/'el  la  _^^,dcock. 

Devonshire  Arab-Curwen  B^  Barb      )^d  b^^        ^^^^^^__ 

Young  Belgrade  was  by  the  15elgraac  xmt.         j 
Scarborough  mare. 

rir-- f:'£tLt; «» ..  M.i.„-.o„  0, 

""or,.,  wa.  by  Be„ingW„gh,  ^- Ev««n«  ^JJ' ^.Mj^. 

gr.  dam  Termasant  by  Tantrum  g.  8^;, -iT  .'■^.f  J**""'  ^  ^^ 
"    J       I,,,  T?r    -Ilia  IT  !!.  e.  gr- dam  MarBko  8  dam. 

gr.  dam  by  l^»-'°'' f.  ^•g.^.g^.  aam  Trinket  by  Matchem, 

WEATnKK.«K  ™^y  I W'^      GriBewood'8  Partner- 

rgtlm'Pi7p::^-Bloody  ittoek»_G.eyl.„„ud- 

n^t'ofdtUerwaBby  Partner,  dam  by  Hntton.  gray 

Sovereign  for  Boston,  is  the  pedigree  of  Prioress,  wno 
Bister  of  Lecomte. 


•X«S^Kfr' 


3U 


THE  IIOESE. 


Lecomte  is  a  rich  chestnut,  with  white  on  one  hind  leg, 
which Tach      a  little  above  the  pastern  joint     He  stands  fit- 

of  bone  tendon  and  muscle,  that  he  would  be  a  "seful  hoibc  lor 

anv  ^m-po se     His  temper  is  excellent;  he  is  easdy  p  aced  in  a 

:r' 'Xyct  i.Bponds'promptly  to  the  extent  of  his  alnh^y. 

He    ever  t'ears  himself  and  his  jockey  to  pieces  by  a  ^mpUng 

to  run  away.    His  action  is  low,  smcDth,  and  easy.    His  stride 

s  aboutlwenty-three  feet,  and  he  gets  away  from  the  score  like 

a  ouaTei'horse     He  has  a  constitrtion  of  iron,  the  appetxte  of 

,   :  Swotld  eat  sixteen  quarts  of  feed  if  it  was  given    o^iim 

'^i:^t;j^it:;:^=^-siJu-^ 

without  th*ii  defects ;  consequently  he  is  about  as  fine  a  speci- 
Te?:;  Xoughbiid  as  can  be  found  in  this  or  any  other 
country.-^>n7  of  the  Times,  Nov.  9, 1856. 

PERFORMANCES   OF  LECOMTE. 

Tliis  noble  horse  commenced  his  career  one  year  earlier 
accoiSLg  to  Southern  dates,  although  in  reality  only  one  month 
intervened  between  their  starting.  _ 

"'leeomte  running  in  April  as  a  t-^ear-old,  pre^  o^^^^^^^ 
first  of  May,  while  in  the  May  of  the  same  year,  1853,  Lexmg 
ton  ran  as  a  three-year-old. 

Lecomte's  first  debut  on  the  turf  was  for 

T..Bwcep.U.c»,two-ye„-oM..colu:01b..flme,eT  lbs.,  n,no  SabscH^er.  .500.  ,.00  ^    M«. 

JM.Cl«y"8  Zero,  by  Boston  out  of  Zenobia, 

Th.  others  paid  forfeit- Zero's  rider  feU._^^  ^  ^^  _^  ^ 

^nhseauently  on  Nov.  25th,  of  the  same  year,  at  the  Phar- 
salirSrNatchez,  Mississippi,  he  won  the  three-year-old 

Sweepstakes,  I'o  below. 


1  1 

8  !l 
5  S 
2  4 
4dit 


PERF0UMANCE8   OF   LKCOMTE. 


315 


one  hind  leg, 

He  stands  fit- 
Q  racing  form, 

an  abundance 
iseful  horse  for 
lily  placed  in  a 

of  his  ability. 

by  attempting 
sy.  His  stride 
ti  the  score  like 
the  appetite  of 
s  given  to  him, 
es.  In  a  word, 
I  sire  and  dam, 
,  as  fine  a  speci- 
lis  or  any  other 


ne  year  earlier, 
f  only  one  month 

1,  previous  to  the 
ar,  1853,  Lexing- 


riben,  1600,  $200  ft.    MUe 


.     1    1 

.     8    9 

. 

.     6    8 

ta.  overweight, 

.     2    4 
.      4dit 

jrear,  at  the  Phar- 
the  three-year-old 


1  1 

2    9 
Sdst. 


Bweep.U..ro,..ee.e„.,..coU,S«...,an.e.S3,....i..u.scH.o™.,400..^ 
Two-mile  hnate.  ,    ,„  „i  .       .       •       • 

Tliese  two  victories  summed  his  pertbrmances  for  his  first 
vpar  and  he  stood  as  yet  unbeaten.  ,i  „ -vm 

"  In"  le  foUowin,  spring,  he  opened  hs  campaign  on  the  Me- 
tairie  Course,  New  Orleans,  in  the  year  18o4. 

,„„„.6tK-8wcep,t.Ue.fo,t.,ee-yca.o,a.colU8«.b,.fllUcs881bM...e.u.^^^^^^^^^ 

each,  »IOOft.     Mile  heats.  ,    ,„     ,  ^    ^ 

^.YM7nXh..b;Vouo.he,outorLa.^.^^^^^^^^^^^^ 


Again  on  January  12th  he  started  for 


1  1 

8   9 


'"1.p«*.M.b.,..l.-.»~'f,«'"'!l'''- 11 

At  the  same  raeetmg,  on  Wednesday  19th,  l,e  again  ran  for 
thetnile  $300,  for  all  age.,  weight  as  above,  two-m.le  heats. 

T  J  Wells' Locomte,  by  Boston  out  Of  Reel,  3  yeans ".      *.      ' 

O.  the  first  of  April  following,  he  was  beaten  in  the  Great 

U.  .\"«^^=        ^  „  four-mile  heats,  by  Lexington,  as 

Stake,  i^st  Stake  for  all  a  es,  lo  ^^.^^^  ,^,,^ 

has  been  related  above  at  p.  ^^^^^^^  ^^^^  ^^^,  ,^,,  i.^ter 
Hi'^hlander  being  distanced— the  torraer  in  lue 

t;,np  for  two  four-mile  heats  of  T.2b— T.ds^. 

He  tlmsbeat  Fashion's  time,  hitherto  the  fastest  on  record,  in 
He  thus  beat  i<  as  ,  ^^^^^^^^  ^^^  ^^^^g 

*hattamrn"  S  W  aeeomplished  hefore,  within  the 
annals  of  "  recorded  time." 


316 


THB  nORBB. 


T^iinrton  did  not  start  again  daring  this  year,  but,  in  the 
.ut™"tco,ntc  ran  on  tl.o  PLar.alia  Course  at  NatCc.,  M,.- 

Inra.    Two-mile  heata.  11 

a-  t  wMlB'ch  cLccomtebyBoston  ontof  Rwl,       •       •       *      '  .      ,      .     3> 

A.  L.  Blngaman'. ch.  c.  Joe  Blackbam  _^y^^  g^,j_g^^ 

Three  days  after  this  ho  walked  over  the  courBC  for  the  As- 
soeSon  of  iL-mile  heats,  and  on  the  5th  of  Deeemb^r  fol  ow- 
ng  wound  up  his  glorious  campaign  by  carrying  off  the  Jockey 
Club  purse  on  the  Metairic  Course,  for  all  ages. 


FlBST  HXA'f 


Time  of  First  mite,    . 
"     "  Second  mile. 

Time  of  First  Heat, 


1    S8 
1    53 

8    C6 


Bioom)  But. 


Time  of  First  wUe,     . 
"   "  Second  mile. 

Time  of  Second  Heat, 


M.     t. 

1    66 
1   BTt 

8    6^ 


No  more  extraordinary  campaign  in  point  of  ti"^;'  ^^^^.^^^^ 
been  made  in  the  United  States,  if  elsewhere,  and  at  its  teimi- 
rt^Lecomtehad  a  right  to  repose  on  his  laurels,  wv^h  the 
renown  which  his  friends  challenged  for  Inm,  as  oi  right,  of 
beinff  the  fastest  four-miler  in  the  world.  ,     ,  „<• 

Sti  Uhe  friends  of  Lexington,  and  he  lacked  not  a  host  of 
them  were  in  no  sort  dismayed,  but  asserted  that  he  could  do 
tt^  than  he  had  done,  yea!  better  than  Lecomte  h^self 
and  held  themselveB  in  readiness  in  the  commg  year,  1855,  to 
«  put  it  to  the  touch,  to  w'a  or  lose  it  all. 


r,  but,  in  the 
Natchez,  Mis- 


11  «(je»— 8  year  olds  86 
red  to  marcs  and  geld- 

*       .       .99 


■66  for  the  As- 
cember  follow- 
off  the  Jockey 


11  ages— 8  years  old,  80 
Ing  8  lbs.  to  mares  and 

....11 
.       .     9   9 

.       .       .     9   8 


BCAT. 


X.  t. 

1  B5 

1  67* 

8  62» 


if  time,  had  ever 
and  at  its  termi- 
laurels,  with  the 
1,  as  of  right,  of 

i  not  a  host  of 
aat  he  could  do 
Lecomte  himself, 
ig  year,  1855,  to 


THE  GKEAT  CONTEST 

OP 

LECOMTE    AND    LEXINGTON. 

THE  FIKOT  ZVEST. 

book;  and  we  have  a  new  .ltat.at.on  0  ^^^^_.___^,^ 

evenu  of  yesterday's  race  on  «»  M.«ta.r  ^^^^,^ 

7.824  and  7.«,  on  L»"8  f 'l'^;  ^  tit  Tate,  thafhave  ever 
7.33  and  7.43,  here  >"  l^^^' ™^"°,,„  i,„  the  winner  of  the 
been  run,  having  been  "8°""^  ^^^^^^  7„„„g  Ameriea,  when 
day.    Where  k  Eelipse  now  t  c«l^™»d  J  on  g  ^^^  ^^^^ 

Fashion  beat  Bosto.,.nfi-«e^dsle^^__^^.^_^  ^^^^ 

ItrSd/airJeher  heaten,  in  si.  seeonds  and  a 

•^^U  wIlivTin  a  pTgressive  age,  and  what  we  are  eonring 

to,  who  can  tell?  Question  had  been  repeatedly 

During  the  week  past,  the  question  gtake-race 

asked,  if  any  of  the  ^^f^'^^Z^^^^^^^^^^^^  ^^^'^ 
Wd  run  again  dunng  the  yre^'^^^^^^  possible  event, 

xnent  pervaded  the  <=°«^7";7;; J^^^a 'hi  i^  it  were  to  come 
and  the  conviction  was  f^eey^^x^^^^^^^^^^  ^^^,^,,,  ,,,rels 

off,  Lexington  ^f\^^J'^^lJ'   A  contest  between  Lexing- 
r  td  "l^^i^:^^^^  of  as  a  thing  that  must  be  ; 


318 


TiIK   IIORSK, 


and  when,  on  Friday  evening,  it  was  announced  on  the  eourso 
tJiat  an  arrangctncnt  to  that  eftect  had  hecn  made,  and  that  the 
next  day  woukl  see  its  consuinuiation,  the  news  spread  electri- 
cally, and  we  found  ourselves  again  in  the  midst  of  an  excite- 
ment, of  course.  m    .      i 
Every  thing  was  in  favor  of  the  prospect  for  sport.    1  lie  track 
was  in  tip-top  order,  confessedly.     Tlie  day  rose  fair,  and  con- 
tinued so.    The  ride  to  the  course  was  delightful.     Every  thing 
seemed  to  favor  the  occasion.     From  an  early  hour  to  a  late 
one,  all  the  roads  were  filled  hy  travellers,  availing  themselves 
of  every  kind  and  description  of  locomotion.   Every  thing,  from 
a  dray  to  a  four-in-hand,  was  in  requisition,  and  they  who  were 
"  too  late  for  the  wagon,"  walked.     Fully  ten  thousand  people 
must  have  heen  present  on  the  stands  and  in  the  field.    The 
siMit  was  truly  animating.  'Die  ladies,  as  upon  the  former  great 
occasion,  made  a  goodly  show  on  the  stands  appropriated  to 
them  by  the  gallantry  of  the  Club,  and  added  no  little  to  the 
pleasure  of  the  day*    Betting,  which  was  by  no  means  slow  in 
any  part  of  the  course,  ran  amusingly  high  in  this  department 
of  it,  and  we  saw  many  anti-Lecomtc  bets  most  cheerfully  and 
smilingly  paid  by  laughing  losers,  while  many  musical  remind- 
ers that  Lexington  had  lost,  suggested  to  as  many  overtaken 
gentlemen  that  ''place  aux  dames''  should  be  their  motto  in 
settling  their  books.     We  grieve  to  say  that  Lexington,  by  the 
by,  proved  to  be  the  favorite  to  a  great  extent  among  the  ladies, 
who,  we  will  do  them  the  credit  to  say,  paid  up  with  most  com- 
mendable promptness ;  so  far  as  they  could  do  so  on  the  field. 
Of  the  gloves,  and  handkerchiefs,  and  other  pretty  trifles,  which 
they  wagered,  we,  of  course,  can  not  speak  with  equal  con- 
fidence. 

The  race,  of  which  we  give  below  a  detailed  account,  was 
indeed  an  exciting  one.  Since  the  races  we  have  alluded  to  as 
hitherto  among  the  greatest  that  have  been  run,  there  has 
been  nothing  like  it ;  and  in  all  its  incidents,  from  the  start  to 
the  victory,  it  will  always  be  remembered  as  pre-eminently  the 
greatest  four-mile  race  on  record. 

The  betting  was  extremely  heavy  ;  still  it  was  less  than  on 
the  last  week's  race,  as  there  were  not  so  many  strangers  in  town, 
and  money  had  not  been  sent  here  from  abroad  to  be  invested 


J 

I 


LEXINOTON   AND   LKCOMTE. 


319 


:>n  the  course 
[,  and  tliiit  the 
Vprcnd  clccfri- 
'  of  an  excitc- 

lort.   The  track 
fair,  and  con- 
Every  tiling 
hour  to  a  lato 
ng  tlienisolves 
iry  tiling,  from 
hey  who  were 
ousand  people 
the  field.    The 
le  former  great 
ipropriated  to 
10  little  to  the 
»  means  slow  in 
his  department 
[  cheerfully  and 
nusical  rcmind- 
riany  overtaken 
their  motto  in 
xington,  by  the 
nong  the  ladies, 
with  most  com- 
so  on  the  field. 
ty  trifles,  which 
ith  equal  con- 

1  account,  was 
e  alluded  to  as 
ran,  there  has 
om  the  start  to 
i-eminently  the 

as  less  than  on 

ingers  in  town, 

to  be  invested 


on  the  side  of  any  favorite.  licforc  leaving  the  city,  Lexington 
was  the  favorite,  at  even  money,  against  the  flcld  ;  but  a  few 
minutes  before  the  race,  we  witnessed  some  transaftioim  in 
which  Lexington  was  backed  at  100  to  80  against  the  field,  or 
100  to  60  against  Lecomte.  Much  money  was  risked  on  time, 
but  the  lowest  time  that  we  could  hear  of  being  marked  was 
7:32. 

So  far  as  we  could  judge,  the  horses  all  appeared  to  be  in 
excellent  condition,  and  "  eager  for  the  fray,"  as  they  moved  to 
and  fro  before  the  stands,  to  the  admiration  of  the  anxious 
thousands. 

Tlie  drum  taps  ;  and  horees  dasli  oft"  with  a  rush  for  the  first 
heat,  and  on  passing  the  first  turn,  Lecomte  led,  Lexington 
being  second,  and  Eeube  trailing  behind,  but  at  as  fast  a  gait 
and  as  bold  a  stride  as  he  could  well  accomplish.  Their  position 
did  not  vary  for  nearly  three  miles,  although  the  i)ace  increased ; 
the  space  between  the  horses  at  times  increasing  and  diminish- 
ing, Lexington  several  times  making  a  brush  to  take  the  lead, 
but  Lecomte  increasing  his  speed  to  prevent  it.  On  entering 
the  fourth  mile,  and  on  the  back  stretch  of  it,  Lexington  partially 
closed  the  gap  that  Lecomte  had  opened  on  him,  and  attempted 
to  outfoot  him.  Tlie  attempt  was  immense,  and  elicited  the 
loudest  encomiums  of  Lexington's  friends  and  backers  ;  but  it 
was  ineflfectual.  Tlie  spur  was  freely  used  to  induce  him  to  do 
wliat  his  friends  claimed  for  him,  that  he  was  the  fastest  horse 
in  the  world  at  a  brush ;  but  Lecomte  baflrted  all  his  efforts, 
kept  the  lead  and  won  the  heat,  amid  deafening  shouts,  by  six 
lengths,  in  much  the  quickest  time  ever  made  in  the  world — 
7:  26! 

If  the  result  of  the  heat  inducet^  great  shouting,  the  announce- 
ment of  the  time  produced  still  more  clamorous  demonstrations 
of  delight.  All  knew  that  the  heat  was  very  fast,  but  each  one 
of  the  hundred  persons  who  held  watches  could  scarcely  believe 
their  own  time,  until  the  judges  announced  it  oflicially. 

During  the  great  excitement  which  was  concentrated  on  the 
two  contending  horses,  Reube  had  almost  been  lost  sight  of, 
but  he  came  home  at  a  high  rate  of  speed,  making  the  best  heat 
by  far  that  he  ever  made  in  his  life  ;  although,  as  the  red  flag 
descended,  he  barely  escaped  being  caught  behind  it. 


I 


890 


TIIK  iiouaJE. 


Lexincton  soon  after  tho  heat  appeared  much  distreesed,  as 
he  had  evidently  been  hard  driveTi  nearly  the  >vholo  distance  ; 
but  1  0  recovered  .-ell  during  the  recess.   Ueuhe  also  to  aH>ear. 
ance    after   the  heat,  showed  evident  sympton^s  that  he  ha 
be      running  a  harder  race  than  he  liked.     Lecom  e  who  to  a 
appearance  had  run  much  more  at  his  eaee,  and  wuh  less  eftmt 
Sn  his  competitors,  not  having  been  spurred  .<l"""g  t  -  1  -  , 
was  but  little  distressed,  considering  the  great  t.mo  and  the  heat 

"'"'Ill'e'^beUingwas  changed  about  immediately,  not  less  from 
the  result  of  the  previous  heat,  than  from  the  great  apparent 
Ixertion  that  Lexfngton  had  made  -hile  runmng,  a^d  the 
aspect  and  condition  of  the  hordes  alter  the  heat.  R.abe  9 
rnco  was  considered  hopeless,  with  two  -^h  ^e .to^ 
acainst  him.  Most  of  the  bets  now  made  were  lor  the  purpose 
of  Tedging,  and  Lecomte  was  the  favorite  at  100  to  40  agamst 

''''eS  horse  came  up  for  the  second  heat  with  crest  erect 
and  with  a  defiant  demeanor  cast  proud  glances  from  he  co 
eylrdetermined  apparently  to  win  or  die.     Lexmg  on,  th. 
S  led  the  way  fix,m  the  score,  for  nearly  two  miles,  by  about 
two  lengths  ;  wlL  on  coming  down  the  stretch  and  passmg  tne 
sLds  to  en  e:  on  the  thiru  mile,  Lecomte,  who  had  been  bottled 
up    commenced  his  great  brush,  overhauled  Lexmgton,  and 
pLed'im.     Both  ntw  did  their  best,  and  the  tlnrd  mile  was 
Tc  nstant  strife  throughout,  for  the  lead,  ..nd  the  qmckest  m 
the  race,  being  run  in  1:46;  but  Lecomte,  although  so  ha  d 
pushed,  ^ever  tavered,  but  ran  evenly  and  steadily  along  about 
1  To    e  igths  ahead.     On  the  first  turn  of  the  fourth  mi le,  Lex- 
\  ilcton,  who  at  that  point  was  nearly  up  to  his  rival,  lor  a 
)  moment  gave  back  and  lost  his  stride,  but  he  at  once  recovered 
Tand  pushed  on  with  vigor,  but  with  evidently  great  etfoi-^ 
1  All  was  of  no  use,  for  Lecomte  came  home  a  winner  by  lour 


( 


All  was  01  no  ubc,  i^^  jutvw....^  - _      ■„     i 

lengths,  in  the  astonishing  time  of  T  :  38|,  distancing  Reube. 

Tlie  long  pent-up  feelings  of  the  nearly  frenzied  thousands 
^ho  for  some  time  had  been  almost  breathless,  now  found  vent, 
and  all,  losers  as  well  as  winners,  ladies  as  well  as  gent  emen, 
shouted  and  applauded  the  magnificent  contest,  the  glorious 
result,  and  the  gallant  winner.    We  yesterday  wrote  and  pub- 


MCXINCiTON    AND    MkiMITE. 


321 


111  distressed,  ns 
Ivliolo  diHtunce ; 
I  also,  to  «j)j)ciir- 
lis  that  he  had 
pnitc,  who  to  all 
with  less  eftbrt 
lluring  the  h.oat, 
Inio  and  the  heat 

ly,  not  less  from 
a  great  apparent 
lining,  and  the 
heat.  Etubc's 
uch  competitors 
B  for  the  purpose 
100  to  40  against 

with  crest  erect, 
mces  from  fierce 

Lexington,  this 
ro  miles,  by  about 
h  and  passing  tJie 
)  had  been  bottled 
I  Lexington,  and 
he  third  mile  was 
d  the  quickest  in 
although  so  hard 
ladily  along  about 
fourth  mile,  Lex- 
0  his  rival,  for  a 
at  once  recovered 
3ntly  great  effort. 
a  winner  by  four 
ancing  Eeube. 
enzied  thousands, 
,  now  found  vent, 
ell  as  gentlemen, 
itest,  the  glorious 
ly  wrote  and  pub- 


liishod  coiu'pniiilg  tliis  rare,  "  We  look  In-day  for  a  race,  whic!' 
for  lime  and  a  cIoho  fonto.'^t,  can  bo  niatclied  a;^aiiist  any  ever 
run."  That  jtrodiction  has  been  more  than  fiiltllk'd,  the  race 
not  oidy  matching,  but  far  exceeding  any  of  the  fieetest  of  them 


in  regard  to  time. 


l'"(ir  more  than  twenty  years,  the  race  of  Kclipse  and  Henry, 
over  the  Union  Com-sc,  Long  Island,  on  the  L'Tth  of  May,  182^, 
was  the  quickest  on  record.  The  shortest  heat  in  that  race  was 
7  :  '<i7\.  In  Fashion's  race  with  I'osfun,  over  the  Union  Course, 
Long  Island,  May  10, 1842,  the  time  was  7  :  IL'A — 7  :  4.5.  (Joorge 
Martin's  fast  race  was  run  in  this  city,  on  tin.'  tiOlh  of  March, 
18413,  and  the  time  was  7  :  33 — 7  :  43.  It  is  a  remarkablo  fact, 
as  Lecomto  is  by  Boston  out  of  Reel,  that  his  sire  should  have 
run  in  the  quickest  race  of  Fashion,  and  his  dam  liecl  should, 
on  December  11,  1841,  liavo  won  a  race  in  this  city,  the  time 
of  which  was  7  :  40—7  :  43. 

The  subject  is  so  fruitful  of  speculations  in  regard  to  time 
and  blood,  that  wo  must  rein  in  our  pen  to  suit  our  sjjace,  well 
satisfied  that  we  have  witnessed  the  best  race,  in  all  respects, 
that  was  ever  run,  and  that  Lecomto  stands  proudly  before 
the  world,  as  the  best  race-horso  ever  produced  on  the  Turf. 

SUMMARY. 

Satardsy,  April  8— Jockey  Club  Purao,  $2,000,  for  all  ages,  welghU  u  abovu.  Four-miln  hekta. 
T.  J.  WolU'  ch.  c.  f.ecomte,  by  Boston,  out  of  Reel  by  Imp.  Olencoo,  8  yrs. — carried  31 

pounds  overweight — Abe 11 

A.  L.  mngttinan's  b.  a  Lexington,  by  Boston,  out  of  Alice  Carneal  by  Imp.  Sarpcdon, 

4  yrs. — Henry  Mclchon j   2 

Judge  Uunter's  cb.  g.  Jleube,  by  Imp.  Trustee  out  of  Minstrel  hj  Medoc,  aged.— John 

Tord. 3  dial 


FiBST  IIkat. 

Time  of  1st  mile,       ....  l.M 

Time  of  2d  mile,     .        .        .        .  l.M 

Time  of.Sd  miU' lAOf 

Time  of  4tb  mile 1.49^ 


Time  of  1st  hett, 


T.28 


Second  Heat. 

Time  of  Ist  mile,  .       .       .       .8.09 

Time  of  2il  mile,  .        .        .         1.68 

Time  of  8d  mile,  ....    1.46 

Time  of  4th  mile,  .        ,        .        1.52| 


Time  of  2d  heat, 


T.88i 


Nev  Meant  Pieayunt. 

After  Lecomte  was  beaten  by  Lexington  in  7.23J,  he  ran 
the  following  races ; — 

Natchez,  Miss.,  Plmrsalia  Course,  Saturday,  November  17, 1855— Association  I'urse,  |800,ttnd  10  per 
cent,  added,  lor  nil  njrcs.    Kuiir-mllo  heats. 

Vol.  1.-21 


W.  .1.  M.>Hnr>  (T.  .f.  W..1U)  c1..  h.  U-omtr.  t.  yr...  hy  l»...l..n.  out  of  It-..!,  by  In.p.  OU-n-         ^    ^ 

A.  I,,  i^nl'mlli"!'";.  .l.«..r.  0  yr,:  by  i...-.."-.  ""t  of' Jo«nnotU«u.  by  iM.p.  I...rl.ah»n.         ^    ^ 

'"'""""" Tlmo;7.:„H-T.M|.  ■       ■       ■       "       "       „      ",^„,, 

„.«OH I.....M,..,.lrU.  .•„,....  W..l,u. :..  I..c.mb..r  t,  1«^-J.«k.y  Club  Pur...  »^U«,  for 

.. ,,. ;:',;;::.•'; u •";';:::::•. ... . .....-, .> .r. „>,.. by ^.u,. ««. », ..«««.....  ^  ^  ^ 

w..,.M::::T.tl;;^:;^t;;:,;b.b:A,.;.»u;.^y».oM.bylv.^^^^  ^  ^  ^ 

:.i::";i::=;i,rriX:M:;:::«--;;;":.'~. « - 

chill  wilu'lit'*.     KiMiriiiUi' lii'iitn. 
A.  I..  l.H'|...n.u:v  Ot.  Ten  Un.ocM  oh.  c.  Pry-r.  8  vr.  -.1,1,  by  In,,.,  .il...,,-...,  ....I  of  ..1...         ^     ^ 

•n ,::•;;,  w'uir;.  a.«-»...;  fty,;.  o,,;.  by'......:.,..  .:nt  of  mm,  by't,,.,:  .!ie;co.:  .    .  ^ 

Till..',  ".n-7.44|. 
N..V  Orl,«n-.  1.,...  M.t..lrU.  ro„r,r,  Frbluy.  April  IH,  X.:.^l'.no  |.V.n,  for  all  «.^  CUib  weights 
Thr.r mile  li.'iil".  ,,      „   „  k  .,„  8    11 

Time,  .^•>s*-»•^»»-8■l'•'• 

After  tlii.s  nice,  Lccomtc  Wiia  i-urflmsca  l»y  Tvicliard  Ten 
Broeck,  E6(i.,  for  810,(MtO,  and  was  tent  to  Kentucky,  where  ho 
covered  a  feu-  n.ares ;  Umpire,  out  of  Alice  Carneal,  and  bher- 
rod  out  of  Picayune,  the  most  distinguished  ot  his  get.  Le- 
comte,  I'rvor,  and  Prioress,  a l..i.f-sister  to  Lecomte,  weir  brought 
to  New  York  with  a  view  of  taking  tlieiu  to  Enghxnd,  tor  which 
they  embarked  on  the  12th  of  July,  1850.  Leeomte  only  started 
once  in  Englund,  and  that  was  for  the  Warwick  Cup,  1857,  won 
by  Fisherman,  Oakball  second,  Lecomte  third.  Three  started. 
Lecomto  died  of  colic,  on  the  7th  of  October,  1857. 


ly  Imp.  01»n- 
p.  Lcivlalhaii, 


1    1 


1  a 

)-  Cluh  ruriio,  |1W(»,  fiif 


iit  ,)>'iiniiiiut- 


.911 


'Uo<l,li]r  lni|i. 


I    'i    'i 


■«.  KlIIH  ■iiill''  li''«t» 
■ilil.  Wiilk.'.l  iivor. 
'urms  »>"»,  fi"  »ll  »K»I» 

H',  mit  of  lilii- 

.        .        .        ■         »    » 

.  flicncoe,       .        a    I 

r  nit  n«i'H,  Club  Wflghti. 

f,       .        .        .811 
.12    8 

inp.  U'Viitlhan,    3    8    2 


ly  Ilicliard  Ten 
t)icky,  whoro  lio 
irneiil,  and  Sher- 
ot"  liis  get.  Le- 
ite,  wcMT  bruupht 
iglaiul,  for  which 
unite  only  started 
i  Cuj),  1S57,  won 
.  Three  started. 
857. 


THE  GREAT  MATCH  vs.  TIMZ. 

TUB  8K00NU   BVKNT. 

The  Match  n-ainst  Time,  which  canio  off  over  the  Mctairie 
Course,  New  Orleans,  is  of  such  un  extniordinai-y  character,  and 
60  astounding  in  its  result,  that  wo  devote  to  it  all  the  space 
at  our  connnand.  That  all  may  he  fully  "  posted  up,  we  give 
the  original  challenge  from  the  owner  of  Lexington,  and  place 
on  record  the  whole  facts  relating  t.   i)h,  match 

CHAIXENGE  FROM   LEXl  .^.     ... 

Wc  have  great  pleasure  in  giving  to  the  sporting  world  the 
Buhjoined  note  from  the  owner  of  Lexington. 

To  THE  Editor  of  the  "  Spmrr  of  the  TiME8."-Altliough  the 
mistake  made  by  the  rider  of  Lexington,  in  pulling  up  at  the 
end  of  three  miles,  in  the  recent  fast  four-mile  race  at  Nc>v 
Orleans,  was  witnessed  by  thousands  of  pei-sons,  I  helieviMt  has 
not  been  referred  to  in  print,  except  in  the  last  number  J  your 
paper.  As  Lexington  will  probably  follow  the  fashion  in  nu.king 
a  tbreign  tour,  I  propose  the  following  as  his  valedictory.  Iwill 
run  him  a  single  four  miles  over  the  Metairie  Course,  at  New 
Orleans,  under  the  rules  of  the  Club,  against  the  fastest  time  at 
four  miles  that  has  been  run  in  America,  for  the  sum  of  ten 
thousand  dollars-one  fourth  forfeit.    Two  trials  to  he  allowed, 


<^ 


824 


THE  H0B8E. 


and  the  race  to  be  run  between  the  Ist  and  15th  of  April  next. 
Arrow  to  be  BubstitTxted  if  Lexington  is  amiss. 

oT  I  will  run  Lexington  over  the  same  course  foui -mile 

proposition  subjoined.  ,     ^,  .      p  .,^^^  ...  -M-pw  York,  the 

Or  I  will  run  him  over  the  Union  Course,  at  JN  ew  i  orK, 

rr?e  i  r  j;:"  *  0  ^...~.  oft,.  «„>  a. ..« 

Ttlonal  Course,  Kew  Yo*.  the  .Cth  of  -- -™^- j,^^^^^. 

mw  York,  May  30,  1854. 

The  match  ...  time,  offered  above,  was  ac-pte^^  -^^^^^^^^^ 
cation  made  in  the  "  Spirit  of  the  Times,"  of  the  17th  June, 
annexed. 

LEXINGTON'S   CHALLENGE   AGAINST   TIME    ACCEFIED. 

We  had  the  pleasure  to  publish  exclusively,  in  this  journal 

of  t^Sd  of  Juni,  one  of  the  most  extraordinary  and  interesting 

=     nr  rather  series  of  challenges— ever  made  m  the 

tlS^rrone'r^Heh  has  heen  accepted.    The  ehaUenge 

"''The  fori™  2  WdeposUec,  with  o,u-  friend.  Messrs  Cole- 
;  t  Stet!o  ,  of  the  Aster  House,  in  this  elty.  The  gentlemen 
re^efof  2  ehaUenge  are  Col.  Calvin  «--dCa  .^o  n 
P.plclier  of  Virginia,  two  gentlemen  well  known  ^  spoitmg 
Set  No  mftch 'against  time,  of  such  interest  has  evr 
occtred  in  this  country.  Time  is  » a  mighty  good  horse  to 
Vipt  on  but  we  "  have  our  doubts  !  ' 

It  will  be  seen  by  the  challenge  from  the  owner  of  Lexing- 


K*«9sts^wr?s!***r' 


6PKCULATI0N   ON    THE   MATCH. 


325 


1  of  April  next. 

onrse,  four-mile 
Metairie  April 
ixpressed  in  the 

;  New  York,  the 
jer.     The  party 
thousand  dollars 
dds  if  Lexington 
be  five  thousand 
eman  &  Stetson, 
,.   If  the  amounts 
be  reduced  one- 
}  first  acceptance 
es  declined ;  and 
;he  races   at   the 
month. 
i.  Ten  Bkoeok. 

;epted,  and  notifi- 
the  17th  June,  as 


ACCEPTED. 

ly,  in  this  journal 
iry  and  interesting 
-ever  made  in  the 
id.    The  challenge 

•iends  Messrs.  Cole- 
ty.  The  gentlemen 
een  and  Capt.  John 
known  in  sporting 
interest,  has  ever 
;hty  good  horse"  to 

e  owner  of  Lexing- 


ton, quoted  above,  that  this  journal  was  the  first  to  allude  to  the 
fact  that  Lexington  was  pulled  up  at  the  fini.li  of  Ins  tlurd  mde 
in  the  second  heat  of  his  second  race  with  Lecomtc.     A\  hether 
Lexington  could  have  beaten  Lecomte  in  that  race  is  another 
matter     "  Doctors  differ ! "    It  was  our  expressed  opinion  that 
if  Lexington  had  been  ridden  in  the  second  heat  by  the  jockey 
en-aged  for  him,  the  result  might  possibly  have  been  different. 
For  the  expression  of  this  opinion,  we  have  been  most  grossly 
abused  by  three  correspondents  of  the  New  Orleans  press  ex-er 
since.     Much  good  may  it  do  them.    We  "  let  them  up  light. 
Lecomte,  a  son  of  Boston  and  Reel,  could  naturally  be     nothing 
but  a  'rood  'un."    We  never  had  a  doubt  of  his  immense  turn 
of  speed,  or  of  his  thorough  game.     His  sire  was  the  best  race- 
horse, barring  an  infirmity  of  temper,  and  his  dam  second  to 
none,  save  Fashion,  that  ever  gloriously  illustrated  the  tact  tha 
"BLOOD  WILL  tell!"    Thcir  performances  aiKi  triumphs  wi 
live  in  the  annals  of  the  turf,  as  of  those  «  high-mettled  racei^ 
Flying  Childers  and  English  Eclipse,  to  which,  in  our  humble 
iudgment,  they  were  not  inferior.  .,      ^   ,  ,  , 

Before  entering  into  the  reports  and  details  of  the  match, 
we  have  thought  it  would  not  be  uninteresting  to  our  readers  to 
have  the  speculations  of  two  New  Orleans  daily  papers-sup- 
posed to  be  well  advised— on  the  morning  before  the  race. 
We  quote  from  the  "  Picayune,"  of  the  1st  instant. 
The  most  remarkable  racing  event  of  modern  times,  and 
indeed  of  all  time,  will  come  off  to-morrow  over  the  Metairie 
Course,  should  the  weather  prove  favorable  up  to  the  time  of 
startino-,  which  is  announced  for  half  past  three  o'clock,  p.  m. 

Lexington,  a  son  of  the  world-renowned  Boston,  is  matched 
to  perform  a  feat  which  he  has  never  yet  performed,  which 
Lecomte  accomphshed  under  perhaps  the  most  favorable  cir- 
cumstances of  good  order  of  the  course,  fine  weather,  balmy 
atmosphere,  and  his  excellent  condition.  . 

We  learn  that  a  gentleman  representing  the  Yirgmia  party 
arrived  in  this  city  a  few  days  ago,  invested  with  plenary 
powers  The  judges  and  timers  have  been  appointed,  and  a 
better  selection  could  not  have  been  made  than  in  his  Excellency 
Gov  P  O.  Hebert,  Gen.  S.  W.  Westmore,  and  John  G.  Cocks, 
Esq.",  the  President  of  the  Club,  as  judges,  and  Hon.  D.  F. 


326 


THE  HORSE. 


Kenncr,   Capt.   W.  J.    Minor,  and     Stephen    D.    Elliott,    as 
timers. 

It  is  agreed  between  the  parties,  that  Lexington  may  be 
accompanied  in  his  trial  by  a  horse  or  horses,  and  that  any 
changes  of  horses  may  be  made  that  circumstances  render 
necessary.  This  will,  of  coin-se,  increase  the  interest  of  the 
scene,  and  give  it  the  appearance  of  a  regular  contest. 

Although  the  time,  at  four  miles,  made  by  Lecomte  in  his 
contest  with  Lexington,  is  the  point  which  the  latter  has  to 
reach  upon  the  present  occasion — namely,  7 :  26 — it  may  not 
be  out  of  place  to  note  the  best  time  ntado  by  other  horses  of 
renown  in  the  day  of  their  supremacy  upon  the  turf.  Of  these 
may  be  named  Henry,  7 :  37^  ;  Grey  Medoc  and  Altorf,  dead 
heat,  7  :  35  ;  Boston,  the  fastest  heat  he  ever  ran  and  won,  7 :  40 ; 
Fashion,  7  :  32i  ;  Miss  Foot,  second  heaS  7  :  35  ;  George  Mar- 
tin, with  Reel,  (he  dam  of  Lecomte,  in  which  heat  she  broke 
down,  7  :  33  ;  Free  Trade,  7  :  33.  Eeube,  the  winner  of  many 
races,  and  an  aged  horse,  did  that  which  has  not  yet  been  sur- 
passed ;  he  ran  and  won  a  heat,  with  all  his  proper  weight,  at 
his  ease,  in  7  :  40  !  We  could  name  many  others  in  this  con- 
nection, but  these  will  suffice.  We  incline  to  the  opinion  that 
time  alone  is  but  at  best  a  fallacious  test  of  the  superiority  of  a 
race-horse,  unless,  as  in  this  instance,  it  beats  the  best  ever 
made. 

It  would  have  been  no  easy  matter,  during  the  lifetime  of 
Col.  Wm.  E.  Johnson,  the  well-named  "  Napoleon  of  the  Turf," 
to  convince  him  tluit  his  iavorite  mare,  Ileality,  the  grandam 
of  the  renowned  Fashion,  could  not  have  beaten  all  the  horses 
that  apjjeared  upon  the  American  Turf  in  his  day  ;  and  yet  in 
her  palmy  days  no  remarkable  time  was  recorded.  Her  only 
record  is  superiority  over  those  of  her  day. 

There  are  so  many  contingent  circumstances,  Avhicli  may  be 
connected  with  the  success  of  this  unexampled  exploit,  any  one 
of  which  might  turn  to  tide  against  the  horse,  that  it  will  require 
more  than  an  ordinary  degree  of  judgment,  and  we  might  almost 
eay  foresight,  to  take  advantage  of  them  at  the  moment.  "  Time 
waits  for  no  man,"  nor  horse.  The  all-important  aid  of  brilliant 
sky,  balmy  southern  breeze,  elastic,  smooth  course,  and  the 
unexceptionable  condition  of  the  horse,  must  all  be  brought  to 


THE  MAV  IT. 


327 


D.    Elliott,    as 

jxington  may  be 
cs,  and  that  any 
inistanyes  render 
le  interest  of  the 
'  contest. 

jy  Leconitc  in  his 
the  latter  has  to 
1 :  26 — it  may  not 
ly  other  horses  of 
lie  txirf.  Of  these 
and  Altorf,  dead 
in  and  won,  7 :  40 ; 
35 ;  George  Mar- 
li  heat  she  broke 
}  -winner  of  many 
not  yet  been  sur- 
proper  weight,  at 
others  in  this  con- 
:o  the  opinion  that 
lie  superiority  of  a 
!ats  the  best  ever 

ing  the  lifetime  of 
Dleon  of  the  Turf," 
ility,  the  grandam 
atcn  all  the  horses 
s  day  ;  and  yet  in 
orded.     Her  only 

ces,  wliicli  may  be 
:d  exploit,  any  one 
that  it  will  require 
id  we  might  almost 
B  moment.  "Time 
tant  aid  of  brilliant 
h  course,  and  the 
:  all  be  brought  to 


bear  in  his  behalf,  to  insure  success.  That  all  these  attributes 
may  operate  favorably,  is  our  fervent  wish. 

The  temerity  of  Lexington's  owner  in  sending  this  challenge 
to  the  world,  in  the  face  of  a  recent  defeat,  when  the  unparal- 
leled time  iif  7 :  20  was  made,  forms  an  event  in  the  annals  of 
the  American  Turf,  which  time  cannot  obliterate. 

Should  success  attend  the  effort,  he  will  have  the  proud 
satisfaction  of  possessing  the  champion  of  America. 

The  annexed  paragraphs  are  froni  the  "  Daily  Crescent,"  of 
the  same  morning. 

THK   GEEAT   MATCH   AGAINST   TIMK. 

The  day  has  at  last  arrived,  and  also  the  hoise,  when  a  wager 
not  equalled  in  audacity,  and  an  effort  never  before  attempted, 
in  this  country  or  any  other,  will  come  oif.     Lexingto.i,  the 
renowned  hero  of  the  Great  Post  Stake  Eace,  is  to  try  and  sur- 
pass tlie  unequalled  time  made  by  Lecomte  a  few  days  after— 
to  mark,  on  the  racing  calendar,  figures  b^low  7  :  26.    The  con- 
fidence of  Mr.  Ten  liroeck  in  his  horse  n.ust  certainly  be  very 
considerable,  to  induce  Lim  to  put  up  §10,000  on  accomplishing 
what  no  other  horse  has  ever  accomplished,  and  surpassing  the 
best  time  the  turf  has  over  known.   He  is  experienced,  however, 
as  a  turfman,  and  as  apt  as  any  other  to  form  a  correct  judg- 
ment.    Many  of  the  most  knowing  turfmen  have  come  round 
to  his  opinion  and  endorsed  his  expectations.   "  A  Young  Turf- 
man"—well  known  in  the  columns  of  the  "  Spirit  of  the  Times," 
and  in  the  racing  fraternity  of  this  city— says  in  the  last  number 
of  the  "  Spirit,"  that  "  to  enable  Lexington  to  win,  there  must 
be  a  number  of  concurring  favorable  circumstances  ;  his  condi- 
tion must  be  perfect,  lie  :nust  be  ridden  with  the  greatest  skill, 
track  and  day  must  be  most  favorable."    We  believe  Lexington 
will  win  his  match  against  time,  and  still  we  don't  think  he  v'lll 

beat  Lecomte.  ^   ,     i        » 

Notwithstanding  the  high  authorities  in  favor  of  tlie  horse  s 
winning-to  which  may  be  adde^l  tlie  able  writer  on  racing 
matters^in  the  "  Picayune"— we  diff.T  from  them  all,  and  hold 
it  improbable  that  the  best  time  ever  made  is  to  be  beaten, 


328 


THE   IIOKSE. 


except  under  very  extraordinary  circnnistances.  Tliat  -which 
has  boon  done  may  bo  done  again,  but  it  is  not  equally  clear 
that  the  best  that  has  ever  been  done  may  be  excelled.  It  will 
take  an  extraordinary  animal  to  come  up  to  7  :  2G,  and  a  little 
more  extraordinary  one  to  cut  under  it.  The  day  has,  however, 
arrived,  a  .d  all  doubts  of  opinion  will  bo  settled  ere  sunset. 
We  assuredly  hope  that  Lexington  will  be  successful,  and  earn 
new  honors  for  Boston  and  Metairie.  Ilogira's  3  :  34],  Berry's 
3  :  30^,  Little  Flea's  5  :  33],  and  Lecomto's  T  :  26,  all  done  in 
New  Orleans,  beat  the  world.  We  can  only  run  against  our 
own  time  now. 

We  understand  that  the  track  is  in  excellent  order  and  the 
liorse  in  fine  condition.  The  day  promises  to  be  propitious,  and 
the  attendance  is  sui-o  to  be  large.  The  champion  will  have  a 
fi-csh  nag  started  out  on  each  mile  to  keep  up  his  ambition, 
which  will  increase  the  interest  of  the  sport.  We  will  record 
the  residt  to-morrow  morning. 

THE   KACE   ITSELF. 


From  the  Xew  Orleam  " Plcaijitne,"  0/ April  8. 

The  most  brilliant  event  in  the  sporting  annals  of  the  Amer- 
ican Turf,  giving,  as  it  has,  the  palm  to  the  renowned  Lexington, 
came  off  yesterday  over  the  Metairie  Course,  and  its  result 
"■reatly  surpassed  the  most  ardent  hopes  and  enthusiastic  ex- 
pectations of  the  friends  of  the  winner,  and  the  lovers  of  the  turf 
eports. 

The  day  was  the  loveliest  of  the  whole  season.  As  the  hour 
appointed  for  the  great  contest  approached,  the  town  was  all 
astir  with  the  excitement  incident  to  the  occasion.  Vehicles  of 
all  sorts  were  in  requisition,  and  our  beautiful  level  Shell  Roads' 
were  filled  with  them  from  the  last  paving-stone  to  the  gates  of 
the  course.  The  displays  in  equitation  during  that  busy  part 
of  the  day,  which  may  be  defined  as  "  going  to  the  races,"  were 
almost  as  amusing  and  exciting  as  the  greater  event,  for  wit- 
nessing which  so  many  thousands  were  intent. 

The  judges  selected  for  the  occasion  were  Gen.  Stephen  M. 
Westmore,  upon  the  part  of  the  Virginia  gentlemen ;  Arnold 


AGAINST  TIME. 


329 


?s.  Tliat  wliich 
ot  equally  clciir 
xcolled.  It  will 
:  2G,  and  a  little 
ly  has,  however, 
ttlcd  ere  sunset, 
lessful,  and  earn 
53:  34], Berry's 
:  26,  all  done  in 
run  against  our 

t  order  and  the 
i  propitious,  and 
)ion  will  have  a 
up  liis  ambition, 
We  will  record 


als  of  the  Amer- 
wned  Lexington, 
3,  and  its  resnlt 
enthusiastic  ex- 
lovers  of  the  turf 

)n.  As  the  hour 
he  town  was  all 
on.  Vehicles  of 
evel  Shell  Eoads ' 
e  to  the  gates  of 
ig  that  busy  part 
the  races,"  were 
jr  event,  for  wit- 
Gen.  Stephen  M. 
itlemen ;  Arnold 


Harris,  Esq.,  for  Mr.  Ten  Broock,  and  John  G.  Cocks,  Esq.,  the 
President  of  the  Metairic  Jockey  Club,  as  umpire. 

The  timers  were  the  Hon.  Duncan  F.  Kenner,  Capt.  ^^  m.  J. 
Minor,  and  Stephen  D.  Elliott,  Esq. 

It  beino-  tlie  iirst  event  of  the  season,  there  was  the  r.sual 
bustle  at  the  gates,  the  distribution  of  the  members'  badges  and 
the  strangers'  badges,  the  admissions  to  the  different  stands, 
and,  from  the  character  of  the  event,  an  unusual  rush  ot  car- 
riages, cabs,  bu-ios,  wagons,  saddle-horses,  and  foot-passengers ; 
and  by  three  o'clock  the  course  presented  a  most  bnllumt  ap- 
pearance. There  were  representatives  of  every  section  oi  the 
country,  and  almost  every  State  in  the  Union,  and  among  thena 
we  wel-e  happy  to  see  a  goodly  show  of  the  fairer  portion  ot 

creation.  .  , 

The  field  inside  the  course  presented  a  most  animated  appear- 
ance, and  the  feeling  in  favor  of  the  gallant  Lexington  was 
irencral  and  decided;  and,  as  the  predestined  hero  ot  the  day 
appeared  upon  the  course-in  company  with  his  stable  com- 
panions, who  were  to  be  partners  for  a  time  in  his  toils,  his 
feelin-8,  and  his  fame-his  bold,  reaching,  and  elastic  step,  his 
uneqiralled  condition,  and  his  fearless,  deiiant  lool^conscious 
of  superiority  and  of  victory-gave  strength  to  his  backers  that 

all  was  as  it  should  be.  -^r    -o-  i      i  t-  „ 

Of  the  temerity  of  his  backer  and  owner,  Mr.  Richard  ien 
Broeck,  in  standing  before  the  world  bidding  defiance  to  all  the 
previous  performances  ever  marked  by  horse,  we  have  before 
spoken  as  our  feelings  dictated,  and  his  extraordinary  self-reli- 
ance,  based  upon  well-directed  judgment  and  sound  sense,  can- 
not fail  to  place  him  in  the  estimation  of  true  sportsmen  as  the 
leader  of  the  host.  He  knew  he  had  an  animal  of  unflinching 
game,  coupled  with  lightning  speed,  and  bravely  did  his  gallant 

allv  respond  to  his  call.  i     i  • 

■  The  betting  was  large.  Lexington's  appearance  made  him 
a  favorite,  and  before  starting  it  was  firm  at  100  to  T5  agamst 
Time,  and  but  few  takers.  The  greater  portion  of  the  betting 
had  been  done  in  town,  and  there  were  but  few  left  who  dared 
to  brave  the  lion  in  his  lair. 

The  conflicting  opinions  which  had  been  generally  expressed 
in  regard  to  the  terms  of  the  match,  and  of  its  mode  ot  perform- 


330 


Tire  noR9E. 


ancc,  caused  a  very  general  excitement,  each  party  in  turn 
expressincf  liis  views  as  to  the  right  of  tlie  points  discussed  ; 
namely,  that  of  allowing  horses  to  start  with  l^exington,  to  urge 
him  to  an  increased  speed,  and  the  propriety  of  giving  the  liorse 
a  running  start. 

The  judges,  however,  ended  the  matter  hy  deciding  that  he 
could  do  hoth. 

The  decision  gave  very  general  satisfaction. 

Gil  Patrick,  upon  Lexington,  now  ])repared  for  action,  and 
as  he  started  up  the  stretch  upon  his  proud  courser,  to  do  that 
which  no  other  horse  had  ever  attempted,  the  man  and  horse 
formed  a  heautiful  and  perfect  picture,  lie  turned  him  around 
just  below  the  drawgates,  and  as  he  reached  the  judges'  stand, 
when  the  drum  tapped,  he  was  at  the  pace  which  it  was  intended 
he  shoidd  run.  To  our  mind,  he  was  run  too  fast  the  first  mile, 
which  ho  accomplished  in  1  :  47^ — the  first  lialf  mile  in  fifty- 
three  seconds.  Upon  reaching  the  stand,  it  was  intimated  to 
him  to  go  slower,  which  he  did. 

Joft  Blackburn  was  started  behind  him  at  the  begiimiiii'  of 
the  first  mile,  but  the  respectful  distance  he  kept  in  his  rear 
must  certainly  have  done  him  an  injury  rather  than  a  benefit, 
for  at  no  time  was  he  near  enough  for  Lexington  to  iicar  the 
sound  of  his  hoofs. 

The  pace  in  the  second  mile  visibly  decreased ;  Arrow,  who 
was  started  before  its  commencement,  waiting  about  thirty 
yards  behind  Lexington.  In  the  third  n)ile  Arrow  closed  the 
gap,  and  Lexington,  hearing  him,  was  a  little  more  anxious, 
and  slightly  increased  his  pace.  Upon  entering  the  fourth  mile, 
Arrow  Avas  stopped,  and  Toe  Blackburn  went  at  him  s'gain,  but, 
as  in  the  first  instance,  he  was  "like  chips  in  porridge,"  of  no 
benefit.  Lexington  darted  ofi'  in  earnest,  running  the  last  mile 
in  1  :  -tSf.  lie  reached  the  head  of  the  front  stretch  in  G  ;  55, 
running  its  entire  length  in  2'if  seconds.  Tlie  whole  time  of  the 
four  miles  in  T  :  19f ,  carrying  103  pounds — Gil  Patrick  being 
three  jwnnds  overweight. 

That  the  course  was  in  admirable  condition,  we  need  not 
assert,  but  that  we  have  seen  it  in  better  order  for  safety  and 
for  time,  we  think  we  may  assert.  The  writer  of  this  was  not 
present  when  Lexington  and  Lecomte  met  last  spring,  and  can 


"-t.'a'.i-'j-i'iCJia 


gwgyg<ggi't.jjgi.aii;4.i^jfe^' 


TIME  BEATEN. 


331 


I  party  in  turn 
)iiits  discugficd  ; 
*;iii<^toii,  to  urge 
giving  tlio  horse 


lociding  that  he 


for  action,  and 
irscr,  to  do  that 
'.  man  and  horr-e 
ned  him  around 
3  judges'  stand, 
I  it  was  intended 
st  the  first  mile, 
If  mile  in  tifty- 
as  intimated  to 

lie  hogiiming  of 
kept  in  his  rear 
r  tlian  ii  benefit, 
ton  to  Jiear  the 

id ;  Arrow,  who 
ig  about  thirty 
irrow  closed  the 
i  more  anxious, 
the  fourth  mile, 
him  J'j^ain,  but, 
aorridgo,"  of  no 
ing  the  last  mile 
stretch  in  G  ;  55, 
hole  time  of  the 
il  Patrick  being 

n,  we  need  not 

er  for  safety  and 

of  this  was  not 

spring,  and  can 


T>nf,n»n,"  that  ,l,cc..ro..c  l.ur.l,H.»   t     «^^"^™  -,,„'„  ,,,„„ 

"  "i:;,*  S"!,  ,1...  ,——■■'—""■'■•'' "- 

nffipiil  bcinc  slower  than  any  other.  , 

Out  i  le  by  numy  experienced  timers,  it  was  made  m  7.10h 

^r tic  1  ,l,c  fedittR  of  tl,c  ntajofity  of  ,l;o  v..t  -somblng  . 
It  muSt  bo  a  Bonrco  of  tl.e  l.igl.est  g,-aliflcat,on  to  tl  c  rKlor 
flox    lto„  tl,at  1..0  gnlded  l.io,  tbi-oagl.  1.1s  |.o.il"..s  journey 
:  etS;  'dXlte  tL  p,.o,*ccios  a„d  '«.>-;*-     ^ 
attended  him.    In  this  connection  we  may  ieailessl}  ''^""^'^^  ^^^^ 
r:  ha  long  career  of  usefulness  and  ^^^^^l^l^^l'^^ 
twenty  years  npon  the  turf,  the    name    of   Gdbe  t    VV.itMn 
bit  er  known  as  Gil  Patrick,  the  rider,  has  never  been  tainted 
t'       V  n  the  breath  of  suspicion,  and  that  the  bright  escutcheon 
If     s  name  remains  untarnished  ;  and  as  this  is  V-M-^-^ 
-r,  ^nhliP  it  is  the  writer's  hearty  wish  that  he  may 

rtT;;  ar,™'«:: «»» of  .oJ^  co,.,fo-..,  a„d  .„at 

'Z^LLl  can,  iu,n  to  a„s,vc,.  "-"o «'-';;;'  ';';=„7™ 

respond,  lio  may  bo  full  of  years  and  bonor.    Ihe  names  ol  bn 
Sick  and  Lexington  arc  inseparably  connoc.cd  .„h  .be 

matcst  achievement  npon  the  American  inrt.  

That  "his  -reatraeeViU  go  doNvn  to  generations  yet  nnborn, 
„  ,b!; "west  ever  made,  is  the  honest  conviction  of  the  writer. 
The  following  is  the  record. 

Monda,.  April  2, 185=^MacMor  ♦20,00.  Lexington  to  boat  t.e  fastest  ti.ne  at  four  .Ues,  being 
V  rlXlv.'.  b.  c.  L^inotcn,  by  Boston  out  of  AHee  Carnon,,  by  ..portea  Sarpedon,  4  yo.r^ 
'■      iu3pound8-8  pounds  «xtra.    Gil  Patrick.    A\on. 


m 


•riiK  noRSK. 


TIME. 

Tlnio  of  Ist  mile, l*U 

Time  of  2(1  mile 1-Mi 

Time  of  »d  mile, l^i 

Tiiiioof4thmllo, l-'iSI 

ToUltIm* T.19I 

Thus  ended  the  second  act  of  this  remarkable  drama ;  but 
the  play  itself  was  not  ho  to  end  ;  for  the  gallant  chami)ion  whose 
time  had  been  so  defiantly  challenged,  and  so  bravely  beaten, 
came  np  once  more  in  his  ])roper  person,  to  try  the  fortunes  of 
the  field. 


d 


.    .    .  u,n 

.       .       l.M» 
.       .       .    T,19» 

)lo  draiiia ;  but 
liainpion  whose 
jravely  beaten, 
the  fortunes  of 


THE  GREAT  RACE  AT  NEW  ORLEANS. 

THE  FASTEST  TIME  ON  RECORD! 

LEXINGTON  VICTORIOTTS  IN  ONE  IIEAT-TIME,  T.ZSJ  ! 

T  n  K     T  II I  U  D     EVENT. 

It  was  not  strange  that  this  match  shouhl  command  more  atten- 
tion than  an  ordinary  race,  llie  antecedents  ot  both  anunals 
were  brilliant  beyond  comparison,  and  the  improven.ent  which 
each  had  shown  at  every  successive  trial,  led  to  an  almost  wdd 
belief  that  some  new  miracle  of  time  would  bo  pertornicd  in 
the  impending  meeting.  There  was  much,  too,  in  the  annals  ot 
the  Turf  connecting  itself  with  the  present  position  of  these 
liorscs,  that  was  calculated  to  add  immensely  to  the  interest. 

It  will  '^-.    recollected   that  Time,  which  should    always 
be  progressive,  stood  still  for  twenty  years  on  the  heels  ot  the 
■  renowned  Eclipse,  who  ascended  into  glory-over  Henry--.  Ug 
Long  Island  track,  in  a  four-rnilo  heat,  in  7.374-    At  lencth  the 
brilliant  mare  Fashion  sprang  up,  and  exceeded  it,  on  the  same 
course,  by  five  seconds,  gaining  a  double  victory,  ^J  ^l^'^^S 
the  till  then  unconquerable  Boston  in  a  four-mile  heat  ot  . .  d-*. 
T!ie  world  was  astonished,  and  so  miraculous  was  this  considered 
that  a  report  was  current  that  the  judges  were  a  most  afraid 
to  proclaim  it;  indeed,  that  the  true  speed  was  7:3U,  and  that 
two  of  the  judges  who  had  so  taken  it,  yielded  to  the  third  who 
was  the  second  slower,  for  fear  the  public  would  be  d.ssu  isfied 
with  their  decision.    Tliis  time  of  Fashion  held  the  field  for 
about  nine  years,  and  the  lovers  of  the  Turf,  as  they  dolefully 


334 


THE   IIOIMR. 


contonij)lntotl  her  doclinc,  feared  tlioy  would  never  look  upon  her 
like  af?uiu.  Ihit  there  is  a  term  for  all  worldly  {;lory,ai>d  it  wan 
dcHtiiu'd  that  last  8|)rinf^  the  wondrous  Lexington  and  the  jdio- 
noiiiciion  Lecointo  slioidd  hoth  shoot  forth  tojufcthcr  to  oiitda/.zlo 
all  previous  lustre,  and  to  t\irn  the  ])ossihilily  of  racing  speed 
into  n  bewilderinjj;  maze  of  doubt.  Tliese  rivals,  not  knowinj; 
each  other,  and  themselves  unknown,  lirst  caine  together  on  the 
Metairie  Course,  New  Orleans,  for  the  State  I'ost-Stake  of  the  last 
Spring  meeting,  and  there,  as  all  the  world  already  knows,  Lex- 
ington was  the  winner,  although  not,  as  yet,  inside  of  Fashion's 
time.  In  the  following  week,  however,  the  ambitious  rivals 
met  again  ;  and  it  was  on  that  occasicm  the  superb  Lecomte 
reversed  his  late  defeat,  and  at  one  astounding  stroke  reduced 
Fashion's  time  to  T.2G  I  8ix  seconds  and  a  half  of  glory  at  a 
single  bound  ! 

It  might  have  been  supposed  that  a  defeat  like  this  would 
have  quite  satisfied  the  owner  of  Lexington  that  he  had  con- 
tended against  impossibility,  or  lightning;  but  what  was  the 
surprise  of  the  whole  racing  world  to  hear,  in  the  midst  of  the 
roar  of  this  exploit,  Mr.  Ten  Broeek  offer  to  wager  $10,000  that 
liis  horse  Lexington,  which  had  just  been  beaten,  could  beat 
Lecomte's  late  time  ;  and  $2,500  nnjre  that  he  could  afterwards 
beat  Lecomte  himself.  Both  offers  were,  of  course,  accepted, 
and  the  2d  of  April  was  selected  for  the  first  trial,  and  the  14th 
of  the  same  month  for  the  other.  Your  readers  know  already, 
by  the  previous  mail,  the  result  of  the  effort  of  the  second ; 
and  that  Lexington,  on  that  occasion,  beat  all  the  annals  and 
exceeded  every  expectation,  by  performing  his  four  miles  in  the 
imheard-of,  I  may  add  undreamt-of,  time  of  7.19J — 'tlms  strik- 
ing Lecomte  a  heavier  blow  than  Lecomte  had  administered 
to  Fashion,  and  going  inside  of  his  time  six  seconds  and  a  quar- 
ter !  This  was  the  state  of  things  I  found  at  New  Orleans  at 
lialf-past  9  p.  M.,  on  the  13th  of  April,  by  the  glass  clock  ;  and 
now  that  I  have  explained  myself  po  fully,  I  think  yon  will 
have  no  more  surprise  left  than  I  had,  when  I  took  my  light  to 
go  up  stairs,  that  the  Crescent  City  was,  on  that  occ^ision,  in 
something  of  a  buzz. 

In  the  morning  I  found  the  excitement  in  no  way  decreased  ; 
every  body  was  inquiring  about  the  starting  of  the  trains,  or 


TIIK  LA8T   KVENT. 


335 


nr  look  npoii  licr 
Ljlory,  uiitl  it  was 
on  1111(1  the  ])lio- 
licr  to  oiitiliuzlo 
of  riiciii;^  speed 
lis,  not  kuowinj^ 

togotlior  on  tlio 
■Stiiko  oftlio  last 
iidy  knows,  Lox- 
iido  of  Fusliion's 
iiml)itioiirt  rivals 
juperb  Lecomto 

stroke  reduced 
ilf  of  glory  at  a 

like  this  would 
liat  lie  had  con- 
t  what  was  the 
the  midst  of  the 
ger  810,000  that 
,ten,  could  heat 
could  afterwards 
ourse,  accepted, 
ial,  and  the  14th 
s  know  already, 

of  the  second ; 

the  annals  and 
four  miles  in  the 
.19| — thus  strik- 
lad  administered 
inds  and  a  quar- 
New  Orleans  at 
glass  clock ;  and 
[  think  you  will 
took  my  light  to 
hat  occiision,  in 

)  way  decreased ; 
of  the  trains,  or 


making  arrangements  with  hackiiion  to  take  them  to  the  mniHe 
while  practised  parties  of  ho,i  rlrants  were  displaying  u  wor  d 
of  intelli.'enee  or  instinet  m  pueking  champagne  baskets  with 
layers  otM.am,  chicken,  brandy,  beer,  linker's  bitters,  segars 
and  Boda-water,  to  regale  themselves  with  during  the  dry  stage 
of  the  afternoon.     The  race  was  set  for  three  oeloek,  and  the 
course  being  three  miles  ..IF,  at  one  the  town  began     o  move 
toward  the  track;  at  two  it  was  pretty  nearly  deserted,  and  at 
three  it  was  as  silent  and  abandoned  as  at  nmln.ght.     AU    Ho 
roads  leading  to  the  track  streanie.l  with  pe<lestrians  and  vehie  es, 
and  the  line  condensed  toward  the  gateway  into  a  choked  col- 
umn that  could  move  onward  and  in,  only  by  the  most  tedious 

sericB  of  instalmcntB.  i.,.;ni,,,,f 

On  reaching  the  inside,  the  arena  presented  a  most  biiUumt 
spectacle,  and  I  do  not  remember  having  seen  so  many  people 
trethor  for  a  race,  except  at  the  celebrated  meeting  ot  lashion 
un'd  Pcytona,  on  the  Union  Course,  L.  I.    The  two  h>ng  pub  ic 
liids  were  densely  crowded,  the  Hold  was  tilled  with  vehicleB 
and  saddle  horses,  and  even  the  trees  that  t  om  ^<^-  -^    -- 
looked  the  track,  drooped  heavily  with  the  weight  ot  human 
ruit     The  track  itself,  however,  under  better  government  tin 
those  of  New  York,  was  kept  clear  of  all  intruders  exc.p    m 
thit  i^ortion  known  as  the  home  stretch  ;  to  which  exclu.ivo 
ec  il  he  .lembers  of  the  club,  and  such  privileged  strange., 
as  had  provided  themselves  with  ten-dollar  badges,  were  ad- 
mitted. 

THE    RACE. 

At  len-th  the  bugle  sounded  the  signal  for  the  horses  to  be 
strimi.d  Upon  this'every  body  pressed  forward  to  secure  eU- 
Splaees;  every  neck  wos  stretched  to  its  utmos  length. 
Ev^  1  ga^blers'in  the  alleys  underneath  tl-  P"l>  > ^ -';^^ 
undoubted  their  legs  fronx  beneath  their  faro  tables,  ocked  up 
li  double  card-bSxes,  stopped  the  snap  of  their  roulettes,  and 
lupped  the  little  ivory  ball  in  their  vest  pockets  to  run  up  stairs 

and  become  innocent  lookers-on. 

Wagers  on  the  contestants  had  a  small  revival  m  consequeneo 

of  thi!  eruption  from  the  betting  quarter,  and  the  odds  on  Le^  ; 

ington  wen't  up  again  to  the  mark  of  $100  to  $80.    It  was  very 


aaci 


THE   nORSE. 


IVccly  liikfii,  however,  hy  the  gentloinon  from  Rod  Kivcr,  whcro 
Locouito  wiH  miseu;  iiiul  with  nmi.y  of  theiu  cunii.U-i.co  in 
their  tiivorito  ntood  so  high  that  thoy  put  out  all  the  iM..iit>y  th.^y 
had  hn.imlif  to  town  on  oqnul  tiTins.  Vwy  ri-asoiu-d,  tliat  if 
lA"xiii-,'t(.n  ci.iihl  perform  u  four-niili!  lu-at  in  7.11>2,  there  was  no 
reasoirwhy  Lec^ointo  couUl  not  also  do  it,  if  recpiired  ;  for  the 
content  now  stood  (■(imd  between  them,  and  it  miisl  not  be  for- 
gotten that  In  Lecomte'rt  vietory  in  T.'-'tl  ho  had  trailed  Lexing- 
ton,  and  tlu-n  turned  o\it  and  pa^si-d  ahi'ad  of  him.  It  was, 
moreover,  said,  on  their  side,  that  the  7.1UJ  was  not  as  good  as 
the  7.20  of  Leconito,  for  that  by  running  alone  and  ehooning 
the  close  side  of  the  traek,  Lexington  saved  nearly  two  see- 
onds  of  distanee  in  eaeh  mile,  and  likewise"  had  tho  a<lvantage 
of  a  long  start,  and  of  receiving  the  W(.rd  "go"  at  full  speed, 
instead  of  beginning  "from  the  jump,"  as  in  match  fashion. 
Hope  told  a  llattering  tale. 

On  the  strength  of  these  calculations  there  was  considerable 
betting  on  time,  but  with  none  did  I  hear  it  set  at  less  than  7.20 ; 
while  many  believed— though  I  lieard  no  bet  to  that  cllVct— that 
the  heat  w.-uld  be  achieved  as  low  down  as  7.15  or  10.  I  do 
not  know  that  any  thing  can  furnish  a  better  idea  of  the  revolu- 
tion nuule  in  racing  lime  by  Lecomte  and  Lexington  than  this 
state  of  expectation  shows.  AVhat  would  have  been  thought, 
two  years  ago,  of  the  declaration,  that  in  a  little  while  we 
sho\dd  see  a  four-mile  race,  In  which  the  highest  nuirk  on  time 
would  bo  7.20? 

There  is  something  in  this  matter  of  increase  of  speed  that 
ia  worthy  of  retiection  and  philosophy.  We  find  continual  ad- 
vancement, and  what  is  most  remarkable,  cx]doit  begets  exploit, 
as  if  knowledge  and  emulation  touched  new  powers  which  had 
never  been  electrified  before.  Whence  does  the  spark  proceed 
that  awakes  these  energies,  but  from  the  mind  of  man,  impart- 
ing itself  by  some  strange  process  to  the  mind  and  body  of  his 
horse  as  he  does  to  the  corporeal  faculties  in  possession  of  him- 
eelf '<  Trotting  time  stood  for  years  at  2.32,  then  2.30,  and  then 
2.28,  At  length  Eeppo  and  Lady  Suffolk  made  a  dead  heat 
under  saddle  on  the  Beacon  Course  in  2.20,  straightway  2.20  was 
repeated  by  several  other  horses;  by-and-by  it  was  reduced 
Btill  lower,  and   at   length  2.28  was  banished  to  mile  heats  in 


■Wl  'i 


I'tl  Ftivt'f,  wliero 
ri  c<iiili(ii>rico  ill 
tlu'  iiMHioy  tiny 
•usoiumI,  that  it' 
!•',',  tiuTc  was  no 
(iiircd  ;  t'ur  tlui 
iiiist  not  l)c  for- 
trallid  Loxiiig- 
of  liiui.  It.  was, 
an  not  as  •^(mhI  as 
>iio  and  clioorting 
ni'arly  two  hoc- 
ail  tlu!  ailvantajjo 
JO  "  at  i'lill  spi'cd, 
in  match  luBliioii. 

was  considtTablo 

at,  less  than  7.2»> ; 

(•  that  fllt'ct — that 

7.15  or  16.     I  do 

idea  of  tlic  revohi- 

L>xin<ftoii  tlian  this 

vo   hei'n   tliunght, 

11  little   Avhilo  wo 

licst  mark  on  tiino 

ease  of  speed  that 
(iiid  continual  ad- 
loit  begets  exploit, 
towers  whicli  had 
the  sjtark  proceed 
1  of  man,  impart- 
d  and  body  of  his 
possession  of  him- 
lon  2.30,  and  then 
iiade  a  dead  heat 
lightway  2.26  was 
y  it  was  reduced 
to  mile  heats  in 


MJUNTINO   FUU   TIIK   KACIC. 


837 


wagonif.'^  So  with  the  racers  I  have  luuned,  and  so  witli  Lecomto 
and  Lexington.  One  half  of  u  horse's  h|ieed  is  foiind  in  the 
l)rain  of  his  rider  or  driver,  and  that  subtle  essonce,  that  know- 
ledge how  to  do,  and  will  to  command  it,  blends  with  the  powurri 
of  the  beast  and  niakoa  all  things  done.  So  with  foot  racerH. 
when  tlu'y  have  known  that  ninci  miles  within  the  hour  conld  he 
increased  to  ten,  and  tlie  ten  to  eleven.  They  were  the  same  men, 
without  any  improvement  in  thdr  breed  ;  the  same  mi'ii,  who  had 
once  been  able  barely  to  do  nine.  Shall  wo  bo  told  that  the  Hon- 
ny  Hlaek  15ess  of  the  bold  Turiiin  did  not  respond  to  her  master's 
spirit  when  she  took  her  wondrous  bound  over  the  spiked  turn- 
pike gate! — or  that  a  portion  of  the  sold  of  the  bravo  Mame- 
luke, who  alone  CBcajted  the  massacre  of  the  Boys  by  leaping 
hi;i  horse  over  the  walls  of  Cairo,  did  not  enter  into  that  of  hia 
matehless  Barb  I 

"  The  Ijoundiiif;  stood  you  pompously  bestrlJo, 
Shares  with  his  lord  bin  piousiiro  and  hm  pride." 

Assuredly  the  best  portion  of  a  horse's  speed  lies  in  the  mind 
of  his  rider,  and  it  is  by  no  means  certain  that  if  Gil.  Patrick 
who  rode  Lexington  into  7.192,  had — with  his  present  know 
ledge  of  what  is  within  horse-hide — grasped  therein  and  pressed 
the  sides  of  Eclipse,  he  could  not  have  brought  his  7.37.]  down 
to  7.26. 

When  the  blankets  were  8tripi)ed  from  tho  heroes,  and  their 
magnificent  combinations  of  blood,  heart,  and  muscle  stood  glis- 
tening and  flickering  in  the  sun,  the  crowd  near  by  could  not  re- 
sist an  involuntary  burst  of  admiration,  at  which  Lecomte  stepped 
coquettishly  about,  showing  his  beautiful  chestnut  coat  and 
branching  muscle,  while  the  darker  Lexington,  with  a  sedate 
and  intelligent  aspect,  looked  calmly  around,  as  if  he  felt  that 
the  sensation  was  quite  what  he  expected  and  deserved.  Both 
animals  were  in  the  iinest  possible  condition,  and  the  weather 
and  the  track,  had  they  been  manufactured  to  a  sportsman's 
order,  could  not  have  been  improved.  At  last  the  final  signal 
of  "  bring  up  your  horses,"  sounded  from  the  bugle  ;  and  prompt 
to  the  call,  Gil.  Patrick,  the  well-known  rider  of  Boston,  i)ut  his 
foot  in  Lexington's  stirrup,  and  the  negro  boy  of  Gen.  Wells 
sprang  into  the  saddle  of  Lecomte.     Tliey  advanced  slowly  and 


Sco  Xotf  -I"  on  page  341. 


Vol.  I.— 22 


338 


Tire  H0E8E. 


daintily  forward  to  the  stand,  and  when  they  halted  at  the  score 
the  immense  concoursej  that  had  up  to  this  moment  been  swaying 
to  and  fro,  were  fixed  as  stone.  It  was  a  beautiful  sight  to  see 
these  superb  animals  st.anding  at  the  score,  filled  with  unknown 
qualities  of  flight,  and  quietly  awaiting  the  conclusion  of  the 
directions  to  the  riders  for  the  tap  of  the  drum. 

At  length  the  tap  of  the  dnim  came,  and  instantly  it  struck, 
the  stationary  steeds  leai)ed  forward  with  a  start  that  sent  every 
body's  heart  into  the  mouth.  AVith  bound  on  bound,  as  if  life 
w'ere  staked  on  every  spring,  they  flew  up  the  quarter-stretch, 
Lexington  at  the  turn  drawing  his  nose  a  shadow  in  advance, 
but  when  they  reached  the  half-mile  post — 53  seconds — both 
were  exactly  side  by  side.  On  they  Avent  at  the  same  flying 
pace,  Lexington,  again  drawing  gradually  forward,  first  his  neck, 
then  his  shoulder,  and  increasing  up  the  straight  side  amidst  a 
w'ild  roar  of  cheers,  flew  by  the  stand  at  the  end  of  the  first 
mile  <^hree-quarters  of  a  length  in  the  lead.  "  One  hundred  to 
seventy-five  on  Lexington  !  "    Time,  1.49^. 

Onward  they  plunge,  onward  without  pause  !  What  makes 
this  throbbing  at  my  heart  ?  What  are  these  brilliant  brutes  to 
me  ?  Why  do  I  lean  forward  and  insensibly  xniite  my  voice  with 
the  roar  of  this  mad  multitude?  Alas,  I  but  share  the  infatua- 
tion of  the  horses,  and  the  levelling  spirit  common  to  all  strife  has 
seized  on  all  alike.  "  Where  are  they  now^  ?  Ah,  there  they  fly 
round  the  first  turn !  By  heaven,  Lecomte  is  overhauling  him  !  " 
And  so  he  was,  for  on  entering  the  back  stretch  of  the  second 
mile  the  hero  of  7.26  made  his  most  desperate  efibrt,  reaching 
first  the  girth,  then  the  shoulder,  then  the  neck  of  Lexington,  and 
finally,  when  he  reached  the  half-mile  post,  laid  himself  alongside 
him,  nose  by  nose.  Then  the  mass,  which  during  the  few  seconds 
of  this  special  struggle  had  been  breathless  with  hope  and  fear, 
burst  into  a  shout  that  rang  for  miles,  and  amid  the  din  of 
which  might  be  heard  here  and  there,  "  $100  even  on  Lecomte !  " 
But  his  equality  was  only  for  a  moment's  term.  Lexington 
threw  his  eye  jealously  askant ;  Gil.  Patrick  relaxed  a  little  of 
his  rein,  which  up  to  this  time  he  had  held  close  in  liand,  and 
without  violence,  or  startling  eflPect,  the  racer  of  racers  stole 
ahead,  gently,  but  steadily  and  surely,  as  before,  until  he  drew 


"^T''» 


THE  MATCH  WON. 


389 


Ited  at  the  score 
ntbeenswoying 
iful  eiglit  to  see 
1  with  unknown 
jnclusion  of  the 

stantly  it  stmck, 
t  tluit  sent  every 
bound,  as  if  life 

quarter-stretch, 
dow  in  advance, 
i3  seconds — ^both 
the  same  flying 
,rd,  first  his  neck, 
ht  side  amidst  a 

end  of  the  first 
'  One  hundred  to 

e !     What  makes 
brilliant  brutes  to 
lite  my  voice  with 
share  the  infatua- 
lon  to  all  strife  has 
Ah,  there  they  fly 
verhaulinghim!" 
itch  of  the  second 
te  efi:brt,  reaching 
:  of  Lexington,  and 
I  himself  alongside 
na;  the  few  seconds 
ath  hope  and  fear, 
[  amid  the  din  of 
sven  on  Lecomte  1 " 
term.     Lexington 
:  relaxed  a  little  of 
close  in  hand,  and 
,cer  of  racers  stole 
ifore,  until  he  drew 


himself  a  clear  length  in  the  lead,  in  which  position  they  closed 
the  second  mile.    Time,  1.51. 

Again  the  hurrah  rises  as  they  pass  the  stand—"  One  hun- 
dred to  seventy-five  on  Lexington !  " — and  swells  in  still  wilder 
volume  when  Lexington  increased  his  one  length  to  three,  from 
the  stand  to  the  turn  of  the  back  stretch.  In  vain  Lecomte  strug- 
o-led  ;  in  vain  he  called  to  mind  his  former  laurels ;  in  vain  his 
rider  struck  him  with  the  steel ,  his  great  spirit  was  a  sharper 
spur,  and  when  his  tail  fell,  as  it  did  from  this  time  out,  I  could 
imagine  he  felt  a  sinking  of  the  heart,  as  he  saw  streaming  be- 
fore him  the  waving  flag  of  Lexington,  now  held  straight  out  in 
race-horse  fashion,  and  anon  nervously  flung  up,  as  if  it  were  a 
plume  of  triumph.  "  One  hundred  to  fifty  on  Lexington  1  "  The 
three  lengths  was  increased  to  four,  and  again  the  shout  arose, 
as  in  this  relative  condition  they  went  for  the  third  time  over  the 
score.    Time,  1.51. 

The  last  crisis  of  the  strife  had  now  arrived,  and  Lecomte,  if 
he  had  any  resources  left,  must  call  upon  them  straight.     So 
thought  his  rider,  for  the  steel  went  into  his  sides ;  but  it  was  in 
vain,  he  had  done  his  best ;  while,  as  for  Lexington,  it  seemed 
as  if  he  had  just  begun  to  run.     Gil.  Patrick  now  gave  him 
a  full  rein,  and  for  a  time  as  he  went  down  the  back  stretch,  it 
actually  seemed  as  if  he  were  running  for  the  very  fun  of  the 
thing.    It  was  now  $100  to  $10  on  Lexington,  or  any  kind 
of   odds,  but  there  were    no    takers.     He  had  the  laurel  in 
his  teeth,  and  was  going  for  a  distance.     But  at  this  inglorious 
prospect  Lecomte  desperately  rallied,  and  escaped  the  humilia- 
tion by  drawing  himself  a  few  lengths'within  the  distance  pole, 
while  Lexington  dashed  past  the  stand,  hard  in  hand,  and  actu- 
ally running  away  with  his  rider— making  the  last  mile  in  1.52  J, 
and  completing  the  four  in  the  unprecedented  time  of  7.23f ,     I 
eay  unprecedented,  because  it  beats  Lecomte's  7.26,  and  is  there- 
fore the  fastest  heat  that  was  ever  made  in  a  match. 

Thus  ended  the  greatest  match  that  has  happened  on  the 
Turf  for  many  years  ;  nay,  I  might  rather  say,  that  ever  took 
place,  and  putting  to  rest  all  cavil  so  far  as  Lexington's  powers 
are  concenied,  about  the  difi'erence  between  7.19f  and  7.26.  In 
comparing  the  time,  however,  with  that  recorded  in  favor  of 
other  racers,  it  should  be  stated  that  the  track  at  New  Orleans, 


B'l 


'4 

i 


04^0  THE  nORSE. 

is  wliat  is  called  a  "  fast  track,"  of  a  springy  and  elastic  nature, 
wlncli  is  very  favorable  to  the  stroke  of  a  running  horse,  and  ot 
course  conducive  to  speed.  The  Union  track  at  Long  Island  is 
not  so  favorable  in  its  character,  and  it  should  be  borne  m  nund 
by  those  who  wish  to  be  particular  in  these  matters,  that  Lex- 
inrrton  and  Lecomte.  both  being  colts,  denominated  under  the 
tenn  of  "  four-year-olds,"  have  neither  of  them,  as  yet,  carried 
full  weight.  In  closing,  it  is  also  proper  for  me  to  state  that 
Lcxino-ton  carried  3f  pounds  more  of  weight  in  his  rider  than 
Lecomte,  a  circumstance  which  is  the  more  worthy  of  mention, 
as  he  is  ICO  pounds  the  smaller  horse. 

My  account  of  the  race  is  now  concluded;  for  on  the  time 
arriving  for  the  second  heat,  the  owner  of  Lecomte  withdrew 
his  horse,  and  the  purse  and  the  laurels  were  awarded  to  the 

« Hunter  of  Kentucky."  ,  ,      ^       ,     , 

A  full  description  of  Lexington  will  be  found  above,  on 

page  305.  ^     ,  ^^        •  ^i 

I  will  add,  that  no  one  who  saw  Lexington  walk  quietly 
through  the  cheering  crowd  that  flocked  around  him  at  the  close 
as  if  his  triumph  were  a  matter  he  fully  understood,  doubts  that 
he  has  sense,  memovy,  and  powers  of  reflection-horse  sense 
at  least.  And  yet  presumptuous  mortals  will  aver  that  such  an 
animal  has  got  no  soul !  ,     t     -n    ^™  „« 

In  conclusion,  and  according  to  racing  style,  I  will  now  ap- 
pend the  summary : — 

M,=T.tH..  CO.USK,  N.  0.,  Saturday.  April  24.-Jockey  Clul,  Purse,  $1,000,  .ith  an  Inside  stake  0, 

'^,":.  J.  S  1  aLeco^te,  by  B^o^to:;.  out  of  Eeel  \>r  Imp.  Olencoe,  4  ,.s.,  100  lbs.        2       dr. 

/  TIME. 

/  .....  l-<»»\ 

Time  of  Ist  mile,  .       .    '  .  1.51 

Time  of  2d  mile, '    .  '    .  l.&l 

Time  of  3d  mile,  '"'*"..  1.88i 

Time  of  4th  mile, 

.       .       .       .    7.28» 
ToUl  time, 

F  S  -Wednesday,  April  18, 1855.-My  theory  is  fortified 
Inspired  by  Lexington's  exploits,  a  three-year-old  colt,  named 
Henry  Perritt,  in  a  race  of. two-mile  heats,  which  took  place 
on  the  above  course  yesterday,  ran  a  single  mile  in  the  extra- 
ordinary  time  of  1.42|,  and  this,  too,  m  the  first  mile  ot  the 


^1 


4. 


---5?«??S<!S?e3S!SagtSW^'SvS?R-^^ 


elastic  nature, 
tr  horse,  and  of 
Long  Island  is 
borne  in  mind 
:ters,  that  Lex- 
ited  under  the 
as  yet,  carried 
e  to  state  that 
his  rider  than 
:hy  of  mention, 

■or  on  the  time 
>omte  withdrew 
iwarded  to  the 

ound  above,  on 

3n  walk  quietly 
him  at  the  close, 
ood,  doubts  that 
Dn — horse  sense 
.ver  that  such  an 

!,  I  will  now  ap- 

DO,  with  an  inside  stalte  of 


mp.  Sarpodon, 
GU.  Patrick.]        1           1 
yre.,  100  lbs.        2       dr. 

.       .       .       1-49*  ^ 
.       .       .    1.51 

.       .       .       1.B1 
.       .       .    IMi 

.       .        .    7.23» 

hcory  is  fortified, 
r-old  colt,  named 

rt'hich  took  place 

mile  in  the  extra- 

first  mile  of  the 

841 

PEBFORSIANCES   OF  HENEY   PERRITr. 

second  heat;  thus  boating  by  several  seconds  the  best  mile 
Lexington  or  any  other  horse  ever  made." 

"  Time  is,  time  was,  and  soon  shall  be  no  more." 

Spirit  of  the  nmea,   Maij  5,  1866. 


Tlie  performances  of  this  horse,  who  was  got  in  1S52,  by 
Imp.  Margrave,  out  of  Odd  Stocking,  by  Thornhill,  were  very 

remarkable.  xi     ^    <•  .,«ri  ;« 

This  year  was  the  firet  of  his  appearance  on  the  turf,  and  in 
his  first  race  of  mile  heats,  he  made  the  best  time,  for  two  con- 
secutive hea..,  ever  recordcd-1.46   each,  after  a  first  dash 

""*  Five  days  afterward,  in  a  race  of  two  miles  against  Bijou 
und  Gallatina,  after  winning  the  first  heat  in  3.39,  he  ran  tho 
first  mile  of  the  second,  in  the  unprecedented  time  ot  1.4-t, 

and  the  heat  in  3.40.  n    ^       , 

After  this,  he  ran  unfortunately,  and  came  to  an  unfortunate 
und  untimely  end;  being  beaten  in  the  following  May,  two- 
mile  heats,  in  3.43f ,  3.39?,  and  subsequently  thrice  distanced, 
in  two  and  three-mile  heats,  at  no  wonderful  time. 

In  the  autumn  he  won  a  race,  the  best  three  out  ot  five,  at 
one-mile  heats,  the  best  heat  in  1.49  ;  and  a  few  days  later, 
September  29,  he  ran  and  won  his  last  race  of  three-mile  heats 
but  killed  himself  in  winning.  The  race  was  finished  in  a 
snow  storm,  and  was  all  one  chapter  of  accidents,  the  horses  all 
falling,  shying  and  bolting ;  Perritt  coming  down  twice  heavily, 
and  d;ing  in  his  stable  the  same  night,  a  gallant  winner  and 
good,  though  I  fancy  somewhat  uncertain,  horse,  in  consequence 
of  cold  and  exertion.  r„^  i,;^ 

What  he  could  have  done  can  never  now  be  known,  tor  his 
powers  were  never  fairly  tried,  since  he  was,  in  truth,  but  a 
Three-year  old,  though  from  the  Southern  mode  ot  reckoning 
from  May-day,  he  was  rated  at  a  year  younger.         11.  W .  u. 

*  Heury  Perritt  never  ran  a  mile  in  1.42i;  it  was  mere  surmise.  He  got  .avcry 
bad,st«rt,  and  coming  out  as  he  did,  close  to  Dijon,  he  is  said  to  have  made  the 
mile  as  above  stated.— Ki). 

EDITOnlAL   NOTE. 

*  n>  T!3  )  Flora  Temple  broiijfbt  the  time  to  harness  down  to  2.19},  wlucn  is 
best  to'thst  day  on  reeonl ;  then  Dexter,  tho  king  of  trotters,  under  the  saddle 
trotted  in  the  remarkable  time  of  2.18,  and  since  a.l7i  to  harness. 


fCT" 


i 


PEDIGREE, 

CHARACTERISTICS,  AND  PERFORMANCES  OF  ARROW. 

Akuow  WJV8  got  in  1850,  by  Boston  out  of  Jeannettean,  by  imp. 
T,eviathan,  g.  dam  by  Stockholder,  the  dam  o^  ^iza  Ba.loy  by 
Pacolet,  who  must,  however,  not  be  confounded  witli  JVliss 
Bailey,  by  Boaster.  Tliis  Stockholder  mare,  wh-.se  ped.greo 
>va8  not  to  be  ascertained,  when  Jeannettean  stood  in  the  sanio 
stable  with  Beytona  and  Liatunah  in  New  ^ork,  m  184o,  i. 
known  to  be  a  mare  of  very  high  breeding,  with  Oscar  and 
Bacolet  blood  in  her  veins. 

Boston.     His  pedigree  in  extenso  is  given  at  page  280. 

SrocKUOLBEK  was  by  Sir  Archy,  dam  imp.  Citizen,  g.  dam 
imp.  Stirling,  g.  g.  dam  imp.  Mousetrap,  g.  g.  g.  dam  Harris  s 
Eclipse  g  g.  g.  g.  dam  by  Old  Janus,  g.  g.  g.  g-  g-  dam  by 
Old  Fe'arnouglu,  g.  g.  g.  g-  g-  g-  dam  by  Apollo,  g.  g.  g.  g.  g- 
it  fr   dam  by  Moore's  Partner,  g.  g.  g.  g.  g-  g-  g-  g-  dam  bilver- 

Eye,  g.  g.  g.  g-  g-  g-  g-  g-  g-  ^'^"^  ^'y  '^''^^^  ^^""S^''  ^-  ^"  ^'  ^'  ^'  ^' 
ff  £•  e.  ff-  dam  imp.  mare  Mary  Gray.  _ 

Sir  Archy  was  by  Diomed  out  of  Castianira,  both  imported. 

See  Genealogies  2  and  3.  ^    i      tp  • 

Citizen,  1785,  was  by  Pacolet,  dam  Princess  b    Turk-1  airy 
Qneen  by  Young  Cade-Routhe's  Black  Eyes  bv  Crab-War- 

^^'^StirlinriTOl.  ^vas  by  Volunteer,  dam  Harriet  by  Highflyer 
-Vounc  Cade  inare-Childerkin  by  Second-Snap  s  dam,  &c. 

*  Mousetrap  is  said  to  have  been  by  Careless,  dam  a  EeguUis 
„Kvre-Liberty-Cade,  &c.,  and  to  have  won  several  races  at 
Hnll  En-land,  in  1777.     He  is  not  to  be  found  in  the  Stud-Book. 

IIarri"s's  Eclipse  was  got  by  Fearnought,  dam  imp.  Stella  by 

*  Mou«ctrai>'H  vcdiRreo  is  correct  as  give..,  and  can  be  found  in  the  EngUsb 
Racing  Calcudur  lor  1777.  and  in  Bruco  Stud-Bools,  Tol.  1,  page  il.-hD. 


?gaa%fe»j<i^jg';xt»8*.t««^afe^ 


PERFORMANCES   OF   ARROW. 


343 


5    OF    ARROW. 

ettean,  by  imp. 
'<:iiza  Bailey  by 
dcd  with  Miss 
whoso  pefligreo 
)od  in  the  samo 
ork,  ill  1845,  ia 
vith  Oscar  and 

;  page  280. 
Citizen,  g.  dam 
g.  dam  Harris's 
g.  g.  g.  dam  by 
llo,  g.  g.  g.  g.  g. 
r.  g.  dam  Silver- 

I,  both  imported. 

b    Turk— Fairy 
bv  Crab— War- 

riet  by  Highflyer 
-Snap'8  dam,  &c. 
is,  dam  a  Rcguhis 
several  races  at 
in  the  Stud-Book. 
im  imp.  Stella  by 

9  found  in  the  Englisb 
igo  37.— Ed. 


Sh'vk.peare,  in  England-i.np.  Cassandra.*    There  are  several 
CatSs  'in  the  English  Stud-Book,  but  no  Stella  by  Shakspea.. 

Janus  by  old  Janus  (son  of  the  Godolplun  Arabian  and  the 
Little  Hartley  marc),  dam  by  Fox,  gr.  dam  Bald  Galloway. 

Fearnought,  Regulus,  Silvertail,  &c.,  see  above. 

Apollo  was  by  imp.  Fearnought,  out  of  Gen.  Spottes^^ood  s 
imp.  CuUcn  Arabian  mare. 

Moore's  Partner  was  by  Fartner,  sister  to  Starling  by  Bay 
Bolton,  bv  Fon  of  the  Brownlow  Turk,  etc.,  &c. 

Jolly  iloger-Roger  of  the  Vale-was  by  lloundhead-Pa.  t- 

ner — ^AVoodcock,  Ac,  &c.  ,     t>    ^  „„ 

Imp.  Mary  Gray  by  Roundhead-dam  Rmgbone,  by  Fartner. 

TERFORMANCES   OF   ARROW. 

Arrow  first  appeared  on  the  turf  in  1852,  when  in  the  fall 
meeting  he  took  a  three-year-old  sweepstakes  at  mile  heats, 
beating  two  fillies  by  Boston  and  Belshazzar,  in  1.51|— 1.50. 

In  1853  he  ran  four  times,  winning  thrice,  twice  at  mile 
heats,  and  once  at  three-mile  heats.  He  beat,  the  best  three 
out  of  five,  Caddo  Maid,  4  yrs..  Berry,  4  yre.,  and  Mecca  5  yrs., 
in  1.55,  1.55,  1.551,  1.57^,  1.57i,  on  the  Metairie  Course,  New 

Orleans,  January  17.  ^      i     o  1 1 

On  the  same  course,  April' 9,  he  was  beaten  for  the  3  yr.  old 
sweepstakes,  five  subscribers,  at  $500  each,  $500  added  by  the 
Club,  two-mile  heats,  by  Sally  W^aters,  to  whom  he  ran  second, 
winning  the  first  heat.     Time  3.40,  3.37*,  3.39. 

A  few  days  later,  on  the  same  course,  April  17,  in  a  purse 
for  all  ages,  mile  heats,  best  three  in  five,  he  beat  Ililariot,  by 
Glencoe,  and  Pickaway,  by  Boston,  winning  three  straight 
heats.     Time,  1.52J,  1.51i,  1.51f.  ^,       „,  ,  ,, 

On  the  Pharsalia  Course,  Natchez,  Miss.,  Nov.  24,  he  won  the 
Association  Purse,  $500,  for  all  ages,  three-mile  heats,  beating 
Mary  Taylor,  by  Sovereign— Wade  Hampton,  by  Boston— Hugh 
French,  by  Glencoe,  in  two  straight  heats.  Time,  5.5U,  5.03*. 
In  the  following  year,  1854,  he  made  his  debut  in  his  four- 
year-old  shape,  on  the  Metairie  Course,  Friday,  January  6, 
sweepstakes  for  all  ages,  a  single  four  miles,  wlien  he  beat  Fly- 
ing Flea,  by  Grey  Eagle,  and  White  Eagle,  by  Grey  Eagle. 
Time,  1.50*,  1.49*,  1.64*,  2.04*— 7.39. 

*  See  Note  *  on  page  350. 


844 


THE  IIOBSK. 


,li' 


•  *'i 


On  the  following  Friday,  January  13,  he  ran  again  for  the 
Jockey  Club  Tursc,  for  all  ages.     Tlircc-mile  heats. 


J.  9.  lIuiil.r'M  I'll.  f.  niimtle,  l.y  (il.iiciH',  out  of  sister  to  Tiinf.'.'nt,  by  Wngnor,8  years, 
1).  !■'.  Ki'iiiuT"seli.  <:.  /Im»c,  !■}■  liosli'ii,  "ntdf.I.'amicttciiu,  4.v.ur!< 

T.  B.  (;(>l(l»liy"8  b.  f.  Maid  of  Orleans,  by  Kethune,  out  of  Allco  Carnonl,  4  years, 

S.  M.  Wi-tmoro'sb  p. /Vi/(H(7/7«(,  by  Groy  Kuplo,  Syoars 

W.  J.  Minor's  b.  h.  JeHclw,  by  linji.  Jordan,  out  of  Imp.  Britannia,  r.  years, 


1.  1. 
f>.  9. 
8.  3. 

2.  4. 
4.  5 


riB-T  IIFAT. 


Tin.    of  1  St  mile, 
2(1     " 
3(1     "    . 


Time  of  first  heat. 


1.50 
2.0  li 

6.56 


SECOND  nCAT. 


Time  of  l.st  nillo,      ....       1.88 

»  2(1     " \M^ 

Sd     "         .        .        .       .         1-B'J» 


Time  of  second  heat. 


.  5.52 


At  his  next  appearance,  April  1,  1854,  he  met  Lexington, 
Lecomtc,  and  Highlander,  in  the  great  State  Post  Stakes,  of 
four-mile  hoafs,  which  was  won  by  Lexington,  Lecomte  running 
second,  Highlander  distanced  in  the  second,  Arrow  in  the  first 
heat.  The  time  was  very  slow— S.OSJ,  8.04— but  the  course  was 
said  to  be  excessively  heavy,  which  it  must  have  been,  to  ac- 
count for  the  distancing,  at  such  a  poor  rate  of  going. 

A  few  days  later,  however,  he  again  beat  his  old  adversary, 
Little  Flea,  in  the  Jockey  Club  Purse,  of  three-mile  heats,  Little 
Flea  taking  the  first  heat.    Time,  6.33i,  5.36,  5.43^. 

In  the  next  year,  1855,  Arrow  was  used  to  put  Lexington  to 
his  speed  in  the  great  match  won  by  that  horse  against  Lecomte's 
time  of  7.26,  and  it  is  worthy  of  recollection  that  Mr.  Ten  Broeck 
had  declared  to  start  Arrow  for  the  match,  in  case  of  Lexington's 
being  amiss.  This  people  did  not,  at  the  time,  well  understand, 
as  he  certainly  had  not  then  exhibited  powers,  which  would 
iustify  the  expectation  of  his  beating  that  hitherto  unrivalled 
"time.  On  the  lOtli  April,  however,  of  the  same  year,  he  was  to 
show  of  what  stuif  he  was  made,  in  the  best  race  of  three-mile 

heats  ever  run. 

In  this  race  for  the  Jockey  Club  Purse  for  all  ages,  three- 
mile  heats,  he  was  beaten  by  Brown  Dick,  Hornpipe  distanced 
in  the  second,  and  Mary  Taylor  in  the  first  heat,  but,  as  is  rarely 
the  case,  the  defeated  horse  gained,  not  lost,  laurels  by  hia 
defeat.    The  time  has  never  been  equalled. 


PIE8T     mSAT. 

Time  of  Ist  mile, 
»  2d    "     .       .       . 

"  8d    "  . 

Time  of  first  heat, 


1.50 

1.49^ 

1.61i 

6.301 


SECOND  3EAT. 

Time  of  Ist  mile l.BOi 

2d    " !•«♦ 

"  8d    " 1.49 

Time  of  second  heat,  B.8S 


n 


»»R  ..,;;,4'4«^iiffi*ffitei 


AIUlOW's  TIIRKE-MILE   HEATS. 


345 


n  again  for  the 

its. 

r.Syottra,   .  1.  1. 

.       .       .  6.  2. 

years,        .  8.  3. 

.  2.  4. 

.       .  4.  0 

BEAT. 

.         .         .         1.56 

.       .         l.BflJ 
at,        .       .        .  B.52 

met  Lexington, 
Post  Stakes,  of 
icconite  running 
■row  in  tlie  first 
t  the  course  was 
ive  been,  to  ac- 
roing. 

is  old  adversary, 
iiile  heats,  Little 

)ut  Lexington  to 
gainst  Lecomte's 
[  Mr.  Ten  Broeck 
se  of  Lexington's 
■svell  understand, 
M-s,  which  would 
therto  unrivalled 
D  year,  he  was  to 
ice  of  three-mile 

r  all  ages,  three- 
)rnpipe  distanced 
t,  but,  as  is  rarely 
t,  laurels  by  his 


IND  nEAT. 

i.tso* 

1.48* 

1.49 

1  heat.  6.2S 


Tliose  who  witnessed  this  race  assert  that  Arrow  was  not  at 
the  close  of  the  second  heat,  above  half  a  second  behind.     Uno 
second  would  have  raised  the  time  of  the  heat  of  three  nulcs  to 
5n.   20s.     It  is  also  asserted  that  no  one,  who  saw  this  horse 
during  the  race  and  after  its  conclusion,  entertained  the  least 
doubt  of  his  ability  to  run  a  fourth  mile  in  Im.  5(;|8.,  and  i 
would  seem  that  there  can  be  no  reason  to  doubt  it,  since  he  luu 
already  run  six  miles,  the  slowest  in  Im.  51is.,  and  had  niended 
his  time  in  the  latter  miles.     Had  he  made  it  in  Im.  .5(,f  s.,  ho 
would,  it  seems,  have  won  the  time  match  by  i  of  a  second,  am 
thus  justified  Mr.  Ten  Broeck's  opinion  ;  but  probably  he  would 
have  won  it  by  much  more  than  that,  as  there  is  no  reason  why 
he  should  fall  off  7$  seconds  in  his  last  mile.« 

On  the  same  course  once  more,  however,  after  losing  tour- 
mile  heats  to  him  in  7.55.i-7.5Gf,  he  gained  his  greatest  glory 
by  defeating  Lccointc  himself  for  the  Jockey  Club  1  urse,  ot 
three-mile  heats,  Lecomte  taking  the  first  heat  in  6.00,  and 
Arrow  the  second  and  the  third  in  5.59— G.03.  ,  ,    , , 

It  is  to  be  presum..;,  however,  that  Mr.  Ten  Broeck  holds 
Lecomte  still,  in  spite  ol  his  defeat,  the  better  horse,  since  he, 
and  not  Arrow,  is  the  file-leader  of  his  string  on  his  Lnglisli 

expedition.  ,     -vr       n 

His  race  of  April  9,  1854,  is  thus  narrated  m  the  New  Or- 
leans Picayune. 

THE  BEST   THREE-MILE   RACE  EVER  RUN. 
Yesterday  being  the  last  day  of  the  Metairie  Jockey  Club 
meeting,  and  a  day  of  recreation  to  many  who  are  usually  en- 
<ra<red  in  business,  there  was  a  very  large  attendance  at  the 
coiu-se.     The  fame  of  the  two  horses  that  were  to  contend  for 
the  club  purse  of  $1,000,  at  three-mile  heats,  was  well  known, 
and  a  fast  race  was  confidently  anticipated.     Arrow  having  run 
a  four-mile  dash  in  7.39,  on  the  6th  of  January  last,  finishing 
the  last  mile  in  a  gallop,  and  Little  Flea  having,  on  Wednesday 
last,  run  and  saved  her  distance  against  the  fleet  Blonde,^  who 
made  the  then  fastest  three-mile  race  on  record,  viz.— 5.36i  and 
5.34,  all  gave  token  that  if  both  of  them  were  "right,    time 
would  be  literally  used  up. 

The  betting  before  the  start  was  in  favor  of  Arrow,  at  oacls 

*  Sec  Note  \  on  page  350. 


310 


THE  nOIlSK. 


I     1 


of  about  n  hundred  to  forty,  ut  wliicli  figure  considerable 
an.ouutB  were  staked.  On  starting  for  tlio  first  heat  Arrow 
took  the  lead,  and  kept  it  for  two  miles  by  about  lour  lengths, 
when  Flea  gradually  closed  up  the  gap,  and  on  the  back  stretcli 
of  the  third  mile  locked  and  apparently  passed  Arrow  handily. 
Arrow  now  made  a  great  effort  to  regain  the  lead,  but  the  pace 
had  been  so  tremendous  from  the  start,  that  he  could  not  do  so ; 
Little  Flea,  to  the  surprise  of  every  one,  kept  up  his  rapid  run, 
and  w.>n  the  heat  by  a  trifle,  in  the  fastest  time  on  record  o  33i. 
Arrow  had  in  the  hvst  few  jmnps  of  the  heat  evidently  been 
gaining,  and  as  the  two  passed  the  judges'  stand,  Arrow  was  a^ 

the  saddle  girth  of  Flea.  .    n     r    n      f  +l,.  . 

As  Arrow  had  apparently  labored  more  in  the  hrst  heat  th  i 
Flea,  and  appeared  more  distressed  by  his  exertions,  and  the 
great  heat  of  the  sun,  *he  race  by  some  persons  was  looked 
fipon  as  almost  finished,  Flea  becoming  the  favorite  at  odds  ol. 
100  to  20.  In  the  second  heat  Arrow  again  led  the  way,  ')en- 
ing  a  large  gap,  and  apparently  rumiing  with  more  eas.  and 
steivdiness  than  in  the  first  heat ;  Arrow  kept  the  lead,  in  spi  e 
of  every  effort  of  Flea  to  take  it,  although  he  strove  hard  to  do 
BO  ;  but  Arrow  won  the  heat  in  the  quick  time  ot  o.30,  by  two 

open  lengths.  .  ^    i.  „<. 

Again  the  betting  changed,  and  Arrow  came  into  favoi  at 
odds  of  100  to  30.  In  the  third  heat  Arrow  again  led  off, 
soon  opening  a  gap  of  twelve  lengths,  and  never  more  even 
Lpped!  winning  the  heat  and  race  handily,  by  eight  clear 

lencths,  in  5.4:3i.  ,       .        ,    . 

The  whole  race  was  a  most  remarkable  one,  the  time  being 
the  best  on  record  at  three-mile  heats.  The  two  first  heats  were 
also  as  exciting  as  ever  witnessed  on  a  race  course ;  but  we 
must  stop  our  remarks  and  give  the  figures. 

j..l\Z7<^l:  b.B.  Little  Flea,"  by  Oro;  E«gle,  dam,  imp.,  by  Action,  Byr..-Gll. 


Patrick- 
Time  of  Ist  mile, 
Time  of  2(1  mile, 
Time  of  3d  mllo, 

Total  time,  . 


l8T  Heat. 
.    1.61    . 
.    1.61    . 
,    1.6U  . 


2d  Heat. 
.  1.62i  . 
.  1.51  . 
.    1.52i    . 

.~6M     . 


12    2 
8d  IIbat. 

.  1.52* 
.  1.64i 
.    1.5(H 


e.48i 


NEW   ORLEANS   BPRmO   MEETING,   1854. 


847 


'uro  coiisiilcrable 
tirst  heat  Arrow 
bout  four  leii>^tli8, 
II  the  l)ack  et retch 
d  Arrow  handily, 
leatl,  but  the  i)ace 
B  coukl  not  do  so ; 
;  up  his  rapid  run, 
0  on  record,  5.33^. 
jat  evidently  been 
xnd.  Arrow  was  a*- 

the  first  heat  th?  » 
exertions,  and  the 
icrsons  was  looked 
iivorite  at  odds  ol. 
led  the  way,  ')en- 
itli  more  easv-  and 
;  the  lead,  in  spite 
c  strove  h;ird  to  do 
lie  of  5.3G,  by  two 

came  into  favor  at 
■row  again  led  ofl", 
d  never  more  even 
ily,  by  eight  clear 

)ne,  the  time  being 

two  first  heats  were 

ace  course  ;  but  we 


above.  Three-mile  heata. 
by  Imp.  Leviathan. 


2    1    1 


f  Acta?on,  B  yrs.— GU. 


Heat. 

.62^    . 
1.51      . 

i.m  • 

6.S6      . 


12    2 

80   IlBAT. 

.  1.52+ 
.  1.54i 
.    1.5(H 


C.48i 


Til.  LATE  Racks.— The  two  weeks'  Spring  races  of  the  Me- 
tair'.  ..ockoy  Club  are  over,  and  now  that  the  excitement  con- 
nected witii"  them  is  past,  it  is  on  hmking  back  and  reviewing 
the  series  of  brilliant  events  which  have  taken  place  during 
their  continuance,  that  wo  can  truly  say  that  they  are  unpar- 
alleled in  the  racing  annals  of  the  country.     The  admirable  and 
discreet  manner  in  which  all  the  preliminaries  and  accessories 
were  arranged  by  Mr.  llichard  Ten  Broeck,  the  proprietor,  was 
most  fortunate  for  the  pleasure  and  success  of  the  meeting.    J.ut 
few  persons  arc  aware  of  the  many  perplexing  dillicultie^  to  be  ' 
encountered  in  the  management  of  a  brilliant  race  meeting,  m 
order  to  give  that  general  satisfaction  which  is  felt  and  expressed 
by  the  community. 

Durin"  the  last  two  weeks,  not  only  one  race,  but  many, 
have  been  run,  which  for  speed  are  unequalled  in  all  the  records 
of  the  "  llacing  Calendar."  _  . 

The  "  State  Stake,"  although  run  in  slow  time,  owing  to  the 
condition  of  the  track,  was  still  a  most  interesting,  closely  con- 
tested, and  heavy-betting  contest. 

The  three-mile  race  of  Blonde,  on  the  5th  inst.,  when  she 
beat  Little  Flea  in  5.361-5.34,  was  then  the  quickest  three- 
mile  race  on  record  ;  but  on  the  9th  inst..  Little  Flea  and  Arrow 
ran  a  three-mile  race  in  the  astonishing  time  of  5.33^— ;).30— 
5.431 ;  Little  Flea  winning  the  first  heat  and  Arrow  winning 

the  race. 

Wild  Irishman  won,  on  the  7th  inst.,  a  two-mile  purse,  in 

two  heats,  in  3.44^—3.39. 

On  the  6th  inst.,  Teallie,  a  two-year-old  filly,  won  a  race  at 
mile  heats,  best  three  in  five,  in  which  six  horses  started,  in 
the  unequalled  time  of  L47i-1.48-1.46^-1.46i-1.48-1.46i 

—1.50. 

Less  than  1.47  has  frequently  been  done  by  different  horses. 

But  the  most  brilliant  event  of  all  was  the  four-mile  race  ot 
the  8th  inst.,  in  which  Lecomte,  Lexington  and  Reube  ran  ;  the 
latter  bein-^  distanced  in  the  second  heat,  and  Lecomte  winning 
the  race  in  two  heats,  although  he  carried  three  pounds  over 
weight,  in  the  unparalleled  and  never  before  expected  last  tune 
of  7.26—7.381 !  We  might  dwell  upon  many  other  pleasant 
features  connected  with  the  late  meeting,  comparing  the  above 


7;? 


n48 


TIIE  nORRE. 


■with  previous  porformancca,  l»nt  this  pnpcr  is  not  exactly  tlio 
l)roper  arena  lV)r  tliat  interesting  discuKrtion.  Tlie  colunitiri  of 
the  "Spirit  of  tlieTinieH"  arc  liroad  and  ample,  ami  there  wo 
antieipate  readinjjc  many  pleasant  recitals  of  the  incidents,  and 

( ipiirisons  deduced  from   the    lij,Mires   and    hhuxl  displayed 

during  the  late  meeting,  from  many  able  i)en8.  Tiic  wlnde  sea- 
son has  been  most  profitable  to  the  enterprising  proprietor,  Mr. 
Ten  IJroeck,  and  has  given  much  gratification  to  a  larger  num- 
ber of  jiersons  than  were  ever  before  assendded  in  this  portion 
of  the  country  on  bimilar  occasions. — N.  0.  Picayune. 


Tliese  campaigns  of  1854,  1855,  and  lS5fi,  the  i)riiicipal 
events  of  which,  as  above  recorded,  will  long  stand  conspicuous 
in  the  amuils  of  the  American  Turf,  are  certainly  to  bo  con- 
sidered of  great  nuvrk. 

Although  the  springy  and  clastic  nature  of  the  New  Orleans 
courses  are  peculiarly  favorable  to  the  making  of  fast  time,  and 
the  excessive  lightness  of  the  Southern  weights  tend  to  the  same 
residt,  no  one  can  deny  the  greatness  of  the  achievements. 

The  fastest  four-nnle  heats  in  7.2(U  by  Lecomte,  in  7.19J  by 
Lexington,  against  Lecomtc's  time,  and  lastly  in  7.23i  by  Lex- . 
ington,  against  Lecomte;  the  fastest  three-nnle  lieats  in  5.30| 
and  5.28,  by  Brown  Dick  against  Arrow ;  and  the  fastest  milo 
that  ever  was  run,  of  truly  recorded  time,  and  that  the  third  of 
a  two-mile  heat,  constitute  certainly  a  record  of  which  to  be 

proud. 

But,  alas !  of  these  champions  what  remains  to  record  ? 
Lexington,  blind  prematurely;  Henry  Perritt,  dead  of  his  over- 
exertions ;  Lecomte,  said— it  is  hoped  untruly— to  be  amiss,  in 
his  forelegs,  in  England  ;  Pryor  and  Prioress  alone  left  to 
support  their  country's  glory  on  the  classic  sod  of  Newmarket 
heath  and  Goodwood.  To  judge  of  the  powers  they  have 
shown,  and  of  the  vast  allowances  with  which  they  will  run, 
one  would  say  that  they  ought  to  conquer !  But  the  race  is  not 
always  to  the  swift,  nor  the  battle  to  the  strong.       II.  W.  II. 


TIMK. 


340 


I  not  oxnctly  tlio 
riio  columiitj  of 
i>,  ami  flicro  wo 
10  iiK'idi'iifs,  and 
1)1()(>(1  tlisjilayLHl 
The  wliolo  soft- 
r  propriofor,  Mr. 
to  a  largiT  mnn- 
■tl  in  tlii8  portion 
i cay  line. 


>C),  tlio  ])rincipal 
tand  consplmions 
ainly  to  bo  con- 

tlio  New  Orleans 
of  fast  time,  and 

,  tend  to  tlio  samo 

:liievcnients. 

omte,  in  7.19 J  by 
in  7.23i  by  Lex- . 

le  heats  in  5.30J 

I  tlio  fastest  milo 
that  the  third  of 

I  of  which  to  be 

nains  to  record  ? 
,  dead  of  his  over- 
y — to  be  amiss,  in 
•ess  alone  left  to 
od  of  Newmarket 
towers  they  have 
eh  they  will  run, 
But  the  race  is  not 
ig.      II.  W.  II. 


KASTKST   AND  BE8T   KUNNMNO   TTMK  ON    UKCOKU. 

Three.<p.arter.  of  a  u.ile,  by  Narra,ansett,  at  Karra,an«ctt 

cinnati,  September  21,  1809.  r.^vnlver  I  -l-li. 

One  mile,  May  30,  180(i,  second  heat,  '^^7^^^'' J-"'*^.,    ;„ 
Maminona  run  the  first  lu.at  at  Lexington,  K).,  IbO-, 

'•' (le  mile,  Pompey  rayne,  second  heat,  in  1.14^,  full  weight, 

at  Lexington,  Ky.,  May  li,  IbC'-*-  ^id,by  Uanibnrg, 

One  mile,  the  be.t  on  record  to    a  tuo  ) cai  oiu,    y 

in  l.-i.-.,  at  Cincinnati,  September  J..,  l^OJ. 

One  mile,  General  Duke,  at  two  years  old,  \.m,  at  (.nun 

"^'cnr  t:  f  n^^' at  Jerome  Park,  Jnly,  1S.8,  with  USJ 

'";t"r;d\m'e!ghtli  miles,  by  Fanny  Ludlow,  at  Saratoga, 
A         t     SCO  1  ■>«     This  is  at  the  rate  of  \AH  to  the  imle 
^"l^^^Jelt  ItiS'a  cpiarter  mile  da.h,  by  Narragansett,  in  2.10, 

.      at  Saratoga,  August  4  }^'^'^ ;:-^y^';^^'^  ,,,rs  old,  100 
One  mile  and  a  half,  the  iastest  by  Glenclg,  4    uvrs       , 

^'"IjlirtS  !-:tt;^"Ls,  by  Ko„.„o.y,  at  S»rat„g. 
August,  1805,  4.01J. 


350 


THE   HOUSE. 


l?..«t  two  nn.l  a  (nmrtcr  niiU's.  l.y  Mii^Kinfl,  i  ycarB  old,  118 
r.uim.lK,  ut  S.mit<»j,'a,  AuK'UHt  'i,  1^07,  4<>:5. 

Fastest  two  un.l  a  half  u.iloH,  by  llcl.nhoUl,  i  years,  at  Long 

Branch,  July  i5<),  ISTO,  4.3:5.1. 

Two  and  a  half  n.ilos,  by  General  Yorkc,  at  ^arragan«ott 

Tarlc,  Anpi.Ht,  ISOS,  4.:{7f. 

Fastest  and  best  tbree-n.ilo  raeo  on  record,  by  iSortolU,  hv\y 
teniber  23,  lSt).%  California,  r..2Ti-5.'J0.V. 

FuHtent  four  mile,  on  record,  Lexington,  5  years  old,  lOJ 
pounds,  at  New  Orleans,  April  'J,  isr.',,  T.lOi 

S:une,  Lexington,  tivo  year,  old,  lo;'.}  pounds,  Aprd  14,  I860, 
beatiii"  Leeonite,  7.23}. 

Best  four  n.iles  on  record,  Idlcwild,  on  Long  Island,  Juno 

25,  lSt;3,  fall  weight,  7.2r.J.  ,      t  ,,»« 

Fastest  hurdle  ra.te,  two  miles,  over  eight  hurdles,  by  Jones- 

boro,3..5li,  at  the  Metairio  Course,  April  11,  1808. 

Best  hurdle  race,  two  nnles,  over  eight  hur.Ues,  by  l.lack- 

bird,  at  Saratoga,  August,  1807,  3.57i,  earrying  161  pounds. 

EDITOUIAL  NOTES. 

*  (P.  343.)  CusHniulra  wn«  hnportc.l  i.i  loal  to  Shukspcaro,  which  foM  w.«  n.Uea 

'"wr  345.)  At  the  .n„u.  m.ctlu,,  throo  .h>y«  artor  ho  wn«  l.oateu  1^  lijown 
Dai        >.eat  Lo  Hoi  three  miles,  in  r,.3.-.i.     Lo  Uoi  was  .In.wu  "Uer  th.  he.. 

At  Xatclu..,  two  dayn  before,  he  was  beaten  by  I.oeo,u,e,  --  J  ;  ;  '\l 
beat  Uieardo,  three-n.ilo  heats,  in  r..4Si.  Hiean  o  was  ""--  '^^  "  ^^  "^;  '  J^ 
18r,G,  ut  Natchez,  Miss.,  he  beat  liijou,  throe-railo  heats  m  0.04i-t>.l4.  At  .New 
OrleaiiJs  Blonde  boat  him,  three-milo  Loats,  in  B.38i— 5.47. 


4  yc'fti*rt  ukl,  lis 

4  yi'iirrt,  at  Long 
at  Narragaiirtott 
by  Norfolk,  iiv\y- 

5  years  old,  103 

j8,Ai.ril  14,1855, 

.oiij;  Isliiiul,  .Tuno 

ImrcUcs,  by  Jones- 

1808. 

Iiunlloi*,  l)y  r.lack- 

iijj;  161  \)oiiuda. 

ro,  wliich  fonl  wiis  cnlled 

,  wns  l>ci\toii  hy  lirowu 
riiwii  after  llio  lirst  lient. 
u,  ru\ir-miU-  lii'iits.  lie 
iwu  nftor  llrst  heat.  Ill 
1  G.Oli — ti.U.    At  New 


PEDIGREE, 

Spread  Eu-'l.,  fT-  J,'-  J?-  '  "     '^y  ^  ^     ^,,.„,  ^yidt,',  g.  g-  g- 

Nelson's  llockmghan,   g.  g.  g.  g.  ^-  ^'^       ^  ^^,,^  ,     ij,„. 

,.  ,.  ,.  d.u  by  Baylor  .  Call  an  ,  ,.  ^;^^^;;  :,,,,,,,,,,,  &e. 
well's  Uegulus,  g.  g.  g.  g.  f?-  ^'- f  f^,  ,;;' Jive  bv  Woodpecker. 
Ex..KmrioN  was  by  Pegasu     '^^J^'^'^^;^.        ,Ltor  to 

Coalition  Colt,  Bustard,  Cbarming  Mo  J.  ^^^^^^^ 

ton  Court  Arab,  Makeless,  Bnm.ncr,  White  i«rK, 
^^^^l^lutf  ;;;he  Godolpbin  Arabian,  da.,  Large  Hartley 

''"sweepstakes  was  by  tbe  Bloody  Sbonldered  Arab,  Basto. 
Old  Spot,  Young  Spanker,  "ax^boy  BustleI^ 

S.KK.U  EAO.K  was  got  by  ^J  ""  ^^^j'  ^"^  ^^^^  i^^.^f  the 
dam  by  Engineer,  g.  g.  dam  by  Cade,  g.  g.  L-  aa 
S  by  Traveller,  g.  g.  g.  g-  dam  Miss  Makeless. 


3S2 


THE  II0K8E. 


SiiAKKE  was  got  by  Marske,  dam,  Wag's  dam  by  Marlbo- 
rough, g.  dam  a  natural  Barb  mare,  dam  of  Lord  Portmorc  s 

'"Marlborough  Avas  by  the  Godolphin   Arabian   out  of  the 
Large  nartlev  Maro,  own  brother  to  Mogul. 

KocKixGUAM  ^va»  by  Partner,  dam  Imp.  mare  Blossom,  grand 
dam  by  Sloe,  g.  g.  dam  by  Regulus.-Thls  mare  is  not  m  the 

Stud-Books.  „  „  T        1     4.1  „ 

Partner  was  by  Moreton's  Traveller  out  of  Selima  by  the 

Godolphin  Arabian.  ,    t?  .^    i  ^ 

Moreton's  Traveller  was  by  Croffs  Partner,  Bloody  Buttock., 
Greyhound,  Makeless,  Brimuier,  Wlnte  Turk,  Dodsworth,  Lay- 

ton  Barb  mare.  .. 

Truk  WniG  by  Fitshugh's  Regulus,  dam  Spotswood,  Imp. 

CuUen  Arabian  mare,  dam  of  Apollo.  ,    ,     t 

Gallant  was  got  by  Lnp.  Fearnought,  dam  Stately  by  Imp. 
Sober  John,  g.  dam  Imp.  mare  Strawberry.  ,     -n    , 

Imp.  Ekgui  rs  was  got  by  llegulus  in  England,  dam  by  Part- 
ner, Cupid,  ILuitboy,  &c-. 

Fearnoiii^ht  was  by  Regulus,  dam  S.lvertad  by  Hcneago. 
Whiteuose,  Battle,  Parley  Arabian,  Old  Child  mare  by  Gresley 
Arabian,  Vixen  bv  llelmsley  Turk,  Dodsworth's  dam. 

Jenny  Dismal  is  said  to  be  by  Dismal,  son  of  the  Godolphm, 
out  of  Bald  Charlotte,  but  is  not  in  the  Stud  Book. 

Sober  John*  was  by  Hercules  out  of  sister  to  Telemachus,  by 
Herod,  Skim,  Janus,  Spinster  by  Crab,  Partner,  Bloody  But- 
locks,  Greyhoand,  Makeless,  Brimmer,  White  Turk,  Dodsworth, 

Layton  Barb  Mare.  ,     ^      i       -ni 

Hercules  was  by  Matchem,  dam  Riot  by  Regulus,  Blaze, 

Fox,  Darley  Arabian,  Woodcock's  dara. 
The  mare  Strawberry  cannot  be  traced. 
Diamond  is  said  to  be  a  son  of  Hautboy,  his  dam  unknown 

but  he  cannot  be  traced  in  the  EngbBh  Stud  Books ;  and  beyond 

this  the  pedigree  of  Gipsey  cannot  be  followed. 

*  Sober  John  foaled  in  1748;  imported  into  Virginia,  by  Col.  Bnylor.  By  Rib, 
balance  of  ,.edigree  unknown.  The  following  sketch  maybe  found  ni  Ilcbors  a 
English  Rai>,g  Calendar  for  ITol,  page  187.  He  rau  that  year  m  time,  and  won 
the  following  races:-May  .3.  Wisbech,  Norfolk.  £50  ;  June  12  Stamford  Lu.colu- 
.hire,  £50.  lie  cannot  be  out  of  a  Herod  n,are,  for  Sober  John  wa«  foaled  en 
year«  i)cfore  Herod-oue  in  1718,  the  other  1758.  Hercules,  las  sire,  was  foalod 
in  1772,  and  Matchom,  Hercules  sire,  waa  foalod  in  1748.— Kd. 


im  by  Marlbo- 
,ord  Portnioro's 

ian   out  of  tlie 

!  Blossom,  grand 
re  is  not  in  tho 

f  Seliiua  by  the 

Bloody  Buttocks, 
Dodsworth,  Lay- 

Spotswood,  Imp. 
1  Stately  by  Imp. 
nd,  dam  by  Part- 
ail  by  Ilcn  cage's 
.  mare  by  Grcsley 
b's  dam. 

of  the  Godolphin, 
?ook. 

0  Telemacbiis,  by 
:ner,  Bloody  But- 
Turk,  Dodswortb, 

r  Hegulus,  Bliize, 


lis  dam  unknown, 
;ooks;  and  beyond 
d. 

y  Col.  Baylor.  By  llib, 
.y  bo  found  iu  Hobera'a 
yoar  six  times,  and  won 
10  12,  Stamford,  Liiicolu- 
jor  .Tohii  was  foalod  ton 
lies,  Ilia  siro,  was  foalod 

■V.D. 


DESCRIPTION   OF   PRYOK. 


Son 


This,  upon  the  whole,  may  be  regarded  as  a  fair  specimen  of 
an  ATiieriuin  pedigree,  being  traceable,  so  far  as  it  can  bo  traced 
at  all,  to  English  horses  of  unimpeachable  character ;  and  failing 
at  last,  from  the  want  of  records  at  an  early  date. 

The  performances  of  the  whole  family,  however,  are  far  too 
decided  and  too  long  sustained  to  leave  a  doubt  of  the  blood. 

DKSCKIPTION  OF   PRYOB. 

Of  this  horse,  concerning  whom  there  has  always  prevailed 
something  of  mystery,  as  of  Lecointo,  I  have  been  able  to  find 
no  published  description.  The  fine  portrait  which  accompanies 
this  memoir,  exquisitely  engraved  by  Mr.  Ilinshelwood,  ii'oman 
(n-i<nnal  picture  iu  the  possession  of  his  owner  Mr.  Ten  Broeck, 
ant!  lent,  by  his  courtesy,  for  this  work,  is  said  to  be  an  excel- 
lent likeness.  ,     r.  .i  i 

Its  peculiar  characteristic  is  the  extreme  length  ox  the  neck 
and  forehand,  and  the  light  spiry  cut  of  the  animal  generally ; 
vet  wo  are  told,  by  those  who  have  seen  and  known  liim,  that  he 
is  rather  a  pony-built  and  closc-ribbed-up  horse  than  otherwise, 
which  certainly  does  not  appear  from  tho  portrait  in  question. 
His  color  is  a  somewhat  dull  chestnut.  Tliere  has  been  some  dis- 
pute about  his  age,  but  I  can  state  on  authority  that  it  is  clearly 
authenticated  that  he  is  only  in  his  fourth  year. 

His  first  appearance  was  on  the  Metairie  Course  at  New 
Orleans,  on  the  same  day  on  which  Lexington  won  his  great 
match  against  Lecomte's  time,  when  he  came  out  winner,  m  the 

Thursday,  April  5th-Pioayune  st..ke.s  2  year  olds  to  carry  3  y««  <>'«  "^e'sl^t^.  ^"'t^  ««  "^''-  A"'^' 

Tibs ,  nineteen  subscribers,  mile  l,eats,  at  $800  each,  forfeit,  $100.  dec.  $50. 
K.  Ten  Broeck's  ch.  c.  Pryor,  by  Imp  Glencoe,  out  of  Gipsey        .       .        •  • 

W.  J.  Minor's  gr.  f.  La  dame  Blanche,  by  Voucher,  out  of  Lady  Jane  by  Imp.  LotI-^       ^    ^   ^ 


athiit 


n  F.  Konner-8  Melody,  by  Voucher  out  of  Music,    . 

Time,  1.50—1.60—1.66}. 


8    2    8 


A^ain  at  the  same  meeting,  he  ran  with  different  fortune. 


Friday  April  IRth.-Sweepstakes  of  2  year  M.  to  carry  3  year  old  weights,  as  above,  mile  h.ata, 

five  subscribers  at  $200  oacli,  h.  ft.  with  »2S0  added  by  the  Club. 
D  F.Kenner-sbr.f.  Minnow,  by  Voucher  out  of  Uolpl.iu  by  LevMthan,       .       .       . 

UTenUroeek'sch.c.  Pryor,  by  Imp.  Glencoe  out  of  Gipsey 

AL  Hinf:aman-3b.c.byl!undleandGo,dambyMedoc,  •  •  •  •  •  * 
K  I  ecomte  &  Co.-s  ch.  V.  Mary  IJertrand,  by  Glencoe,  dam  by  Imi'.  1  rKun,  .  • 
'k.  L.  lllngaman's  g.  c.  by  Debhazzar  outof  Laura  >>>■?"«; fi/' 

Time.  UA\  -l.^t-LiS*. 

Vol.  I.— 23 


1  1 

2  2 
4  3 
8dit 


354 


-iOE  H0K8E. 


In  the  autumn  l.c  was  again  defeated  by  Minnow- 


D.  J.  Minor's  ch.  c.  \  an-.jKo,  Dy      l       ^^^^^^  8.48-3.86J. 

And  in  the  n.onth  ensuing  ho  closed  his  can.paign  on  the 
Metairic  Course, 

,       n..  9th -Purse,  »2.-;0,  for  »n  age.,  .eight  as  above.    Two.n.Ue  heat,. 
Sunday,  Deo.  »  ''■-t'"'!''  »      '   Q^ncoe  out  of  Glpsey,  8  years  old,         .       •       • 
U.  Ten  Brocck'8  cb.  c.  Prj  <"■-  "y  "'  ^       j,    i„p.  garpedon,  3  years, .        .        •        ^   * 

A.I-eo.nte*Co;sCornno.hyI.p^^^^  Mb,,  extra,     8    8 

B.  Riley  8  ch.  g.  Kcd  Ox,  Dy  rai  ^^^^^  4.18-4.IT. 


NATCIIKZ,  MISS,  SPRING  RACES. 

rUARSALTA.  COURSE. 
PRYOR   AND  LECOMTE-PRYOR  THE  VICTOR. 
Third  Day-TIio  race  which  took  place  at  Natchez  on  Sat- 

'"'"  ''""T    ^t  J    cuto'of  hU  tedious  land  journey  fon. 

his  skin,  and  his  proud  defiant  ^l^^f'^'^^X,  which  1 
ability  to  go  the  pace,  and  kcH.p  i  •    In  b    ^2\.X^ea..<\ 

looked  as  if  l.e  oould  t«.rly  fly.     Ho  l'";!  ™  »  1  ,     ,.^^j 

upon  W,n,  and  in  short,  apon  sf.ppmg  to.  tl.e  lac, 

'''°S:*:;t"butm;n.,.  known,  ana  thereforo  littU  was  ex- 
reora     Wee  had  ho  .net  Mr.  Kenner.  filiy  Min..o.,  a..a  ,a 


TRYOR  AND   LECOMTE. 


355 


mow — 

>l(l9corryins8Blbs.,4- 
9.  for  inaros  ami  gclJ 


inn,  3  yean, 


rean. 


1    1 
3(UU 


iiupaign  on  the 


heats. 

rears, .       .       •       •    * 
rrled  B  lbs.  extra,     8    8 


CES. 


VICTOR. 

Katchez  on  Sat- 
i  Lecomte,  was,  I 
stamping  botli  ot" 
roving  coneiuBive- 
jetter  horse  than  I 
fficulties  which  he 
land  journoy  from 
ni  instrumental  in 
0  appearance  was 

and  bright,  as  was 
tic  step,  betokened 
?  exercise,  which  1 
[  was  uiueh  pleased 
uarter  stretch.  He 
ID  superfluous  flesh 
the  race,  he  looked 

rcfore  little  was  ex- 
illy  Minnow,  and  in 


both  instances  he  was  compelled  to  yield  the  palm  of  superi- 
ority to  her  powers— the  latter  race  of  two-mile  heats  was  the 
longest  distance  he  had  ever  run.     In  his  race  with  Le  Roi, 
three  days  previously,  he  had  developed  extraordinary  fleetness, 
and  the  purity  of  his  blood,  and  the  general  excellence  of  his 
form,  gave  promise  ot  endurance  wliich  lui;ed  his  trainer  to  tlie 
desperate  chance  of  attacking  even  so  formidable  a  rival  as  the 
renowned  Lecomte,  of  T.26  memory.     A  better  bred  or  more 
gallant  steed  ne'er  struck  the  ground  than  Pryor,  and  m  this 
contest  well  and  nobly  has  he  sustained  the  exalted  reputation 
that  his  ancestors,  on  the  maternal  side,  years  long  gone  by, 
established  upon  the  American  Turf  by  their  glorious  achieve- 
ments. 

The  Pharealia  Course,  at  best  a  slow  one,  according  to  esti- 
mates of  those  who,  for  many  years,  have  trained  and  run 
horses  npon  it,  was  not  less  than  from  twelve  to  fifteen  seconds 
slower  than  in  its  best  condition,  and  yet  the  time  made  upon 
this  occasioii,  if  I  have  not  been  miMinforn.ed,  was  better  than 
any  every  before  made  upon  thv.^  course.  This  spe;  ks  trumpet- 
tongued,"and  fully  explains  the  superiority  of  ihc  contestants, 
and  the  excellence  of  their  condition. 

There  was  but  little  betting  at  the  commencement  of  the 
j,.ice— 100  tt.  15  in  some  instances— luO  to  20  for  a  while  cur- 
rent—more  hundreds  than  twenties  on  Lecomte. 

The  lack  of  changes  or  variety  in  the  race,  precludes  the 
necessitv  of  a  very  lengthy  description.  Tt  was  evident,  Irom 
the  start,  that  the  instructions  to  Fryor's  rider  were,  "  wait  and 
win,"  and  lie  fulfilled  them  to  the  letter,  and  rocte  the  vace 
throughout  in  a  style  that  would  have  given  credit  to  Gil.  Pa- 

Pryor  went  oft  with  the  lead,  but  resignci  it  to  Lecomte  at 
the  commencement  of  the  ba.k  stretch,  and  took  position  about 
three  length,!  in  hi^  roar.  Tliese  iiositions  were  but  slightly 
changed  during  three  and  a  half  miles,  the  pace,  liowever,  visi- 
blv  increased  in  the  second  and  third  miles.  On  the  fourth  mile 
thcv  were  running  at  tell-tale  stroke.  Just  after  passing  tlie 
half-mile  post,  Pryor  made  play,  and,  by  a  terr.fic  burst  oi 
e^>eed,  passed  liis  competitor  like  a  dart,  amidst  the  most  un- 
earthly and  deafening  shouts  I  ever  htard.     The  run  home  was 


856 


THE  HORSE. 


„,  „  .„p;„  flig.,.,  an.  for  .  wMlo  o.ciHng  ■,  ^-™';.  ;;7S 
,va,  not  yet  Bolvcd  ,0  the  »'»<-"«;;';       ^"tin,  the  next 

: ;.;  t!< ;::"  otia  .o .» sa,.un,v,  k  a  .„.  .n.  .._ 

*^  "^^'"^*  .  -I     .1  (-  n   llftlp   the   worse   for   wear. 

inc.  the  remainder  of  the  race  impelled  me  to  «  e  c 

^hieh  I  have  expressed  ^  ^Y^;;^^:^/Zirt 
Throuo-hout  the  whole  race,  gallantly  and  taitlituio 
^:;;d%o  each  call  made  upon  him-but  m  vam ,  .t  .as 
evident  that  he  was  overmatched. 

"■""  '^  "'"'!'  !f  tttV:  t     aV:  tl;«a*,an.l  gave 

r,r  i;- -        r;  o,:lt=J  r 

constrained  to  say,  an  easy  wn.ner    j^J^^;^^^;^^;^^^^^^,,  ,y,^. 

SUM  MART. 


FIBST  BEAT. 

Time  of-  first  rollc,  — 
Time  of  second  mile,. 
Time  of  third  mile,.. 
Time  of  fourth  mile,. 


2.00 

1.5T 

.  1.58 

.  1.52 


BKOOKD  nUAT. 

1  56 
Time  of  first  mile, _^-^^^ 

TlmooT  second  mile, "^ 

Time  of  third  mllo, ■ 

Time  of  fourth  mile, J 


Time  of  first  heat,. 


7.4T  1  Time  of  second  heat, 
Track  heavy. 


T.«f 


2fm  Orleans  Picayun*. 


I'KRFORM-VNCES   OF    PRYOB. 


357 


omte,  however, 
B  to  the  Btraid 
;he  fourth  mile, 

her  four  mUes 
luls,  and  at  the 
y  hhn  the  next 
ie  looked,  how- 
his  appearance 
I  heat,  inspired 
heavily  at  even, 

vorse  for  wear. 
,  heartily,  hut  a 
k  "  sheep  hlow," 
his  conduct  dur- 
5  the  conviction 
it  of  this  report, 
ifully  did  he  rc- 
v-aiu;  it  was  too 

of  the  first,  save 
:ances,  astonished 
:d  to  "  do  or  die." 
'guhvte  the  pace, 
ery  nearly  at  the 
ic  dash,  and  gave 
md  came  in,  I  am 
that  time,  and  for 
in  somewhat  diffi- 
the  heat,  7.44f. 

ibovc.    Four-mllo  heats. 

"■        •  '       ■    ^    I 

.       .       2    3 
■       »       ' 

1.66 

ie^::.'.'^''.'- 1»« 

1.69 

;:"■■:' ^ 

.t, "4f 

jy«5  Orleans  Pieayufi*. 


T  ...  i,f  •■  th  of  July,  1850,  lie  wm  8ont  will.  Lccointe  and 
p,  ,1^..  A-  ■  tLv.  .t,i„k  by  .1.0  City  of  E.li,,b,ngl.  to 
?..„..  W  is  now  ....dmlooa  to  be  in  ..al-ing  <>.■  ^  ew,m„  ke 

trately  come,  on  grounds  hest  known  to  lumselt. 


FASHION  JOCKEY  CLUB  RACES. 

APRIL  SPRING  MEETING,  1856. 

V.rr    Sfcond  DAY.-Therc  were  three  entries  for 

;:t  allnt  oTr:.:=y  i^  1-1  o,U  at  these  n,.Ms-o„e  gentle- 
l-lo^non  went  ,n  f,o„t,  a,.-!  passed  tl.e  »-  J^  ™f  ^^      '^ 

''^K'^n  H,-.,  -100  to  20  and  100  to  10  we.-e  now  offered  on 
P..™  b,.t 'owor  no  take«  eonld  be  found,  as  it  was  tl,o«gl.t 
U   t  Floridc  clnld  not  .naUe  her  way  tl.rongh  -i, :  heavy  c.u- 

Floride  '.ed  off,  and  t<,ok  the  track  atter  "''t/"/  *;*;'' '.'X 
•       i?        y.  ..r^  ^n.  tlio  piid  was  : mular  to  tnat  n.  luu 
The  runmne:  from  here  to  tne  euu  v>ap 

Z^Tb^t  Pryor  is  a  perfeet  specimen  of  a  race-hovse. 


358 


THE   1IOK8E. 


Tlie  following  is  a  sinnniary  of  the  day's  sport :— 

ff  ti  ";  or   Zl  .bull  .tart,  tboa  the  .ecocd  bet  to   receive  back  Its  entrance  .n.-ncy. 

K.  T!:Z";rrc.  rr^or.  by  .n,p.  GUncoe.  out  of  0.r«.y  by  EeUpse,  4  yr.        .       .11 
T:,I.WooIf»Ik'8cb.n,.Fl«rldc,byWagncr,dambyI.np.01oncoo,5yrB.         .       .       .8^ 

Calvin  Oreen-8  b.  f.  Augusta,  podlgreo  above,  4  yri 


FIKST  U  B\T 


BECOMD  BZAT. 

Time  of  first  mile ^.14 


,^    ^     ,,  2.08    1  Time  of  first  mile *•" 

Time  of  first  mile A»     I  ^  ,„„„„,,  „,„„ 2.101 

Time  0    second  .nllo 2  02»    T!r.e  of  third  mllo l-5«» 

Time  of  third  mile ^-"^      t,.„„  of  fi.nrth  mile.       ....  l^* 


8.19 


,  ,      .,      ,,  2.0 .      Time  of  fourth  mile, 

Time  of  fourth  mile,       .       .        •        ■        ^."  ■    | 

Time  of  first  heat, 8.111 1  Time  of  second  heat, 

B.me  day-A.,sociation  state  for  three-year-olds,  weights  «  before.    Four  subs,  at  »300  each,  $100 
W.„^':olTs:rg^.,"rrby.mp.a,encoe,..^  Kl.odes  .y  ^'agner.    1    1 

Oicncoe, ,       .        pd.  ft, 

F.Morris-sbr.f.  Etiquette,  pedlgroe^abo^^^^^^     ^.  _^^^.^^_^.^_    •       • 

\.  very  numerous  assemblage  of  spectators  was  present,  and 
ouite  a  large  number  of  ladies,  whose  smiling  countenances  lent 
a  charm  t?  the  scene  which  is  too  frequently  wantmg  on  our 
courses ;  and  the  way  they  (the  ladies)  entered  into  the  sport, 
was  a  caution  to  persons  who  think  it  a  sin  to  laugh  on  Sunday, 
or  witness  a  contest  of  speed  between  the  noblest  of  the  binite 
creation,  although  they  object  not  to  attend  m  thousands  to 
witness  a  trial  of  strength  between  two  yoke  of  poweriul  oxen 
drawing  a  load  of  several  tons  up  hill.    Two  ot  these  ladies, 
by  the  wav,  finding  the  reporters'  stand  a  very  convenient  place 
from  which  to  view  the  race,  took  advantage  of  our  temporary 
absence,  and  possession  of  our  seat,  much  to  our  regret  and 
kept  it  until  the  termination  of  the  heat.     We  were  too  gallant, 
of  course,  to  attempt  to  dislodge  them-they  did  seem  to  enjoy 

it  so  !  .       J         TT 

Fryor  was  taken  to  Enghuid,  as  elsewhere  noticed.  He  ran 
twice  in  England,  but  won  nothing.  He  died  October  22,  lba7, 
of  inflannnation  of  the  lungs. 


J 


ABTEBOID. 


359 


'ee  subs,  at  $200  each, 

four,  or  more,  $l,ftO(( ; 

Its  entrani:e  inrnoy. 


frs. 


1  1 

2  2 
pd.  ft. 


2.U 


.       .       •       8.10 
subs,  at  $300  each,  $100 

es  by  TVagncr,    1    1 
.       .       .    3    a 
■  Eoel  by  Imp. 

.    2  illst 
P'l-ft. 


'as  present,  and 
untenances  lent 
van  ting  on  our 

into  the  sport, 
ugh  on  Sunday, 
st  of  the  biiito 
in  thousands  to 
f  powerful  oxen 
>  of  these  ladies, 
convenient  place 
f  our  temporary 

our  regret,  and 
were  too  gallant, 
id  seem  to  eiijoij 

loticed.     He  ran 
:)ctober  22, 1S57, 


ASTEROID. 

^  r.c.A  1.V  Messrs   J    C.  Chinn  &  Co.,  was  by  Lex- 
AsTEEOiD,  bred  by  Messrs.  d.  v..  oq  dam  BV.io 

rand;   4th  dam  ^'-y  Fanny  ;>y -P«^^^J^^^^^^^^     ,y  ,,, 

XS;  ht ';  ?Xt  '     we  give  below  her  produce  as  tar 
as  known,  which  we  believe  covers  them  all. 

NEBrLA.'s   PKODUOK. 

1859— b.  f.  Luna,  by  Lexington ; 

180(^-b.  f.  Sue  Lewis,  by  Lexington ; 

18Bl-b.  c.  ABt>sroid,  by  Lexington ; 

186J-b  c.  AsterlBk,  by  Ringgold ; 

l^-gr  c.  Astor,  by  Lexington,  crippled  as  suckling ; 

'^Tc:"^:.Yo^SZ:noi.vur^,  ^r  Lexmgton. 

She  died  at  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  on  her   ray  to  Illinois  after 
foaling  Aneroid,  who  was  reared  by  hand^  ^^^ 

aiencoe  bred  by  Lord  Jersey,  in  Ibui,  was  uy  ou 
of  Smple,  by  Tramp,  her  dam  Web  by  Waxy,  she  out  of 
Penelope  by  Trumpator  etc    etc.,_etc 

Glencoe  started  eight  times  m  \f '^l^ '^^^.;^^^,  ' '^^  j^ew- 
Riddlesworth  Stakes  at  Newmarket ;  the  Desert  Stakes  at  iNew 


.J 


360 


TIIK  nousK. 


nnrkef   the  2000  Guineas  at  Newmarket;   the  Gold  Cup  at 
"dwood  ;  the  Eaeing  Stake,  at  Oodwood ;  the  C^-^-  Stake, 
at  Newmarket.     In  18;]5  he  won  the  Go  d  Cup  at  A.cot,  and 
challenged  for  the  Whip  at  Newmarket,  which  wa.  not  aecepte.l 
Gleneoewas  withdrawn  from  the  turf  al  er  th.  race,  and 
shortly  afterward.  pun.ha.ed  by  Mr.  Jan.es  Jac-lcon,  T  orence, 
Ala.,  who  BeTit  an  order  to  Enf,dand  to  pm-ehase  the  best  horse  m 
he  market  for  Bale.     After  hi.  purchase  Mr.  Jaekson  pernutted 
h  n  to  make  the  neason  of  1830  in  England.     From  tlm  .eason 
^^an<^  the  eelebrated  Tocahonta.,  who  ha.   placed  hjB  name 
ZZ^i  upon  the  scroll  of  fame,  and  linked  it  nnpenBh.l.]y  for  all 
;im  "iththe  brightest  pages  of  the  English  t-tj  | -ugl^l^er 
three  distinguished  sons  Stockwell,  ^'^^^P^J';^^^^^^^ 

Glenooe  stood  in  this  country  Irom  lb37  to  18o7,t^^enty 
year  Amongst  tho  most  distinguished  of  his  get  wo  would 
Tame  Keel  Bndelight,  Aduella,  Peytona,  Eanny  Kmg,  Moth, 
Susan  mi  Torchlfgh;,  Frankfort,  Highlander,  Nanme  Lewis, 
PrTr  A  ddgisa,  Harper,  Blonde,  Charmer,  Star  Dans,  Vandal, 
wTldi^Ll,  SallieVaters,  Hugh  L.  French,  Ri^^^^^^^^^^ 
sy.  Magnolia,  Bonnie  Lassie,  Bonnie  Laddie,  Dannie  Clark, 
■Nicholas  Ehoda,  Novice,  and  Nebula. 

Gleile  died  August  25th,  1857,  in  the  27th  year  of  Ins  age, 
and  t    asbeen  of  inestimable  value  to  the  country  as  a  breeder ; 
no  horse  either  native  or  imported  surpasses  or  equals  him  as  to 
brood  mares.     To  Eeel,  by  imp.  Glencoe,  we  o-^  I^eeomte, 
Starke  and  Prioress;  Fanny  King  pioduced  Brown  ^^^^    ^a- 
nie  Lewis  produced  Aldebaran ;     Topaz    produced  Waterloo 
Austerit.,  Wagram,  Colton    and    Lodi;    Magnolia  produced 
P   nee    n  Skeladdk,  and  the  noted  brothers  Daniel  Boone  and 
Kentucky  Rhoda  produced  Fleetwing ;   Novice  produced  the 
erownedkorfolk;'Nebula  produced  Asteroid,  Sue  Le^v.s  ^nd 

Asterisk;  and  finally  Goodwood  and  I^^l'^-^l^ -^[^..^^^^^^^^^ 
Glencoe  mares.    But  few  first-class  hox-ses  on  the  turt  n  the  last 
ten  years  but  were  out  of  Glencoe  mares,  and  they  have  as  a 
general  thing  nicked  weU  with  Lexington. 


lie  Gold  Cup  ut 

\ui  (Jiirdcn  Stakes 

up  iit  Ascot,  and 

wua  not  accepted. 

er  this  race,  and 

acksoii,  Floi'ence, 

t  the  best  horse  in 

ackson  permitted 

From  tliirt  season 

placed  liih  nanio 

nperishiiMy  for  all 

turf,  through  her 

nd  King  Tom. 

■  to  1857,  twenty 

m  get,  wo  would 

mny  King,  Moth, 

er,  Nannie  Lewis, 

Star  Daris,  Vandal, 

li,  Rigadoone,  Top- 

ie,  Nannie  Clark, 

Tth  year  of  his  age, 
luntry  as  a  breeder; 
)r  equals  him  as  to 
we  owe  Lecomte, 
3rown  Dick ;  Nan- 
roduced  Waterloo, 
lagnolia  produced 
Daniel  Boone  and 
vice  produced  the 
)id.  Sue  Lewiri  and 
Id  were  both  from 
the  turf  in  the  last 
[id  they  have  as  a 


J 


ABTERoID'rt    I'KKl'OUMANC'liS. 


861 


PESCUUTION   OV   AHTI.UOin. 

AHteroi.l  i.  a  darkl.h  l>ny,  foalcl  i.i  IS<'.1,  brc.l  by  M.ssr.  J 
C  aau    Jco.,an<l  i-unhasM  by  the  luto  II.   A.  A k.xan.lcr 
TV.    Xn  a  yeurli,..,   al.ag  ^^i.h  lUue  lU.nnot    Nol.ua,  a.u 
2;.     TlK,  lato  Mr.  V.oy.U-u  .a.  a  joint  o.nc.  oi    '.no  Bonn 

r   ir  pro.lnco.     Uo  .Ucl  durin,  the  war  \n^  n-pnm,  an.       o 
lurvWi..g  partner,  the  late  .lud.o  Chinn  of  Uarrod.bnrg,  Ky., 

1,.  a tr'cltav  abont  the  ni.o  of  a  silver  dollar  n.  ^h>  ..rol.'  • 
UL  le'^aro  bbvck  in.u  a  littlo  above  the  knee,  to  the  bojM 
I  th  wliito  on  both  bin.l  pastern,  nearly  t..  tho  jomt,  ami  b  a ck 
!.  n  wb  te  arontul  the  coronet.  His  near  fore-heel  i.  white 
?rn  ^  g  nr-lw  .trip  around  tho  coronet,  but  .o  n.n« led 
^^Ul  Bpot.  and  hairs  as  to  give  it  a  greyish  appearance    .  o 

Sn  7^  ;^;MK.nBely  stout  back,  well  coupled,  fine 
la  e  b'^^  hipB,  with  largo  ntiiles  and  great  drivnig  power  . 
U  Irn  sTc  lale  and  strong,  innr.ense  length  fron.  lap  to  hocks, 
^^^on^^^^o  paster".,  with  sound  feet.  His  act.on  was 
fuperl.  and  when  in  motion  impressed  you  greatly  witb  his 
strength  and  power. 

ASTEKOn/o    PERFORM  A.NCE8. 

A»teroia  tI.o  favorite  two  to  one  over  the  oti.ors.  rir.t  heat 
won  by  "o  Lg.1.,,  the  .eeond  by  a  head.  Ho  was  labonng 
under  bucked  shins. 


802 


THE   IIOBBS. 


1 

3    »    3 
»    S    » 


ABtercld  favorite  aRainst  tl.o  pair.     Both  heat,  ^von  canily. 

Snn,..  M..,.....«,  l.>...a.v,  Ho,...  *-..,  ,H.«-Hwcop..aUc,  f.r  ,l.r..-.,c.«r...U.  col..  «...  n.l.c..  two 
mllilinitH,  Miliii'iirHlakctilOI.  ...        1    1 

J  llBrtier'ii  b.  f.  Ku»ler  by  Kiul..r«r,  (lame  llrl.'ii  Swli^.  rt       . 

Asteroid  favorite  three  to  one.     Won  oattily. 

.0.....,..,  Ky..  00,.  .O.M-.-A-oo..aUo.^.^ro.y....^^^ 

«ll.K)oaob,lmirf"rfolt;.b..  A««.oWlon  0.1.10.1  t-XUTHUtwrnur..  _       ,       l\ 

by  Imp.  I'riam ,,.,88 

J.  W.  l-urd-H  br.  c.  Orant.  pcai«reo  abo^vc^^^  ^^^_^^^  •       •       • 

bttir  forfeit,  ni..l  tlio  AHKoolatlon  u.l.lo.l  *1(KK)  (0  eub^trintr. 
K  A.  AloxouderV  b.  c.  Ablerol.l-wolkc.l  over. 

^'  ^^^:"f "'1;:;.'^  rLalVl^.^  Bo„„1o  ■^o.U^n.  Youn«    ^ 

Asteroid  the  favorite,  Becond,  third,  and  fourth  heats  won, 
each  by  from  two  to  three  lengths. 

Lo„..vm..  Ky.,  J..n„  C.b.  18nr>_JocUoy  Club  r„..e  $«00,  two  mile  heat.,  for  aU  ago, 

n  A.  Alexander--  b.  c.  Asteroid,  4  years 

J.narpor'8Br.c.LoadBtoiie,4yeor8     .       ■  ^^^^     .... 

nm  heat.       Second  heat. 

.      149  144 

First  mUo       ...•••  j^„  154 

Becond  mile •      '  — — 

8881  888 

Tlie  best  description  of  tliis  race,  and  indeed  about  the  only 
ine  ui.»t  "^1  ua,,:,.:t  of  tlio  T  mcs,"  contributed 

one  extant,  we  take  from  the     bpi  it  ot  u  c  i         , 
hv  a  correspondent  under  the  signature  of    Sport,     i  ho  a  cpoi  tt 
l^the  Louisville  Journal  states  that  the  first  heat  was  run  m 
'^V^ '    and  so  made  by  a  great  many  watches.  _ 


1 1 
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ats  won  ciinily. 

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Second  heat. 
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Alexande'r    bred    them    both   and  sold   the   latter     ^vheu    a 
Alexanuer  ^      Asteroid  v.-as   the   tuvonte   at 

Too  ;:'i0      II  "^^^         a  Utae  high  in  llesh,  but  Mr. 
ATexlndt  and  old  Ansel  were  well  satislied  ^vith  hnn  and  eon- 
^:i     roflvinnin-      The  gray  colt  was  brought  out  last  year  and 
fhotd"^^^^^         dil  n'othing  eciual  to  the  rep.^ation  of  the 
f«  family  to  which  ho  belongs.     He  has  much  unpro^.^ 
rn  I  think,  likely  to  train  on  anu  improve  more  yet.    Theie 
was  aUat  nte  est  manifested  in  the  colts,  and  many  prediction 
:    /made  1  to  time.     Nobody,  howev.-,  put  it  as  low  as  th 
Lses  ran.      They  are  close  relations,  for  Asteroids  dam,  ^c 
bu  r  wis  by  Glencoe  out  of  Bh:e  Bonnet,  Loadstone  sd.un. 
'"'%■  "iL^-Asteroid  made  the  running  at  a^good^^;^^^ 
.ray  keeping  well  up.     Tho  first  half  mde  was  oos.     Tlu^^^  th^ 
betteed  the  pace  a  little,  and  the  mile  was  run  m  ]^-^^-^f' 
!  ly  bei4  close  to  Asteroid  as  they  passed  the  stand     The  gray 
few  madf  an  effort  for  the  lead,  and  at  the  turn  h.d  he  b^»     i 
it  bv  a  neck,  which  was  no  sooner  perceived  than  a  ^l'"»^'«»"  ^ 
lo^ irraised  by  his  friends  and  the  takers  of  the  .Ids.     B  t 

feU  tot  ono  ,m..t  have  Bomo  advantage  by  tl,e  time  h.y  o,,ened 
felt «'«  o™  ,       ^       ^„a  in  M„l,t,  Asteroid  ivas  m  the 

r  Ar'thol^^^  at  I  gW,s.    Loadstone'^  rider  now  gatheml 

S'tol    r  fi,7a  U  on  tl.e  homestreteh.    The  co.t  made  a 
l„m  together  to  ^^^__^  ^^^  ,y  ^^  ,,„  „„,. 

f:"r  ifrtn  it  h, t^Ois.,  the  second  n.Ue  helng  rnn  iu  In.. 

* ' '  a        7  TT..f      Tt  was  a  hundred  to  twenty  on  Asteroid,  b  it 
Second  Heat -It  ^^^^^^  ^         ^^^^^^        \,d  lost  but  little 
this  was  taken  freely      ^he  ^nei^^d^^     j^.^  ,  ^ace-horse  all 
of  heart  or  hope,  lor  he  liaa  prov  gray  colt 

over,  though  beaten  in  th^ieat ^^TU^he^tart^^^ 

yearlings. 


864 


THE   HOUSE. 


„.ado  the  running  at  great  Bpeod  in  a  ^^-poratc^fibrt  ^o  get  a 
strou-  lead  or  cut  down  Asteroid.     He  was  halt  a  kngth  ahead 
ot  the' latter  for  the  iirst  half-.uile,  hut  then  Asteroid  a.uued  mch 
l>y  in.-h,  both  heing  thoroughly  extended  and  ^^-^^^^J^^^ 
Thov  were  close  larpcd  all  the  way  round,  and  at    he  distance 
Btand :;  the  Btretcl'Loadstone  stillhad  a  short  ^-d  the^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
it.     At  the  string,  however,  the  bay  colt  s  nose  was  lu  ft  on,  an 
the  mile  was  Im.  44s.     Asteroid  now  took  -1--  ^-J^f  ^^^^^^ 
the  heat  without  any  apparent  trouble,  m  3.n.  38s    the  Bocond 
mile  beiu-  Ini.  54s.     Some  placed  Loadstone  fir  t  hy  a  shoit 
head  wta  they  crossed  the  string  at  the  end  of  the  hrst  nnle 
lut  I  was  in  a  good  position  to  see,  observed  them  cai;etully  as 
thev  r  n  bv  and  am   atislied  that  Asteroid  was  then  half  a  head 
th  'l  ad  '  When  they  came  in  Loadstone  was  tired.  _  Asterou 
d  nol  r'pear  to  bo  at'all  distressed,  and  in  -7;^-- ^  f, 
have  rm/the  last  mile  of  the  heat  three  ^«f--  ^f^t    '  ^^^^^ 
bein.mucli  driven.     He  had  no  "  persuasion     in  eithei  heat 
except  that  of  seeing  a  competitor  run  by  lus  side  nearly  all  the 
way. 

San.e  MceUn.,  June  lOtU,  18«5-.oc.oy  Clu.  Purse  ^  for  all  a.cB,  three  n.lle  heat.       ^ 
R  A  Alcxanilcr's  b.  e.  Aeteroid,  l  years ...       die. 

i/w£^b;'n?;:;^:;;"^ar;oia.yLe.,n^^^^^  •  '^'^^ 

,1M 
Time,  I'^ii     =    5:101 
( 2031 

Clndnnatl,  O.,  Jur.e  SUt,  IBCS-HorBeman'.  Purse  ^000,  two  mile  heat..  iVec  for  all  a.e«.  ^    ^ 

«  A  Alexander's  b.  c.  Asteroid,  4  years     .       .       •       •       "         ,  .       2  (lis. 

,  W  We!do.'sch.g.  Bed  oak,  by  second  Altorf,  dam  by  Job  aged     .       • 

F'"t'°"'^„ ir,o      ir.U 

Second  mile . 

S-M)       »10i 

Asteroid  the  favorite  $1000  to  8100.     Won  with  great  ease. 

same  Meeting,  June  m.  1805-Purse  $1000,  three  mUe  heats,  for  all  ages. 
K.  A.  Alexander's  b.  e.  Asteroid,  4  years-walked  over. 

A  xmt  this  time  great  anxiety  existed  to  see  Kentucky  and 
Asttoid  n.eet,  and  with  'hat  ^dew  the  followmg  challenge  was 
issued  July  8th,  1865 : 


ASTKKOIU   AND   KENTUCKY. 


305 


•ate  effort  to  get  a 
half  a  leiigtli  ahead 
^istcroid  giiiued  iucli 
i  running  very  fast, 
and  at  the  distance 
ort  liead  the  Lest  of 
)so  wa^  in  front,  and 
,  clear  lead,  and  won 
hn.  38b.,  the  second 
one  first  by  a  short 
nd  of  the  first  mile, 
'ed  them  carefully  as 
was  then  half  a  head 
was  tired.    Asteroid 
in  my  opinion  coidd 
;cond8  faster,  without 
iion"  in  either  heat, 
his  side  nearly  all  the 


I  ages,  three  mllo  heats. 
I  by  Imp.  Olen''  le 


dis. 
(lis. 


nlle  heats,  free  for  all  ages. 

bagcd     .       .       •       ■ 

150       im 
150      WU 


1    1 

Sdis. 


310       840i 

Won  with  great  ease. 

,  for  all  ages. 

d  to  see  Kentucky  and 
ollowing  challenge  was 


/  -1   f   nf   Two  or  Three  Mile  HeaU, 

^  1  ^T.-oa  nrc  cn^'ai'cd  at  Saratoga, 
As  nearly  all  the  pronuncnt  1  or.es  aic  en,  „ 

I  propose  ti;e  f-f^^^^  ^  ^C  ,,ie  hoots,  over  tlie  Bara- 
I  will  run  kcntudvy  t\\o  oi  ki  August 

toga  Course,  on  any  day  ^et--  -  -^  ^  ^  from  m,m 
J.t  that  the  accei>ting  F"^"  '7;,^^%osi;ed  in  the  United 
to  $25,000   a  side,  half  forfeit,  to  be       1  ^.^^^^^  ^^ 

States  Life  and  Trust  ^0"^  -  ^^^  ^^  ^^^^^^^^^^^     to  ho  then 
the  time  of  acceptance,  ^";\*^^.;J^.,.,t^       this  offer  20  per 
named;   and  I  will  give  ^J^^J^  expenses,  should 
cent,  of  the  money  they  put  up  to  dcuay 
Kentucky  win.  j^^^^  IIuntek, 

Care  of  W.  E.  TraversACo., 
19  William  Street,  JS.  1. 

on  ^.  6th  of  A„g,»t,  18C5,  the  Mowing  rq..,.  an-ved  ia 
the  "Turf,  Field,  and  Tarm." 

,HK   ASTEKOin    AND   KKNTITCKV   CONTKOVKUSV. 

I.  our  first  number,  Av.  5th,  we  puHished  a  letter  received 
byu^froUr.  Alexander, ..rdedasiollows. 
^  SPHXKa  STATIC,  Woodford  Co.,  Ky.,  July  27. 1865 

T^  Dear  Sir  '   I  have  seen  your  proposi- 

JoHN  IIcNTKR,  ^^^^--i^^  ^^^   'rse,  enc^aged  at  Saratoga,  for 
tion  to  run  Kentncky  «S^"^^\'^V  Kf  -ft^t  etc 
fL  110,000  to  S-25,000  a  ^^^^^^^^f^;  ,,eouraging  Uo 
I  have  always  been  oPl-^fJ; ^^^"^,^0,  it  partakes  more 
cratches,  for  various  reasons     In  f^^'^l^    it  not  unfrequently 
of  gambling  than  Hiker  ^^^^^;:;^  engaged,  and  as 
creates  no  little  ill  feehng  '^^  ^^^^^IJ  .    f^  sympathies  for  one  or 
,nen  are  more  often  earned  away  ^^  f  ^^'^^^^^^^^  ,„,,o  money 
other  of  the  horses,  in  match  i-aces  ^--  -  ;!^     J^^^,^,.    These 
is  usually  won  and  lost,  ^^fT\^^^  in  any  heavy 


366 


TUB   HORSE. 


a  direct  cliallengo  to  run  Kentucky  against  Asteroid  and  my 
e„.ace,nonts  Imving  been  Bucli  as  to  have  determn^ed  ino,  ere 
your  oUallcnge  appeared,  not  to  take  my  liorso  to  Saratoga: 

I  bee  to  say  that  I  Avill  run  Asten.id  aganist  Kentucky  two 
races,  f"r  ten  thousand  dolUu-s  (810,«>00)  a  side,  each  race,  halt 
forfeit,  ono  to  be  three-mile  heat.,  the  other  to  be  four-mde 
heat,     the  first  to  be  run  at  Cincinnati,  over  the  cour.e  there     ^ 
the  last  over  the  Louisville  course;  each  race  to  come  oft  on 
the  Saturday  previous  to  the  regular  Autumn  meetmgs  at  these 

^"""should  the  two  races  be  run,  I  will  give  you  a  sum  equivalent 
to  twenty  (20)  per  cent,  of  the  money  you  put  up,  whether  you 
^in  or  L),  to  cover  expenses,  risk,  etc.,  in  bringi^ng  your  horse 
80  far  froni  home.  If  only  one  race  is  run,  the  20  per  cent.  .^  dl 
be  allowed  only  on  the  amount  you  put  up  m  that  race        _     . 

As  some  of  our  friends  have  ascertained  that  traveling  is  no 
disadvantage  to  a  race-horse,  I  hope  you  will  como  west  and  let 
Kentucky  ^uifFhis  native  air  once  more;  I  think  our  tracks  are 
as  good  as  those  in  the  east,  and  a  horse  ownea  eas    of  the 
Allegbanies  wiU  be  as  great  a  curiosity  on  a  course  m  this  sec 
tion  of  country  as  one  of  my  entries  would  be  were  he  to  appear 
to  run  for  the  Jersey  Derby,  St.  Lcger  or  Saratoga  Cup.     1 W 
ever,  war  being  over,  we  may  be  able  to  support  one  ano  1  er 
better;  and  I  now  tell  you  that  I  not  only  hope  to  beat  Ken- 
tucky, should  he  come  west,  but  hope  also  to  wm  more  than  one 
Derby  and  St.  Leger  with  colts  not  only  entered  m  my  name, 
but   L  as  my  property,  nnless  indeed  I  shall  be  ru  edou    for 
nla^^earanL^^^^^^^       certain  time,  of  which  in  strict  justice  I 

Bhould  have  due  notice. 

I  am  yours,  very  truly, 

E.  AiTciiisoN  Alexander. 

P  S  -As  yon  will  have  due  time  to  think  the  match  over  by 
Monday,  August  7, 1  may  here  say  that  I  expect  this  proposition 
to  be  acceptr'd  or  rejected  at  latest  by  that  time. 

Yours,  etc., 

R.  A.  A. 


A8TKU01D   AND   KENTUCKY. 


3G7 


Asteroid,  aiul  my 
eterminod  mo,  ere 
e  to  Saratoga : 
list  Kentucky,  two 
de,  each  race,  lialf 
er  to  be  four-mile 

the  course  there, 
,ce  to  come  off  on 
a  meetings  at  these 

3U  a  sum  equivalent 
lit  up,  Avhether  you 
wringing  your  horse 
he  20  per  cent,  -will 
n  that  race, 
that  traveling  is  no 
11  come  west  and  let 
think  our  tracks  are 
owned  east  of  the 
a  course  in  this  sec- 
)e  were  he  to  appear 
iratoga  Cup.     How- 
support  one  another 
ly  hope  to  beat  Ken- 
o  win  more  than  one 
mtered  in  my  name, 
lall  be  ruled  out  for 
dch  in  strict  justice  I 

y  truly, 

iisoN  Alexander. 

nk  the  match  over  by 
xpect  this  proposition 
time. 

R.  A.  A. 


Mr.  Hunter  ropUea  to  .Uo  prop^m^-  '^^^  ,  ,,, 

r  Ihnr  Sir :  1  l^ive  received 

R.  Arrcuisox  Alexanoku,  ^^^^^l^^.      ^atc  ^Tth  July, 

your  letter,  po.t-marked    -"^f '  ^^^cly  atCinc-innati  and  at 

Proposing  ^o^^^f;^T^^^  dollars  a  side, 
Louisville,  this  iall,  t^^o  lace^,  i^r  ^  ^^^.^^ 

e„cU  race  at  ^-J^JZ:^^^l^''^<^^^  "''""  '" 
inaamwU  as  your  lottci  ''"'f  ""^  "  ,,      ,„  ,„„^„  „„y  accqitanio 

tl,e  7tU  iu«t.,  I  nmst  •'^l'^";'!  f  "'  1  „llowod.  If,  however, 
or  rejectiou  of  .ho  "^-^'/^^'J^ijXg  Saratoga  .noetiug  aro 
after  tlio  engagements,  of  tlio  ""P™  «  ^,  ^fflwai-rant  further 
over,  KentucUy  «Uo  -  -^  — ^ -;  .,„,  I  .iU  make 
3:rTo;»"io"  raret,„g  ifetween  Mn,  an^  Astero.a, 

which  I  trust,  will  prove  acceptable. 
^vhlcll,  xiru   ,  Very  truly  yours, 

''  John  Huntee. 

.  n,vi   ci  D  Bruce  received  the  follow- 
On  the  22d  of  August,  Col.  S.  D.  -biuce 

ing  dispatch :  Lexington,  Ky.,  Aug.  21, 1865. 

Co.  S.  D.  B-cc,  Ko.  02  f^»2tS'a!l"/KtU,  two 
I  authorize  yon  '»"»'*  ^f'^lh  race  half  forfeit;  flrst 
races  for  ten  tl>on»aud  dolta  --^;^^^^J^;^,l  of  Septeml»r, 
race,  tln^eo  miles  an<   repeat,  »' Cmemnat,  ^ 

second  race,  four  ■""<«,  ™^'r*"!''S,.  rf' net  receipts 
Proprietors  of  Cincinnati  track  give  ifty  per  cent 
to  winner.     See  Travel  .feOsgood.         ^  ^^^^^^,,,, 

.eopyof  this  dis^^™  — ^rd^ll  M:-S 
was  at  Newport,  to  which  Col.  J^iuce 

note  :  Newpobt,  Aug.  23, 1805. 

J^ear  ^-H- this  momingr^ived  ^^  di^atch  in- 
forming me  of  Mr.  Ale-^^^- 1  ^^.tr^'' Ji  ommnuicate  with 
to  Mr.  Hunter,  and  on  hearmg  from  him,  win 

you  again.  KespectfuUy  yours, 

W  E.  Tbavers. 
Col.  S.  T).  Betjce. 


308 


THE   IIOESE. 


.•' 


Mr  Hunter  called  upon  Col.  Bruce  a  short  time  after  the  re- 
ception of  iMr.  Travers'  note,  and  stated  that  he  Avould  ivcept 
Mr  Alexander's  challenge  of  the  2lBt,  provided  that  he  (Mr.  A.) 
would  appoint  the  18th  of  October  for  the  day  of  meeting  u\ 
Cin(nnnati,  insteod  of  the  L'5th  of  Septend.cr.  Col.  Bruce  replied 
that  he  had  no  authority  to  make  the  change,  hut  would  t' le- 
graph  to  Mr.  Alexander  and  learn  his  opinion  in  regard  to  it. 
Mr.  Hunter  then  made  the  following  proposition  : 

To  Col  S.  D.  Biivci^.—near  Sir:  I  have  received  Ih. 
Alexander's  proposition,  sent  by  you  to  Mr.  Travers,  and  will 
state,  in  reply,  that  I  will  accept  the  proposition  dated  Lexing- 
ton Aiigust  21st,  ISOr.,  to  run  Kentucky  against  Asteroid  two 
races;  the  first,  of  three  mile  heats,  to  be  run  at  Saroioga,  next 
summer,  provided  the  first  race  to  be  run  on  the  ISth  of  October, 
instead  of  September  25th.     Thi^  proposal  is  to  be  accepted  by 

Saturday  noon. 

Truly  yours, 

New  Youk,  August  2d.  John  IIuntkr. 

The  proposition  was  telegraphed  Mr.  Alexander  without 
delay  On  Saturday  Col.  Bruce  received  a  dispatch  from  Mr. 
Alexander  declining  the  modification  of  his  proposition  of  the 
2l8t,  and  authorizing  (Col.  B.)  to  present  one  dated  the  23d. 

New  YoiiK,  August  20, 18G5. 

To  John  Huntek,  Esq.  _         ,  ^   i  t 

Dear  Sir :  Your  modification  of  the  proposition  dated  Lex- 
ington, August  2l8t,  and  signed  R.  A.  Alexander,  proposing  to 
match  Asteroid  against  Kentucky,  is  not  accepted  by  Mr. 
Alexander.  As  the  first  proposition  is  declined,  I  am  now 
authorized  to  present  the  following : 

Lexington,  Ky.,  August  23, 1840. 
To  Col.  S.  D.  Bruce,  62  Liberty  Street,  New  York : 

I  authorize  you  to  match  my  horse  Asteroid,  two  races,  one 
of  three  mile  heats,  the  other  four  mile  heats,  for  ten  thousand 
dollars  a  side ;  each  race  play  or  pay ;  the  first  race  of  three  mi  e 
heats  to  come  -if  this  autumn  over  any  course  in  Kentucky  to 
be  named  by  the  owners  of  Kentucky,  they  giving  me  thirty 


ASTliBOlI)    AND   KKNTl'CKY. 


SCO 


t  time  after  tlic  ro- 
t  he  would  lu'copt 
id  that  he  (Mr.  A.) 
day  of  incetiiig  at 
Col.  Erucc  replied 
XC,  hut  would  t'  le- 
)U  in  regard  to  it. 
tion : 

have  received  Mr. 
.  Travers,  and  will 
tion  dated  Lexing- 
ainst  Asteroid  two 
II  at  Sarpioga,  next 
helSthof  Octoher, 
s  to  he  accepted  hy 


John  IIuntkr. 

Alexander  without 
dispatch  from  Mr. 
i  proposition  of  the 
3  dated  the  23d. 

onK,  August  20, 18U5. 

aposition  dated  Lex- 
vander,  proposing  to 
t  accepted  hy  Mr. 
ieclined,  I  am  now 


■,  Ky.,  August  23, 1845. 
w  York : 

jroid,  two  races,  one 
its,  for  ten  thousand 
rst  race  of  three  mile 
)urse  in  Kentucky  to 
ey  giving  me  thirty 


<LiV8'  notice  as  to  when  and  where  the  rac.  is  to  he  nm ;  the 
t^  ." to  tour  ndlc  heat,  to  ho  run  next  year  over  any  cou^ 
tho  State  of  Kew  York  to  be  chose.v  hy  m.  with  name  notice, 
-n'  .ee.  at  Lexington  hcgin  ..n  the  mh  '•!;;>^^'>'^;-;;^,  ^  - 
ville  on  the  'illd  of  October;  eich  c.nuvc  wdl  give  hse  ti  ou.an 
aihltl  the  winner.     I  warrant  New  York  <Jourse  wdl  do  the 

«a'"«-  (Signed)  Tv.  A.  Ai-KXANnKK. 

I  am  further  authorized  to  state  that  the  above  l^-pojiti"" 
must  bo  accepted  not  later  than  the  evenuu.^  «V  "f'p  .'" 

This  closed  the  corresponden<-n,   Mr.  Hunter   .leclining  to 
entertain  the  last  propobition. 

Clndnna.l,O..8c.pt.<10,18C5-Jo.kcyP..r«efl003,.la«hoffonrmllc«.  ^ 

Track  deep  iii  mud,  wou  In  a  canter.         ^_^^^^  ^_^^ 

At  the  Lexington  Fall  Meeting  Mr.  Alexander  kindly  an- 
nounced that  Asteroid  would  not  run  during  the  meeting,  as  Ins 
entrance  would  destroy  sport. 

LouUvlllo  Ky.,  Oct.  .l.h,  10:;^ocUey  Club  Purse  f;,100,  two  mile  heat.,  for  all  ago. 

i  A  r^aud^r".  b.  c.  Asteroid,  4  year.-wulUed  over.  ^ 

Astproid  met  with  an  accident  in  the  spring  of  1806,  which 
preve^d  him  from  starting  in  the  races  during  that  spnng. 
Tromo  P-k  was  inaugurated  the  fall  of  1800,  and  a  grand  stidce 
called  the  Liauguration  Stake,  four  mile  heats,  was  gotten  up 
:Soll  with  twenty.nine  nominations.  Asterou  1,^  W 
Fleetwino-,  an.l  all  the  noted  horses  were  entered.  Astexoid  came 
on  to  NV  York  to  rmi  in  this  great  Inauguration  Stake,  hu 
b^Io^  vvnjustoi.  the  eve  of  the  event.  The  following  heautifu 
t'ee  .  thi  accident  appeared  iu  the  "  Turf,  Field,  and  Farm 

^^^^^^rLl^MediVomtherachigflrmamen.  Asteroid 
has  rim  h^  last  race,  and  n^m..r..e^^ 
bright  laurels  are  won.      ihe  piiae  oi  luo 
ao;n,  and  never  more  will  he  cany  the  colors  of  Mr.  Alexander 
to  a  iorious  triumph.     On  the  eve  of  the  greatest  turt  event  of 
Vol.  L— 24 


Hirf 


370' 


TUK   lIOKriK. 


like  the  Howc-n.  l.y  a  »u.l.lou  In.st   ami  «  tl, .   "  1  •  . 

fuJccl  tt  world  of  »l,londur.    "'  J  '"'   'J.^      „,K.Uodlo,l-inako 

of  a  ,„„.,„l,«nt  >aco-lK.r  0  "'"^  "-^^  .  ■         on  Hatunlay  l,o 

Avlucli  Avas  ho  1  uiy  ucx  L    I  splendid  con- 

thcsc  trialB  on  the  heavy  track,  ^h^  «7^^«^[^  ^  Alexander 
1.  .  1  1,;^   fiM.ll  vini  was  so  satistactoiy  mat  -u^i.  -'^"- 

dition,  and  Ins  tna   um  ^\as  bu  accident  oc- 

rr;ad°t:t::tiuLe.ingtou...u,^^^^^^^^^^ 

several  seco.*.  On  ^'''l^^J^tjZ::^^  U.t 
him,  wlien  ho  pulled  1"">  "P  "'"^  '»™ '  'J  ,  hi-l.-spirltcd 
acckk,,*,  dropped  tl.o  rou,»  7''  f  J  ^/.X^';  „L  .l>o 

"il^tr'Mauly,  In  wore  '"J'^t-"  tT. 
the  n,ano  ot  the  ,roat  A*-^  ^-f^^^^^Xut  wreck, 
those  of  Mariu.-over  a  r".f; ''"^^^^^^'/^j  t^ir  heing  real- 
All  of  our  glorious  anticipations,  on  the  eve  oi 


9 


/\ 


1 


I 


rived  of  the  power 
till!  piiliii  of  \ietory 
ml  pri<l'  ,  willi   the 

|(l()\VIl   ill   tl  IllUllU'llt, 

Iroopiiij;  erest  must 

Ito  whero  the  eloiulrt 

|,  uiitl  the  other  orbn 

iiiiit  light  of  heaven 

ore  than  a  tlioufiaiid 

iiohlo  elVort — iimke 

the  Aiiierieim  turf, 

4  arrival  nt  .Icroino 

iity  of  reporting  hiia 

>ii  race,     lie  was  in 

f  tlio  hiiest  pietnrert 

es  over  gazed  upon, 

On  Saturday  ho 

day  morning,  ho  was 

folic  lind)  destroyed. 

g  b;j  severely  that  he 

for  another  raec.    (^n 

3  mud,  galloped  him 

iglit  that  the  sprain, 

originated  in  one  of 

I  was  in  splendid  eoii- 

,'  that  Mr.  Alexander 

Had  no  aceident  oe- 

luguration  race  would 

us  four-milo  time  by 

ord,  who  was  riding 

how  severe  was  the 

:  of  the  high-spirited 

e  told,  wept  over  the 

lemoratcd  the  act  in 

tears  that  fell  upon 

lever  wept— not  even 

re  magnificent  wreck. 

e  of  their  being  real- 


A8TER0II)   A.N»    KKNTl  CKV.  371 

iz(>d,  lia<"o  been  destroye*!.  Tor  more  than  a  year  the  Ea-Jt  lias 
waiti'd  to  welcome  .\steroid  to  the  theatre  of  K'eiitucky's 
triumphs,  and  ere  the  welcome  is  com[)lete,  they  liid  him  farewell 
US  ho  sadly  returns  to  the  West,  not  with  gorgeous  plumage  gayly 
Haunting  in  the  wiii<l  and  wearing  the  badge  of  victory,  but  with 
dntoping  head  and  banner  trailing  in  the  dust.  Iht  leaves  us, 
not  liko  Welliiigtuii  returning  from  ^Vaterluo,  but  like  iJoabdil, 
the  proud  Moorish  king,  yielding  up  his  possessioua  to  the  vic- 
torious Spaniards,  and  retiring  from  the  regal  halls  of  his  ances- 
tors, lie  goes  from  ns  with  fallen  crest,  but  with  a  proud,  tin- 
breken  spirit.  He  inis  won  his  last  victory  upon  the  race  course, 
and  heiu-eforth  will  revel  in  the  delights  of  the  harem  and  win 
new  victories  there.  lie  will  find  the  victories  of  peace  i'ar 
sweeter  than  those  of  war,  yet,  with  sadness  we  record  his  retire- 
ment from  the  field  of  glorit)us  strife.  Tho  blootl  of  Asteroid 
will  course  through  other  veins,  an'  when  we  find  one  of  Ids 
scions  etpnding  tho  greatness  of  the  sire,  then,  like  a  wandering 
Pleiad,  we  will  hail  another  brilliant  star  to  reign  in  a  constella- 
tion as  bright  as  tho  Milky  Way.  Farewell,  niighty  concpieror 
of  tho  AVcst,  prince  of  royal  blood,  and  son  of  a  noble  sire, 
though  you  cannot  wear  the  laurels  of  the  East,  your  brow  is 
crowned  with  a  wreath  of  deathless  fame  ;  and  voices  that  would 
have  applauded  you  in  the  lunir  of  victory,  still  applaud  thy 
game  spirit,  shout  "Well  done,  hero,"  and  lips  falter  o'er  and 
o'er  again — farewell  1 

SfMMAKY    asteroid's   PEKFOEMANCES. 

1804,  started  flvo  tlmeo,  won  Ave. 

St.  Louis,  Mo.,  won  mile  stako  for  3-yenr-ol(la (1360.00 

JLcxlngton,  Ky.,  won  milo  stake  for  S-yonr-okls (100.00 

Lexlniiton,  Ky.,  won  two  mile  stake  for  3year-olUB 000.00 

Louirtville,  Ky.,  won  mile  Btako  for  S-yoar-oUlB 1330.00 

LottUvillc,  Ky.,  walked  over  two  mile  Btako  for  S-year-olds 1700.00 

180.'),  Btartetl  seven  time",  won  seven. 

8t.  Louin,  Mo.,  won  sweepBtake  for  4-year-ol<lB,  mile  heats  8  in  6       .      ,      .       .  8000.00 

Loulflvllle,  Ky.,  won  Jockey  Club  Puree,  two  mile  lioatH 000.00 

Louisville,  Ky.,  won  Jockey  Club  Purse,  three  mile  heats 800.00 

Cincinnati,  O.,  won  Horsemen's  Purse,  two  mile  heats fiOO.OO 

Cincinnati,  O.,  walked  over  Purse,  three  mile  heats 1000.00 

Cincinnati,  O.,  won  Jockey  Club  Purse,  four  mile  dash 1000.00 

I.ioni8vllle,  Ky.,  walked  over  Jockey  Club  Purse,  two  mile  heats       ....  400.00 

Total  winning  12800.00 

Started  twelve  times,  won  twelve,  three  of  them  walks. 


372 


TIIK  IIOBBG. 


p- 


It  ^v^I  be  Koon  l.v  tho  above  that  ABton.id  never  lont  a  raco 

mo.t  re,m.rkul.lo  In  the  h»  ory  ..1  tho  A    u.um  t  ^^^ 

Nohuh.,  uas  .over  IruineJ,  nor  -«  '■'     ,     J'  ,  ,,  „,■  „,e„l. 
Lo.i,  «»  «  «"0  marc  ,mJ  l'»««7 '  ""  ™t '  .  ™''l-''^  "''  '"""'• 

r^t:™;srt^::^M"-'--V""'" 

tr,no«vl\...n;,..thj.«..,,« 

Blue  Bonnet,  tho     Oldblue  litn  ^^^^, 

,,llea,  won  at  all  ^V.^ta.-.e.  iron,  one  .    ou   -1  s.    b     ^^^^^^^^^ 

known  in  the  stud  as  the  chun  o   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  ,,a  Lan- 

-rrr^a^r-^^^^^^  ^aee  .  reeo., 
-J^S.,  proaneea  -^HeO.. ^^J -^o  .hi.  da, 

.-ho  won  eighteen  races  out  oij^^-^^^^         ^.^^.^.,„,,,,  ,,.d 

in  7:35  ;  Kate  Aubrey,  hy  ^•,^:^^^1';'' '^^''  r^^^,  i^niily  in  all  it. 

is  the  .lam  of  the  ^f^^%^^^  .^^lu,  have  hoe. 

collateral  branches  back  to  Sally  VVii  i  ,    y 

iine  racers  and  the  Pr"^"'''^''^"™'' Alexander  thought  he  was" 

As  to  Asteroid,  we  ^"«^/^^\^  [;  J,''a  held  him  in  much 

the  best  horse  he  ever  ra.ed  or    -me  \  n^^^^^^^     ^^^^^^^  ^  ...^ 

hi,her  esteem  than  ^oviolk^    J,^'^j;^Vhe\lecliLd,  de^ 
prices  for  Asteroid  once  ^'^'^J^^'  J^  .^„      ^.teroid  was  phun  d 


« 


.■'  \ 


never  lost  ii  race 
jod  lortuno  ot'tlio 
two  at  St.  I-ouit*. 
tonu  uu  ustiniiito 
his  hoi-rit's  at  all 
}  ran  at  St.  Loiiin; 
whii>pe(l  ill  lli«f 
htnu'k  at'torwanlrt 
(k'licy  of  tlic!  for-  , 
Icxancler,  Ahtcroid 
of  four  milos  with 
I  each  niilo,  and  ho 

VI- 

I  as  been  one  of  tho 
an  turf,     llii^dani, 
icr  tir.4  foal.    Sue 
>nsc  turn  of  ppced. 
,r  11  coiiplc  of  niilw. 
21- trained.  Aneroid 
good  time. 
;he  was  frequently 
niles.    She  is  better 
ur  by  Imp.  Glencoe, 
uoadHtone,  and  Lau- 
lilc  race  on  record, 

best  horse  of  his  day 
,  and  ran  four  miles 
X  tine  race-mare,  and 
This  family  in  all  iti 
,y  Yorick,  have  beei, 

ander  thought  he  was' 
id  held  him  in  much 
iquently  offered  hi-h 
^e  declined,  determin- 
Asteroid  was  placed 
are  two-year-olds  this 


AHIKUOU*    AND   KENTfC'KV. 


37:i 


Hpring/too  young  to  tbr.n  any  estimate  of  thc.r  ra.-mg  quahtus. 
Tl  c  v^xcl  question  of  superiority  between  Asteroul  and  Ken- 
t,„.Uv-Norfolkhavinggoneto('alitbrnia  -will  u^votobcHettled 

V   their  progeny;   and  wo  have  n..  .loubt   that  both  wdl  bo 
c  edited  with  son«  and  daughter,  worthy  of  their  lumoUB  bire. 


374 


TUE  UOKSE. 


KENTUCKY. 

Kentucky  bred  by  Jobn  M.  Clay,  Esq.,  Ashland,  near  Lexing- ' 
ton  I^v  as' by  Lexington.  1st  dan.  Magnolia,  by  imported 
lent'e-r^  d^^  i-nported  Myrtle,  by  M.neluko ;  3d  dam 
eSuv  by  liubadil;  4th  dan.  PythoneBS,  by  Sorcei-e  ;  5ta 
It  P  nc  I  by  Sir  Peter ;  Gth  dam  by  Dungannon  ;  7t^j  d>nn 
by  l^!^8  1  dam  by  Herod ;  Oth  dam  Golden  Grove  by  P  ank ; 
1dm  Spinster,  by  Crofts' Partnc.- ;  l^^h  ,d- ^;^^^^^,^^^^^ 
Buttocks,  b/ Bloody  Buttocks;  12th  dam  ^^^^^^^^ 

dam  by  Makeless ;  Uth  dam  by  ^^^^;J;;^,^^^^2 
White  Tm-k;  ICth  dam  by  Dodsworth  ;  1 .  th  dam  Layton  l^ai  i> 

^'por  Lexington s  pedigree   and  performances,  see  memoir, 

^-^•olia,  the  d.n  of  Ken^ck,  a^^^ 

in  1845.     Like  A^ebula,  Magnolia  never  appeared  m  pubhe. 
magnolia's  peoduck.  , 

1847_b.  f.  Magic,  by  imvorted  YorkBhlre. 

1848— roisBcd  to  Boston. 

laJO-ch.  f.  Madeline,  by  Boston. 

1850-b.  f.  Madonna,  by  imported  Yorkshire. 

1851-ch.  c.  Cliarley  Ball,  by  Wagner. 

l,«i!-<^h.  c.  Prince-on,  by  imported  Yorkshire. 

1833-missed  to  imported  Yorkshire. 

1851-br.  c.  Charley  Morgan,  by  imported  . urkehire. 

1855-b.  c.  Kanovcr,  by  imported  Yorkshire. 

i?.m-hT.  c.  Daniel  Boone,  by  Lexington. 

1857-misscd  to  Wagner.  v,.rVal.irp 

18,58-b.  c.  Simon  Kenton,  by  imported  ^  orkshlre. 

18Ss    b.  c.  bv  Wagner  (died  a  foaP. 

18IiO-ch.  f.  Skedaddle,  by  imported  Yorkshire. 

18(ii-b.  c.  Kentucky,  by  Loxiugtou. 

18f>2-ii.  c.  Gilroy.  by  Lexington. 

1863-mls9ed. 

1864-ch.  c.  Victory,  by  Uncle  Vic. 


Ashland,  near  Lexing- 
a<:,:iolia,  by  imported 
Miiineluke;  3d  dam 
ess,  by  Sorcerer ;  5tb 
)ungaunou;  7th  dum 
den  Grove,  by  Blank; 
Llth  dam  Bay  Bloody 
by  Greyhound ;  13th 
,  15th  dam  by  Place's 
.Tth  dam  Layton  -Barb 

i-mances,  see  memoir, 

chegmit  filly,  bred  by 
841,  by  In.p.  Glencoe. 
by  Dr.  W.  N.  Mercer, 
ippeared  in  public. 


ihire. 


lire. 


3T5 

KENTUCKY. 

sue  «lea  in  18M  after  foaling  Victors  'vhowa,  reared  .y 
""L  perf„n„ance.  of  In„>.  Glaneoe,  .eo  AsteroU.  n,o,noU.. 

DESCRIPTION   OF   KENTUCKY.  ^ 

Kentucky  i....^ay^;^^^;;^;;^^;^^^^ 
bma,  near  Lexi  'gton,  Ky.,  ^^f  ^^^  ,^"  .'"  f,^  ,,,,  and  a  half  hands  ' 
August  Behnont,  Esq.     Ho  ^^^"^  ,,  ^he  noBtril.    The 
i,,ra,  with  a  blaze  in  the  face  ^^^^  ^^  ,,,,«  little  white 
ott- fore-foot  i.  white  halfway  ^^^^^^  ,  ^^eautiful  and 
on  near  fore-foot,  before  and  ^ehm  .     He  .^^^^ 

expressive  head,  rather  short  ^^-ng  "uk  u  m     ^        ^^^^  ^^,^ 

,;ing  shoulders;    an  — -J^tei;  c^ean  hoc.s,  a.ul 
,neudous  quarters  -^d  «  f  ^ ,  S  ^^^^^^^^^  ,„a  magmfi- 

r?::::;5.^eSeWlLasyanIgraceM  stride. 

.iKNTUCKY's   rEUVORM\NCES. 
■          ,           K   .    Oct   cm.  t8.^weep.t.Uc.  To.  t.o.ear-oM.,  flOO  entrance.  .50  rorfeU; 
J.  M.ClayVb.c.  Kentucky,  by  Lex    «UM^^^^^^  a 

nrrr^:;:;^tSSpo....yX.p.-te.eU       ... 

PCAclcerman'Bch.  C.Eagle,  pedigree  atove        .       •       _       ^       _       .       .       .       .       4 

J.  Hunter's  b.  c.  Kentucky 

Twelve  started.  Time  2:40.5. 

JohnUanter'sb.c.I»ky.     y  i^^B^^^^^  ... 

F.Mo.rU'b.f.byln^.»^^^^^^^  

T  ^  Wnt.'on  s  ch.  f.  Kcliei,  oy  w.  i,b      > 

^.ou  by  luroe  lengths,  truck  deep  in  n^uU.^^^^  ^  ^^^ 

Value  of-sukc  $2500.  ^ 

.T  Hunter's  b.  c.  Kentucky     •       .       .       • ^ 

|:S:S^^^e^^'^eUpse,da.byI.p.01encoo 


II 


370  THE    IIOKSE. 

J.  S.WatBon'Bbr.  f.Pntte.ljylmp.  Kdipsc,  outofPasta       .       •       •       •       •       '       '       ^ 
J.  A.  UunxteacrBch.c.  Kingmasli;!',  byliiiiggold,  outofMlmiicMansttcld         

Wou  ill  a  canter  by  three  leugthtt. 

Time  3:18;. 

BaratoM  SnrmOT,  Aug.  r.tli,  18M-8wocp»takc3  for  thrce-ycar-ol(l^  §100  each,  half  forfeit, 

S  added     Da.hof  t«o  mile..    The  winner  of  the  Travors  Stake.  5  lb«.  cstra.    (21  .ub, 

tteribers).    Value  of  ctake  jslToO.  ^ 

J.  Iluntei'sb.c.  Kentucky,  103  lbs,  including  5  lbs.  extra    ■■■'''       ^ 

Z.  Ward's  b.  c.  Tipperary  100  Um * 

\v.  F,  Harper's  b.  c.  Orion,  by  Revcnuo,  oat  of  Mirth ^ 

F.  Moiris'  gr.  c,  pedigree  above 

Won  by  three  leugtlia. 

Time  4;11J. 

Paterson  N  J     Sept.  13th,  lSC4-Thc  Jerecy  St.  Leger-A  ewcepBtakcs  for  thrcc-year-oU!^ 
$r;l  vnliyorpny;  ^lOOO  added;  two  mile«  and  a  quarter;   colU  t001bB.,miies  9"  lbs. 
(•>7  subscribers).     Value  of  stake  $i3u0.  ^ 

J.  Hunter's  b.  c.  Kentucky g 

Mr.  Uead'sch.c.  by  Lexington,  out  of  Lightsome •       • 

Mr.Moriis'b.f.  by  Imp.  Eclipse,  out  of  Ksia  by  Bolivar ^ 

Mr.  (iimstead'sch.c.  by  Maliomet,  out  of  Prunella        . 

Dr.  Weldon'sb.f.  Charlotte  F.,  by  Imp.  Scythian 

Won  by  a  length  and  a  half. 

Time  4:24;. 

Paterson  N.  J..  Sept.  ir.th,  18C.l-The  Sequel  Stakes  of  $50  each,  and  $300  added  for  throe- 
year  olds  Two  mile  dash.  The  winner  of  the  Derby,  Travers  Stakes  or  St.  Leger  to 
carry  seven  pounds  extra  (13  subscribers).    Value  of  stake  $050. 

J.  Hunter's  b.  c.  Kentucky,  107  lbs.,  Including  7  lbs.  extra ^ 

Mr.  Reed's  ch.c.  by  Lexington,  out  of  Lightsome,  103  lbs.  a  lbs.  extra      .       .       .       .       ^ 
Mr.  Wi.eatleya'b.f.  by  Imp.  Knight  of  St.  George,  out  of  Levity 

Won  easily.  _        _  „ 

Time  3:50. 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  Sept.  17th,  18ft4-A  Match  for  $5000,  with  6750  added  by  the  Association ;  two 

mile  lieats.  ^    , 

J  Hunter's  b.c.  Kentucky,  three-year-old,  90  lbs.,  George  Carfion  .       •       ■       ■ 

j'.  S.  Watson's  ch.  g.  Aldebaran,  four-year-old,  by  Commodore,  dam  Nannie  Lewis, 

by  Imp.  Glencoe,  104  Ibs.-W.  Bourgoj-ne 

TIME. 

First  heat 1=58       1:49_ 

Second  heat ^      ^^ 

3:47       3:40J 

First  //<:rt^.— Kentncky  had  the  inside  and  made  rnnni.ig, 
•  hut  at  a  slow  pace.  It  had  been  thought  Aldebaran  would  have 
forced  the  pace,  but  he  was  stilt'  and  a  little  lame  in  the  near 
hind  leg.  The  first  ir.ilo  was  run  in  1:58,  the  bay  horse  a  length 
ahead  all  the  way.  As  they  came  by  the  stand  they  were  only 
on  a  strong  gallop,  and  going  round  the  turn  they  came  to  an 
easy  canter.  Both  seemed  to  have  waiting  orders.  .Tust  before 
they  reached  the  quarter,  Aldebaran  being  now  at  Kentuclcy  s 


KKNirCKY, 


Ol 


Dsflcld 


If,  $100  each,  half  foifc'.l, 
takcj  5  lbs.  extra.    (21  fub, 

;  .  .  1 

'       I        ...       3 

8 
.       .       4 


pstakcs  for  throe-yoar-olt!?, 
coUd  too  11)9.,  Gllica  97  IbP. 

1 

!    !    .    .    .    2 

4 

5 

and  $800  added,  for  throe- 
vers  Stakes  or  St.  Leger  to 
50. 

1 

jxtra      ....       2 
3 


ded  by  the  Association ;  two 
.       .       .       .       1    1 


dam  Nannie  Lewis, 


3    2 


1:19 
1^ 

3:104 


and  made  running, 
idebaran  would  have 
e  lame  in  the  near 
e  bay  horse  a  length 
itand  they  were  only 
arn  they  came  to  an 
orders.  Tust  before 
;  now  at  Kentuc'l<y'8 


ZZ/mlL  of  a  l,o,ulbo.woo„  them.    Some  cncl  „■ 
a   Aldeharau  was  fl«t, tat  Kctucky  wa. never  Ix-nulec.         e 
cC,  p  the  .treteh  was  good,  hut  the  young  one  •',»;  rt'"  ' 
of  It  all  the  way,  and  won  hy  a  length.    Bdly  I'j  -'■«  ;^* 
l,.„.an  with  vigor,  tat  ho  could  not  collar  kentueky.    The  la»t 
^^^  in  1:«.  and  the  last  t„reo  quarters  nmst  have  hceu 

"%..W  S '-100  to  30  on  the  throe-yoar-old  ami  fevv  tal^rs 
Ke,^    ky  took  the  lead  and  Ahloharan  kept  Inm  hnsy    The  n.t 
l7w.  s  run  in  1-M,  and  Aldoharan's  nose  was  at  Kentucky  s 
";.l     A    soon  as    hoy  were  over  the  score  Billy  .uado  a  rush 
fo     ho  lead  a™l  pole,  hut  Cation  was  on  the  alert,  and,  .n  a 
ZJ^  Eh^Ko,  tucky  had  clearly  the  best  of  i.      Along  the 
Stretch  A  doharan  was  at  Kentucky's  hip,  and  on  the  turn 
':   to  his  shoulder.     But  the  young  one  was  iu  1  o  runmng  md 
Ln  it  handily  in  3:40!.    This  was  a  very  hno  heat.    The  i.iek 
Tas  he!';  h/many  places,  though  getting  hotter  every  mnmte 

'"1;;  t  te™r«lo  nr  the  stretch  Aldch.ar.an  swerved  wide 
towtl   theontsidfwhenhe  felt  the  whip  1»1>1>"'S  .;,»7;"'''»- 
M     Kontueky  came  away  and  w.m  it  at  la,:.t  w ,  h  In    e    s 
n  iekcd      It  is  our  impression  that  he  was  never  at  h,s  lest  e.,- 
ct  a  fevv  strides  at  a  time.    Aldcharan  would  get  to  Inm  and 
*1   Wmlolntely.tat  the  big  horse  always  -me    abe    o 
„e,  away  from  him  without  ntuch  trouble.-*/-"--;  of  the  f,.,,a, 
Sept.  3ith,  1804. 


ir£:r,.re"?M.rs»«^s 

Time,  3:M — i.U'j. 
raterson,  N.  .,.,  Juno  0th,  lBO-.-Pur.e  $1000.  for  all  age. ;  three  mile  heats. 

J.  9"^Va?";•  "'rh.  Aldebarau.  5-years-old,  by  Commodore,  dam  Nannie  Lewi.,  by 
Imp.  Olencoo,  till')?.     ■       • 


1    1 
i  i 

1   1 

3    3 
2dli». 


3-.g  THE   nOKSE. 

TIMB. 

FirM  heat.       Second  heat. 

"•03  ll-^l^ 

Flrctmllo ~[Q^  j..,ij 

SecomlraUo ^\^  j.j.,, 

TUlrdmUo _'._  

5:3'J  5:ai 

Wc  talce  a  description  of  tlio  raco  from  tlie  "Spirit  of  the 
Times"  June  ITtli,  18G5:  .,     i     . 

The  third  nu.e\vas  for  a  pur.e  of  ^1000,  three.-n.lo  heats 
Three  were  entered,  Kentueky,  Fleetwing  and  A  deharan  ;    and 
!  0  to  80  was  kid  on  Mr.  Travors'  eolt  agan.st  the  other  t.vc. 
Before  the  start,  the  odds  on  hinx  had  grown   arger,  and  t^vo  to 
0  0  was  hud.     His  well-known  superiority  and    he  advju.tnge  a 
?  u- V    r-old  has  over  all  oth.r  ages  in  the  weight   ,n.i±o.\  the 
Zih^nco  of  his  backers.     AVe  once  made  an  eflort  to  coj-rect 
o     en      in  this  regard,   but  Mr.  Watson  and  Colonel  Bush, 
"f  Captain  Moor;  Aldeharan  and  Fleetwing,  who  were 
Zn  ibur  veai  old,  cried  out  lustily  against  tl.e  proposed  ^nova- 
ii.,11      "Very  well,  gentlemen,"'  said  wc,   "your  colts  will  be 
fiv     six  Tnd'aged,  l^olbre  they  are  four  again,  and  then  you  wdl 
find  rt'how  a^goid  four-yea;.old,  with  only  10.  lbs.  .p,  can  run 

^"1^:X^entucky  took  the  lead  at  a  bIc^  P-  =md 
neiti  of  the  others  forcing  it,  the  iirst  mile  was  2:  'S  and  the 
"e  oml  2:01.  On  the  third  mile  Aldebaran  made  a  h  te  eflort 
in  t  Kentucky  on  the  backstreteh,  but  never  got  to  Ins  girths. 
On"  e  overturn  both  the  five-year-olds  tried  to  get  the  lead, 
but  Kentucky  easily  stalled  them  off  and  won  by  three  lengths, 
without  having  been  well  extended,  in  5:o9 

Second  ILaf.-Fom  to  one  on  Kentucky.     He  went  awa> 
and'        a  ead  of  a  length  round  the  turn,  Aldebaran  tonnng 
ti     pa  e.     On  the  backstreteh  it  was  hot,  but  the  bay  held     e 
ches    ut  a  length  off  all  the  way.     They  kept  it  up  round  the 
turn  and  np  die  stretch  to  the  stand,  where  Kentucky  was  a 
"Z^La.  half  ahead  in  1:1S,  Fleetwing  two  lex^hs^^- 
Aldebaran.    At  the  half-mile  pole  rieotwing  wen  up  to  he   u 
of  Aldebaran;   but  Kentucky  never  permitted  them  to  get  i.s 
l^^th'he^d  as  they  were  to  his  tail.     The  --^ -^^^^ 
run  in  1:51.?,  and  Kentucky  had  two  lengths  the  best  of  it  at  the 


KKNTUCKY, 


879 


Second  heat. 
1:48 
liSl} 
liBH 
5:84 

lie  "Spirit  of  the 

,  tliree-mile  heats. 
.  Aklcbaran ;    and 
st  the  other  two. 
hirger,  ami  two  to 
1  the  advantage  a 
■io-ht,  justified  the 
u  cflurt  to  correct 
md  Colonel  Bnsh, 
eetwing,  who  were 
e  proposed  innova- 
your  colts  will  he 
,  and  then  you  will 
.01  lbs.  lip,  can  run 

t  a  slow  pace,  and 
e  was  2:08,  and  the 
made  a  little  efibrt 
er  got  to  his  girths." 
•ied  to  get  the  lead, 
»u  by  three  lengths, 

y.  ITe  went  away 
,  Aldebaran  forcing 
,ut  the  bay  held  the 
!pt  it  lip  round  tlie 
re  Kentucky  was  a 
g  two  lengths  from 
"went  up  to  the  side 
tted  them  to  get  i'.s 
The  second  mile  wi-s 
3  the  best  of  it  at  the 


,Uon,ugluy  gam.  .on  ol  1-^;^-   "    -j/^^^' j;  ,„:,„  ,,..,.>■»« 

N..,.t:.  but  ''■»' '-;;*tru  V    0  rfttin,  »..■  h-n  ll uuy 

'tr' Itr  n  5-8        To  say  that  this  three  nulos  by  kentuchy 
and  Colton,  m  o...  J  y  ^^  ^.^^^^^.j^^^^^  ^^^^t 

^^'^^':Xyrt^  t^^-^^^^  the  idvlntage  in  regard  to 
none  ever  beat  it  txc^  ^^^^  ^^^ 

beat  it  five  seconds  and  a  cpiarter. 

,      ^  T  1  r  1  <iM  1VTv    Hunter  issued  his  challenge 

imdcr  Asteroid's  mcmou-. 

r<  .^  f^r  tinno  for  all  a"C3:  a-.ldcil  to  n  sweep- 

stake  f  1900.  ,,  \ 

T  nunte.'Bb.c.Kentftcky,4-years.old  •       •       "       " « 

Imp.  Glencoe         .       •       •       *       ''.„,, 
^  Time,  4;01J. 

We  take  the  Bubjoined  notice  of  the  race  from  the  "  Tttrf, 
Ficldaudl'arm''orthel2thoiAug™t,18l.;.. 

amusements,  tuiucci  oui  t, 

propriety  of  getting  up  a  matrimonial  stake  for  the  ne.     j 


3S0 


THE   II0R9E. 


and  each  succeeding  one,  i«  which  only  young  men,  baehelo  s 
u  d  vWowers  Bhould  be  allowed  to  enter  horse..  Ihe  wnn.er  to 
bo  alio  ed  to  select  a  young  lady  or  n^atron  irom  the  numerous 
nnd  lutes  in  attendance,  who  should  u.arry  bun  at  onco :  wo 
oniident,  no  race  would  alfo.d  tmer  sport,  and  c^r^m  v 
none  would  bring  to  the  post  a  larger  held  c  hors^  T  c  U^j 
ting  on  the  cup  race  was  quite  spn-ited  nntd  .c    ^^^  ' 

thS  Eeacon  would  not  start.      Kentucky  was  decidedly  the 
tl^  selling  in  the  pools  at  ,^00  to  ^00  aga  nst  t^^>a^a..c, 
and  before  the  start  bets  were  made  at  3  and  i  to  1  against 
fi   d  w  th  but  few  taker..     Much  to  the  disappomtuicnt  ot    he 
crowd   at  tbe  call  for  the  horses,  only  three  appeared,  Kentuckjs 
r.r  Moore  and  rjiinodyne.     They  were  paraded  n-  tront  o 
he'  t '  d    nU  taken  to  the  head  of  the  front  stretch  lor  the  start. 
At  t  e  signal,  Kentucky  had  a  slight  lead, -vith  lUnnodyne  m 
Z  second  po  ition.    The  pace  was  tremendous    Mie  first  quarter 
"bp  ssed'with  Kentucky  leading  by  half  a  length  m  20  see- 
onds,'paunodyne  second,  Capt.  Moore  about  three  lengths  in  the 
'ear     On  they  rush,  with  the  speed  of  quarter  horses,  Kejitucky 
Xer  inereain.r  his  advantage  down  the  back  stretch.    Around 
the  tu  rC  pt."Moore  made^.lay  and  passed  Rhiuodyne,  who 
f  he  ed  as  tlon.h  his  leg  had  gi^en  away,  winch  we  ai^  sorry 
to  say  was  too  true.     They  passed  the  stand  at  the  end  ot  the 
IZr  le  and  a  quarter  with  Kentucky  leadnig  by  a  length, 
Capt.  Moore  second;   Billy  Burgoyne  on  Mooi^  took  a  str^g 
pull  on  his  horse  around  the  turn,  and  down  the  ^^a^'l^  '^^letc  , 
Lde  a  most  gallant  but  ineffectual  struggle  to  reach  the  non- 
ZeU  under  Gil.    Around  the  turn  they  dash,  at  a  flight  of  speed 
but  seldom  if  ever  equaled.     Burgoyne  on  Moore  struggled  man- 
fully to  the  end,  Kentucky  winning  with  something  to  spare  by 
a  scint  leno-th,  the  last  two  miles  being  run  m  3:3^.,  the  oest 
^^  le^ra  in  this  country,  with  weight  for  age.    l^o^ 
any  horse  is  the  equal,  much  less  the  superior  ot  Kentuck  , 
wddbeha^ordingan  assertion  which  the  record  will  not  sub- 
st  ntiate     We  coi^ratulate  the  owners  of  Kentucky  not  only  n 
«ing  the  best  bred,  but  one  of  tne  best  b' not  the  vcn^  bes^ 
;ace-hors:  upon  the  turf.     It  will  be  seen  that   he  0  quarte  s  m 
tlie  2|  miles  were  run  at  the  rate  of  20^  seconds  to  the  quarter. 


]cf  men,  baelielors 
jri.    The  •winner  to 
Toni  the  numerous 
'  him  at  once :  ^ve 
lort,  and  certainly 
:  hur.;eH.    The  I  ct- 
il  it  was  rumored 
was  decidedly  the 
isainst  the  balance, 
•i  to  1  against  tlie 
appointment  of  the 
ppeared,  Kentucky, 
paraded  ir  front  of 
itretch  for  tlie  start. 
-<dth  Ilhinodyne  in 
lus ;  *he  +irst  quarter 
a  length  in  20  sec- 
three  lengths  in  the 
er  horses,  Kentucky 
,ck  stretch.    Around 
;ed  PJiinodyne,  who 
which  we  are  sorry 
d  at  the  end  of  the 
leading  by  a  length, 
doore  took  a  strong 
vu  tbe  back  stretch, 
le  to  reach  the  non- 
b,  at  a  fligbt  of  speed 
\Ioore  struggled  man- 
.metbing  to  spare,  by 
m  in  3:35  .\,  tbe  best 
for  age.    To  say  that 
iperior  of  Kentucky, 
3  record  will  not  sub- 
Kentucky  not  only  in 
t,  ii'not  tbe  very  best 
tbat  tbe  9  quarters  in 
econds  to  tbe  quarter. 


1  1 

3   i 
3    3 


881 

KENT'-OKY. 

»        io,>,    lflr,5-rurHo  ?inOO,  for  all  af;o.  ;  danU  of  four  mllCH. 

rsrSTkS;;*^;"------- 

r.U.r.on   N.  ..,  O.X.  lOtU,  ISOT^Pro^lum  ^..K,,  for  aUa«e.,  ..o  u.l.o  UoaU.     _ 
j' ,Tnnto"r'«  1).  e,  KrutiKky,  l-yarH-oUl        •■••;...• 

:i;:;;:;;r  ."t-ss^isiH  - »■•  - "  "-■  "•'="°  ■ 

Won  easy.  Tlmo  3:5(11-3: !5- 

— ^i-^r.;!T-::s-"--^  :      ^ 

^^;;:':';u.t.'-^!:«-'"-^--  quarter  cracU«  In  Loth  ..rcfOet,  and  .y  cou^eut 
^^  "'of  Uio'jX^  was  withdrawn.  ^^^^^^  ^_^, 


1  1 

2  dr. 


1  1 

2  8 

3dl?. 
4dU. 


•„.„  «r,nn  for  all  laes,  two  milo  ''cats. 
Pater3on,N.J.,.Inncr,th,18fi0-rrcmmmeC00,foraM   =    .  _ 

J.  Hunter's  l).c.KciitiKUy.5-years-old.--^^^^  . 

J>=nde.s  ..  c.  Non;iel>;.ycars.oid.  1.  I.e..n.ton,  out  of  Kovlee,  l.y  I.p, 

Gloncoo      

Won  with  caoo.  Timo  3:  J<H— 3=50. 

San,o  M«e.,n„  .unc  6,1.  18r.-Pr..lnm  S™.  for  all  a.es.  three  .lie  dasU. 

ir;:::?ord-^.^rNan^nSJ^^^^^^ 

K  ^  — :r.  1,.  .  Lady  Dan  B^an*;  4.yoars.old,  by  Lexington,  dan.  Funny  G..  .y 

Imp.  Margravo    .       .       •  •       " 

Won  in  a  canter.  Time  0:04$. 

San.eMeetlng,.nnem,lSOO-Premluj...tC.MoraUageMU-n>noUoats. 

W'on  easily.  Tijne  5:6+\— «:1!)\- 

p  cmnn  nd.led  to  a  cwoopetakcs  of  $50  each, 

J.  IlUer'sb/h.  Kentucky,  .-years-old.  114  lbs.         .  •       • 3 

T.G.Mooro'sb.h.  Beacon,  5.years.old,  114  lbs.         .  ,       .  3 

T.  Buford'sb.c.  Delaware,  4-years-old,lMb«-  ......  * 

Dr.  Weldon's  b.  h.Leatherlungs,  O-years-old,  «nbs. 

We  take  tbe  annexed  description  of  the  race  from  tbe  '^  Turf, 

Field,  and  Farm'-':  +s,.  .,11  awes 

Tie  Saratoga  Cup,  two  and  a  jpia^  ^^^^^..^^ 
Out  of  twenty-six  nominations,  only  torn   startca ,  ^ 


1  1 


382 


THIC   IIUllSK. 


lU  IbB.,  LIttlefieia ;  Beacon,  1  U  lb..,  Ford  ;  \^f '^^^-"^  \  '  ^^'^j; 

had  driod  .,ut  ...luewl.ut,  it  was  .till  a  cuuplo  ot  BC.om  .  .loM.r 
th,n  la^t  vour.     Kentucky  was  l.acke.l  at  l.,«  to  i  m  the  pnols 

:::i^,      lieacon;   10  ...  2  against  Ddawuvo,  witb  Lcatkc.lur,,s 
;^rown  in  l^-r  a  fi-a.u..      In  the  .tart,  at  the  three  <inarter  pole 

entnekv  took  the  lead,  an<l  pa.sed  the  stan.l  a  length  >u  ircmt 
of  Delaware,  ^vho  had  P.eaeou  at  his  quarters,  and  Lnnj^B  as  ch.K- 
to  ncacon.    Delaware  was  lar.ped  in  the  tnrn  w:th  l-aco".  Ken- 
tucky a  couple  of  lenj^ths  in  udvance-Lcatherlnng.  la  hng 
and  only  ai.pearing  again  at  the  ilni.h  of  the  race      On  ti.e  1  a  k 
"etch  a  hlinkot  mi^>t  have  covered  the  three ;  but  at  the  hall 
:! -lo  and  round  the  turn  there  was  only  a  length  ^>et;v-n  each,  and 
after  a  dose  race  up  the  stretch  Kentucky  pa.sed  the  Btan<l,  ^.  ith 
Beacon's  head  at  his  quarter,  and  Delaware  I'U'Ped  on  i.eju-o,,     A 
lon.^th  was  between  each  round  the  turn  ;  but  on  the  back  Btictch 
Sware  quit,  leaving  a  pretty  race  to  ^^entucky  and  Beacon 
round  the  turn,  the  latter  being  at  Kentu<-ky  s  saddle  gn  h.  till 

they  approached  the  last  quarter,  when  he  ckew  m  iront  at  every 

jump,  id  won  in  a  gallop  by  half  a  do.en  lengths,  under  a  p. 

i.  thehon.e  .tretch,  all  connng  home  as  they  .vere  placed  at 

Btartiu"-;  the  ti.ne  at  every  quarter  mile  bemg  as  follows . - 

0-%4"o-4Si;  l:21i;  1:50;  2:15;  2:12;  3:00;  3:37;  4:04. 

Considedug  the  condition  of  the  track,  and  that  the  pace  was 

not  forced,  this  race  was  taster  than  his  race  last  year  with  Lapt. 

Moore  and  Ehinodyne,  when  he  beat  the  Captain  alter  a  shari> 

race,  from  fir^it  to  last,  hi  4:0U. 

Saratoga  Springs,  July  28th,  186C-Preml«m  JIOOO,  for  all  «SC3 :  da.U  of  four  mUe«, 

J.  nuntiTV  b.  ii.  Kentucky,  r.-your»-oUl _ 

J  3  Watsou's  1).  c.  Julius  l-years-oia _ 

Dr.  Wcldon'e  b.  h.  LeatUerlung?,  C-yoars-old 

The  entries  were  Dr.  Weldon's  Leatherlungs,  ridden  by 
Roach  •  Col.  McDanieVs  Ji.lius,  Alphus,  and  Mr.  lluuter  s  Iven- 
S  byLittlefield;  160  to  25  on  Kentucky.  Leatherlungs 
took  up  the  runnhig,  and  led  ft>r  the  th-st  mile  and  three-quarters 
when  Kentucky,  who  had  been  laying  back  under  a  pull,  was  let 
out  and  went  to  the  front ;  .Tnlius,  who  had  been  close  np,  taking 
Leatherlung's  place,  and  making  a  fine  brush  up  tho  homestre  <H 
and  entering  the  third  mile  head  and  head  with  Kentucky, 


1 
a 

8 


KKNlV^'lvV. 


383 


)L'linvaro,  101  11)^., 
Uthoiigli  til':  truck 
of  nect)r.(lrt  hlowcT 
to  4  in  till)  poolrt 
witli  Lciitlicrlim^'-s 
ihrcc  (piurtcr  ])oU', 
(1  a  lcnp;tli  in  I'ront 
aiul  Luiij^s  as  <1()K' 
with  r>eii(,-on.  Ktii- 
lerlunga  iiilling  « IV, 
race.     On  tlio  baik 
30  ;  but  at  tlic  half 
I  between  eaeli,  inul 
;rie(l  the  stand,  v.itli 
,)ped  on  Beacon,    A 
ontlioback  stretch 
ntneky  and  Beacon 
v'ri  widdle  girtli-.;  till 
•e\v  in  front  at  every 
.'ngtlis,  under  a  \>n\l 
liey  were  placed  at 
being  as  follows: — 
0;  3:37;  4:04. 
id  tliat  the  pace  was 
last  year  with  Capt. 
aptain  after  a  sharp 


dash  of  four  miles. 


.lerlnngs,  ridden  by 
d  Mr.  Hunter's  Ken- 
icky.  Leatherluiigs 
le  and  three-quarters, 
under  a  pull,  was  kt 
been  close  up,  taking 
li  up  the  homestretch 
ead  with  Kentucky, 


point  ,u,.l  Lanlly  ..„,«....■        '      "    „,„  ,„„„„,,  „,  ,ivo  tUo 

The  mile  was  done  m  l:.»oi.  Kentucky  keeping  the  lead 

Tho  list  mile  was  done  in  l:^.^,  KcnimKy        i     n 
ilie  lasi  ,  winning  ca;,il> . 

for  the  balance  ot  tUe    .  e  m  a  ga  _    ^^  .^.^^  ^^,,^,^ 

Time  of  Ib-st  mile,  i..J-i ,  ^eon  ^^^^.^ 

1:501;  fourth  mile,  1:55J;  total,  r..31.i.-i^''/, 

Aug!  4th,  ISGO. 

K.,.„ev»  next  ^-^zir^:'^:':^^'^^. 

iSOvJ: 

TIIK    NEW  YORK   RACES. 

I,.au,,.ralion  Meelin,  »/*  A„.rican  Jockcj  Clui. 

Start«  the  resounding  HorBe.  and  on  lus  buck 
ZsUs.  Light  Load,  the  JoeUoy  jerkened  neat. 
See  he  devours  the  plain,  the  verdures  top 
Bel;  0  touches,  swift  as  hawk  or  swallow  flies. 
That  when  approaching  nearer  to  the  end 
oJt  long  c-^rse.  then  headlong  he  n,ay^ 

To  rush  •  and  gain  ne\*'  vigor  as  he  goes . 

TCneltherLgs.  nor  any  nerve,  he  sparest 

Ilis  liuy  now  appears  to  touch  the  ground 

i^ra  J.  he  see^s  fle.  ^^^^J^^:;^  ,,  side  ; 

r!p"^t:tiS::Ui?;en  throat 
He  Ziks  the  wind  :  and  from  his  nostnls  wide 
Issue  with  sobs  and  pantings.  curlinR  mnoke, 
Wne  through  hi.  body  every  vdndiBtcnds. 


,.^.  TlIK    UuUt*K. 

Qu-u-kor  Hii.l  -inu'k.T  lu.w  hin  ll;iUt      ...     ..k''» 
■I'lu'  ^•l.■l)«^  uiH  now  Willi  lovo  oi  nearer  pulm 
Ofvirtorv  Ur  kI'-wh:  wl.ilo  pusHluf?  V,y 
Ili«  Hcvcrul  HviilH.  Low  I.ih  heart  .  xuUh! 
H..«o«n.ls  witli  Hl.outH  ..f  »..■».  Hie  mundiof  wl.lpB. 
The  Koul  the  cr.n<|..or(.r  winn,  hut.  l.v  a  neeU. 
And  .inielt  he  hears  away  the  Royal  1  late. 

(TmnMcU  from  the  Latin-- r vac.  TrealUeon  Il.^rs.s.  ) 

Tho  L^reatest  event  \n  tl.o  history  c,f  tho  turf  of  An.crioa 
llu,  {.rt.ut.  I  :., villi  lbLliii"rt  of  1)  ensure  wo  m- 

tra...,irod  Ittst  week,  ""'l^^  ^J  ^^^  '^^  ^J,,/„,  „tt,n.Hn,^ 
foiMii  our  numerous  reaUcrrt,  that  tno  sutctsd  uu 

111  un,k.r..kins  vvc-o  .ucl,  a,  ,„  ,u»v,„>,eo  ,l,c  ,,on,,an..t 
,  .Wislunct  ,.f  an  i„»titu,i„„  i„e,a„,,a.-al.  y     ■"  -■■»'  f, 

.„„l  n„l,lc  ..faliv  i^lass  of  amuscmei.t  m  tlio  w.aM.     1  lie  t.au.ni 
!  vl  1°  ut  of  .0  "i.'ai.ti.  ami  ar<\,u.u<.  an  ci.toTrise  ,s  a 

;■ ;;  ;i;  i  o  ..^■^^o';  „.>•  ..n  i. ,»-.!, au.i  ..„  ,.a, ,., « 

ta  ,    t  0  «. mm-y  an  I  o.annn.nit.v  .-aaaot  sulKcontly  rc^a,  1 .1.0 

::::;^;:a.u^..o.,.;.«..^^^^ 
rir:t-::i:ro::L;r:;,ri„n"/^:;t":»^'o^H..as.oe^^ 

"     l'     r^    co.n,trio»    liat  luuo  obtained  pronnnenco  and 

!Z  "  ",■00     -  i-""y  'i"5«  '"w"*''  .»•"'  "'"TTf 

r  o,nU  .-;£:£":::'  -"sr^'^o  -' 
;::;■- :;,ri:*l;:o::t:M.Hao.,  an.  app.^^^^^ 

the  roir-n  <.f  tlio  Angio-Saxon  monarch  AthcUtan,  raong 
?o>X"l.  and  fron,  that  date  has  h,o«.cd  m  M™  a,-,ty  and 
i-  +  ln\s  nn  oxtent  that  there  is  Bcarcely  a  city  oi  to^^n  oi 
favor  to  Buch  an  '^'^l:\^^^^.^^.^^^^  „„a  M-ealthy  country  that  iB 
any  unportance  m  tl^*^*  I"^^  J  Enc.hshn.en  dory  in  this  Bport, 


KKMTUCKY. 


385 


ll|M'. 

I".  TrentUc  on  Ilorict.") 

turf  of  America 
)f  ploiisurc  wo  iii- 
11(1  cvhtt  iitteiuliii}^ 
itcu  tlie  poriiiiiiR'iit 
'  tlio  most  luiiiily 
irld.    TIio  forming 
all  enterprise  is  a 
,  uiul,  on  tlie  otlier 
iciently  reward  the 
own  risk  luul  pos- 
19  for  the  ])iitriotic 
r  nietropoli(4  ii  race- 
back  as  the  earliest 
.  place  ;  it  has  been 
id  prominence  and 
ed  and  encouraged 
!;nilicence,  of  which 
oine  did  the  same, 
md  appropriating  a 
steeds.     To  come 
Jreat   followed    the 
iisi)ice3  establishing 
onstantinople,  on  a 
ruins  of  the  llippo- 
ain,  as  far  hack  as 
Athelstan,    racung 
[  in  popularity  and 
y  a  city  or  town  of 
thy  country  that  is 
o'lory  in  this  pport, 
nguished  statesmen 


and  scholarft,  have  attributed  no  huiiiU  portion  «)f  their  country 'h 
prosperity  to  this  time-honored  and  claswic  sport.  As  far  iw  ••an 
lie  perfectly  known,  all  eoiirses  were  public  Institutions,  sup- 
ported by  the  purse  of  the  nation,  and  success  to  a  certain  degree 
in  consequeneo  guaranteed.  But  liero  at  Jerome  Park,  wo  have 
a  {tiw  private  individuals  who  manfully  conio  to  the  front,  and 
with  princely  liberality  expend  enormous  suiiis  for  the  benefit 
of  tlieir  fellow-countrymen,  and  to  establish  an  institution  that 
will  be  a  perpetual  benefit,  and  i)lace  of  amusement  to  future 
generations.  Tlio  nation  nuiy  well  be  proud  of  such  childi'en, 
and  may  this  example  of  patriotism  live  green  in  the  minds  of 
all,  causing  us  never  to  forget  the  <lebt  of  gratitude  which  we 
owe  to  the  i)rojcctors  of  the  race-course  of  the  American  .Jockey 
Club. 

At  an  early  hour  on  Tuesday  morning  it  was  evident  that  an 
event  of  no  usual  import  was  alout  to  take  place.  Towards  the 
hour  of  ten,  in  the  upper  and  fashiomdjle  portion  of  ti>wn, 
fashionably  gaitered,  booted  and  well-dressed  grooms  began  to 
make  their  appearance,  bustling  about,  full  of  duty  and  im- 
portance. Tlie  streets  grew  more  lively  as  time  advanced,  not 
80  much  by  those  who  were  going  to  the  races  as  persons  desirous 
of  seeing  the  numerous  Avell-ai)pointed  "  turn-outs."  Indiffer- 
ently dressed  laborers,  with  a  smile  on  their  faces  and  a  joke  n 
their  tongues ;  young  men  of  fortune,  hlaae  with  early  dissipatic  \ ; 
domestics  loitering  on  their  errands;  unwashed,  uncombed 
youths,  with  nothing  to  do,  but  on  the  qui  vive  for  chances ; 
foreign  ladies'  maids,  brilliant  in  bright  ribbons  and  natty  attire, 
pert  in  their  manner  and  phiuanie  to  look  at,  interspersed  with 
not  a  small  sprinkling  of  Savoyards,  following  organ-grinding 
and  monkey-teaching  for  a  living — all  were  to  be  seen.  In  fact, 
the  city  was  in  for  a  holiday,  and  few  would  brook  refusal  to 
having  some  share  in  the  anticipated  pi  3asure.  Railroad  depots, 
steamboat  buildings,  and  lioree-cars  we'  e  all  besieged.  Crowds 
of  well-dressed,  happy  persons,  both  mde  and  female,  were  to  be 
met  in  all  our  principal  thoroughfares,  all  hurrying  with  one 
intent — to  catch  the  best  mode  of  conveyance  for  the  new  scene 
of  pleasure.  Patei\famlla8^\s\\\\\\\'6  buxom  better  half  and 
numerous  young  shoots,  pompously  resplendent  in  family  dignity ; 
clerks  and  merchants  good-naturedly  jostled  one  another  at  tlie 
Vol.  L— 25 


380 


tnK  iioiwE. 


*  ,inTvn  inwn  tlii'lr  countenanecrt  dom>tit\g  imtici- 
''^^"  ^"r:^t  r  -1  and  .nUtre^e.  deckel  in  all  th.ir 
l,utc.dl.k.u.u.c    Hcr uui  ^^_^^^  uutcrfull.,  daintily 

''"■"'V  W  .  and  u.-<iuuintan....  Convvuna.  ..f  every 
reHpeet.yo  <  .'^  ^  '  ^^j;.,^,  ,„,„...„,  ..f  the  wealthy  and  opulent 
•'^"r"'^;'^"'  I     ntdu-'eart.,  rattled  ut  Hlu.hiu,  paeo  over 

to  the  Laker  and  ''"♦™  .,.,;,,  .f  ..very  elan,  and  natio.udity 
the  vouf^h  eanneway  '''l"^**  .'r;;^.^,./^,^  frun,  .■..nfortahh.. 
,..rry  on,  nu.ny  '-^^^Jll^^^ZL  a.  they  had  antiei- 
and  nut  .lUite  M  n.neh  at  l.onu  ^^  ^^^^ 

„„„„.  ,„„„„»  have  to  ox  ub,t  "  <■"     '"       '         „,.  ,„.,„„„.., 
„„„„  ,v1,„  an.  1«-:-  '      ;  J  '•  Z.  tailor,  Dufl,  «n„.er,  au.l 

■^'••"'■■7'^'^r:■'l;;:::>"-"t■:l"Fa,tea,.io..^ 

eqmno  .-outc  t.   ^1"       ">  e,^„,  „r  a  de«iro  to 

u.r„,-o,  la;,  tho ;;-  ^  ^'^ «  ^^^^^^^^^^^  „„„,'„„„,„ „,■  ,,„..n,.io„  «m 

™^::r:«%r:.o*<r.--^or.io,.»™^^^ 

'■^.  ^"''^  7  ;|;;r  t^wTS  T^n^a^i'i:!  .l.  „nton„nat„ 

:::xt  tf.::;::^e,.  t ,» » «ot ,..  -^-^^^^^^^^^^^^^  —tt 

i„  ,o„in.  it  down ;   -■-;',,:''  ^^^wW^^^^^ "™  "*'™"^ 

l„„g  to  «.o  lor  a  ";«"Y/;    -^^z  ;„,  u  u  p„s.iUo  to  place 
latl,,  and  af  ,ni.on.tortaUo  n  po»,t  oa  a»  ^  .j. 

"-^  •'■■'rr'.ir:  wr:^d::*  ihoir  i.i'v.io,\,o,n, 

Uiey  wore  al.ont  >"''"'"  ^'-"f,,,^,,,  „,,„t  acconttcmcnte  1  Vol 
from  tl,o  ra«p.n|;  taa-  .it^UdUvell  have  done  ro<k1  .er- 
vloo  at  tlio  field  oi  Cunoilen.  „„dinv»ria% 

r„,  on  a,vr5 ,  ^"fjf^  the  paoe-Blmrt,  Bpasmodic  canter*  or 
tl,e  Cnwader*.     And  then   ■  e  l  _^^^^_^  _,.^._^^  ^^  „„ 


KKNTK  KY. 


387 


donotiiig  iiiiticl- 
.■ekoil  in  all  their 
litcil'iiUr.,  ilaiiitily 


jimcli  uHcntlon  or  look  ho  wurliko.     I'l  rluijts  tlio  lu-if^flit  i»f  tlifir 
iliitioii  miiy  In'  t'»  l»'  tlimi^'lit   in  Hdiin-  iii(iiircf   iiiiimicr  cuti- 


UM 


Itrt     ti 


J 


4IIII 


tlieir 


•vimct'rt  (»t  every 

liitiiy  iitul  oiiulmt 

jaKJiiii^  l>a<'C  over 

f«H  mill  iiutioimlity 

Vuiii  f(»iiiri)rtalile, 

1.  llicv  Imd  iiiitici- 

llic  woilil,  or  losrt 

traonliiiary  di'siro 

(|iii!stritiiirt  on  the 

(irity  of  iiiKtiUKTrt, 

Mtioii  uro  ivrt  unlit 

hiitcli  jjrocer,  and 

IcMifitlicncd  cruibo, 

o  of  nttcndinf;  im 

ir  U'vz  over  ii  Hsuldle 

wd  of  a  desire  to 

!  of  ])ro«^reBHion  will 

art  much  tlie  rcvertio 

uj)  to  their  chins, 

like  the  unfortunate 

,nd  never  succeeded 

they  ape  the  7>io(le 

hich  are  sufficiently 

ahti  as  straight  as  a 

is  possible  to  place 

elbows  square,  as  if 

their  physiogJioni} 

accoutrements  1  For 

lave  done  good  eer- 

lust  not  neglect  the 

1  size,  and  invariably 

fid,  like  a  banner  of 

spasmodic  canters  or 

above  riding  in  an 

ould  not  attract  bo 


ne(!te(l  either  witli  the  jdckeys  or  tii'>  approiichin^f  excitement,  or 
better  still,  possibly,  an  owner  of  one  >r  more  of  the  livers.  On 
Fourth  avenue,  at  llie  termination  of  the  Harlem  Hailroad,  the 
crowd  was  immense,  car  aller  cur  rc<|iiiring  to  bo  added  to  ac- 
coiiiiiiodafe  the  Hood  of  mortality,  and  although  tlu;  company 
ran  numerous  additional  trains,  the  samo  scene  was  enact(>(l  at 
the  starting  of  each,  and  even  then  not  half  could  obtain  seats, 
the  centre  passage  being  choked  with  Iiiindrc<ls  who  were  satis- 
lied  to  stand  in  ]>refercnce  to  waiting  till  a  later  hour.  From 
the  terminus  to  the  track  an  miinterrin>ted  string  of  eager  j)er- 
Bons  crowded  the  way,  all  intent  on  the  ex])ccted  races,  eagerly 
canvassing  the  merits  of  each  entry,  praising  or  disparaging  the 
chances  of  success,  and  universally  agreeing  that  Asteroid's  ac- 
cident amounted  almost  to  a  national  calamity.  Venders  of  lager- 
bier  and  speculative  knowing  ones  had  not  forgotten  the  chances 
of  a  profitable  harvest,  and  saloons  and  shanties  of  every  size 
and  form  were  erected  on  every  eligible  site,  displaying  tempting 
refreshment  to  the  thirsty  and  hungry  souls.  The  grounds  in 
and  around  the  course  resembled  an  immense  camp — carriages, 
buggies,  horses  and  pedestrians  mingled  in  an  inextricablo  jam, 
laughing,  talking,  eating  and  joking. 

All  around  is  gay — mem,  liorscs,  doflfs, 
And  ench  Binlling  countenance  appears 
Freeh,  blooming  lieulth  and  univursal  joy. 

So  much  happiness  is  seldom  seen,  and  the  brightness  of  the 
day  is  almost  exceeded  by  the  brilliancy  and  happy  countenances 
of  the  pleasure  seekers.  Universal  conviviality  all  appear  intent 
on,  striving  for  the  great  desideratum  of  an  eligible  site  from 
which  they  may  obtain  the  best  and  least  interrupted  view  of  the 
pending  struggles.  An  estimate  of  the  number  of  spectators 
present  would  be  di'Hcult  to  form,  but  it  doubtless  could  not  he 
under  twenty  thousand.  The  grand  stand  is  one  sea  of  heads 
rising  in  tiers,  one  over  the  other,  to  its  furthest  walls.  The 
space  between  here  and  the  quarter  stretch  is  not  one  whit  less 
favored — thousands  stand  and  lounge  about,  joking,  betting,  and 
prophesying.  The  pool-sellers'  comer  has  immense  attractions, 
and  his  voice  can  scarce  be  heard  over  the  hum  and  bustle  of  in- 


888 


THE    IIOESE. 


inimcrablo  anxious  Bpeculators,  desirous  of  hedging  or  making 
nioi'c  money  on  the  perfurnianccs  of  some  outsider  rapidly  risin  ' 
in  public  favor.  The  bustle  does  not  here  cease.  The  turf  in 
the  inclosure,  the  Club  House  hill  opposite,  and  even  the  stables 
have  their  attractions,  and  gaping  nmltitudes  Avander  around, 
surprised  and  delighted  with  the  good  taste  and  perfect  arrange- 
ments to  be  found  on  every  side.  The  Jockey  Club  have  evidently 
chosen  a  person  not  only  of  great  expenence  in  racing  matters, 
but  one  of  consummate  taste  and  knowledge  of  the  picturesque, 
to  whom  they  entrusted  the  construction  of  these  delightful 
grounds,  and  well  has  the  work  been  performed,  for  it  would  be 
impossible  to  get  greater  distance  and  fairer  turns-out  of  so  con- 
tracted a  space. 

The  grand  stand  and  various  edifices  are  models  of  neatness 
and  taste,  all  harmonizing  and  corresponding  in  style  of  architec- 
ture with  each  other.  The  numerous  fences  have  all  undergone 
abundant  coats  of  paint,  and  would  rival  the  driven  snow  in 
purity  of  color,  contrasting  with  the  emerald  shade  of  the  grass 
and  the  sombre  hues  of  the  forest  trees  forming  the  background. 
Here  every  class  of  persons  are  to  be  tound,  men  from  every 
walk  in  life  and  every  portion  of  the  countr;',  with  no  small 
sprinkling  of  foreigners,  easily  recognized  by  their  difference  in 
costume,  and  their  energetic  and  violent  conversation,  their 
pantomime  being  frequently  equal  to  and  as  forcible  as  witnessed 
on  tlie  stage.  The  fair  sex  were  not  behind  in  number,  rivaling 
the  rainbow  with  their  numerous  dresses,  magnificent  in  all  the 
enormities  of  modern  fashions,  laughing,  jesting,  flirting;  the 
apparent  emblems  of  imlimited  happhiess  and  pleasure,  may  a 
cloud  never  darken  the  horizon  of  their  life.  Talking  about  the 
fair  sex ;  never  in  the  whole  course  of  a  long  life,  spent  in  dif- 
ferent portions  of  the  globe,  has  it  been  my  lot  to  see  so  many 
beautiful  faces  and  graceful  forms,  assembled  together  at  one 
place ;  moreover,  I  will  uphold  for  the  ladies  of  A  merica  that 
they  dress  and  shoe  themselves  better  than  their  European 
sisters,  going  neither  to  the  extreme^,  of  frivolity  of  Frendi 
fashion  or  the  gauchiness  of  the  blonde  daughters  of  Albion.  In 
addition  to  the  numerous  attractions  offered,  a  magnificent  brass 
band  was  on  the  ground,  which  rcndered  the  programme  doubly 
enjoyable  by  the  ever  welcome  addition  of  a  well-selected  choice 


KENTUCKY. 


389 


^ing  or  making 
2r  rapidly  rising 
e.  The  turf  in 
even  the  stables 
wander  around, 
perfect  arrange- 
b  have  evidently 
,  racing  matters, 
the  picturesque, 
these  delightful 
,  for  it  would  be 
ns-out  of  so  con- 

)del3  of  neatness 
style  of  architcc- 
ve  all  undergone 
driven  snow  in 
lade  of  the  grass 
the  background, 
men  from  every 
',  Avith  no  small 
lieir  difference  in 
iiversation,  their 
jible  as  witnessed 
number,  rivahng 
ificent  in  all  the 
ing,  flirting;  the 
.  pleasure,  may  a 
talking  about  the 
life,  spent  in  dif- 
)t  to  see  so  many 
[  together  at  one 
i  of  A  merica  that 
.  their  European 
volity  of  French 
jrs  of  Albion.    In 
masnificent  brass 
rogramme  doubly 
ell-selected  choice 


of  the  best  musical  compositions.  The  appointed , time  for  the 
track  to  be  cleared  has  at  length  arrived,  and  a  few  taps  un  a 
drum  inform  the  restless  swaying  mass  that  the  ground  must  be 
cleared ;  further  warning  is  unnecessary,  and  all  with  simultaneous 
accord  leave  the  temporarily  forbidden  space,  and  seek  the  most 
availing  and  unoccupied  places,  from  whence  they  can  obtain 
the  best  view  of  the  coming  contest.  Diminutive  specimens  of 
humanity  now  show  to  the  front  brilliant  in  the  various  bright 
colors  of  the  respective  stables  for  whom  they  are  about  to  ride. 
A  marked  improvement  from  previous  similar  assemblies  is  ob- 
vious in  the  neatness  and  cleanliness  of  their  costumes,  and  long 
may  the  jockey  take  as  much  pride  and  pleasure  in  his  well- 
fitting  ircxpressibles,  variegated  jacket  and  unexceptional  top- 
boots,  as  the  trainer  does  in  the  silky  coat,  and  perfect  condition 
of  his  high-spirited  graceful  charges.  The  bustle  and  confurion 
of  going  to  scales  soon  passed,  and  the  aspirants  for  racing  honors 
are  now  led  up  to  undergo  the  operation  of  saddling,  and  perhaps 
receive  a  preliminary  canter  to  clear  their  breathing  apparatus. 

Sbcond  Race.— "  The  Inauguration  Race ;  "  4  mile  heats,  for  all  ngea;  3  year  olils  to  carry 
ao  lb.,  4  year  olils  1(M  lbs.,  5  year  olds  aud  upwards  114  lb.,  3  lb.  allowed  to  mares  and 
geldings.    Closed  with  S!)  entries. 
1.  John  Hunter  entered  Travers  and  Osgood's  b.  h.  Kentucky,  by  Lexington  out  of  Magnolia, 
5  yrs.    Orange  and  Crimson  Hoop. 

5.  Entered  Travers  and  Osgood's  b.  h.  Areola,  by  Lexington  ont  of  TopBi.,  5  yrg. 

8.  D.  McCoun  entered  Mr.  Sanford's  g.  h.  Loadstone,  by  Lexington  out  of  Flue  i;;r''»*.  5  yr«. 
4.  Entered  Mr.  Sanford's  b.  m.  Nannie  Butier,  by  Lexington  out  of  Toltay,  5  yrs. 

6.  J.  S.  Wat«on  entered  b.  m.  Capt.  Moore,  by  Imp.  Balrowiiin  out  of  Jennie  Rose,  0  yrs. 

6.  Entered  b.  h.  Julius,  by  Lexington  out  of  Julia,  4  yrs.    Red  and  Bine  and  Red  Hoop. 

7.  Thomus  Piiryear  entered  b.  m.  Millcreeic,  by  imp.  Sovereign  out  of  Millwood,  7  yrs. 

8.  P.  C.  Bush  entered  Forbes  and  Jerome's  ch.  h.  Floetwing,  by  Balrownio  out  of  Rboda,  5 

yrs.    Blue  aud  Yellow. 
0.  Entered  Forbes  and  Jerome's  Oilda,  by  Mango  out  of  Juliette,  4  yrs. 
iX  D.  McDaniel  entered  b.  m.  Lady  Blessington,  by  imp.  Eclipse  out  of  Philo,  5  yrs. 

11.  Entered  b.  h.  Oaliland,  liv  Revenue  out  of  mare  by  imp.  Margrave,  0  yrs. 

12.  Entered  b.  c.  Ripley,  by  JeffDavlTout  of  Nina  (the  dam  ofPlanet),  3  yrs. 
l:i.  Andrew  Robeson  entered  br.  li.  Climax,  by  Biilrownie  out  of  Jewel,  7  yrs. 
14.  D.  Reedy  entered  g.  h.  Thunder,  by  Lexington  out  of  Blue  Bonnet,  0  yrs. 
l.->.  R.  A.  Alexander  entered  b.  e.  Asteroid,  by  Lexington  out  of  Nebula,  5  yre. 
10.  Entered  b.  c.  Norwich,  by  Lexington  out  of  Novice,  8  yrs. 

17.  Entered  b.  m.  Idle  wild,  by  Lexington  out  of  nr.e  by  Glencoo,9  yra.    Blue  and  White 

Hoop, 
n.  Entered  b.  c.  Bay  Dick,  by  Lexington  out  of  Alabama,  0  yrs. 
ll  J.  R.  Butler  entered  b.  c.  Ulverston,  by  Lexington  out  ofUlllla,  3  yrs. 
21).  Bowie  KUd  Hall  entered  ch.  h.  Eugeue,  by  %ve.pnn  out  of  Fanny  Fern,  9  JTS. 
31.  Entered  cli  c.  Baltimore,  by  Jtaxenup  out  of  Maroon.  4  yrs. 

SJ.  Thomas  Buford  entered  Onward,  by  RInggoM  out  of  My  Lady,  4  yrs.    Orange  and  White. 
23.  Entered  Delaware,  by  Ringgold  ont  of  Ariel,  4  yrs. 

21.  J.  W.  Wjldon  entered  br.  h.  Leatherlungs,  by  Lexington  oui  of  OoBsamer,  C  yrs. 
So.  A.  Keene  Richards  entered  ch.  h.  by  Lexington  out  of  Reel,  0  yrs. 


!*S^SSIa»1i^ffS»*!S?  ',*«:¥  ^ 


i'"*fi?t*y*iBH:^«3Piejftr7?^*iw 


390 


THE  HORSE. 


86.  Entered  b.  m.  Saratoga,  by  Imp.  Kuight  of  St.  Ocorgo  out  of  sister  to  Pryor. 

gr.  A.  J.  Armstroni;  entered  g.  h.  Charlie  Armstrong,  by  Lexington  out  of  marc  by  Qroy 

liugle. 
28.  n.  P.  McOraths  entered  b.  h.  IJeocon,  by  Lexington,  dam  Bay  Leaf,  SyrH, 
88.  J.  W.  Weldon  entered  cU.  c.  by  imp.  Fazzolette,  Jr.,  dam  Waxwing, ;)  yrs. 

This  was  the  great  event  of  the  day,  and  it  is  very  improh- 
able  that  since  the  days  of  the  Dutchman  and  Voltigeur  match, 
has  any  eqnine  contest  created  so  great  an  amount  of  excitement. 
Tliousands  of  people  had  come  thousands  of  nules  to  witness  the 
performances  of  the  acknowledged  two  best  horses  of  their  day, 
both  children  of  the  redoubtable  Lexington,  and  who  have  for 
some  time  stood  on  the  apex  of  fame  in  their  respective  regions. 
Kentucky,  in  his  youth,  was  brought  from  his  native  State, 
whose  name  he  bears,  being  purchased  by  an  eastern  stable ; 
since  his  dehut  on  the  turf  he  has  but  once  been  beaten,  and 
that  when  in  his  three  year  old  shape,  Norfolk,  another  of  the 
Lexingtons,  being  the  victor.    Many  contend  that  Kentucky  was 
off;  but  whether  or  not,  it  can  scarcely  be  deemed  a  disgrace  to 
succumb  to  an  antagonist  whom  many  suppose  eqnal  to  any  race- 
horse in  the  world.     Kentucky  is  undoubtedly  one  of  the  hand- 
somest animals  the  eye  ever  rested  on— showy,  graceful  and 
springy  in   action,  of  extjellent   temper,  beautiful  dark-brown 
color^  with  white  stocking  on  the  forefoot.     As  he  passed  the 
grand  stand  with  Littlefield  on  his  back,  a  more  perfect  picture 
for  the  sportsman's  taste  could  scarcely  be  imagined — the  animal 
curvetting  full  of  life,  health,  and  animal  spirit,  while  the  grace- 
ful seat  of  the  rider,  his  hands  low,  foot  well  home  and  finished 
manner,  showed  how  much  he  was  an  fait  in  the  pig  skin.     A 
skillful  jockey  was  judiciously  selected  to  share  the  honors  with 
this  magnificent  horse. 

Idlewild,  Mr.  Alexander's  entry,  was  much  admired  (alas ! 
that  poor  Asteroid  should  be  confined  to  his  stable  from  a  serious 
and  painful  accident,  instead  of  being  present  to  gratify  the'  long- 
desired  gaze  of  the  Eastern  tin-fites ;  but  Vhomme  propose  mats 
Dieu  dispose),  many  remembering  her  wonderful  performances 
in  days  long  since  gone  by.  Although  aged,  it  is  easy  to  see 
that  the  courage  and  determination  that  formerly  characterized 
her  is  not  one  whit  the  less.  "  Go  in,  old  mare,  and  may  fortune 
smile  on  you,"  was  the  exclamation  of  a  gentleman  stationed  on 
my  right,  and  many  echoed  thit  desire. 


KENTtJCKV. 


391 


JOT. 

of  maro  by  Oroy 


very  improb- 
:igeur  inateli, 
f  excitement. 

0  witness  the 
of  their  day, 
who  have  for 
ftive  regions, 
native  State, 
istern  stable; 
a  beaten,  and 
nother  of  the 
ventueky  was 
a  disgrace  to 
il  to  any  race- 

1  of  the  hand- 
graceful  and 
I  dark-brown 
he  passed  tLe 
erfect  picture 
I — the  animal 
lile  the  grace- 
9  and  finished 

pig  skin.  A 
}  honors  with 

imired  (alas! 
from  a  serious 
atify  the'  long- 
propose  main 

performances 
is  easy  to  see 

characterized 
d  may  fortune 
a  stationed  on 


Onward  and  Fleetwing  are  both  splendid  animals ;  tlio  former, 
from  tlie  splendid  manner  in  whicli  he  liandled  Beacon  in  tlie 
first  heat  of  the  three  mile  race,  is  still  green  in  the  memories  of 
many,  and  before  tlie  visit  of  Asteroid  was  announced  as  a  cei'- 
tairty,  he  stood  second  favorite,  some  asserting,  and  those  per- 
sons not  lacking  experience,  that  if  he  will  run  honest,  the 
favorite  will  have  all  he  can  do  to  take  the  palm.  In  appearance 
Onward  is  a  race-horse  all  over,  perfect  in  shape  and  make,  of  a 
beautiful  rich  chestnut  color,  and,  unless  I  be  a  false  prophet, 
will  yet  pro\e  himself  one  of  the  most  dangerous  horses  in  the 
land.  The  latter,  Fleetwing,  at  Saratoga,  Patcrson  and  Seacau- 
cus,  has  reaped  honors,  and,  although  mentioned  last,  is  not  one 
iota  less  to  be  feared.  lie  comes  of  a  family  noted  both  for 
their  speed  and  staying  qualities,  his  sire,  Balrowiiie,  being  one 
of  the  same  family  as  the  justly  celebrated  Blair  Athol,  winner 
of  both  Derby  and  St.  Leger,  besides  numerous  other  important 
events.  As  each  passed  the  grand  stand,  the  condition  of  all 
looked  perfect,  unless  Onward,  who,  I  believe,  a]>peared  scarce 
as  well  as  could  be  desired. 

THE  EACE. 

First  Heat. — With  little  trouble,  these  splendid  animals 
were  marshalled,  and  at  the  falling  of  the  flag  all  went  oft'  with 
a  rush,  the  mare  leading,  Favorite  2d,  Onward  and  Fleetwing 
close  up  and  together;  the  old  heroine,  mindful,  no  doubt,  of 
former  victories,  pulling  hard  and  showing  unmistakable  signs 
that  she  was  determined  to  try  the  bottom  and  speed  of  her 
opponents.  However,  at  the  quarter  mile  post  Kentucky  had 
the  front,  Fleetwing  and  OuAvard  second  and  third.  At  the 
half  mile,  Idlewild  had  passed  through  the  ruck,  and  was 
making  the  pace  terrific,  both  Kentucky  and  rider,  who  were 
nest,  undoubtedly  getting  many  a  mouthful  of  dirt.  The  pace 
now  improved,  and  the  gallant  little  one  was  getting  more  day- 
light between  her  and  her  pursuers.  Round  the  upper  turn  and 
down  the  home  stretch  the  work  was  no  less  hot,  all  appearing 
to  make  an  additional  effort  as  they  passed  the  grand  stand, 
crowded  with  so  many  anxious  faces  and  ardent  admirers.  On 
entering  the  second  mile,  the  places  were  unchanged,  although 


392 


TUE   IIOKSE. 


the  ruck  had  drawn  a  little  on  the  veteran  leader ;  the  turn 
passed  and  up  the  back  stretch,  Idlewild  kept  up  unfaggingly  the 
Bame  terrific  gait,  appearing  to  outpace  them  all,  and  gallantly 
retaining  the  front,  past  the  half  and  three-quarter  poles,  into 
the  home  stretch,  passed  the  grand  stand,  completing  the  second 
mile.  The  third  mile  was  done  without  change  to  the  end  of 
the  iipper  turn,  entering  the  home  stretch,  the  mare  still  in 
front.  Flesh,  blood  and  age  could  scarcely  stand  such  terrific 
efforts,  and  nature  and  condition,  but  not  spirit,  had  to  give 
place  to  youth  and  superior  length  of  stride.  Before  coming  to 
the  distance  pole,  the  favorite  had  taken  the  front,  and  Idlewild 
fell  behind.  From  Kentu(;ky's  style,  there  was  little  doubt  that 
all  was  now  in  his  favor ;  he  led  round  the  bottom  of  the  course 
and  along  the  back  stretch,  the  two  chestnuts  laying  close  in 
attendance  round  the  upper  turn,  Kentucky  retaining  the  front. 
Onward  and  Fleetwing  close  beside  him,  and  Idlewild  some 
way  astern.  AVith  redoubled  efforts,  all  entered  the  homo 
stretch,  a  renewed  burst  of  speed  being  put  on  for  the  finish ; 
but  it  was  all  useless,  Kentucky  had  it  his  own  „ay,  and  Little- 
field  landed  his  nag  a  winner,  Onward  half  a  length  behind;  {yid 
Fleetwing  in  close  attendance,  the  noble  little  mare  distanced. 

Second  Ilcat. — The  necessary  time  having  elapsed,  the  horses 
came  up  to  the  post  looking  well.  None  showed  any  symptons 
of  distress,  after  so  terrific  a  contest,  the  distended  nostrils  and 
blazing  eye  denoting  courage  unflinching,  and  the  determina- 
tion to  do  all  that  lay  in  their  power,  to  justify  tlieir  backers' 
good  opinion.  At  the  fall  of  the  flag  off  they  went,  Kentucky 
and  Onward  neck  and  neck,  Fleetwing  a  little  in  rear,  going 
round  the  bottom  turn ;  howover,  the  favorite  shook  off  the 
handsome  chestnut  and  took  the  lead.  The  pace  was  not  so 
good  us  it  had  been  thus  early  in  the  first  heat,  but  the  second 
quarter  was  very  sharp ;  from  the  efforts  made  by  Fleetwing 
and  Onward,  it  was  plain  that  their  instructions  were  to  give  no 
rest  to  the  bay,  and  he,  without  doubt,  asked  little  considera- 
tion. The  first  and  second  miles  were  completed  without  any 
change,  except  that  Onward,  on  the  back  stretch,  made  a  moat 
determined  effort  for  front  place,  but  failed,  although  he  got  to 
the  flank  of  Kentucky,  so  for  the  present  had  to  remain  satisfied 
with  second  honors.    The  third  mile  was  now  entered,  and  the 


er ;  the  turn 
faggiiigly  the 
nd  gallantly 
iv  poles,  into 
ig  the  second 
»  the  end  of 
mare  still  in 
Biich  territie 

had  to  give 
re  coming  to 
and  Idlewild 
le  doubt  that 
of  the  course 
^'ing  close  in 
ng  the  front, 
Jlewild  some 
;d  the  lionio 
r  the  finish ; 
',  and  Little- 
1  behind;  }\nd 
!  distanced, 
ed,  the  horses 
my  symptons 

nostrils  and 
ic  dctermina- 
;heir  backers' 
nt,  Kentucky 
n  rear,  going 
shook  off  the 
;e  was  not  so 
it  the  second 
by  Fleetwing 
ere  to  give  no 
tie  considera- 
[  without  any 

made  a  niosjt 
ugh  he  got  to 
main  satisfied 
ered,  and  the 


KENTUCKY.  393 

pace  sharpened  a  bit  up  the  back  stretch,  Onward  again  making 
an  extra  effort,  but  with  no  better  result,  want  of  success  or  dis- 
gust at  the  shower  <jf  dust  his  aristocratic  tace  was  receiving,  or 
not  forgetful  of  former  roguery,  ho  here  attempted  to  bolt,  and 
in  c,oiise(iuenco,  L)st  many  lengths;  but  the  strong  seat,  deter- 
mined manner  and  judicious  handling  of  the  jockey  crammed 
him  again  into  his  work,  but  from  the  loss  of  distance  iiu-urrcd 
by  this  misdeed,  he  had  to  bo  satisfied  with  third  place  entering 
the  home  stretch.  To  all  it  was  apparent  that  Kentucky,  lack- 
ing accidents,  must  win,  and  as  no  such  happened,  he  rattled  up 
the  home  stretch  and  came  in  first,  closely  attended  by  Fleet- 
wing  and  Onward.  The  owners  of  the  two  last  named  can 
scarcely  be  dissatisfied  or  disappointed  in  their  horses,  for  both 
made  a  noble  struggle,  and  had  but  to  succumb  to  one  of  the 
noblest  animals  that  ever  honored  a  gentleman's  stables  or  ran 
on  a  race  track.     Summary : — 

Kentucky ^  ^ 

Fleetwing.    ^  -" 

Onward ^  3 

•       Idlewild I^is. 

First  JIcat.—ThnQ  of  first  rpiarter  mile,  27|  seconds ;  half 
mile,  Ml  seconds;  first  mile,  1:51;  two  miles,  3:41;  three 
miles,  5:35  :  four  miles,  7:35. 

Second  Ilea  f.— Time  of  first  quarter  mile,  30 1  seconds;  half 
mile,  6i  second:. ;  first  mile,  1:59 ;  two  miles,  3:53^  ;  three  miles, 
5:17;  four  miles,  7:11^. 

Thus  terminated  one  «f  the  greatest  races  ever  run,  and  on 
the  result  of  which  immense  sums  of  money  depended.  Citi- 
zens representing  every  section  of  the  country  were  present, 
rich  and  poor,  all  desirous  of  seeing  the  performances  of  the 
Avorld-renowned  son  of  old  Lexington. 

Between  the  heats,  Mr.  Alexander  permitted  Asteroid  to  be 
brought  out  in  front  of  the  grand  stand  for  the  inspection  of  the 
masses,  the  animal's  noble  mien  and  handsome  proportions  elicit- 
ino-  unbounded  admiration.  If  misfortune  had  not  occurred, 
and  he  had  come  safely  to  the  post,  the  result  is  more  than 
doubtful,  for  a  more  magnificently  built  horse  for  speed  and 
stoutness  the  sun  never  shone  on.-  His  tout  ensemUe  may  not  bo 


ijg^tetw-' 


31)4 


THE   HOUSE. 


OS  taking  as  his  brother's,  but  dissect  him  as  you  will,  there  is 
no  portion  that  connoisseurs  in  horse  flesh  would  not  pronouju-e 
perfect.  Kentucky  may  well  bo  considered  the  prettier  of  the 
two,  but  certainly  not  the  better  proportioned  race  horse.  A 
vear  ago,  when  a  match  was  first  proposed  between  these  two 
livers,  meddlers  and  envious  scribblers  had  the  barefaced  eft'ron- 
tery  to  Bay  that  the  gentlemanly  and  high-spirited  owner  of 
Asteroid  Avas  too  penurious  and  mean  to  go  to  the  expense  of 
sending  his  horse  east,  knowing  he  would  be  beaten.  How  well 
has  the  lie  been  cast  in  their  teeth,  and  nuiy  they  profit  by  this 
example  and  learn  that  all  men  are  not  prompted  by  the  same 
truckling,  contemptible  spirit  of  which  they  are  possessed. 

The  perfect  gratification  and  rapture  expressed  by  the  assem- 
bled multitude,  at  the  termination  of  the  race,  knew  no  bounds; 
cheer  after  cheer  rent  the  air,  and  the  New  Yorkers  had  their 
desires  gratified  to  excess  by  the  bright  favorite  star  being  vic- 
tor, and  the  first  day's  racing  at  Jerome  Park  a  perfect  success. 
The  maiden  meeting  at  Jerome  Park  is  over,  and  its  most 
glorious  and  successful  debut  can  now  be  placed  conspicuous  in 
our  memories  and  histories  as  one  of  the  brightest  and  pleas- 
antest  mementos  of  days  gone  by.     Who  can  look  back  upon 
the  brilliant  scenes,  the  innumerable  carriages,  the  dense  crowds 
of  polished  and  fashionable,  well-dressed  persons,  the  lovely 
landscape,  the  bright  etlierial  skies,  the  luxuriant  and  variegated 
foliage,  and,  above  all,  the  merry,  happy  laugh  or  bright,  con- 
tented smile  that  radiated  on  every  countenance,  Avithout  de- 
siring to  place  the  race-meeting  at  Fordham  paramount  in  the 
events  of  pleasure  of  their  previous  life?     Well  may  the  projec- 
tors and  proprietors  rejoice  over  the  immensity  of  their  success, 
for  what  public  undertaking,  heralded  with  all  the  popularity 
of  a  government's   support  or   nation's  enthusiasm,  could  re- 
ceive more  flattering  encomiums  or  a  larger  amount  of  public 
patronage  and  praise  than  the  new  race-course  of  the  Ameri- 
can Jockey  Club,  the  result  of  the  handiwork  and  good  taste 
of  a  few  private  gentlemen.     The  success  has  truly  been  great, 
but  not   one   iota  more  than  this  undertaking   eminently  de- 
sorves;  and  may  its  popularity  increase  with  each  succeeding 
year,  and  become  ultimately  as  prominent  an  institution  and 
national  an  amusement  as  it  has  ever  been  across  the  ocean,  and 


KENTUCKY. 


396 


u  will,  there  u 
not  proiiouiue 
l)rettier  of  the 

race  horse.  A 
ecu  these  two 

iretUced  effroii- 

itcd  owner  of 
Hi  expense  of 

;eii.     How  well 

Y  profit  by  this 

d  bv  the  Biune 

:)ossessed. 

d  by  the  assem- 

lew  no  bounds ; 

kers  had  their 

ptar  being  vic- 
lerfect  success, 
r,  and  its  most 

conspicuous  in 
itest  and  2)leas- 
Dok  back  upon 
le  dense  crowds 
3ns,  the  lovely 

and  sariegated 
or  bright,  con- 
ce,  without  de- 
•ainount  in  the 
nay  the  projec- 
)f  tlieir  success, 
the  popularity 
iasm,  could  rc- 
lount  of  public 

of  the  Ameri- 
and  good  taste 
lily  been  great, 

eminently  de- 
ach  succeeding 
nstitution  and 
the  ocean,  and 


may  it  be  governed  by  such  laws  and  impartial  judgments  as  to 
make  its  decisions  as  noted  and  famous  as  those  of  the  ancient 
and  cla.-isically  ilhistrious  Lycurgiis,  of  Sparta.     A  new  era  may, 
therefore,  bo  stated  to  have  set  in,  and  ati  amui^ement  which 
had  fallen  into  comparative  neglect  has  again  been  revived  with 
redoubled  brilliancy.     A  few  years  ago,  in  Virginia,  Louisiana, 
Kentucky  and  many  other  States,  the  aristocracy  of  our  demo- 
cratic country  were  constant  attendants  at  race-meetings;  lint 
alas,  an  adverse  tide  set  in ;  the  entiie  country  resounded  with 
the  clash  of  arms  and  voice  of  war ;  our  young  men  and  old 
shouldered  the  rifle  or  doimed  the  sabre ;  discord  and  disson«ion 
reigned  paramcmnt,  and  our  previously  peaceful  land  was  dis- 
tracted with  all  the  liorril)lc  convulsions  of  civil  war;  but,  thank 
Providence,  those  horrible  scenes  are  over,  and  those  who  so 
gallantly,  on  the  call  of  danger,  rushed  to  the  tented  field,  may 
now  safely  lay  aside  their  deadly  weapons,  and  return  with 
pleasure  and  safety  to  the  avocations  of  peace,  devoting  a  por- 
tion of  their  leisure  to  honorable  and  high-minded  amusements, 
on  the  summit  of  which  stands  racing.     During  our  beloved 
country's  affliction  a  number  of  patriotic  and  enterprising  gen- 
tlemen determined,  if  possible,  to  prevent  racing  falling  into 
neglect,  and  with  an  energy  and  courage  worthy  of  this  noble 
cause,  heedless  of  the  expenco  and  general  negligence,  came  to 
the  front,  and,  in  spite  of  the  sui)ineness  and  indiflfercnce  of 
many,  founded  Paterson  and  Saratoga  meetings.     Their  success 
at  first  was  not  nearly  commensurate  with  their  deserts;  still 
they  persevered,  and  that  perseverance  slowly  but  steadily  Avas 
rewarded.     Other  neighborhoods  followed  this  example — tlie  ice 
having  at  'ongth  been  broken — and  they  had  the  satisfaction  of 
seeing  ultimate  success. 

At  this  stage  Mr.  Leonard  W.  Jerome  nobly  came  to  the 
front,  with  a  courage  almost  unheard  of,  took  up  the  gaunilet 
and  donned  the  armor,  and,  at  all  hazards,  determined  to  bear 
the  result,  proclaiming  to  the  world  that  he  was  an  advocate  and 
supporter  of  the  ancient  institution.  This  gentleman's  deserv- 
edly high  reputation  soon  attracted  recruits  of  the  highest  social 
position  to  his  standard,  and  thus  formed  the  nucleus  of  the 
American  Jockey  Club.  Further,  he  being  the  happy  possessor 
of  large  means,  at  his  own  risk  apportioned  a  part  of  his  valuable 


390 


THE   HORSE. 


property,  and,  nt  an  outlay  almost  incredible,  niado  a  race-course 
in  tlif3  vicinity  of  our  metropolis,  second  to  none  in  the  w<  rid. 
TIow  many  have  their  naine.s  mentioned  in  history  and  their 
memories  ])erpetuated  far  into  futurity  for  less  worthy  actions. 
Look  at  the  founders  of  cities,  the  writers  of  orations,  the  dis- 
coverer of  previously  unlvuown  lands,  the  founders  of  institu- 
tions or  the  builders  of  public  edifices,  wliooe  patronymics  are 
daily  in  our  mouths,  and  who,  ages  since,  have  been  enumerated 
with  the  past.  Can  any  one  say  that  they  have  done  more  than 
this  gentleman  ?  Wo  omi)hatically  say  no,  and  liope  that  while 
America  is  a  Country,  and  its  Peo]>le  a  Nation,  the  memory  of 
Mr.  Jerome's  munificence,  liberality  and  honorable  disinterest- 
edness may  never  be  forgotten,  in  giving  to  this  city  the  most 
perfect,  beautiful  and  costly  race-courae  in  the  world. 

The  brilliant  weather  which  happily  attended  the  inaugura- 
tion day  was  deemed  by  many  as  a  happy  prediction  of  long 
and  unvaried  success;  and  although  the  continuation  of  the 
sports  was  unavoidably  delayed,  the  enthusiasm  was  undimin- 
ished, the  press  and  public  universally  agreeing  that  the  popu- 
larity and  attendance  were  far  beyond  all  expectations,  and  im- 
measurably outstripping  any  similar  assembly  that  ever  took 
place  in  the  United  States. 

Now  we  have  a  race-course,  a  word  upon  the  gallant  horses 
may  not  be  amiss.  The  seven  comfortable,  excellently-planned 
stables,  each  containing  ten  loose  boxes,  had  all  occupants,  and 
it  is  more  than  doubtful  that  so  large  a  number  of  first-class 
animals  were  ever  previously  assembled  in  one  place.  The 
blood  of  all  the  celebrities  that  have  lived  for  the  last  half  cen- 
tury was  to  be  found — Lexington,  Glencoe,  Iledgeford,  Light- 
ning, Boston,  Balrownie,  Trustee,  whose  pure  and  unadulterated 
lineage  claims  close  connection  with  many  of  the  greatest  per- 
formers that  have  been  produced  in  Eigland;  nor  has  migra- 
tion one  whit  impaired  their  speed,  endurance  and  beauty.  The 
racing  public  of  France  and  Britain  have  justly  sung  the  praises 
of  Gladiateur,  Blair  Athol,  Lord  Lyon  and  Achievement,  for 
they  have  been  truly  wonderful  horses,  and  beaten  all  competi- 
tors ;  but  luckily  for  them  that  they  never  met  our  Kentucky, 
or  their  laurels  would  have  stood  a  certain  chance  of  dijiping. 
Since  the  days  of  Eclipse,  Flying  Childers,  Stockwell,  West 


"*»'««i>«}!..i.i|»t!tisg^)gjg^^^jgm> 


KKNTUCKY. 


;{97 


do  a  racp-oourso 
le  in  the  wi  rid. 
hUivy  and   I  heir 

worth  J  aclioiiF. 
>nitioii8,  tiic  din- 
iulei-8  of  iiiKtitii- 
patrt)iijinics  are 
•eon  cmiiiierated 
done  more  tlian 
liopo  that  while 
the  memory  of 
able  disinterest- 
is  citj  the  most 
orld. 

^1  the  inaugnra- 
idiction  of  long 
innation  of  the 
1  was  undiniin- 
tliat  tlie  popu- 
tations,  and  im- 
tliat  ever  took 

e  gallant  horses 
ellently-planned 

occupants,  and 
)er  of  lirst-class 
lie  place.  The 
le  last  half  cen- 
Bdgeford,  I.ight- 
d  unadulterated 
le  greatest  jier- 

nor  has  migra- 
id  beauty.  The 
iung  the  praises 
ehievement,  for 
m  all  couipeti- 
our  Kentucky, 
ee  of  clijiping. 
tockwell,  West 


Australian  6r  Lexington,  it  is  doubtful  that  a  better  steed  ever 
ran  ;  for  not  only  is  he  remarkable  for  his  wonderful  speed,  but 
he  is  besides  lasting,  well  bottomed  and  capable  of  carrying 
great  weight,  with  the  (courage  of  the  lion  and  the  docility  of 
tiio  dog.  In  the  closing  event  of  this  meeting,  with  a  heavy 
handicap  weight  up,  he  with  ease  beat  su(;h  celebrated  horses  as 
Aldebaran,  Onward,  etc.,  in  a  two  and  tliree-(puirter  mile  dash, 
making  the  last  mile  in  the  splendid  time  of  i:4!>,  and  the 
handsome,  easy  style  he  finished  justities  U8  in  thinking  that  ho 
could  have  done,  if  called  ujion,  a  mile  and  a  (puirter  more  at 
the  same  rate  of  speed,  which  would  have  made  the  total  four 
miles  7:20^,  or  Imlf  a  second  more  than  Lexington's  magtiificcnt 
performance  on  the  Metairio  course.  New  Orleans,  but  with  this 
tremendous  difference,  of  Kentucky  having  li'-t  lbs.  up,  while 
Lexington  only  carried  103  lbs.  The  country  has  long  been 
able  to  boast  of  patriots,  statesmen,  orators  and  soldiers,  Avithout 
compeers;  of  inventions  and  manufactures  without  equals,  and 
she  can  now  with  safety  add  the  name  of  Kentucky  to  the  roll 
of  fame,  as  undoubtedly  the  fastest  and  best  race-horso  living. 

In  the  course  of  time,  new  members  will  bo  added  to  the 
honorable  list  of  the  present  composers  of  the  American  Jockey 
Club,  and  who  will  undoubtedly  be  called  upon  to  occupy  prom- 
inent offices,  on  whom  not  only  will  devolve  grave  responsi- 
bilities, but  great  trials  and  temptations,  to  successfully  combat 
which  they  have  but  to  follow  the  excellent  example  of  those 
honorable  gentlemen  who  at  present  so  admirably  and  nobly  fill 
their  respective  positions,  knowing,  as  they  must,  that  on  them 
depends  the  continued  prosperity,  elevated  place  and  great  poj>- 
idarity,  to  the  climax  of  which  this  ancient,  tune-honored  and 
illustrious  recreation  has  now  reached. 

On  each  of  the  two  last  days  of  the  meeting  the  same  Bcenes 
of  bustle  and  confusion  were  enacted  throughout  our  great  city, 
more  particularly  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Fifth  Avenue  and  the 
habitations  of  the  rich  and  fashionable.  Those  who  had  wit- 
nessed one  day's  sport  would  not  be  debarred  seeing  the  balance. 
Grooms  in  handsome  liveries  rushed  about ;  coachmen,  no  less 
well  attired,  drove  their  matchless  teams  to  and  fro  through  the 
handsome  streets,  waiting  for  their  precious,  lovely  and  well- 
dressed  mistresses.      Servant  girls,   important   with    confided 


^,is>-':st,';?^*5 


'^m?^-' 


308 


TUB   IIOBSE. 


Bccret?,  looked  from  stoops,  evidently  Impnticnt  for  the  nrriviil 
ot"  cxpt'ctt'd  ;;iiestrt  or  iii-w  imd  fasliioiml)lo  articUm  of  a|»j)ari'l ; 
flanliilv  (Irosst'd  French  milliners  (hiintiiy  and  hurriedly  prc-sscd 
their  way,  bearing;  carefully,  in  all  the  forbidden  intritacieH  of 
band-l)oxef«,  some  cowtly  head-drerts,  or  the  lateHt  and  nu»^i  a])- 
proved  make  in  hats  or  bonnets.  DressmakerK,  with  skilfully 
cut  robes,  were  not  wanting  to  complete  the  Hcene;  in  fact,  the 
whole  metropolis  was  agofr,  all  bound  on  j^leasuro,  all  deter- 
mined, if  opportunity  would  allow,  to  bo  ppeetators  of  the  anti- 
cipated races.  In  the  vicinity  of  the  Fiflh  Avenue  Hotel  honts 
of  the  sterner  bcx  were  mustered,  canvassing  the  residts,  the 
prospects  of  the  favorites,  taking  and  giving  odds,  hedging, 
prophesying  and  warning.  Kvcry  portion  of  the  country  was 
represented,  from  the  tall,  powerful  Missourian  to  the  dajiper, 
active  little  Creole  of  New  Orleans — from  the  smart,  calculating, 
astute  New  Englander,  to  the  stalwart  Kentuckian.  Good 
temper  and  good  nature  prevailed  on  every  side.  All  were  hail- 
fellow-well-met ;  not  a  shadow  seemed  to  cross  the  even  tenor 
of  their  way.  Truly,  we  Americans  are  a  wonderful  people; 
what  foreigner  would  believe,  unless  ho  knew,  that  those  who, 
little  more  than  twelve  months  since,  had  fought  in  antagonistic 
ranks,  with  all  the  determination,  valor  and  hate  that  civil  war 
coul('  'mbne,  would  now  be  hob-noT)bing,  laughing,  joking  and 
fraternizing  with  all  the  appearance  of  a  friendship  that  had 
lasied  for  years. 

Both  roads  to  the  track  were  one  continued,  uninterrupted 
stream,  composed  of  every  description  and  variety  of  conveyance 
that  the  inventive  brain  of  foreign  or  native  coach-builder  could 
devise.  The  elegant  coupe,  with  four  of  the  choicest  horses  that 
money  could  procure,  Avas  crowded  by  the  half  worn  out,  wholly 
unpainted,  discarded  express  wagon,  or  the  dashing,  splendidly 
finished  turn-out  of  some  leader  of  the  Ion  ton  had  to  give  place 
to  the  rattling,  go-ahead,  serviceable  market-cart.  On  arrival 
at  the  course,  the  former  familiar  crowds  greeted  your  sight,  and 
a  stranger,  from  their  density  and  settled,  at-home  manner, 
might  easily  suppose  they  had  been  bivouacked  in  their  respec- 
tive places  at  least  since  the  previous  day.  The  hill  at  the  upper 
end  of  the  course  contained  thousands;  the  rising  ground  at  the 
lower  end  was  not  one  whit  the  less  favored ;  and  every  tree  and 


for  tlio  nrrivnl 
[icli's  of  a])par('l ; 
luiTic'dly  pusBcd 
l^'ii    iiitricacit'H  ot" 
«t   and  iii()8t  ap- 
|i-rt,  with  skilfully 
t'lie;  ill  fact,  tlic 
k-asurc,  all  dctcr- 
ators  of  the  anti- 
onuo  Hotel  hosts 
:  the  ivsults,  tho 
:   odds,   hcd^dnp, 
tho  c'otinti'j  was 
I  to  the  daj)per, 
tnai-t,  calculatiiifr, 
ituckian.      (lOf)d 
?.     Allwerohail- 
I  the  even  tenor 
onderful  people ; 
,  that  those  who, 
it  in  antao;oni8tic 
to  that  civil  war 
Idn^r,  joking  and 
endship  that  had 

!d,  uninterrupted 
ity  of  conveyance 
ich-builder  could 
oicest  horses  that 
worn  out,  M'holly 
shing,  splendidly 
lad  to  give  place 
irt.  On  arrival 
I  your  sight,  and 
t-home  manner, 
I  in  their  respec- 
hill  at  the  upper 
g  ground  at  the 
d  every  tree  and 


KKNTUCKY. 


noo 


hush,  whetlior  aj^plo  or  maple,  oak  or  iir,  hud  as  numy  roosterft 
in  it  a.-i  could  find  nmm  to  perch. 

IJoothrt  and  tents  had  sprung  u])  on  every  sitio  like  iiiush- 
rooms  ath'r  u  shower,  and  their  variety  of  arcliitcctiire  was  n«»t 
greater  than  the  niultii)licity  of  condiments  they  oll'ered  for  sale. 
Oysters,  sandwiches,  pies,  fruit,  <'<  hoc  tjiiuin  oiiui<.  lieveragea 
were  no  less  nnnierous;  hnt  it  is  safe  to  assert  that  tho  favorite 
and  refreshing  drink  of  (iiinihrinus  and  Ijohemians  had  the 
greatest  patronage.  Inside  the  inclosure  similar  multitudes 
wore  to  be  found,  undoul)tedly  more  finely  chid  and  more 
fashionable  in  appearance,  but  it  is  dubious  if  they,  with  all 
tho  benetits  of  a  cpiarter-stretch  ticket,  enjoyed  the  fun  with 
greater  gusto. 

Over  the  hum  aiul  tread  of  a  thousand  voices  and  foot,  the 
pool-seller's  stentorian  voice  could  bo  heard  knocking  down  the 
various  horses  to  their  eager  purchasers.  Around  this  j)ortion 
of  the  grouiuls  the  crowd  is  always  tho  densest ;  it  is  hero  that 
all  the  knowing  ones  are  to  bo  found — men  deeply  skilled  in 
horse  pedigrees  and  horse  performances,  men  of  quick  calcula- 
ting powers,  ready  to  back  or  take  odds,  as  the  chances  oti'er 
and  look  favoralde.  A  certain  kiiowing  appearancto  stamps 
them ;  the  cut  of  their  clothes  and  even  nuikc  of  their  boots  is 
diiferent ;  everything  bespeaks  tho  horse  about  them ;  their 
neck-ties  are  differently  tied,  their  breast-pins  frequently  have 
the  symbol  of  a  horse's  shoe  or  other  equine  appurtenance,  and 
not  unfrequently  a  straw  or  twig  is  in  their  mouth  ;  in  fact,  they 
are  our  counterpart  of  what  in  England  are  denominated 
horsey  men. 

The  ladies,  how  can  we  approach  such  a  delicate,  delightful 
subject?  "We  lack  the  delicacy  of  touch  of  the  miniature 
painter,  and  the  honied  words  of  the  cai-pet  knight,  but  ball  we 
cannot  pass  the  ornaments  of  our  household,  the  elevators  of 
our  iinest  feelings,  the  prime  instigators  of  all  the  delightfid 
romance  that  causes  us  to  appreciate  moonlight  music,  love  and 
flowers.  The  grand  stand  was  fairly  crowded  with  them,  all 
gay,  happy  and  delighted.  No  florist's  exhibition  or  pet  green- 
house ever  was  more  resplendent  in  brilliancy  or  variety  of  col- 
oring. The  rainbow,  imder  most  favorable  circumstances,  wf»uld 
have  suffered  defeat  if  brought  in  comparison ;  even  our  nuitch- 


400 


THK    IlORfiK. 


k'rts  luituuin  iuroHt  tints  would  liivvo  been  nmipt'lltitl  to  yield  the 
piiliii.  'i'liu  droHriOB  were  ;i;()rp:o<)Us,  the  Imiiiietrt  and  liutu  weic 
Biiiierl),  iind  flic  nliii\vlrf  und  nmntilliirt  were  exiiidsite.  Tlii;  tiisto 
displayed,  the  liarinniiiziii','  of  the  fulorinj;,  and  the  htylihliiienH 
and  Ht  of  the  cof-tuniert  could  not  have  been  excelled,  nor  pnth- 
ably  e(iualled,  in  any  portion  of  the  world.  What  pcrnon  could 
look  ui)on  Huch  a  »eeiie,  thicldy  interspersed  with  iuiiinuerablo 
beautiful  faces  of  every  class  and  tyi>e,  without  uniioundcd  leel- 
in{,'rt  of  dcli^dit,  Have  perhaps  he  bo  a  woman-linter  ^  Bah  I  wo 
cannot  believe  that  such  exist;  but  still,  if  such  be,  lynch  law 
fahould  ininiedi'itely  bo  meted  to  him. 

The  ilaees  have  passed,  but  wo  nuiy  safely  predict  that  not  a 
single  visitor  will  forget  tho  happy,  pleasant,  delightful  days 
that  they  enjoyed  during  its  continuance ;  and  when  years,  with 
their  steadily  increasing  stride,  spriiddo  our  heads  with  gray 
hairs,  or  our  now  upriglit  ligures  become  stooped  with  tho  pas- 
sage of  time,  one  bright  spot  in  tho  reminiscon(!es  of  the  past  will 
Btill  be  left  us,  the  first  race-meeting  of  tho  American  Jockey 
Club. 

Jerome  Park,  Sept.  aoth,  18(10.— Tho  Grand  National  Race,  a  daub  of  two  and  thrco-qnarter 

miles ;  a  free  haiidlcn|i. 
John  Uimtur  enturod  Travurs  and  Oxgood's  1).  b.  Kentucky,  by  LcxUigton,  dam  MagnoUa, 

8  yi'iirn,  to  carry  VU  Um. 

J.  8.  WatHoii  entered  Aldebaran,  by  Commodore,  dam  Naiinlc'  Le« in,  (i  yearn,  100  Iba.      . 
O.  JlcC'omi  entered  M.  U.  Sondlord'n  b.  m.  Nannie  Uuller,  by  Lexington,  dam  Tokay, 

6  you,-.  100  lbs •        • 

J.  8.  Wateon  entered  ch.  (   Onward,  by  ninggold,  dam  My  Lady,  4  years,  1(M  lb> 
D.  McDiudelH  entered  b.  h.  Luther,  by  LexhiKlon,  diim  Ilelle  Lewis,  1  years,  100  Ibn. 

P,  C.  Bush  entered  McuBrs.  Forbes  and  Jerome's  ch.  h.  Floef.vlii!;,  by  Invv  Balrownlo,  dam 
Rhoda,  (1  yoiirs,  118  lbs.;  drawn.  John  Hunter  entered  Mcsrs.  Travers  and  Osfjood's  b.  h. 
Areola,  by  Lexington,  dam  Topaz,  0  years,  110  lbs. ;  drawn.    It.  H.  Forbes,  Jr..  entered  br.  h. 

Climax,  by  Imp.  Balrownle,  nged,  107  lbs.;  drawn.    Mr. entered  bl.  h.  Blackbird,  by 

Imp.  Albion,  aged,  107  lbs. ;  drawn.  Dennis  lieody  entered  br.  h.  Zlgzafe',  by  Ritrlc,  dam 
Zenith,  8  years,  lOfl  llis. ;  drawn.  J.  W.  Wcldon  entered  b.  h.  Leatlierlungs,  by  Lexlii^'ir ,  dam^ 
Gosamor,  li  years,  10!)  lbs. ;  drawn.  J.  8.  Wutsou  entered  b.  c.  Delaware,  by  Ringgold,  dam 
Ariel,  4  years,  101  lbs. ;  drawn.  Col.  McDanleU  entered  b.  c.  Julius,  by  Lexington,  dam  Julia. 
4  years,  102  lbs.;  drawn.  W.  Kerwln  entered  ch.  h.  Citadel,  by  Mahomet,  dam  Prunella, 
B  years,  100  lbs. ;  drawn.  T.  B.  Reed  entered  Forbes  and  Jerome's  Trovatore,  by  Imp. 
Monarch,  dam  Madonna,  aged,  100  lbs. ;  drawn.  J.  W.  Wcldon  entered  ch.  c.  Tom  Woolfolk, 
by  Lexington,  dam  Florldo,  3  years.  88  lbs. ;  drawn. 

Betting;  Kentucky  at  nearly  4  to  1  against  the  field. 

Ai  the  start.  Onward  at  once  cut  out  the  work,  and  with  a 
■will  went  to  the  front  at  a  sharp  pace.  A  quarter  of  a  mile 
passed,  and  the  horses  had  settled  to  distinct  pln.ces.  As  they 
entered  on  the  reverse  curve,  Onwnrd  led,  Luther  second,  Alde- 
baran third,  Kentucky  fourth,  and  Nannie  hist,     No  change  of 


I<m1  t«)  vifKl  tlio 
and  hiitri  wuic 
site.     'J'lio  tusto 

tllO    ht}lihllllO.SH 

•t'lU'd,  nor  i»n»l(- 
»!it  piTKun  could 
iiiniiiiiui'tililu 
uiilxmndcd  IW-I- 
itcr  f  JJuli !  wo 
l)t',  lynch  liiw 

redict  that  not  a 
•  It'li^rlitf'id  dajH 
\  hen  years,  with 
leadrt  with  gray 
d  with  tlio  pas- 
H  of  t lie  jiai>t  will 
iiierican  Jockey 

r  two  and  thrco-qnarter 


;toB,  dam  Magnolia, 

I)  ycani,  lOS  lbs. 
jgton,  dam  Tokay, 


iri>,  1(M  lb  .  .  4 
year«,  lOt)  lbs.  .  6 
l)y  Inirv  Itnlrownio,  dam 
i'i;r«i  and  Oi>(;i)o<rn  b.  h. 
irbcH,  Jr.,  entered  br.  h. 
•cd  bl.  h.  Blackbird,  by 
Zigzag,  by  Kitrlc,  dam 
mtfi',  by  Lexltis'nr,  dam 
vare,  by  RInpgold,  dam" 
ly  LciinKton,  dam  Julia, 
nhomet,  dam  Prunella, 
b's  Trovatore,  by  Imp. 
d  cb.  c.  Tom  Woolfolk, 


'ork,  and  with  a 
iiarter  of  a  mile 
)lnce8.  Afi  thev 
er  second.  Aldft- 
^o  change  of 


KEMTUtKY. 


401 


position  oyciirred  as  thoy  whirled  round  the  fur  curve  and  cainu 
to  the  head  of  the  Htraight  run  to  llio  Htaiid.  Onward  nuido 
telling  ninidng,  leading  the  lot  hy  twenty  lengthn.  The  nwt  all 
lay  in  a  huddle,  pacing  along  at  an  euHV  rate — all  nave  Kentucky 
watching  each  other;  hut  he  waiting  at  «'ase.  (iayly  lu;  ntrodo 
along  under  a  heavy  juill,  carrying  hirt  heavy  weight  an  a 
feather.  In  an  instant  they  Bweep  up  to  the  (Jrand  Stand ;  in 
another  thoy  have  swept  hy  it,  and  are  (hiHliing  away  into  tho 
second  mile.  The  whole  air  of  tiio  race  nhowed  that  there  were 
only  two  f(»emen  in  that  lield,  Kentucky  and  Aldeharan  ;  there 
was  no  chance  for  any  other.  Onward  waa  winning  a  cpiiek 
career  in  tho  front,  LutI  or  and  Nannie  a  slow  and  lahoring  one 
in  tho  rear.  As  they  enter  the  second  mile  the  pace  (juickcns, 
and  Luther,  outstridden,  gives  hack  and  loses  his  second  place. 
Into  it  Aldebaran  moved,  and  dwelt  there  a  furlong,  when  KiU 
patrick,  his  jockey — whoso  ganiu  waa  to  wait — pulled  him  to 
tho  rear,  and  Kentucky  wont  up  to  second  jiosition.  At  tho 
quarter  polo  Onward  was  bla/.ing  away  in  the  front,  Kentucky 
striding  along  nnder  a  heavy  pull  second,  Aldebaran  third, 
Luther  fourth,  and  Nannie  fifth.  This  position  seemed  to  suit 
all  80  well,  that  thoy  did  not  change  thence  to  tho  end  of  tho 
milo.  At  its  finish  all  closed  up,  and  tho  field  carno  to  tho 
stand  in  a  crowd.  A  ndle  yot  lies  before  thenx — a  trying  and 
decisivo  mdo. 

In  it  tho  buttlo  must  bo  won ;  in  it  honor  gained ;  in  it  a 
battlo  lost  and  honor  lost.  Watch  tho  horses.  See  how  tho 
noble  Kentucky  bears  himself.  Who  can  doubt  that  his  pennant 
shall  stream  in  the  van  at  its  close.  A  rare  good  one, — none 
stride  like  him.  His  gait  is  all  ease,  that  of  his  foes  all  labor. 
His  all  in  hand,  with  vast  power  untasked ;  his  foes  have  little 
lefl  unused.  Tliey  have  swept  round  tho  north  turn ;  they 
are  at  tho  first  quarter  post.  Littlefield  calls  on  his  horse.  At 
once,  and  with  tho  speed  of  a  flash,  ho  moves  on.  Onward ;  ono 
has  hardly  looked  at  him  cro  he  has  caught  him,  collared,  passed 
him,  and  is  in  the  lead.  A  shout  rent  the  air — tho  gallant  Ken- 
tucky is  tho  favorite  of  ,all ;  all  hail  to  his  prowess  as  he  comes 
to  the  front.  A  word  did  it.  Kentucky  strode  away — no  whip, 
no  spur,  scarring  his  glossy  coat ;  they  were  no*-  needed.  Called 
on,  he  answered  back.  See  how  he  strides  away ;  see  how  he 
Vol.  L— 2(1 


fcitia-la^'X 


4,--:  a:.U':^iS  .A'-:.vit8M^^^A"»ar";.'^v.i^!:a'- 


402 


THE   HORSE. 


masters  his  pjreat  weight ;  see  his  matchless  power.  With 
alternately  pricked  and  playing  ear;  with  open  mouth,  and 
even,  steady  stride,  he  speeds  with  the  swiftness  of  a  meteor  over 
his  ground.  Ah,  hut  it  is  a  pleasure,  intense  indeed,  to  see  such 
power,  such  sell'-comniaud,  such  execution.  Here  are  no  falter- 
ing, no  dwelling,  no  lahoring,  but  all  is  ease.  Who  would  not 
be  excited  ?    Who  woidd  not  shout  applause  ? 

Once  in  front,  Kentucky  hurried  the  pace,  and  made  the  race 
a  rapid  one.  At  the  half-mile  pole  he  was  the  foremost ;  and 
he  and  Aldebaran  moved  away  fr(-)m  the  rest  as  if  by  a  spell  of 
magic.  Sweeping  round  the  last  turn,  they  were  all  alone — the 
only  combataiits.  Though  there  could  be  no  doubt  as  to  the 
issue,  yet  Aldebaran  forced  the  odds  against  him,  and  manfully 
and  gallantly  strode  every  yard  with  rare  game  and  footily. 
Strive  as  he  would,  it  was  all  in  vain ;  hurry  the  i)ace  as  he 
would,  that  but  roused  the  gallant  leader  to  a  quicker  rate.  On, 
on  they  rush ;  and  all  the  crowd  of  gazers  grow  silent  in  their 
intense  interest.  Every  eye  is  strained  to  see  the  noble  steeds 
as  they  near  the  stand.  Eushingly  they  come,  and  excitement 
makes  breathless  all  the  multitude.  Ere  one  could  think,  they 
covered  all  the  ground.  Past  the  grand  stand  they  rush  ;  on  to 
tlie  winning  goal  they  go ;  past  it  they  sweep — down  drops  the 
flag — the  race  is  over  I  and  Kentucky  is  the  winner.  Time — 
three-quarter  mile,  1:21|;  one  and  three-quarter  miles,  3:15; 
two  and  three-quarter  miles,  5:04. 

Again  the  wild  and  excited  multitude,  who  but  a  moment 
since  were  dumb  in  expecting  silence,  Avere  now  making  the 
welkin  ring  with  a  mighty  shout  of  realizing  joy.  The  favorite 
had  won,  and  glad  hearts  were  happy  in  his  success.  Who 
coidd  not  enjoy  such  a  scene !  Who  would  not  applaud  such  r 
triumph  i  Still  Kentucky  stands  the  foremost  horse.  Lonj. 
may  his  star  be  ascendaii^- !  Xever  may  his  bamier  Avave  but  ir 
the  front,  stainless  and  trimnphant  I 


"\ 


Mr.  Leonard  W.  Jerome  purchased  Kentucky  shortly  after 
his  last  race  at  Jerome  Park,  for  §40,000 ;  and  he  made  the 
season  of  1867  at  Chas.  Bathgate's,  Jerome  Park,  Fordham, 
Westchester  county,  N.  Y.,  at  $250  a  season. 


ess  power.  With 
open   luoutli,  and 

iss  of  a  meteor  over 
indeed,  to  see  such 

Here  are  no  falter- 

3.     Who  would  not 

? 

!,  and  made  the  race 

the  foremost;  and 
t  as  if  by  a  spell  of 
were  all  alone— the 
no  doubt  as  to  the 

him,  and  manfidly 

game  and  footily. 
irry  the  pace  as  he 
a  quicker  rate.  On, 
grow  silent  in  their 

see  the  noble  steeds 
Dme,  and  excitement 
)ne  could  think,  they 
md  they  rush  ;  on  to 
;ep — down  drops  the 
he  winner.  Time — 
■quarter  miles,  3:15; 

1  who  but  a  moment 
2re  now  making  the 
ag  joy.  The  favorite 
n  his  success.  Who 
id  not  applaud  such  r 
remost  horse.  Loni. 
is  bamier  -wave  but  ir 


:entucky  shortly  after 
10 ;  and  he  made  the 
ome  Park,  Fordham, 
on. 


KENTUCKY.  ^^ 

Durinje;  the  fall  of  1S07  the  following  match  was  made  and 
run  over  the  track  at  Jerome  Park  : — 

Jeromo  Park.  Thur«ltty,  Oct.  17,  lsr,7.-A  match  for  $5000  a  Bide,  halt  forfeit ;  Kentncky  ftRalnst 

time.    To  ruu  four  mlleti  in  7:20. 

L.  W.  Jerome's  b.  h.  Kentucky,  0  years  old.  by  Lexington,  dam  Mai^ioUa,  l)y  imp.  Glcncoo, 

l-.201be.    Lost. 

Tura. 

First  mile ^'--^ 

Second  mile l-'*^ 

TWrdmilo ^'■^'•'^ 

Fourth  mile =*■"*' 

7:3U 

The  following  description  of  the  race  is  taken  from  the  "  Turf, 
Field,  and  Farm,"  Oct.  2Ctli,  1867: 

KENTUCKY   ACWNST   TIME. 

Thursday,  October  17th,  was  an  auspicious  day  at  Jeromo 

Park.     Kentucky  ran  his  race  against  time ;  and  the  match  that 

we  first  gave  to  the  public  had  been  discussed  so  often  in  every 

part  of  the  country,  that  it  excited  the  deepest  interest,  and  not 

less  than  twenty  thousand  people  Avere  present  to  witness  it.  The 

failure  of  Kentucky  was  acknowledged  with  deep  regret,  especially 

l)y  the  ladies,  who  worship  him  as  an  ideal  horse.     His  proud 

carriage,  as  he  appeared  on  the  course  prior  to  the  race,  seemed 

to  presage  victory,  and  the  thousands  in  the  grand  stand  greeted 

him  with  an  enthusiastic  outburst  of  applause.     The  day  was  all 

that  could  be  asked— the  loveliest  of  October,  the  softest  of 

glorious,  golden-tinted  autumn.    Kentucky— though  a  little  too 

high  in  flesh,  and  full  in  the  flank,  his  body  not  being  rounded 

np*^  like  last  Fall,  when  he  beat  Idlewild,  Onward  and  Fleetwing 

—appeared  to  be  in  good  condition,  and  his  friends  were  sanguine 

that  he  would  win.   When  Littlefield  mounted  him  for  the  start, 

forty  thousand  eyeS  rested  upon  him,  and  he  was  the  object  of 

the  most  intense  interest  to  twenty  thousand  people.    He  passed 

the  score  on  a  full  run,  led  by  one  of  his  stable  companions,  the 

fleet-footed  De  Courcey.     Kentucky  ran  with  perfect  ease,  his 

graceful,  free,  far-reaching  stride  inspiring  his  backers  with  the 

utmost  confidence.     The  first  mile  was  made  in  l:'i:8,  and  the 

second  in  the  same  time.     At  the  beginning  of  the  third  mile 

Kentucky  still  seemed  fresh,  and  De  Courcey  was  now  relieved 

by  Clara  Clarita.     Gallantly  she  led  him  around  the  right  bend. 


r'C;*'-';-;^,"-^'*;^^ 


'-.!!f"w..4J.JIP'J!JMW-"'")U.g 


404 


THE   nOKSE. 


and  opposite  the  Club-house  Luther  was  let  loose,  and  joined  in 
the  race     And  right  here  the  mischief  was  done.     Iventucky 
was  excited  by  the  rush  of  Luther  to  the  front,  and  he  was  per- 
mitted to  brush  with  him.     He  had  been  going  at  a  tear  ul  rute 
of  speed,  and  the  extra  strain  was  more  than  nature  could  stand 
The  brush  taxed  the  respiratory  organs  too  severely ;  the  demand 
exceeded  the  supply,.and  the  overbalance^ led  to  d-strous  coi. 
Bequences.     Kentucky  began  to  show  signs  of  distress  before 
reaching  the  third  quarter,  and  he  closed  the  mile  in  l:o3--an 
evident  Mling-off  of  speed.     Redwing  was  started  to  lead  lum 
the  fourth  mile,  and  the  noble  horse  sprang  gallantly  aftei  her 
though  laboring  most  perceptibly.     To  the  careful  observer  i 
was  now  apparent  that  Time  would  triumph.     At  tbe  half  m  e 
Kentucky's  gallop  was  irregular,  and  around  the  turn  below  the 
Club-house  he  attempted  to  bolt,  but  wa.  straightened  and  urged 
forward  by  Littlefield.    Coming  down  the  home  stretch  the  whip 
was  freely  applied,  and  he  passed  under  the  string  in  7:31j,  a 
loser  of  the  race  by  Uf  seconds.    Although  the  day  was  hue, 
and  the  hoi-se  in  fair  condition,  he  was  badly  managed  in  the 
race     The  first  two  miles  were  run  in  3:36,  a  killing  rate  of 
Bpeed      The  horse  was  outpaced,  and  all  chances  of  success  de- 
stroyed    Had  he  run  the  first  mile  in  1:48,  and  the  second  in 
1.51,  and  have  been  kept  at  a  regular  gait  on  the  third  mile,  the 
suit  might  have  been  different.     Lexington,  m  his  famous  ra  e 
against  time,  ran  the  first  mile  in  1:47^  the  second  m  1:521,  the 
S  in  1-Mh  and  the  fourth  in  1:48|.     He  was  not  outpaced  m 
i    first  half  of  the  race,  but  by  caretul  riding  held  strength  in 
reserve  and  was  able  to  keep  up  his  high  rate  of  speed  to  the 
end     Kentucky  carried  seventeen  pounds  more  than  las  sire  did, 
and  he  labored  under  the  disadvantage  of  running  over  a  slower 
track      But  notwithstanding  his  mismanagement  we  doub  very 
much  if  Kentucky  could  have  performed  the  great  feat  before 
him  on  Thursday  the  17th,  ui  the  specified  t  ine.    Undoubted ly 
he  could  have  made  a  better  finish  under  diiierent  control,  but 
we  incline  to  the  opinion  that  he  was  not  seasoned  to  carry  120 
lbs  and  run  four  miles  in  sev^n  minutes  and  twenty  seconds 
He  may  be  able  to  do  it  next  year  at  Saratoga  but  it  was  out  ot 
Z  question  for  him  to  do  it  at  Jeron.e  Park,  after  makmg  a 
Beasol  in  the  stud,  this  October.     Though  fnhng,  he  proved 


■^MiMwaaMuOitlJMilMiqK.'  -  - 


B,  and  joined  in 
)ne.     Kentucky 
and  he  was  per- 
at  a  fearful  nite 
lire  could  stand, 
ily ;  the  demand 
)  disastrous  cou- 
f  distress  before 
nile  in  1:53— an 
•ted  to  lead  him 
[l?,ntly  after  her, 
reful  observer  it 
At  the  half  mile 
e  turn  below  the 
itened  and  urged 
i  stretch  the  whip 
jtring  in  7:312,  a 
the  day  was  fine, 
managed  in  the 
a  killing  rate  of 
ces  of  success  de- 
and  the  second  in 
he  third  mile,  the 
in  his  famous  race 
Bond  in  1:52  J,  the 
IS  not  outpaced  in 
;  held  strength  in 
;e  of  speed  to  the 
3  than  his  sire  did, 
aing  over  a  slower 
ent  we  doubt  very 
3  great  feat  before 
ne.    Undoubtedly 
[ierent  control,  but 
soned  to  carry  120 
nd  twenty  seconds. 
I,  but  it  was  out  of 
rk,  after  making  a 
ft'iling,  he  proved 


KENTrCKY's  PEKFOKMANCES. 


406 


.  1  Ti.rpo  miles  in  5:29  with  such  a  heavy 

himself  a  great  horse.    Three  m  its       o 

■  i,f  iia  -m  PKtraordinary  pertormance.      Hie  re»uii  ui  ^ 
weight,  49  ^^^^^^'^    Y  ,   .^^  a  measure,  interest  in  the 

foeman  as  Kentucky. 


6UMMAEY  OF  KENTUCKY'S  PEEFOEMAKOES. 


1900.00 


In  1868,  Btarted  once,  won  once.                                             .... 
Pater8on,N.J.-8weepBtoke8  tora-yeaMld" 

In  1854,  Btnrted  seven  Umes,  won  eix.                                               ....  ISOO.OO 

PRtepaon   N  J  -Seqnel  SfakeB  for  8  year-olds     •       •       •       '                             ,  2500.00 

SSaings,KV.-TheTraverB-8taUefor8.year.olda     •       ;       "       ;       ;  ,,«,,oo 

Same  MeeUn^-SwcepstakeB  for  3-year-old8        .       •       •  2350.00 

K"nNJ.-Tl.e  Jersey  8t.Legerfor8-year-oldB        •       "       "                     .  950.00 

SmeMeetlng-Tv.  sequel  Stakes  for  3.year^,ldB      •••;;..  6750,00 

Same  Mectlng-Aalut«h,  two  mUeheato 


000.00 

1000.00 

1900.00 

1000.00 

600.00 

400.00 

TOO.OO 


In  1836,  started  seven  times,  won  seven.                                                ...  ««•<» 

Paterson  N.J.-l'urse  for  all  ages,  two  mile  heats     .       .       •       •  gpo.OO 

same  Meeting-Purse  for  all  ages,  three  mile  dash      .       .       .       •       •  j^qoO 

Same  Meeting-Parse  for  all  ages,  three  mile  heats    .       •       ■  330O.OO 

Saratoga  Springs,  N.Y.-8aratoga  Cup,  Simllee        .       •       •       •                     _  jooO.OO 

Same  McctW-Purse  for  all  ages,  dash  of  four  miles        •••'..  71OO.OO 

jrom7pakN.Y.-Inauguratlon  Stake,  four  mile  heats        •       '       '              .  igSO.OO 

SamTMeetlng-The  Grand  National  K.ce,ajmUe8 


In  1857,  Btartod  once,  lost  once. 
Jerome  Park-A  Match  against  time. 


Skirted  24  tlmea,  won  8S,  lost  9. 


Total  winning 


^,uao.oo 


406 


THE   HOUSE. 


f 


Kentucky  was  placed  iu  the  stud  again  in  186S,  and  was 
purchased  by  August  Belmont,  Esq.,  shortly  after  his  time  race, 
for  !S4^0,()(»0.     lie  has  been  used  as  a  private  stallion  ever  since 
by  Mr.  Belmont  at  the  Nursery  Stud  Farm,  near  Babylon,  Long 
Island.     Like  Asteroid,  the  oldest  of  Kentucky  colts  are  two 
year-olds,  too  young  to  form  an  estimate  of  his  siiccess  as  a  stal- 
lion.    Magnolia's  produce  have  been  as  a  rule  generally  success- 
ful upon  the  turf.     Magic  was  a  fair  filly  and  won  two  of  her 
stakes  as  a  three-year.     Madeline  raced  in  Michigan  with  much 
success,  but  is  better  known  as  the  dam  of  Maggie  B.  B.     Ma- 
donna ran  many  races  with  various  success.     Charley  Ball  was 
a  very  fine  colt,  running  a  second  heat  at  Lexington,  in  1854,  in 
]:45|,  the  fastest  mile  at  that  time  ever  made  over  the  course. 
lie  ran  many  races  South,  and  won  some  at  three  miles.    Prince- 
tan  was  a  very  fine  racer  and  ran  at  all  distances.    Charley  Mor- 
gan and  Hanover  were  indifferent.     Daniel  Boone,  like  his  full 
brother,  was  a  splerdid  horse,  thought  by  many  to  be  fully  equal 
to  Iventucky.     He  beat  the  celebrated  Planet  at  New  Orleans 
two  mile  heats  in  3:38^— 3:30f ,  the  best  race  at  that  day.    He  is 
now  the  property  of  that  princely  turfman,  Wm.  Cottrill,  Esq.,  of 
Mobile,  Ala.,  and  promises  to  be  as  successful  in  the  stud  as  on 
the  turf.    Simon  Kenton  was  a  poor  race-horse,  better  known  as 
the  sire  of  the  successful  hurdler  and  steeple-chaser  Bohannon. 
Skedaddle  was  quite  successful  upon  the  turf  and  won  the  great 
Boatsman  stake,  mile  heats  tliree  in  five,  at  St.  Louis,  beating  Sue 
Lewis  and  a  large  field.    Her  first  foal,  Saucebox,  by  Star  Davis, 
promises  highly,     dilroy  was  very  fast,  but  only  moderate  upon 
the  turf.    He  is  standing  in  Kentucky.    Victory  is  a  fine  race- 
liorse,  very  fast,  but  veiy  uncertain  in  temper,  especially  in  start- 
ing.   That  Kentucky  will  be  a  great  success  as  a  sire,  we  have 
no  doubt,  if  properly  mated.   His  fine  breeding,  unexceptionable 
action,  and  success  upon  the  turf,  if  "  like  begets  like,"  will  make 
him  take  rank  as  one  of  the  most  valuable  sons  of  the  blind  hero 
of  Woodburn 


186S,  and  was 
V  his  time  race, 
llioii  ever  since 
Babylon,  Long 
colts  are  two- 
iiccess  as  a  stal- 
nerally  success- 
ivon  two  of  licr 
gan  with  much 
;gie  B. 
harley  Ball  was 
ton,  in  1854,  in 
)vcr  the  coui-sc. 
miles,    Prince- 
.    Charley  Mor- 
ne,  like  his  full 
:o  he  fully  equal 
it  New  Orleans 
hat  day.     lie  is 
Cottrill,  Esq.,  of 
n  the  stud  as  on 
better  known  as 
laser  Bohannon. 
id  won  the  great 
mis,  beating  Sue 
K,  by  Star  Davis, 
f  moderate  upon 
ry  is  a  line  race- 
ipecially  in  start- 
s  a  sire,  we  have 
unexceptionable 
1  like,"  will  make 
of  the  blind  hero 


IMroUTEU    LEAMINGTON, 


407 


IMPORTED    LEAMKs^GTOK. 

Leamington  was  bred  by  Mr.  Ilaltbrd,  of  E^^g^^^^^ '  ^^P^^'l,';^ 
to  America  in  1805  by  11.  W.  Cameron,  Lsq.,  ^^^-^^^f 
Fann,  Staten  Island,  N.  Y. ;  now  the  property  ot  A.  Welch, 
E^.,  Chestnut  Uill,  Philadelphia,  Penn.  1^7  1 -glwvBallag^^^ 
1st  dam  by  Pantaloon;  2d  dam  Daphne,  by  Laurel;  od  dan. 
Maid  of  Honor,  by  Champion;  4th  dam  Etiquette  by  Orville; 
S  dl  BoadicL,  by  Alexander;  6th  dam  Bi^nett^,  l>y 
Amaranthus;  7th  dam  Mayfly,  by  Matchcm  &th  dam  by 
Ancaster  Starling ;  9th  dam  by  Grasshopper ;  K  h  dam  by  Sn- 
M  Newton's  Arabian;  Uth  dam  by  Pert;  12th  dam  by  bt. 
Martins;  13th  dam  by  Sir  E.  Hale's  Arabian;  14th  dam  the 

Old  Field  mare.  ,  ,      i  i      Ar^   r" 

Faugh-a-Ballagh,  the  sire  of  Leammgton  bred  by  Mr^  G. 
Knox  iS  1841,  was  a  full  brother  to  the  celebrated  Inoh  Bird- 
calcW  by  Sir  Hercules,  out  of  Guiccioli,  by  Bob  Booty ;  light, 
bvinlii  Escape;  Young  Heroine,  by  Bagot;  Heroine  (lom 
Turf's  dam),  by  Hero;  Snap,  sister  to  Regulus,  etc.,  etc 

Faiigh-aiallagh  appeared  once  as  a  two-year-old,  and    an 
third  for  the  Champagne  Stakes   at  Doncaster,  won  by   lie 
Cure     As  a  three-year-old  started  seven  times,  won  four,  lost 
onTreceived  forfeit  once,  and  P-df^it  once     Won    b^ 
Great  Doncaster    St.  Leger,  beating  The  Cure,  The  Iiincess 
and  six  others.     At  same  meeting  over  St.  Leger  Course  bea 
CorrLna,  a  match   for  £1000;   Newmarket  won   the   Grand 
dX  Michael  Stakes,  beating  Eed  Deer  and  three  others ; 
Newmarket  won  the  Cesarewitch  Stakes   beating  ^^^S^f^^^^^ 
and  twenty  others;  Newmarket  ran  second  to  EA-enus,  for  the 
Cambridgeshire  Stakes;   Newmarket  received  1^^  ^t'Tew" 
promise  froni  Alice  Hawtnom  Ditch-m  500,  200  ft. ,  New- 


sssK»:v-5«ss^~"«ra»rr'F«5i»-- 


,W!Bfe?i^^^' 


408  TUE   HORSE. 

market  paid  forfeit  100  bovs.  Diteli— in  to  Lord  G.  Bentinck's 
Nawurtb.  Ab  u  four-year-old  at  Ascot  ran  second  to  the 
Emperor  for  a  piece  of  plate,  value  500  sovs.— the  gift  of  liis 
Majesty  the  Emperor  of  all  the  Russias— Alice  Hawthorn  third, 

Cowl  fourth. 

lie  was  placed  at  the  stud  the  following  year,  and  sired  some 
good  stock  in  England— Leamington  tlie  best.  Cestrea,  Ethel- 
wolf,  (linger,  Le  Juif,  Mary  Ann,  Morning  Star,  Pole  Star, 
Tom'  Burke,  Berage,  Oaribaldi,  Ilihemia,  The  Hadji,  Master 
Bagot  and  Rosa  Bonheur  arc  amongst  the  best  of  his' get  in 
England.  In  1855  he  was  exported  to  France,  where  ho  added 
renewed  luster  to  his  name  as  the  sire  of  Fille  de  I'Air,  Fontenoy, 
Jarnicoton,  Armagnac,  ai  i  others. 

The  Pantaloon  mare,  the  dam  of  Leamington,  has  no  turf 
career.     The  following  is  a  list  of  her  produce  :— 

lR4n— br.  c.  Prosporons,  by  Lniincelot Mr.  R.  Allen. 

1830-br.  c.  John  Bull,  by  Fttlstaff " 

1851-miwc.l  to  ditto Mr.nalford. 

IffiSJ— ch.  f.  Myrtle,  by  Sweetn.sat 

*^-   1853— br.  c.  Leamington,  by  Faugh-a-Ballagh 

ia>t— br.  c.  Goldwater,  by  Sweetmeat '' 

185^-b.  f.  Sweet  Pretty  Pet,  by  Flatcatchcr ^^ 

m-)6-br.  c.  Vault,  by  Vatican ^^ 

1853— br.  c.  MUverton,  by  Loup-garou 

Borrcn  in  1867,  and  died  In  1859,  In  foal  to  Alonzo. 

Pantaloon,  chestnut  colt,  foaled  in  1824,  bred  by  Mr. 
Gifford  By  Castrel,  out  of  Idalia  by  Peruvian,  her  dam 
Musidora,  sister  to  Meteora,  by  Meteor,  out  of  Maid-of-all- 
Work  etc.  Pantaloon  ran  seven  times  as  a  three-year-old,  and 
won  six,  came  in  first  for  the  seventh,  but  was  declared  distanced 
from  loss  of  weight.  This  ended  his  turf  career.  He  is  better 
known  as  a  sire.  His  blood  is  still  held  in  England  of  the 
highest  repute.  During  his  stud  career  he  sired  some  first-class 
animals,  such  as  The  Drone,  Cardinal  Puff,  Ghuznee,  the  winner  of 
the  Oaks  in  1841 ;  Satirist,  winner  of  the  St.  Leger  in  1841 ;  Jocose, 
the  dam  of  Maccaroni,  the  sire  of  Macgregor ;  Leger-de-main  the 
winner  of  the  Cesarewitch  in  1849,  and  the  dam  of  Toxophohte, 
Elthiron,  Van  Amburgh,  Juvenal,  Morpeth  The  Libel,  Clarissa 
Caprice,  Slander,  Pantalonade,  the  dam  of  The  Prime  Minister, 


.^;|i>_4='fij'#«ste^^^^.'~ 


1  Q.  Eentinck's 
second  to  tlio 
-the  gil't  of  Ilia 
lawtlioni  third, 

,  and  sired  some 
Cestrea,  Ethel- 
)tar,  Pole  Star, 
:  Hadji,  Master 
jt  of  his' get  ill 
where  ho  added 
r  Air,  Fontenoy, 


;on,  has  no  turf 

Ir.  R.  AUen. 
Ir.  nalford. 


t,   bred  by  Mr. 
uvian,  her   dam 
t  of  Maid-of-all- 
iree-year-old,  and 
eclared  distanced 
;er.     He  is  better 
England  of  the 
id  some  first-class 
nee,  the  winner  of 
ir  in  1841;  Jocose, 
jCger-de-main,  the 
m  of  Toxopholite, 
he  Libel,  Clarissa, 
e  Prime  Minister, 


mrouTKn  lkaminoton. 


409 


the  sire  of  The  Knight  of  the  (4  alter,  Ilornandoz,  Odiham,  Medal, 
Fair  Helen,  the  dam  of  Lord  of  the  Isles,  witiner  of  the  two 
thousand  guineas  in  1855,  and  the  sire  of  Dundee,  and  the  two 
brothers  Ilobbic  Noble  and  Windhoui  d,  the  latter  the  su-e  of 
Thoniuinby,  considered  the  best  young  sire  in  England. 


DESCRIPTION  OF  LEAMINGTON. 

Leamington,  a  dark-brown  horse,  foaled  1853,  full  10  hands 
1  inch  high.  He  has  a  beautiful  head  and  neck,  fine  eyes  and 
good  shoulders,  fine  back,  great  length,  and  as  fine  from  the 
point  of  the  hip  to  the  whirlbone,  and  from  thence  back  to  the 
hock,  as  any  horse  in  the  country.  With  a  very  round  barre, 
it  gives  him  the  appearance  of  a  light  middle  piece.  We  think 
his  himl  leg  a  pattern,  and  he  is  best  there,  Avhere  many  ot  the 
English  liorses  are  deficient.  He  has  most  excellent  bone; 
his  right  hind  foot,  from  the  hoof  to  the  pastern,  is  white, 
and  a  large  white  star  sets  off  his  expressive  and  blood-like 

^'^\  H.  Coppertliwaite,Esq.,  in  his  book  "The  Turf,  llace 
Horse,  and  Stud  Farm,"  thus  expresses  himself  about  Leaming- 
ton : 

'  A  dark-brown  horse,  with  a  white  star,  eleven  yeai'S  old, 
byFaugh-a-Ballagh;  dam  by  Pantaloon;  her  dam  Daphne  by 

Laurel.  „     ,    ,  i 

«  He  18  one  of  the  best  representatives  of  what  a  race-horse 
oucrht  to  be,  with  great  length,  racing  points  all  over,  and  won- 
derful propelling  power,  and  position  of  his  hind-quarters  being 
perfection,  and  such  as  cannot  fail,  at  a  glance,  to  strike  the  eye. 
In  his  general  formation  and  appearance,  he  somewhat  resem  ..es 
his  sire,  and  in  many  respects  Buccaneer,  although  more  com- 
manding in  his  genera,  style,  being,  in  fact,  a  perfect  specimen 
of  the  fine  slashing  race-horse-j«st  what  might  be^  expected 
from  his  relationship  to  Pantaloon,  whose  descendants  invariably 
present  such  an  appearance.     His  sire's  fame  is  world-wide ; 
indeed,  by  many  he  is  believed  to  have  been  tlie  best  horse  ever 
foaled-a  question  which  no  doubt  admits  of  serious  considera- 


-'^sSESSSrS',*'*'''-'-'*" 


410 


THE  nousK. 


tion  as  well  as  doubt.    Be  that  a«  it  may,  that  Leannngton  look, 
all  ov.r  a  tine  model  of  a  raee-horse-that  ho  pn.ved  Imn.olt 
(which  is  better  than  mere  appearance,  which  ih  often  a  lalla(.y) 
a  genuine  iirBt-clasB  animal,  as  well  as  a  perfectly  .onnd  wear- 
aml-tear  one,  cannot  be  denied;  for  although  lus  name  is  not 
reconled  among  the  Blue  Riband  or  St.  Leger  winners,  h.s  per- 
formance, iustly  entitle  him  to  the  contu  ence  and  support  o 
breeders,  which  would  be  badly  rewarded  by  patrom.ing,  as  a 
rule,  some  of  the  winners  of  those  great  events ;  tor  although 
the  Derby,  Oaks,  and  St.  Leger  nuvy  be  generally  very  good 
tests  of  qualitv,  it  by  no  means  follows  that  there  are  not,  in 
luany  instances,  far  better  horses  of  the  year  than  the  winners- 
some  never  even  entered.     Taking  into  consideration  the  fac 
that  the  country  has  lost  his  sire,  Leanungton  must  be  looked  to 
us  the  most  promising  son  of  that  renowned  aiuma  best  qualihed 
to  fill  his  place,  and  uphold  untarnished  the  2»'fi<J^  ^f  ^"^  »"" 
cc^tors,  which,  with  a  fair  and  reasonable  «l'^7««'/^;f ^/^ 
hardly  be  a  doubt  ho  will  do,  for  he  is  from  head  to  tai    a 
'noble,  fine  animal,'  and  one  most  likely  yet  to  ^tand  at  t  o 
same  figure  as  his  relative,  Irish.  Birdcatehe^     The  fact  that  lu> 
has  the  Pantaloon  blood  in  his  veins  is  an  additional  veeommen- 
dation,  for  it  is  questionable  if  there  flows  m  any  '^"""^  J^^^^^; 
the  very  best  runners  and  the  grandest  specimens  of  the  noble 
thoroughbred  are  descended  fVom  Pantaloon.     I  !>«^1'«^^  *\'f 
Leamington,  as  viewed  upon  the  race-course,  walkmg  with  Is 
maiestic  yet  steady  air,  presents  at  once  the  appearance  of  the 
Itt  level-made,  lengthy  sample  of  a  race-horse  tha   we  have 
seen  for  many  years,  every  shape  and  point  bemg  where  they 
should  be,  and  his  '  propellers '  always  dohig  their  duty,  bemg 
paced  so  beautifully  for  the  purpose.     Although  his  career  at 
«ie  stud  has  as  yet  but  commenced,  he  has  begmi  well,  ad  . 
to  my  mind,certain  to  finish  bettor.     The  running  of  I  1  e  de 
1' Air  that  extraordinary  mare  (a  daughter  of  laugh-a-Ballagh), 
is  further  proof  in  favor  of  the  chance  of  Leamington  proving 
BXiccessful." 

.  This  was  written  a  year  before  his  importation  and  the  de- 
seription  holds  good  to-day.  Mr.  Copperthwaite  s  V^^^^^f^^^ 
as  to  his  value  as  a  sire  have  been  smgularly  true  so  far  as 


■i,«iyi!i<WHl8!.'Ji 


LEAMINUTON's   I'KUFOUMANCES. 


411 


miiiigton  loolvs 
)rt)ve(l  liimst'lf 
ufteii  a  I'iiUac.y) 
\y  eountl  wciir- 
irt  namo  \a  not 
inneiv,  liis  pcr- 
md  support  of 
vtroiiiziii}!,  as  a 
8;  for  althou<;li 
ally  very  good 
ero  are  not,  in 
11  the  winners — 
•ration  the  fact 
list  be  looked  to 
al  1)e'st  qnaliliod 
stifje  of  his  aii- 
ance,  there  can 

head  to  tail  a 
to  Btand  at  the 
rhe  fact  that  he 
ional  recomnien- 
y  animal  better; 
ins  of  the  noble 

I  believe  that 
A-alking  with  his 
jpearance  of  the 
'se  that  we  have 
leing  where  they 
[heir  duty,  being 
igh  his  career  at 
gun  well,  and  is, 
lining  of  Fille  de 
[%augh-a-13allagh), 
tmington  proving 


ition,  and  the  de- 
raite's  predictions 
i-ly  true  so  far  as 


America  in  concerned,  as  wo  will  have  occasion  to  notice  in  a 
review  6f  his  produce. 


LEAMINGTON  8   I'KUK OUM ANCi: S. 

Warwick.  Monday,  March  lOth,  1855-Tlio  Wo(HUot.)  Htiiko:*  of  15  »ov.  each,  5  m,  for  two  year.    - 

olilH ;  five  fiiiloni;!!  (7  Hiib-crlhcn'). 
Mr.  llttllurdV  U'umliistoii,  by  Kaii(,'li-a-Halln(,'li,  HKt.aibH »- 

Mr.  LiicauM).  f.  tVrcH,  7Ht.  lalbB 

Mr.  VeU'tf  c,h.  f.  Mavouriioeu,  H  Kt.  I  ll).» 

6  to  4  on  LoaraiUfc'ton,  and  0  to  4  BKalnst  Ccroc.    Won  by  a  length. 

Nottlnsham,  Thursday,  .T«1y  Ifltb.  IR^'.-Tho  IK.bln  Uood  Stake,  of  10  hov  each,  with  M  mUUvl 
fortwo-y«.r.old«;  iho  Kecoud  huv«l  UU  Btukc,  and  thu  winner  paid  5  «ov.  tu  Vm  fund; 
T.  Y.  C.  (10  Hiibxcribcrs). 

Mr.  Morrli*' b.  f.  Tilly,  by  Planet,  8  St.  7  IhB » 

Mr.  Ilalford'sbr.  c.  Lcamln,i,'tnn,Hflt.  7ibi" 

Mr.T.  Taylor's  b.f.,  by  Slnno,  out  c.fOstrouolli'H  dam,  8  Bt.  Sib*.        .       .       .        .       ■       « 
0  to  5  against  I.eamlnston,  7  to  4  again.t  Tilly,  and  4  to  1  against  Iho  Slano  (Illy.    A>  on  by  a 
nock,  the  Slano  flUy  finishing  about  six  lengths  behind  Leamington. 

Same  Mcetlner  Friday.  July  20th,  18C3-Tlio  Bunney  Park  Stakes  of  10  sov.cach,  h.  1^.,  with 
M  added  tor  two-year-olds.    The  winner  paid  5  sov.  to  the  mnd ;  T.  Y.  C.  (M  subscribers). 

Mr.  II.  Lewis'  br.  f.  Duel,  by  Jericho,  7  st.  fi  lbs ^ 

Mr.  J.  Scott's  br.  c.  St.  Domingo,  8  st.  4  lbs " 

Mr.  Barber's  b.  f.  Miss  Uarkaway,  8  St.  3  lbs • 

Mr.  Copeland'B  b.  c.  St.  Dunstan.  8  st ^ 

Mr.  Dawson's  Gaudy.  8  Bt.      .        .  ^^ 

Mr.  Lucas'  Girnet,  7  st.  10  lbs 

Mr.  nalfonl's  Leamington.  8  st.  7  lbs .'       L      '    ,t-"      „«.ti„'  i>„  « 

5  to  2  against  Leamington,  7  to  2  against  Gaudy,  and  5  to  1  against  Duet.  Won  easily  by  a 
length,  two  lengths  between  the  second  and  tidid. 

York,  Wednesday,  August  2Sd,  1855-The  Convivial  Produce  Stakes  of  10  sov.  each  h.  ft.,  wltli 
ITO  added,  for  two-year^old  colts,  8  st.  «  lbs.,  and  flllies  H  st.  8  lbs. ;  those  got  by  stahlon« 
or  out  of  mares  which  never  produced  a  winner  allowed  S  lbs.,  and  winners  before  startin;; 
to  carry  2  lbs.  extra ;  the  owner  of  the  second  horse  received  10  per  cent,  out  of  the  stakea, 
and  the  third  saved  his  stake  ;  T.  Y.  C.  (i:!9  snb,^crlbers). 

Mr.  Bowes- br.c.Fly-by-Night,  by  the  Flying  Dutchman.  8  St.  5  lb? i 

Mr.  W.  n.  Brooks'  ch.  f.  Manganese,  8  st.  4  lbs 

Mr.  Ilarland's  br.  f.  Mirage.  7  St.  13  lbs •       ',..■.; 

Merlin  8  st.  6  lbs.,  Little  Tibby  8  st.  1  lb.,  Leamington  8  st.  5  lbs.,  Blanche  7  st.  13  Ibs^^  Abppt. 
8  St.  8  lbs..  Alfred  8  st.  0  lbs..  Adam,  Lord  Glasgow  Birdcatchor  colt,  8  st.  0  los.  Mr.  BucU- 
ley'sBlrdcatcherflUy,8Bt.21bs..  started,  but  not  placed.  ,    ,        ,     . 

7  to  4  against  Flyby-Nlght,  9  to  4  against  Aleppo,  6  to  1  n-ainst  Mirage,  .  to  1  n;.rnln.t 
Merlin  12  to  1  against  Manganese,  and  100  to  8  against  Prairie  Bird  colt.  V.on  by  a 
length,  half  a  length  between  the  second  and  third.  Merlin  was  fourth.  Aleppo  was 
left  at  the  post. 

Derby.  Wednesday,  August  S9th,  1856-Tho  Chesterfield  Stakes  of  M  sov..  given  by  the  Right 
Hon  the  Earl  of  Chesterfield,  added  to  a  sweepstakes  of  10  sov.  each,  h.  ft.,  for  two-year- 
olds  ;  the  owner  of  the  second  horse  saved  his  stake,  and  the  winner  paid  5  sov.  towards 
expenses;  about  half  a  mile  (10  subscribers). 

Mr.  Halford's  Leamington,  8  st.  10  lbs 

Mr.  E.  Parr's  br.  c.  Stork,  8  st.  18  lbs 

Mr.  T.  Taylor's  f.  by  Slanc.  out  of  Ostrogoth's  dam,  8  st 


-.iigiaii!Mwam)>.vAiMM^ 


412 


THE   nOBSE. 


Flyaway  «  «t   8  lb..,  8t.  Dun-tan.  8  M.  10  lb..,  and  Lord  Wilton'.  Blrdeatchcr  ally,  out  of 
'  '"L:i'.on     WO"  ly  1  louutUaua  a  Iu..f.  a  neck  bCwe.:.  the  eccund  and  .Mrd. 


...   ,       1       w„„«itli  l«vi_TlH!DiTby8tnkc.<ofnOpov.  pnrh,  li.  n.,forthror-ycnr-oM 

Ep.«.n.  W-lnc«  «y,  May  «    ^'^'^J'    .'^^^..nmd  r..c..lv..l  m  .ov,  out  ..f  tb.  .t«k...  and 

S^lu^er'   ad^^     "::;"vardV....;  poUco  and  regulation,  of  . bo  Co„r,o.  and  «.  .ov. 

o  t  0  Jud-o  •   ono  mllo  and  a  balf  to  bo  run  on  th..  Now  Cour.o  (811  .ub.crlborK,. 

Adam  narcourfHbr.c.Emn«ton.  by  ThoFlyln,' Dutchman  .       •••;;;' 

Mr.  Howard's  ch.  c.  Yellow  Jack 8 

Lord  J.  Scott',  b.  c.  Caunoble ...      4 

woro  not  placed.  Wont worth,  0  to  1  ngnlngt  Cannoblc,  T  to  1  against  Ar- 

B  to  3  af?.ln.t  Fnzzoletto  7  to  2  «f^  "f  .^Jy  "de^,„,i„,  15  ,0  1  agaln.t  Y.^llow  Jack.  SO  to  1 

and  a  half  between  tho  third  and  fourth. 

^  ,      ,  „  T„„„  iRth  iRBd-Tho  Makcrflold  Handicap  Plate  of  fiO  .or.,  for  all  age. ; 

Mr.  Mcrone'.br.cBlron,  by  Touchstone  4  yea  .old.  7. t.5  lbs.  .        •       •  g 

Mr.Copelaud'.b.c.8t.Dun.tan,3year.,5..01b..         ...                _  ,       .       .       3 
Mr.Httlford'flbr.  c.LeamlnKton,8yoar..OBt.8  1b8.         •       •       • 

Eleven  other,  .tarted,  but  were  not  Plncod                      ^                ^^^^^^^^^  ^^.,^  ^  „^j„,, 

'  "a"p;\irtoSt  neLS-^  '^«'-"  --^  -^  '»""'• 

m,.      A^  Tnnn  lotb  18B0-Thc  great  Newton  Handicap  Plato  of  200  .ov.  added 
nri^.:!"^?  ^  -  eS;  lhf;^ond^o  receive  ,0  .ov.  out  of  the  .take. ,  one  ...a 

ai»dahalf(44Bubi'crlbcr8).  .  .  -   .  ...  1 

Mr.E.Parr'Bch.g.Aladdln(latoGo^way),5ye«r..7.t.        ••;....  9 

Mr.J.Whltt8ker'8b.c.VanDunck,3ycar.,B.t.81bB 8 

Mr.Halford'.b.c.Ooldhm.8year.,6.t.l01b..       .       .       .       .       •       •  ^ 

Se'H^rrK:rB:irCSro;:D;."oinkel.Dubb..         St.  Dun.tan  Btarted,  but 

Mr.J.Hender.on'Bbr.f.JanetPrlde,bylago,3yearB.5.t.l01b..       '       •       ;       _       « 

Mr.Morrl.'.b.m.Comfort,5year.,8.t.l01hB.       •       •••;....       3 
Mr.  nalford'Bbr.c.  Leamington,  8  year.,  r...  10  lb..       .       • ^ 

Mr.  Copeland'.  b.  c.  St.  Dun.tan  8  year.,  o  .t^lO  IM^  gpHng  .tarted,  but  not  placed, 
length,  tho  same  between  the  second  and  third. 


..g)taHWWM'!lWM»lil-ilM.liai<irifli   ■ 


^iiJ^Mi  W"«HW»fc'.-'Vl.  ■ 


Irdcatchor  illljr,  ont  of 

t  the  Sncriflro  flUyand 
id  uiid  tlilrd. 


Ii.  n,,forlhrcr-yciir-old 
V.  out  of  tlie  Klakc,  imd 
ho  Conrcp,  niid  BO  »ov. 
1  BubiicrllitTK). 

•       1 
.       .       9 

4 
•ppo,  Wcntworlh,  Bird- 
,  Artllli'ry,  AHtrnUiKW*. 
rUo  PrlDCO  Btarled,  but 

noble,  7  to  1  nKalni't  Ar- 
nut  Yfllow  Jiick,  SO  to  1 
)  1  cacli  npalnHt  Itay  Hll- 
rologus,  and  1000  to  10 
cond  and  third,  a  length 


(  of  00  sov.,  for  all  ages ; 

illo. 

.       .       1 

■'....        8 

on,  and  lo'to  1  against 
il. 


ip  Plato  of  200  Bov.  added 
t  of  the  BtakcB ;  one  mllo 

.       .       .       1 

.       .       « 

.       .       .       8 

■_"...       4 
St.  Dunetan  started,  but 

)ldhlll,  6  to  1  ngalnct  Van 
0  to  1  against  Dr.  Glnkcl. 
)ad  fourth. 


oof  60  BOV.,  for  nil  ages; 
)f  the  Makerflcld  or  Oars- 
half  a  mile. 

1 
'        '        .        .        8 

3 

.        .        .        ■■        ^ 

d,  but  not  placed. 

ilnst  any  other.    Won  by  a 


LEAMINUTON's   ri;UKOUMANCK8. 


413 


Trlul  Hlukea  Oi«i"""P)  "'  "  •"*•  '*'''•  ^"*' 


W.,lverh«nu.lon,  Monday.  Aug.  lltb.  l«0-The 

wadded;  «  mil"  H >*""""""■'''"•        .,,„  

Mr.  c^n»'ia"''>  «'•»•»'"'""•  ^''T;;,,,  .           .      .     •     • 

Mr.meven«'KirrUl«.8y.ar-,5M.  JOlbH.           •  ■               .... 

Mr.N.nv.omuV.h.c.Ob.curlly,8ye«r.,5.t.    .  .       .        •       • 

Mr.  K.  rarr'B  L..»-ntng.o„,  ^y^^l'^—  „,.;,  ,  ,„  ,  „,.i„,t  St.  Duu.tan. 


.       .       .       » 
.       .        ■       • 

.        .        •       • 

Won  by  a  half 


6  to  4  on  Lcaml.igton, 
length,  a  head  iMitwuun 


the  second  aud  third. 


Same  Meeting,  Wednemlay,  Aug.  ""'•  *'™.    .,  „,,.„ 
BO  u.l.led,  for  two  and  thrco-year-oldn ;  1  mlf  mile. 
Mr   K.  I'arr's  LeaniliiKton,  8  years,  8  st.  U  lbs.         .       . 

.amettvNeon  the  second  and  third ;  Typ>>>on  lost  start. 


-The  Wrotlerby  Stakes  of  10  «ov.  each,  h.  ft.,  with 


...» 

'       .       .       .       8 

■       "...       4 
Won  by  a  head,  tho 


9 

8 

4 
5 

e 


each,  3  ft.,  for  throe-ycars-old,  and  iipw ards.     i ue  wm 

tlon  of  the  Course;  one  mllo  (alsubscrlbcr«)  .       .       .       .       t 

Mr.  E.  Parr's  br.  c.  Leamington.  3  years,  7  si.  8  lbs.  . 

Mr  T.  Stevens'  br.  f.  EllVUla,  3  years,  7  st.  2  .bs.      .  . 
Mr.  J.  Day's  b.  m.  Octavla.  aged,  8  st.  2  Ibs^      .       • 

Mr.  Fimtors  br.  h.  Blossom,  5  years,  8  st.  9  lbs        .  . 

Mr.  Osbaldeston's  b.  f.  Lunelle,  3  years  fist.  10  lbs.  . 

?to"a;?L:aSon!aTdi\riV^^^^ 

wl  by  threelTngths'a  bad  third,  the  others  close  together. 

ftind-haifa  mile  (28  subscribers).  1 

Mr.  St.  John's  British  Remedy,  8  years  8  St.  4  lbs.  .       .       • , 

Mr.  E.  Parr's  Leamington,  8  years,  7  st  3  lbs. g 

Mr  Mills' Coal-black-Rose,  8  ye    s,8Bt.Ulbs.  .       •       • 

rtr/SnlXtM^C^^^^  ^  agalnstBHtl^hRemody.   Won  by 

a  length,  a  bad  third. 

vtoTards  expenses;  five  mrlongB  (32  subscribers).  ^ 


Mr.  John  Scott's  Katharine  Logle,  3  years,  7  st.  4  lbs. 
Vr.  Howard's  Strawberry,  8  yearB,  6  St.  lib.     .       •• 


Mr.  Howard's ...  -  .  .  ,fc. 

Mr.  E.  Parr's  Leamington,  8  years,  7  st.  4  lbs, 


Eighteen  others  started,  but  not  placed.  strawberry.  10  to  1  each  against  Blue 

r  to  1  against  Leamington  and  Baroda,  6  *»  ^  «f J^*  J^-^Ja  100  to  8  against  British 
Rock  and  Katherlne  Logle,  19  to  l^S^XZT.a.e,  second  and  third,  ahea, 


Remedy.    Won  by  two  lengths,  a  length  betwen 
the  third  and  fourth,  Alflred  fifth. 


the  second  and  third,  a  head  between 


:=*,r«"— i*?."—"""-"'-'   .  .  .  .  . 

Mr  E.  Parr's  Leamington,  8  years.  7  Bt g 

Mr.  Waller's  Octavla,  aged,  7  St.  4  lbs .       .       .       .  » 

Mr.W.ilker'sAera.Sycars.Ost.Slhs.       •       •       •       •       •       ' 4 

Mr.  Leach'B  Prince's  Mixture,  8  years,  6  St.  8  IbD. 


414 


TllK    IIiiUsi;. 


fucli  iKtwi'fU  llio  .ttiiml,  lliliil,  "ii'l  liiiirtli. 


^^l.  Uuili-luu  IdrI  Kturt. 


Chc.t»r,  We.lnoH,l>.y.  Mn,  lUh.  J*^7-Tl.o  Tr».l...mon'.  Ptale  or  Cho.U.r  CM.p  of  m  ,ov.  In 
,„oo;..  a.l.U.I  ...  a  ll,.i..ll.ai.  Kvyrp-takr.  „VX,  h..v.  f«.l.,  I..  It.,  mihI  5  only  ir.lc.lamlo.i  or 
b  ■for.Mlu'  'M  of  IVl.nmry.  Tlic  «rim.l  rtcrhud  50  kov.  out  of  tlio  i.lak(-,  and  Ww  wInn.T 
l„.l,l  M  Hov'  l,.wanlH  ..M-n....  of  Ih-  .hnlu-r,  Hiaitor.  vW.,  Cup fou»u,  al.out  Uvo  u.llo.  an.l 
a  ([imiler  (m  Hul.Hcilbri^  ;  T>l  of  « lioiii  paid  r.  hov.  eacU). 

Mr.  K.  llin^'ln-' lir.  <•.  1.1'anilnKton.  I  jnifK,  (iht.llUiH 

Mr.  lloward'Hch.  c.  Drtimonr,  ;i  yi-arn,  tlHt.  DlliH ^ 

Lord  mi)l>lc'«lulfV  1>.  c.  Dull  aniara,  11  yearn,  r.  M.  a  lbn 

Tlilrtv.*  wn  nthprM  flartcd.  but  were  not  idari'd. 

I  . :. .:;  1  o:::r.on  .> ,.. , .........  !...nn,in..on,  -.  .01  r'r?;'Y"T\'ui::.!,:Co 

T>.H.II.  I.%  to  1  ««aln.t  IVoplnL-  T.,n..  l.lO  U.Oa.aln.t  \Varlo,k,  .-.. ''' V'^''''''\',      '  "jr. 
1  ..a,hn,nlnHt  l)rumo,.r,  (lommn  dl  V.Mvy.  PrHly  Hoy.  Zl«^«..  and  «-"'-.«""      •'«"^";' 
Van  I)an-k  inO)  to  1.5  nu-aUiM  .\lln.  \V..nt«  orlh.  and  ItHXl  to  10  a,:alnM  Al-i  P  •     «  "'  »?  ■» 
n.^.  a  lonKlIrbotwoen  the  Bccond  and  .l.lrd.  KUcbcr  fourtl..  Tolo  H.nr  imh,  and  Lanco 
next. 

Ascot.  T1,«r.day,  .Tuno  ll.h.  1857-Tl.n  Oold  Cup,  by  .nb-crlptlon  of  90  .ov^  carl.  «lth  m 
midod  iron,  the  mnd;  throe  yearn  old  to  carry  «  nt.  10  lb..,  ''"'■""•„■"";,,•,,,,,;«, 
iind  ami  It  Kt  3  ll.«  •  in.  un'l  H-  "»"»''''  "  "•"•  "•   "'«  °"'"'''"  "'  ""'  """'"  re. .  iMd  « 

H.,v,!  oul'of  the  Stak..- ;  to  .tar,  at  tl.o  Cup  po.t  and  go  oueo  round,  about  two  mllo.  .nd 
a  half  ['■»  .ubncrlberK).  ^       j 

lord  Zetland',  b.  c.  HklrniLhor,  3  year. j 

Mr.  J.d.n  HolLoi.'.  br.c.  (iemraadl  Vcr(.'y,  3ycarB  .       '''"'''       \       g 
Mr.  .lohn  .lacknonV  bl.  i'.  Wannt.'tcr.  S  year. ^ 

S.i;''.;:;rTa!:n:rnl!::  wS,i:  w:r.,ennar.ke.  Uatnln^t...  ioUoH-C  C^.o.]...r  .^U- 
iln.lrl.'  and  Warlock  .tnrted.  but  w.'i-e  not  placed. 

4  to  St. VtHklr,nl.hor  (off).  11  to  2  nu-ah...  War.lern.ar.ke.  0  to  1  "^-'^  « J^  '-Hnj  »"„, 
„.aln.t  Gemma  dl  Ver«y.  H  to  1  a.aln.t  P-de  Star.  lr>  to  7''  "^^^i'^'.^"  ^^"^ ,  "",J 
Snnntorer  25  to  1  ncaluM  LeamlnKt..n,  and  ;«)  to  1  au-nlnst  W  arL.ck.  \\  on  by  .  I.'i  >?th  «  H 
a  half,"  b.'a^  !" '.T,!  the  .econ.l'.n.l  tblr.l.  an.l  tw.,  length,  between  the  third und  fourth. 
Hogcrthorpo  was  fifth,  and  Chevalier  d'Iii<lu.trlo  flxth. 

Goodwood.  Wednesday,  July  %th.  1857-The  Goodwood  Stake,  of  88  so  v..  each  «  ft  J.i.d5 
if  .leclarod  on  orb  fore  the  S8<1  of  .Tuno;  tin-  se.ond  borxe  ecehel  .1  ^"^  •  f^°"^  '^^ 
stakes.    The  winner  paid  15  sovs.  to  the  judge  ;  two  mile«  and  a  half;  t!.0  sub.c.lbcrs,  51 

of  whom  paid  5  covs.  each.) 
Mr.  F.  nitfijlns' br.  c.  Leaminston,  4ycars,  Rpt.  Olbs 

Mr.  Ilawklns'b.cOunhoat,  3 years.  0.1.711). 

Ml-.  Cirafton'.br.  c.  Somerset,  Syear.,  nst.41h. 

Mr.  M.  nounett's  b.  h.  Hartley  Buck,  6  year..  6  .t.  51bg^        .        .        •       •       •        • 

iruherman  P.-ettv  Bov  Aleppo.  Sluffpard,  Van  Dunck.  Pctockl,  Homily.  The  Bird  In  the  Hand. 

Ztl";',  Kr,'  Eloaue^ce,  n'lJsa.l,  Paradln,  Uobgoblln,  and  Blrdcatch.r  coll,  out  of 

MaldofMashcm,  started,  but  were  not  placed.       .  ,  ,    ^^    „     ,    „^  ,T„i,„nWi„  o  to  1 

11  toaamln.t  Fisherman,  fi  to  1  each  apaln.t  The  Bird  In  the  Hand  and  "''l'f"™";,y°J^ 

"    nStnel.',  10  to  1  a,c^ln.t  Martinet,  100  to  7  each  against  ^^y^^^^^JX^^^^. 

t2  0  aealnst  Van  Punck,  30  to  1  each  against  RosatI  and  Aleppo.  26  to  1  ^jj^'  "««'"''  «^"8 

gard,  Petockl.  and  Onnhoat.  and  100  to  3  each  against  Somerset  and  Leamington.    Won 

by  ft  length,  a  bad  third ;  Fisherman  was  fifth. 

same.  Meeting-Friday,  Jnl,.  81st,  Ifl57-The  Chesterfield  C,p  (handicap),  ^"l""  *;«  7;;*V  |J^ 
rest  m  specie,  by  .ubsc.  iption  of  15  .ov..  each,  for  all  aaes  (two-years-oKl  o^^ceptccl)  the 
winner  of  the  Goodwood  Stakes,  the  Goodwood  Cup.  or  Steward's  Cup  at  Goodwood,  7  lb.. 
extra ;  Craven  Course  (43  subscribers). 


V 


IfTth  and  a  hair,  a  nvck 


IT  cu|i  «if  m)  Kiv.  In 

iGoiily  llcKiliirt'clciKir 
Jl'ikc'i'.  anil  iIm'  wIiiiiit 

|l-,  Ul)Ullt  tHOIIlUulUllll 

.        .        1 

■       .       .       .       9 

3 

I'linmrn,  II  to  1  nuntniit 
I  iiu'iiiiii't  lilKi'lur, 'Alii 
Ijini'i',  !»  Ill  I  nt;iiiiiKl 
iihI  Ali'iipii.  Won  by  n 
lo  8iar  linii,  and  Luncu 


90  nov.  cac1>,  with  SCO 

Ht.  rill)l<..  Ihl,  llHl      kIx 

ronil  hornc  rcrclvi'il  fiO 
1(1,  iibuiit  two  mllcD  and 

1 

.       .       .       9 

.       8 

.       4 
tthorpo,  Chevalier  d'In- 

ihiHt  HogiTlhorpc,  7  to  1 

UfjiihiHt  Tui'ninnl.i  and 

:.    Won  liy  ii  lcn>,'lli  and 

.'cn  tlio  third  unil  fourth. 


povR.  cneh,  IS  ft.,  and  S 
Ivod  lIK)  xovH.  from  tho 
lalf;  C.'O  subscribers,  fil 

1 

8 

8 

4 

,  The  Bird  in  the  Hand, 

Birdcatchqr  colt,  oat  of 

and  Hobgoblin,  9  to  1 
ty  Boy  and  Homily,  10() 

to  1  each  aKalnut  Slug- 
lod  Lcamiui;toD.    Won 


p),  valno  sno  pova.,  the 
sars-oM  excepted);  tha 
!up  at  Ooodwood,  7  Ibi. 


LKAMIMUTUN  d    I'EKFOUMANCEH. 


415 


Mr.  HiiwardV  Comitnot,  S  yearn,  A  it.  10  Ihn 1 

Mr.  Haximih^i.  r.  (jiK'cn  lluiir,  :|  }>'arii,  A*t,  H  Iba 9 

liOnl  Kxeler'a  Iti'ixhnul,  3  yi'iirx,  (I  >l 8 

1,1'aiiiliiittoii,  I  yean,  tl  i-l.  A  ib<.,  and  Hfleuii  otlirri*,  tlarli'il,  tint  wcri'  nut  pliucd. 

ii  to  1  iiKiiiii'*!  IVi'plliK  Tom,  I  til  I  atiMlni't  ILillicriiiii  Lottie,  H  In  I  auiilnut  l,i'iimiiii;lon,  i<l  to  1 

auch  uifaliii't  Ui'iktiiI  IIii>'i|Ui'I,  <'iiiiii|iiiit,  mid  Maluknil'.  liMl  to  H  nn  li  iiu'iilii-l  ('i.«IhuIiI  and 

Itci'chniit;  Im)  to  7  iit.'alii«l  Trlmlor,  IIKI  In  II  iiifiiliiHt  Kuvlrcl,  and  *)  to  I  iil,'i>Iii»I  Cliiri't. 

Won  by  iliri'i'-iiiuirtiTM  of  a  Uii^'lli.  u  Icnutb  butwuou  aocond  and  third,  Uen.  Ilomiuut 

fourth ;  Tricolor  bolted. 

Kxliiim,  Wedne-diiy,  Aut;.  Sfllli,  lK">7— Iler  Majewly'it  Plata  of  100  tfiilnetto ;  thri'o-ycarK-oM, 
H  Kt.  Ii  ill*.,  lour,  U  ht.  S  Mill.,  flvo,  U  at.  U  Ibn.,  ilx  aud  a^ed.  Hi  Hi.  Two  inlli'H  ami  a 
diHtaiii'e. 

Mr.  .F.  H,  Slaiky'rt  I'Mwhorman,  4  yeari* t 

.Mr.  ILirt'x  Wlnkllrld,  llyeaiit 9 

Mr.  Midll^li'K  Tiiiiiii  Deer,  lyeara 8 

Mr.  inirKlim' Leamington,  4  yenra 4 

Mr.  II.  Ivini'''<  lir.  i;.  W<'alher(,'liii»H,  n  yearn. 

0  to  1  on  Kinhi'miiin,  and  n  In  '.'  ii^ialiift  I.camliiKtoD.  Won  in  a  ranter  by  two  lunuiha,  a  bad 
tliird.    Weather^'laaa  bolted  »oon  after  KiartinK. 

Newmarlcof,  Tuonday,  Oct.  ISth,  1868— Tho  CicHarowltch  Htakea,  a  ftro  handicap  of  ai  i.iv». 
each,  15  ft.,  Willi  200  added  by  tliii  Jorkey  Club,  for  thr''e-yuurH-oid  and  ii|iwaril  • ;  Iho 
second  received  TiO  hovh.  out  of  the  slukert,  aud  tliu  winner  paid  bO  i>ovd.  tj  the  Juil;,'e; 
Cipsarewllch  Courno  (78  subBcriueri'l. 

Mr.  (1.  Ijuiiliert'H  ch.  c.  Hockel,  3year^-   lift.  4  lbs. 1 

•Mr,  Ten  ilroeek'it  IVIoreiis,  0  yeari",  7    1   '.1 11)«.  0 

Mr.  T.  Ilunheii' br.  K- The  Brewer,  n  yearn,  7  St 0 

Mr.  E.  Itead'H  Hallnntone,  :i  yearn,  0  Ml.  .'I  lliH 4 

I.eainlnsjton,  .'i  yi'arn,  1)  hI.  4  Ibn,,  and  thirty  others  started,  but  wero  not  placed. 
U  to  3  aKiiin-it  I'riorerix,  0  to  1  iijrainft  Malueea,  14  to  leach  a^'ainHt  I'niierliund  and  Kockot, 
30  to  1  each  aija'.^nt  Beacon,  Dluck  Tommy,  Tim  En){llHli  Itone,  .lanet,  Kearfiii,  and  Zouave, 
as  to  1  a/aliiHt,  Pretty  Hoy,  110  to  1  ai,'aiiir<t  .lulia,  Il'l  to  1  each  aKaliinl  Tlie  Bird  In  the  Hand 
and  Mell.-'i'a,  10  to  1  eadi  against  I'ooille,  Ttiiued  Looko,  Tlie  t'ourier,  iind  I'liyrtlclan,  BO  to 
1  e.ich  a;,'ainHt  Vanderniulln.  Mr.  Syke-,  and  Bellonii,  and  KKK)  to  l.'i  aijaliint  any  oilier. 
Won  by  a  head,  a  dead  heat  for  second  place ;  Satinstono  beaten  three  len^'thn  from  the  two. 

Chester,  Wednesdoy,  May  4th,  1869— Tlio  Tradesman  Plate,  or  Chester  Cup,  of  £00  sovs.  In 
specie,  added  to  a  haiullcap  sweepstakes  of  26  sovs.  each,  l.'i  ft.,  and  6  only  if  declared  on 
or  before  the  Ist  of  February;  tlio  second  received  60  sovs.  out  of  tlie  stakes,  and  the 
winner  paid  60  sovs.  towards  expenses  of  tho  Judge,  starter,  etc.  Cup  course  about  two 
miles  and  a  (|uarter  (311)  subscribers,  10.'!  of  whom  paid  6  sovs.  each). 

Mr.  F.  HIggius' Leamington,  0  years,  8  St.  3  lbs .       1 

Jlr.  J.  Thompson's  br.  c.  Heme,  4  years,  0  st.  4  lbs 9 

81r  L.  Newman's  br.  f.  Botany,  4  years,  5  St.  0  lbs 8 

Mr.  Ten  Broeck's  Prioress,  0  years,  7  st.  5  lbs.  4 

rislierraan,  0  years,  9  st.,  and  twenty-eight  others  started,  but  were  not  placed. 
')  to  1  against  Leamington,  H  to  1  against  Royal  Sovereign,  12  to  1  against  Pole  Star,  100  to  8 
each  against  Master  Bagot,  Heme  aud  Tlic  Brewer,  15  to  1  against  Kosabel,  100  to  0  each 
against  Underhand,  Pensioner  and  Bankrupt,  3.'i  to  1  each  against  Prioress  and  Queens- 
town,  80  to  1  against  Botaiy,  40  to  1  each  agnlust  Satlnstonc,  Harraton,  and  Wrestler,  50  to 
1  each  against  Roman  Candle,  Cawood  and  Coroner,  1000  to  15  eacli  against  Lifelioat,  Wil- 
ton, Ancient  Briton  and  Raspberry,  1000  to  10  each  against  Mr.  Sykes,  Sam  Spotle,  Rogcr- 
thorpe.  Compromise,  Thomhill,  Rara  Avis  and  Olymplas.  Won  easily  by  two  lengths,  a 
length  each  between  the  second,  third  and  fourth ;  Royal  Sovereign  was  a  bad  fifth. 

Ascot,  Tuesday,  Juno  14th,  IffiO— The  gold  vase,  given  by  Her  Majesty,  added  to  a  sweepstakoB 
of  30  SOT.  each,  for  three-year-olds  aud  upward;  two  miles  (11  subscribers). 


X  ^ 


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416 


THE   HORSE. 


Mr.  W.  Day's  b.  f.  SchUm,  by  Surplice,  3  ycnre,  0  st.  13  lbs. 
Mr.  F.  llifgins'  Leamington,  (i  years, !)  Bt. 5  lbs. 
Mr.  3.  KigbvV  b.  b.  Tournament,  5  years,  0  at.  8  lbs. 
Baron  de  NivioreB'  ch.  m.  Mins  'Jttb.  0  years,  7  Ht.  10  lb.}. 
Mr.  Sutton's  bl.  h.  Black  T' m:.o      years,  it  st.  3  lbs.       ... 
6  to  2  on  Leamington,  0 1.  1  agaiuB.  Tournamcit,  8  to  1  against  Miss  Cath,  and  10  to  1  against 
ScUism.    Won  by  two  lengths,  the  same  between  the  second  and  third. 


Goodwood  ThurBdnv,  July  98th,  1859-The  Goodwood  Cup,  value  ,300  sov.,  by  subscription  of 
20  sov.'each,  witii  100  added  by  the  Racing-fund,  the  surplus  (if  any)  to  be  paid  in  money ; 
the  second  received  lUO  sov. ;  two  miles  and  a  half  (42  subscribers). 

Mr.  \V.  Day's  l.r.  c.  The  Promised  Land.  3  years,  7  st.  7  lbs 1 

Mr.  Rlgby's  ch.  c.  Newcastle,  3  years,  7  st.  7  lbs ^ 

Mr.  R.  Ten  Broeck's  b.  m.  Prioress,  6 years,  8  St.  0 lbs '       '      1-,,'     , 

Leamington   6  years,  9  -^t.  10  lbs.,  Toxopholite,  Mademoiselle  de  Chantilly,  >orth  Lincoln, 

Marionette  Scent,  Schism.  Woodbine  and  Union  Jacket  started,  but  were  not  placed. 
8  to  1  against  the  Promised  ,.  •,:d,7  to  2  against  Leamington,  4  to  1  against  Prioress  7  to  1 
against  Union  Jack,  8  ..)  1  against  Toxophollto,  100  to  8  against  Marionette   100    o  7 
again«t  North  Lincoln. '  i;d  100  to  0  against  Newcastl.'.    Won  by  six  lengths,  a  bad  third; 
North  Llncohi,  See  at  and  SoUism  next,  beaten  eeverul  lengths  from  the  third. 

Newmarket  Tncsfiay,  October  lltb,  18W_Mr.  Merry's  Sanntei^r,  by  Blrdcatcher,  5  years 
received  ft.  from  Mr.  Hlgglns'  Leamington,  8  years,  10  st.  each,  Beacon  Course,  200  each 
and  the  Whip. 


SUMMARY  OF   LEAMINGTON  8  PEEFOEMANCES. 

In  1855,  started  Ave  timi;  3-  won  '"-.  ost  three.  ^    *•  <'• 

The  Woodcote  Stakes  a'  v,  irwi'-.k  ijn    0   0 

The  Chesteifleld  Stakes  m   )-!rby  ...  • 140    u   u 

In  1856,  started  ten  times    won  t)'ree,  los,  jevtu.  inn   n   n 

The  Wrotterby  Stakes  a.  Wolv.  ..umptor inr    o   n 

The  Town  Plate  at  Warwick       ....  onoOO 

The  Steward's  Cup  at  Shrewsbury ■*" 

In  1857,  started  five  times;  won  two,  lost  three.  ^ 

The  Chester  Cup  at  Chester 'm-    0   0 

The  Goodwood  Stakes  at  Goodwood vjo   u 

In  1838.  started  once;  lost  once. 

Inl8B9,f.:arted  three  times;  won  once,  paid  forfeit  once.  ^ 

The  Chester  Cur  U  Chester '       •       •      *'"'*'' 

TotalwluningB *0'880   0   0 

He  started  iM  times ;  won  8,  lost  10 ;  paid  forfeit  once. 

Lecamington  went  to  the  stud  in  1860,  and  made  the  seasons 
of  18C0,  '01,  '62,  '03,  'C-t  and  'G5  at  Rawcliffe  Paddocks.  The 
fu-st  of 'his  get  appeared  in  18G3,  three  of  them  rnnning  four 
races.  18C4  he  had  thirteen  winners,  who  won  thirty-three 
races ;  1805,  eleven  winners,  who  won  fifteen  races ;  1860,  four- 
teen winners,  who  won  twenty-seven  races ;  1807,  fifteen  winners, 


IMPORTED   LEAMINGTON. 


417 


1^ 

a 

8 

4 

5 

[isB  Cath,  and  10  to  1  against 
aud  third. 


!  300  Bov.,  by  subscription  of 

(if  any)  to  be  paid  in  money ; 

Ibers). 

1 

3 

3 

I  do  Cliantilly,  Nortli  Lincoln, 

ted,  but  were  not  placed, 
to  1  against  Prioress,  7  to  1 
against  Marionette,  100  to  7 

1  by  six  lengtlis,  abad  third; 

8  from  the  third. 


jrer,  by  Birdcatcher,  5  years, 
ach,  Beacon  Course,  SCO  each 


3EMANCES, 


£  g.d. 
50  0  0 
140    0   0 


100  0 
105  0 
200    0 


2,595   0 
093    0 


S,645    0   0 
£0,830    0   0 


and  made  the  seasons 
liffe  Paddocks.  The 
f  them  running  four 
vho  won  thirty-three 
3en  races;  186G,  fom'- 
1867,  fifteen  winners, 


who  woij  twenty-eight  races ;  1868,  ten  winners,  who  won  nine- 
teen races ;  and  in  1869,  five  winners,  who  won  nine  races. 

The  following  comprise  some  of  his  principal  winners  in 
England:  Coup  d'Etat,  Catalogue,  Procella,  Tarlatan,  Bella, 
Club  Queen,  Hark  Forward,  Lady  of  Coverdale,  Lady  Sefton, 
Lady  AVarwick,  Leicester,  Lemonade,  Queen  of  Crystal,  War- 
wick, Boleno,ritzroy,Fortunatu8,  Lady  Constance,  Bird  of  Eve, 
Cheltenham,  Cora,  Foreign  Stamp,  Lady  Eston,  Kebecca,  Eu- 
perra,  Variation,  Cataline,  Esmeralda,  Eeltub,  Scipio,  Thankful, 
Avon,  Belle  of  Warwick,  Citron,  Haymaker,  Miss  Theo,  and 

Percussion. 

Mr,  E.  W.  Cameron,  of  Clifton  Stud  Farm,  purchased  Lea- 
mington after  the  season  of  1865,  from  the  Eawcliffe  Company, 
for  £1,5Y5  pounds,  and  had  him  brought  over  the  same  season 
in  the 'steamship  Cella,  from  London.     He  made  his  first  season 
in  Kentucky,  at  the  Bosque  Bonita  Stud  Farm  of  General  A. 
Buford  at  $200.     After  the  season  in  Kentucky,  he  was  brought 
north,  and  stood  the  seasons  '67,  '68  and  '69  at  Clifton  Stud 
Farm,  Eichmond  countv,  N.  Y.    The  fall  of  1869  Mr.  Cam- 
eron sold  him  to  Mr.  A.  Welch,  Chestnut  Hills,  Philadelphia. 
He  made  the  present  season  of  1870  in  Mr.  Welch's  name  at 
Patterson,  N.  Y.    While  the  property  of  Mr.  Cameron,  he  was 
limited  to  twenty-five  mares,  but  in  no  season  since  his  arrival 
in  this  country  has  he  served  that  number.     During  the  past 
season  we  learn  that  he  has  not  served  more  than  five  thorough- 
bred mares.     He  made  the  season  of  1866  at  $200,  '67  and  '68    , 
at  $300,  '69  at  $250,  and  the  past  season  of  1870  at  $200. 

We  doubt  whether  any  ho:'se  ever  imported  to  America  has 
sired  such  a  list  of  winners  from  a  first  season  as  Leamington, 
out  of  the  same  number  of  mares.  Everything  by  him  that  has  . 
been  tried  can  race.  From  his  season  in  Kentucky  we  have 
Enquirer,  Lynchburg,  Littleton,  Longfellow,  Miss  Alice  and 
Anna  Mace.  We  look  upon  Enquirer  as  one  of  the  best  three- 
vear-olds  ever  foaled  in  this  countiy,  and  while  we  write,  the  ^ 
tel^^raph  flashes  the  success  of  Littleton  and  Longfellow,  two 
nobte  sons,  at  Lexington,  Kentucky.  It  seems  a  pity  to  keep 
so  valuable  a  horse  in  this  region,  where  he  is  so  poorly 
patronized.  He  should  be  removed  to  Kentucky  or  Tennes- 
see, where  the  success  of  Enquirer,  Littleton  and  Longfellow 
Vol.  I.— 37 


418 


THE   H0E9E. 


{ 


.ouM  secuvo  patronage  -o^^y/^^^^.^^^l^^lS^, 

manner  aB  early  as  liSO,  «'<=  3"°  j   j^  England. 

Wore  In.  repntatlon  as  a  ''f'""  *^;"\„,,,a  upon  Lex- 

irrra-^nTernfe^rtS  l>oUr  in  .4  .nality  and  nseful- 
ncBS  of  the  blood  horse. 


r,..J';'-.i.j.'!,"iV'J',.A'WfeWBgi.*atl 


d  Lis  breeding, 
the  very  liigliest 
mportation,  '-"ti 
ado  iu  England. 
)ssed  upon  Lex- 
ice  will  make  a 
ality  and  useful- 


COMPAEATIVE   ESTIMATE 


SPEED   BOTTOM,  POWERS  AND  VALUE  OF  BRITISH  AND   AMERICAN 
'     RACERS,   IN   THE    PRESENT    AND  PAST    CENTURY. 

There  has  been  now,  for  several  years,  a  general  if  not  preva- 
lent opinion,  sustained  by  many  persons,  not  merely  lauda- 
tores  temporis  ac<^— arguing,  however,  on  theory  rather  than  on 
experience,  and  founding  thei  •  arguments  on  facts,  in  them- 
selves questionable,  and  assumed  on  little  more  tlian  mere  ru- 
mor—that the  modern  race-horse  has  degenerated,  both  in  speed 
and  stoutness,  from  his  renowned  English  ancestry ;  and  sec- 
ondly, that  the  tendency  of  modern  breeding— or  as,  at  least, 
one  writer  terms  it,  too  thorough  breeding— has  been  to  en- 
courage speed  at  the  expense  of  bottom,  and  so  to  detract  detri- 
mentally from  the   stanchness  and  endurance  of  the  modern 
race-horse;  and, lastly,  that  by  the  system  of  training  young, 
and  running  short  courses,  the  English  race-horse  has  fallen  be- 
hind its  American  descendant  in  the  ability  to  run  long  dis- 
tances. 

The  first  of  these  assumptions,  that  the  race-horse  of  the 
nineteenth  century,  whether  English  or  American,  has  degen- 
erated from  the  famous  worthies  of  the  eighteenth,  and  if  so, 
whether  young  training  and  short  racing  are  the  causes  of  such 
degeneracy,  are  matters  well  worthy  of  consideration. 

That  of  the  comparative  qualities  of  the  English  and  Ameri- 
can race-horse,  is  less  so,  and  only  so  at  all,  inasmuch  as  it  is 
connected  with  the  different  systems  of  training  and  running 


420 


THE  HOBSE. 


adopted  in  the  two  countries.  Tliis  question,  moreover,  can 
hardly  be  tested  satisfactorily,  so  differant  are  all  the  conditions 
of  the  tui  f  here  and  there,  as  regards  weight,  distance,  and  me- 
thod of  riding,  and  so  imperfectly  understood,  even  now,  is  the 
influence  of  weight,  on  the  same  horse,  as  against  time— timmg 
itself  being  still  but  little  prac.^  -d,  and  until  lately  wholl"  dis- 
used and  uncomprehended  as  a  tesr,  on  British  race-cours. . 

The  gcuin-al  assumption  of  degeneracy  rests  mainly  on  the 
stories-'^  wonderful  tales,"  as  «  Cecil"  justly  calls  them,  wluch 
have  been  related  concerning  Flying  Childers  and  Eclipse,  of 
both  which  undeniably  good  and  unbeaten  horses  it  is  com- 
monly asserted  and  as  commonly  believed,  that  they  ran  a  rade 
in  a  minute,  there  being  not  a  shadow  of  evidence  to  the  pomt, 
but  directly  the  reverse,  and  it  lacing  all  but  demonstrable  that 
the  feat  is  a  ;.hvf^icul  impossibility. 

»  TliPse  wonlorfiil  tales,"— I  proceed  to  quote  at  length  from 
"  Cecil,"  who  has  gone  deeply  into  this  subject,  and,  to  my  idea, 
entirely  disposed  of  the  question,—"  like  the  snowball,  have  in- 
creased in  their  progress  ;  therefore  a  brief  digression  is  neces- 
sary to  unfold  these  romantic  conceptions.    It  is  related  that  he 
gave  Fox  twelve  pounds  over  the  Beacon  Course,  and  beat  him 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  in  a  trial.    Every  racing  man  would  natu- 
rally inquire  if  Fox  could  not  have  got  nearer  at  the  end,  and  few 
indeed  would  place  much  reliance  on  tnals  without  substantial 
evidence  to  corroborate  reports.   It  is  also  said,  that  he  ran  a  trial 
against  Almanzor  and  Brown  Betty,  nine  stone  two  each,"  ahter, 
he  carrying  9  stone  2lbs.,  they,  8  e-tone  21bs.,  each-over  the 
Round  Course  at  Newmarket,  three  miles,  six  furlongs,  and  nmety- 
three  yards,  which  distance,  according  to  many  accounts  m 
print,  "he    ran  in   6m.   40s."— aZ^fer  6m.  42s.— « to  perform 
whicii,"  it  is  farther  absurdly  stated,  "he  must  have  moved  at 
t\x(,v^tQoi  eighty-two  and  a  half  feet  in  a  second  of  time,  or 
nearly  at  the  rate  of  one  mile  in  a  minute:'    The  inaccuracy  of 
this  is  patent.     If  a  horse  moved  at  the  rate  described  he  would 
get  over  the  groimd  in  a  trifle  less  than  four  minutes  and  a  half. 
No  horse  that  ever  was  foaled  ever  went  at  the  pace  spoken  of. 
The  rate  of  flfty  feet  in  a  second  is  very  great,  and  more  than 
the  average  pace  required  to  run  the  distance  of  the  Beacon 
Course,  four  miles  one  furlong  and  one  hundred  and  thirty-eight 


mor«ovcr,  can 
11  the  conditions 
stance,  and  me- 
vcn  now,  is  the 
st  time — timing 
tely  wholl"  dis- 
race-conrs 

mainly  on  the 
alls  them,  wliich 
and  Eclipse,  of 
lorses  it  is  com- 
t  they  ran  a  mile 
ice  to  the  point, 
imonstrable  that 

)te  at  length  from 
,  and,  to  my  idea, 
mowball,  have  in- 
ression  is  neces- 
is  related  that  he 
I'se,  and  beat  him 
man  would  natu- 
,t  the  end,  and  few 
ithout  substantial 
that  he  ran  a  trial 
two  each,"  aliter, 
,  each — over  the 
•longs,  and  ninety- 
lany  accounts  in 
2s. — "  to  perform 
t  have  moved  at 
2Cond  of  time,  or 
rhe  inaccuracy  of 
ascribed  he  would 
linutes  and  a  half, 
e  pace  spoken  of. 
t,  and  more  than 
!e  of  the  Beacon 
d  and  thirty -eight 


ECLIPSE  AND  CHILDEP8. 


421 


yards,  in  seven  minutes  and  a  half,  which  Childers  is  also  re- 
ported fo  have  done.  To  prove  still  farther,  if  it  were  needed, 
the  utter  absurdity  of  the  mile  in  a  minute,  or  eighty-two  feet 
and  a  half  in  a  second,  story,  it  only  need  be  stated  that  twenty- 
three  feet  is  the  full  average  stride  of  the  best  horses  at  speed, 
and  coj.sequently,  that  to  cover  eighty-two  and  a  half  feet  in  a 
second,  the  horse  must  gather  and  extend  itself  within  a  fraction 
of  four  times,  a  physical  impossibilit;y ,  in  a  second. 

"After  all  the  high-flown  panegyri'''!."  continues  Cecil, 
"  concerning  the  racing  exploits  of  this  horse  in  public — the 
only  trials  worthy  of  credence — they  were  confined  to  the  win- 
ning two  matches,  for  the  first  of  which  at  six  years  old,  carry- 
ing 8  stone  5  lbs.  each — 119  lbs. — he  beat  Speedwell,  a  gelding  of 
equivocal  celebrity.  The  distance  was  four  miles.  For  the 
second,  when  seven  years  old,  he  beat  Chanter,  twelve  years 
old,  six  miles.  He  was  engaged  in  three  other  matches,  for 
which  he  received  forfeit."  No  time,  it  is  observable,  is  on  rec- 
ord as  to  his  public  running ;  a  circumstance,  which,  to  say 
the  least,  throws  a  doubt  on  that  related  to  have  been  made  on 
his  trials. 

Granting,  however,  that  the  timing  of  Childers'  race  over 
the  Beacon,  4m.  Ifg.  138  yds.,  or  in  other  words  four  miles, 
358  yards,  is  correctly  stated  at  7m.  SOs.,  by  deducting  the  ex- 
cess of  358  yards,  we  find,  by  the  simple  rule  of  three,  that  ho 
would  have  done  his  four  miles  in  7m.  19s.,  or  within  a  fraction 
of  the  same  time  it  took  Lexington  to  run  his  four  miles  against 
time,  in  public,  and  bets  paid,  which  established  the  time.  I 
do  not  find  the  weight  carried  by  Childers  in  this  trial  to  have 
been  recorded,  but  taking  it  to  have  been  the  same  as  that  with 
which  he  ran  over  the  Round  Course,  viz.,  8  stone  5  lbs.  or 
119  lbs.,  and  his  age  to  have  been  six  years,  the  time  is  not  in 
excess  of  Lexington's  race,  even  at  Southern  low  weights. 

Firetail  is  said  to  have  run  a  mile  in  1772  in  one  minute  and 
four  seconds,  but  there  is  no  authentic  record  of  races  kept  of 
this  date,  and  the  fact  may  safely  be  denied,  on  the  grounds 
above  shown,  in  regard  to  physical  impossibility. 

Concerning  Eclipse's  real  ])ower8,  no  coiTect  estimate  can 
possibly  be  formed,  nor  was  formed  at  the  time,  since,  though 
he  ran  against  all  the  best  horses  of  his  day,  and  alv/ays  beat 


423 


THE  nOBSK. 


them  with  case  carrying  enormous  weights— he  won  ten  king's 
plates  with  twelve  stone,  or  168  lbs.  on  his  back— he  was  never 
put  to  his  speed,  nor  was  his  time  ever  kept. 

He  was  undoubtedly  a  marvellous  animal,  both  as  a  racer 
and  in  the  stud,  having  begot  one  hundred  and  thirty  winners, 
who  brought  their  owners  more  than  £160,000  exclusive  of  cups, 
and  that,  it  must  be  remembered,  at  a  time  when  great  races 
were  few,  and  the  vast  prizes  of  the  present  day  unknown. 

In  December,  17  3(!,  Mr.  Hull's  Quibbler  ran  twenty-three 
miles  round  the  flat,  at  Newmarket,  in  flfty-seven  minutes.  It 
docs  not  clearly  appear  whether  this  is  to  be  understood  as  be- 
in  cr  a  straight  race,  without  an  intermission,  or  as  an  aggregate 
oflieats;  probably,  however,  it  refers  to  a  single  unbroken  ef- 
fort. 

If  it  were  done,  at  heats,  the  speed  would  be  notlung  re- 
markable, nor  the  stoutness. 

Twelve  miles  were  made  by  Henry  and  Eclipse  in  1823,  in 
an  aggregate  of  three  heats,  in  23m.  50is.  over  the  Union  Course ; 
and  twenty  miles,  in  an  aggregate  of  live  heats,  by  Black  Maria, 
beating  Lady  Eelief,  Trifle  and  Slim,  in  41m.  40s. 

Considered  as  a  single  gallop,  it  was  highly  creditable,  but 
when  we  have  seen  twenty  miles  trotted  within  the  hour,  we 
cannot  regard  it  as  so  extraordinary,  nor  can  we  doubt  that  it 
could  be  easily  b  ;at,  at  the  present  day,  by  any  one  of  a  dozen 
race-horses  on  the  American  or  English  Turf. 

Thus  far,  therefore,  there  are  no  grounds  whatever  for  be- 
lieving that  the  modern  race-horse  has  in  any  sense  degener- 
ated iVom  the  worthies  of  the  turf  of  the  olden  time,  even  if 
we  admit,  as  satisfactorily  established— which  we  are,  however, 
far  from  doing— the  remarkable  trials,  above  cited,  disallowing 
of  course  the  fabulous  myths,  which  have  only  obtained  with 
the  vulgar,  and  never  had  the  smallest  credit  with  racing  men, 
or  others  really  acquainted  with  the  powers  of  the  horse,  of 
miles  run  in  a  minute  and  Jie  like. 

Supposing  Childers  to  have,  in  fact,  run  the  Beacon  Course 
in  the  time  stated,  or  at  the  rate  of  four  miles  in  7m.  19s.,  and 
the  Round  Course  in  6m.  42.— which  would  be  at  the  rate  of 
four  miles,  in  about  7m.  5s.— although  the  speed  woiild  be  ex- 
traordinary,  I  may  say  marvellous,  even  at  the  extremely  low 


^g^.i-4i#as»<-g^:gsi^^^ 


WEIGHT   AND   TIME. 


438 


I  won  ten  king's 
k — he  wad  never 

both  as  a  racer 
1  thirty  winners, 
sxdusive  of  cups, 
tvhen  great  races 
ly  unknown, 
ran  twenty-three 
ven  minutes.  It 
mderstood  as  he- 
•  as  an  aggregate 
ele  unbroken  ef- 

i  be  nothing  re- 

jlipse  in  1823,  in 
he  Union  Course ; 
i,  by  Black  Maria, 
40s. 

ly  creditable,  but 
bin  the  hour,  we 
we  doubt  that  it 
ny  one  of  a  dozen 

whatever  for  be- 
ny  sense  degener- 
len  time,  even  if 
L  we  are,  however, 
cited,  disallowing 
[ily  obtained  with 
with  racing  men, 
•8  of  the  horse,  of 

the  Beacon  Course 
is  in  7m.  19s.,  and 
be  at  the  rate  of 
peed  wovlld  be  ex- 
the  extremely  low 


weicht  of  119  lbs.  for  a  six-year-old,  which  is  a  pound  more  than 
Southefn  weight-tho  perfect  facility  with  which  he  and  las 
successor  Eclipse  ran  away  from  every  thing  that  encountered 
them,  demonstrates,  that  their  superiority  to  all  horses  ot  their 
own  d.j,  was  as  great  or  greater  than  it  would  be  to  our  racers 

But  as  I  have  said  before,  there  is  no  evidence  of  this  speed, 
OS  described,  even  of  these  phenomena ;  much  less  any  pretence, 
that  such  speed  was  common  to  all  horses  of  the  day      1  ar  Irom 
il      A  writer  in  the  London  old  Sporting  Mag.,  in  1840,  n»  an  ar- 
ticle republished  in  Wm.  T.  Porter's  American  Turf  Register 
Vol  XI  p  320,  and  written  avowedly  to  prove  thatLclipse  ana 
Fl vin'^.r  Childers  were  the  best  horses  that  ever  went «  on  four  pas- 
terns," asserts  that  were  the  latter  alive  now  he  would  «  easily  beat 
the  best  racers  of  the  present  day,  a  quarter  of  a  mile  in  a  four- 
mile  race,"  founding  this  assumption  on  a  fact,  or  what  he  assei^s 
to  be  a  fact,  that  the  Beacon  Course  has  never,  since,  been  run  m 
shorter  time,  than  it  was  by  Hambletonian  and  Diamond  in 
1799  ;  or  the  Round  Course  in  better,  than  by  Alonzo  and  Or- 
ville  'in  1802.     And  these  second  best  time  races  he  sets  re- 
spectively at  45,  and  328.,  worse,  than  those  of  Childers  as  stated 

^^"^But  adding  45b.  to  7m.  198.,  the  rate  at  which  Childers  is 
said  to  have  run  four  miles  over  the  Beacon  track,  and  we  get 
8m  48.  for  the  time  of  Hambletonian  and  Diamond ;  and  add- 
in.."  32s.  to  7m.  5s.-the  rate  at  which  the  Round  Course  would 
ha°vebeen  done,  if  protracted  to  four  miles,  according  to  the 
time  in  which  he  is  stated  to  have  run  over  it,  agamst  Alman- 
zor  and  Brown  Betty,  we  get  7m.  37s.,  as  the  time  of  Alonzo 

and  Orville.  ,      . 

These  were,  moreover,  both  single  dashes,  not  heat  races, 

and,  therefore,  do  not  tell  so  decisively. 

It  is  unnecessary  to  say  to  American  sportsmen,  that  the 
time  of  the  first  rac^,  8m.  43.,  for  a  first  heat,  is  simply  no  time 
at  all,  nor  has  been  so  considered,  in  the  United  States,  for  the 
last  thirty  years;  and  that  7m.  37|8.,  though  it  was  thought 
great,  in  1823,  when  done  by  Henry,  has  now  fallen  altogether 
into  the  shade,  in  1856. 

In  considering  this  point,  I  have  of  course  drawn  my  com- 


424 


THE  nonsK. 


parisona  between  the  rnces  of  those  old  celebrities,  and  the  sim- 
ilar races  of  American  horses  of  the  present  day,  because,  through 
the  altered  mode  of  public  running  lately  adopted  in  England, 
stoutness  and  l)ottom  being  there  tested  by  heavy  weights  and 
shorter  distances,  run  nearly  at  the  score  from  cud  to  end,  it  is 
impossible  to  measure  them  directly  against  the  present  win- 
ners of  English  stakes. 

I  do  not  wish  to  enter  invidiously  into  any  question  of  su- 
periority or  inferiority  between  English  and  American  horses. 
If  there  be  any  advantage,  it  arises— can  arise— only  from  the 
influences  of  climate  and  the  different  modes  of  training,  &c., 
the  blood  being,  as  I  have  shown,  identical. 

But  I  must— in  order  to  show,  what  I  believe  to  be  true, 
that  the  English  no  more  than  the  American  racer,  of  1800,  has 
fallen  below  his  ancestry,  of  1700,  in  the  ability  to  endure,  and 
to  run  long  and  repeated  races,  if  it  were  required  of  him— en- 
deavor to  show  briefly,  wherefore  I  do  not  yield  the  palm  of 
bottom  in  running  distances,  any  more  than  in  carrying  weight, 
or  in  speed,  to  the  improved  modern  race-horse  of  the  United 
States  over  the  improved  modern  racer  of  England. 

In  the  first  place,  if  the  racing  field  no  longer  show  blood- 
horses  under  the  same  conditions  of  long  distances,  and  those 
repeated  at  intervals,  the  hunting  field  which,  in  fast  countries, 
is  supplied  altogether  by  thoroughbreds,  since  no  others  can  go 
the  pace,  or  go  the  distance,  with  welter  weights  on  their  backs, 
across  fences  and  through  dirt  and  clay  often  hock-deep— does 
exhibit  such  horees,  under  precisely  such  conditions,  in  even 
greater  numbers  and  with  more  even  results,  than  ever  did  four, 
or  even  six-mile  heat  races,  on  either  side  the  Atlantic.      A 
thoroughbred,  which  will  carry  15  stone,  or  210  lbs,  through 
two  bursts  of  six  or  seven  miles  each— with  an  interval  of  an 
hour  between  them,  not  devoted  to  rubbing  down,  drying  ofi", 
and  recruiting,  but  to  crossing  the  country  slowly,  while  the 
hounds  are  drawing— respectively  in  25  and  30  minutes,  taking 
perhaps  a  hundred  rasping  fences,  or  large  brooks  in  the  course 
of  each  burst,  and  going  over  every  sort  of  bad  and  broken 
ground,  often  hock-deep  in  greasy  ploughland,  or  fetlock-deep 
in  what  is  woi-se,  sticky  turf,  would,  one  might  say,  have  little 
diflaculty  in  running  over  a  sound  hard  course,  with  less  than 


iU 


"  -^  vV^^^^g^jrywy/B^w;^  j^wwitTmiiyMa-- .- 


O8BALDE8T0N  8  MATCH. 


425 


B8,  and  tlic  aim- 
[ccanse,  tlirougli 
jod  in  Englfiiid, 
Ivy  weights  and 
|nd  to  end,  it  is 
|ie  present  win- 
question  of  8U- 
mcrican  horses, 
-only  from  tlio 
f  training,  &c., 

eve  to  be  true, 
cer,  of  1800,  has 
f  to  endure,  and 
red  of  liini — en- 
;ld  the  pahn  of 
carrying  weight, 
e  of  the  United 
•land. 

ger  show  blood- 
ances,  and  those 
in  fast  countries, 
no  others  can  go 
ts  on  their  backs, 
hock-deep — does 
iditions,  in  even 
lan  ever  did  four, 
le  Atlantic.  A 
210  lbs,  through 
n  interval  of  an 
lown,  drying  off, 
slowly,  while  the 
>  minixtes,  taking 
)k8  in  the  course 
bad  and  broken 
or  fetlock-deep 
say,  have  little 
!,  with  less  than 


half  the  weight  on  his  back,  double  the  distance,  in  half  the  time 
named  dr  even  under  half,  if  there  bo  any  semblance  of  truth  in 
the  iiKtdern  theory  of  weight,  and  its  iuHiioncc  on  R|»eed,  Ac- 
cording to  the  old  dictum,  that  seven  pounds  is  equal  to  a  dis- 
tance of  120  yards,  in  a  four-mile  race,  as  between  equal  horses, 
ninety-two  pounds,  or  the  difference  between  15  stone  and 
118  lbs.,  Southern  six-year-old  weight,  would  be  equal  to  at 
least  one  mile  in  four,  if  both  aninuils  were  ridden  over  the 
same  course,  or  tlie  same  country. 

The  training,  moreover,  of  thoroiighbreds  for  the  hunting- 
field  is  exceedingly  similar,  in  all  respects,  to  that  of  racers  for 
four-mile  heats ;  except  that,  probably,  the  former  are  com- 
monly somewhat  higher  in  flesh ;  though  I  think  I  have  seen 
horses  start,  on  the  Union  Course,  quite  as  full  of  flesh  as  I  have 
ever  seen  a  thoroughbred  hunter  in  Northamj)ton  or  Leicester- 
shire. 

What  is  true  of  the  hunter,  is  no  less,  but  far  more,  true  of 
the  steeple  chaser,  who  is  invariably  thoroughbred — if  he  be 
not,  he  has  not  a  chance  of  being  any  where — and  who  is  put 
carrying  heavy  man-weight,  to  j^erform  the  severest,  most  try- 
ing, most  exhausting  and  cruellest  exertions,  for  vhich  horse- 
flesh can  bo  called  upon. 

In  proof  of  what  I  have  here  put  forward,  we  will  cast  a 
glance  at  the  most  remarkable  match  against  time  that  has  been 
ridden  within  the  memory  of  man,  I  mean  that  of  Osbaldeston, 
to  ride  two  hundred  miles,  within  ten  hours,  over  the  Newmar- 
ket Round  course,  in  1831 — a  feat  which  he  performed  in  7h. 
19m.  4s. — or  adding  Ih.  22m.  66s.  for  stoppages,  in  8h.  42m, 

In  this  match  Mr.  Osbaldeston  weighed  11  stone,  or 
154  lbs. — it  is  not  clearly  stated  whether  this  is  net  weight,  or 
includes  his  saddle — and  rode  twenty-eight  horses — all  of  them, 
of  course,  thoroughbreds,  though  not  one  of  any  previous  celeb- 
rity, or  standing  on  the  turf  as  racers  of  reputation,  dividing 
the  distance  into  four-mile  heats,  for  his  own  convenience  and 
the  facility  of  changing. 

Nineteen  of  the  twenty-eight  he  rode  more  than  once.  Six- 
teen performed  two  heats  each,  and  averaged  their  four  miles 
in  8ra.  308.,  with  an  infinitesirral  fraction,  two  of  them  falling 
lame,  and  the  weather  being  extremely  bad  throughout,  and 


420 


TltK  nOBBE. 


asainst  Rpecd.     C..nBi.loring  all  things,  tho  wo.ght  tl.oy  earned, 
ami  tl.e  iLt  that  none  of  tho.n  ^ve.•o  ahovo  tlun    or  l..urth-rato 
ZX  tho  uvorago  i.crcaital.lo,  and  looks  little  l.kc.ognu.acy. 
If  ihinl  an.l  fourth-rat.s  can  average  8n.  30.    w.th  U-  H.b. 
on  their  back.,  uhat  ^vouUl  lirBt-rates,  such  as  rienipotentuu-y, 
arLav,   liphrates.   Venison,  Catherina,  Bee.w.ng,  AUco 
a  V   .or;,  Sur  .lice,  Flying  Dutclunan,  and  .uch  cracks,  have 
/r  with  )'J  lli,  the  weight  they  would  have  earned,  on    ho 
n"  hern  course^   .t  their  ages  ?     Something,  to  reason  only  by 
He  fairest  analogy,  not  very  easy  to  be  beaten,  asa  clu  d  m.gh 
answer.     One,  Skinnisher,  he  rode  three  heats,  nuvk.ng  bad  t  no 
el  gh,  averaging  only  On.  3s.,  but  it  should  be  observed,  that 
h    w^s  the  la^t  horse  ridden  when  the  tnatch  was  won,  and 
L  rider,  beside  that  he  had  no  r    .asion  to  hurry,  in  all  proba- 

^"^'!f;ril:;\h:ly,  Wve.  was  Tranby,  by  Blackcock, 

.ho  pertormed  ^onr^..^;^^^  j^^^'     "L^^s^ 
First  8.10:  second,  8     thiiU,  h.iJ,  lounu,  o.u        ,  .     ,, 
teen  miles,  under  isi  lbs.,  33.19 ;  which  was,  and  justly  was, 
considered  prodigious  proof  of  bottom  and  courage.  ' 

Tm-lby  was  Subsequently  imported  to  Amer.ea,  solely  on 
account  of  his  performance  in  this  very  match  as  bemg  consid- 
ced  precisely  the  horse  to  get  four-milers.     He  proved  how- 
e  e  ,  a  source  of  disappointment,  for  few  of  his  stock  d.d  any 
thi ;  of  consequence,  and  none  proved  superior.    The  same 
n"  Ins  occurred  with  other  celebrated  horses,  as  has  oeeu 
"fn  "  befo^,  in  the  cases  of  Catton  in  England,  and  Chateau 
Malaux  in  thi     country,  neither  of  which  produced  descend- 
nn^sCrthy  of  their  great  renown.     Chateau    however,  had 
te ted  two'hundred  mares  in  a  single  season  before  h.impor- 
Illion,  and  I  doubt  not  that  his  vigor  was  afteeted  by  this  illo- 

^''^wrn^w  view  this  subject  in  another  light,  which,  I 
•  think  confutes  yet  more  conclusively  the  idea  alluded  to  above 
S thieh  »  Cecil,"  from  whom  I  quote  the  following,  pu  s  w.th 
^reat  plausibility  and  force.  He  is  writing  of  the  year  1852  .-- 
'  'lecording'to  the  racing  Calendar,  and  other  penodicals 
there  are  one  hundred  and  seven  stallions.  Some  of  these 
ought  not  to  be  used  in  the  stud,  because  they  are  possessed  of 

•  See  Xoto  ♦  on  page  443. 


PROOnKSS   IN   BKEEDING. 


437 


r]\t  tlicy  cnrried, 
(I  or  I'oiirtli-rato 
likc'cU'gcnoracy. 
)B.,  with  154  lbs. 
rionipototitiary, 
IJcoswinj^,  Alice 
It'll  Clucks,  Imvo 
3  carried,  on  tlio 
to  reason  only  by 
,  as  a  child  might 
making  bad  time 
bo  observed,  that 
ch  was  Avon,  and 
irry,  in  all  proba- 

by,  by  Blacklock, 
;  gallant  style: — 
50.  Total  of  six- 
is,  and  justly  was, 
lurage/' 

jnerica,  solely  on 
li,  as  being  consid- 
Ile  proved,  how- 
his  stock  did  any 
perior.    The  same 
orses,  as  has  been 
gland,  and  Chateau 
produced  descend- 
eau,  however,  had 
,  before  his  impor- 
ffected  by  this  ille- 

ther  light,  which,  1 
!a  alluded  to  above, 
following,  puts  with 
of  the  year  1852  :— 
d  other  periodicals, 
18.  Some  of  these 
ley  are  possessed  of 


iniirmitios  likely  to  bo  inluM-itcl  by  tlu-ir  progeny;  l>»t /lieir 
m.mbo'r  is  not  so  great  as  n.ight  be  imagitu-d,  and  to  in(  ividual- 
izo  them  would  be  impolitic.  It  nnint  be  understood,  there  are 
many  other  stallions,  in  all  probability  more  than  a  similar 
nninber,  of  inferior  character,  whose  services  arc  cnhned  to 
rural  districts,  where  they  are  patronized  by  farmers,  which  arc 
not  included  in  this  estimate,  numbers  of  which  would  lu.t  pass 
I- with  breeders  of  race-horses,  and  ought  m.t  to  be  al- 


not 
muster 


IllUniUl     null     ir.v,v.,.v, -     .  1        4.     fl       .r 

lowed  lo  perpetuate  their  species  among  any  classes;  but  tluy 
are  seldom  advertised  beyo.ul  their  respective  localities,  and  are 
still  more  rarely  the  progenitors  of  thoroughbred  stock  l<rom 
the  number  of  stallions  already  enumerated,  about  halt  tlio 
foals  of  the  year  are  the  olfspring  of  thirty  sires,  favorifs  on 
account  of  their  superior  lineage,  their  successful  performances 
on  the  turf,  or  honorable  distinction  m  the  stud. 

"The  following  table  supports  proof  of  the  progress  made 
in  the  speculation  of  breeding,  by  giving  the  number  ot  races 
won  by  the  stock  of  fourteen  horses  of  celebrity  m  the  years 
1825  and  1852,"  the  interval  being  a  tritle  more  than  a  quarter 
of  a  century. 


1826. 


ComUB, 
FilhodaPuta, 
Vhantom, . 
Ardrossan,    . 
Catton, 
Rubens, 


21 
17 
17 
13 
12 
12 


1852. 


Whalebone, ^^ 


Whisker, 

Blacklock. 

Bourbon,     . 

Partisan, 

Soothsayer, 

Walton, 

Octavian,  . 


10 

,     9 

9 

9 

.    9 

9 

.     9 

16S 


Lancrcost,         . 

Birdcatcher,  . 

Touclistone, 

"Venison, 

Cothcrstone, 

Faugh  a  Ballagh, 

Orlando,   . 

Slanc,    . 

Don  John,         . 

Bay  Middleton, 

Epirus, 

Pantaloon,     . 

Melbourne, 

Alarm,  . 


85 

29 

26 

20 
,  17 

15 
,  13 

13 
.  12 

12 
.  11 

10 

.  10 

9 

9:i'i 


"Thus  we  find,  that  in  the  former  years  there  were  168,  and 
in  the  latter  232  winners,  the  progeny  of  an  equal  "^n^^^^J* 
horses.  Surely  this  affords  an  argument  in  favor  of  the  stout- 
ness and  constitution  of  horses  of  modern  days. 


•mm 


428 


THE  nOBBB. 


It  is  not  easy  in  tho  Uniteil  States  to  ohtftin  full  Btntistics  of 
this  nature,  owinj?  to  tho  vast  extent  of  territory  over  wliieii 
the  race-meet ii.KS  are  neattered,  that  extent  yearly  increar-mj,', 
and  the  ^Mvat  nuinl)er  of  courrfes  ami  Jockey  Chihs  exiHtmg, 
all  in.lei.enaent  each  of  tho  other,  which  roniler  it  ft  work  of 
endless  toil  to  hunt  up  tho  nnnihers  of  winners  got  by  any  par- 
ticular stallion,  or  number  of  stallions;  I  have  been  so  lortu- 
luite,  Imwever,  as  to  fall   upon  the  following  facts  concerning 
Medoc,  a  horse  of  very  fair  and  honest,  though  not  Urst-rate, 
running  reputation  in  this  country,  in  1833,  and  shall  presently 
proceed   to  give  similar  statements  concerning  others  ot   our 
most  distingnihhed  stallions. 

Modoc  begot,  in  the  three  years  1838,  '39  and  '40,  respec- 
tively 18,48,  and  49  winnors,  at  all  distances,  from  ono  to  tour- 
niile  heats,  and  in  tho  latter  year  thirty-three  of  his  got  won  04 
rac's,  ran  300  miles,  and  won  $20,000. 

But  to  return  to  "  Cecirs"  observations  on  the  comparative 
stoutness   of    ancient  and  modern  English   racers.— "  In    the 
first  portion,"  he  proceeds,  "of  these  remarks,  it  was  mentioned 
that  an  opinion  has  been  promulgated  with  much  industry,  and 
supported  with  equivalent  zeal,  that  our  horses  have  degen- 
erated, compared  with  those  of  our  ancestore,  in  stoutness  or 
endurance  in  running  a  distance ;  that  they  are  incapable  of 
bearincr  futigue  ;  that  thev  are  deiicient  in  constitutional  stam- 
ina, the  ability  to  carry  weight,  and  that  they  are  subject  to 
hereditary  diseases,  especially  roaring.     In  evidence  of  these 
ar<niment8,  the  performances  of  two  hoi-ses,  worthies  of  ancient 
da'te,  the  ono  called  Black  Chance,  the  other  the  Carlisle  Geld- 
in-,  have  been  extolled  in  the  warmest  terms.    To  arrive  at 
correct  conclusions,  the  most  satisfactory  course  will  be  that  of 
making  comparisons,  from  indisputable  data,  between  the  per- 
formances of  the  horses  said  to  have  possessed  superiority  over 
their  descendants.    The  mere  declaration  of  opinion,  unaccom- 
panied by  proof,  is  not  sufficient  on  this  occasion.    For  the 
sake  of  brevity,  and  to  render  each  item  capable  of  ready  com- 
parison, a  tabular  form  is  chosen,  in  which  the  performances  of 
the  most  celebrated  horses  of  the  early  part  of  the  eighteenth 
century,  are  placed  in  juxtaposition  with  an  equal  number  of 
more  recent  date.    Tlie  selection  of  the  Carlisle  Gelding  and 


■CrEKIORITY   OF    MODERN    KACKKS. 


420 


'full  BtatiflticH  of 
Jtory  over  wlik-li 
li'iirly  iiieivat«iiij^, 
I'  Cliibrt  cxiHtiiiff, 

•V  it  a  work  of 

got  hy  any  pnr- 

|o  been  8o  fortu- 

I  facts  coiiccniiii;; 

,'li  nnt  lirst-rate, 

d  shall  presently 
ig  others  of  our 


I 


)  and  '40,  respcc- 
froni  one  to  four- 
f  his  got  won  Oi 

I  the  comparative 
Pacers. — "  In  the 
it  was  mentioned 
ueh  industry,  and 
»rses  liavo  dogen- 
8,  in  stoutness  or 
are  incapable  of 
institutional  Stanl- 
ey are  subject  to 
evidence  of  these 
orthies  of  ancient 
the  Carlisle  Geld- 
ns.  To  arrive  at 
'SO  will  be  that  of 
between  the  per- 
l  suijeriority  over 
)pinion,  unaccom- 
ccasion.  For  the 
ble  of  ready  com- 
3  performances  of 
of  the  eighteenth 
jqual  number  of 
isle  Gelding  and 


riack  (Mianco  \n  suggostcd,  in  consecpience  of  their  liaving  been 
brought 'fitrward  m  Hpeeiinens  of  superiority  over  any  horses  of 
the  modern  thiyw." 

It  will  be  h»oTi  by  the  tabUf  alluded  to,  and  hero  subjoined, 
that  the  five  modern  hornes  iiave  in  every  renpeet  the  advan- 
tage. They  began  to  train  from  two  to  four  years  younger; 
they  ran  more  races,  and  more  miles,  and — with  one  exception — 
they  Haw  more  years  service  on  the  turf,  than  the  worthies  of 
the  olden  time. 

This,  added  to  the  above  record  of  stock,  ought  to  settle  tho 
question. 


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Catlieriiiii .t 

"Persons  who  arc  conversant  with  raiing  are  well  awaro 
that  it  is  impossible  to  form  decided  opinions  eonoerning  tho 
superiority  of  horses,  ^\ithout  running  them  in  public,  or  trying 
them  in  private,  with  the  most  scrupulous  exactness.  As  it  is 
impossible  to  form  positive  opinions  of  contemponmeous  horses 
till  they  have  been  tried,  it  would  bo  ridiculous  to  hazard 
an  opinion  on  the  merits  of  horses  in  a  race  of  any  given  dis- 
tance of  the  early  part  of  the  last  century,  as  compared  with 
those  of  modern  days,  unless  there  appeared  to  be  a  vast  dis- 
parity between  them.  Considering  the  points  at  issue,  there  is 
no  ditHculty  in  deciding  on  the  majority  of  tliose  (qualities, 
which   give  evidence   of  stoutness,   endurance,   constitutional 

•  Did  not  run  in  the  years  1720,  1725,  or  1720. 
f  Did  not  run  in  1743. 


IR<SBW^1WU««6iJ5"»*S*J: 


430 


THE  nOESE. 


^i 


I 


stamina,  and  capability  of  bearing  fatigue.  As  to  hereditary 
diseases,  we  have  no  data  whatever  npon  which  any  opinion 
can  be  formed.  The  arguments  which  liave  been  brouglit  for- 
ward in  fiivor  of  horses  of  olden  times,  with  the  Carli'^-le  Geld- 
ing, and  Black  Chance,  as  examples,  require  some  little  detail 
to  confute.  It  has  been  asserted  that '  the  former  had  no  rival 
in  carrying  all  degrees  of  weights,  in  supporting  heats,  travel- 
ling, and  constant  running,  and  this  maintained  to  an  age  sel- 
dom heard  of  In  searching  the  calendars,  for  the  purpose  of 
forming  tables  of  performances,  it  was  found  that  this  horse  ran 
on  several  occasions  for  selling  stakes,  at  prices  varying  from 
oighty  to  twenty  sovereigns — his  value,  therefore,  was  not  high- 
ly estimated.  Many  persons  imagine  selling  stakes  are  modern 
inventions,  but  they  were  in  effect  in  the  early  part  of  the  last 
century.  On  four  occasions  only  this  horse  carried  twelve 
stone — 168  lbs.  In  a  general  way  he  carried  light  weights, 
varying  from  eight  stone  live  to  nine  stone — 117  to  126  lbs. 
Thirteen  of  his  engagements  were  matches,  and  all  racing-men 
know  full  well  that  winning  matches  depends  more  on  the  judg- 
ment of  the  matchmaker,  than  the  intrinsic  goodness  of  the 
horse.  An  animal  that  has  been  often  beaten,  cannot  with  pro- 
priety be  aggrandized  by  the  title  of  '  unrivalled.' 

"The  eulogist  of  the  Carlisle  Gelding  has  been  equally 
ardent  in  admiration  of  Black  Chance,  concerning  whom  he 
falls  into  groat  discrepancies,  which,  however,  it  is  not  worth 
while  to  enumerate,  with  the  exception  of  one  mistake.  Among 
other  races  won  in  1740,  is  included  one  at  Oswestry,  where  he 
is  stated  to  have  carried  thirteen  stone — 182  lbs.  There  is  no 
record  in  the  Eacing  Calendar  of  his  ever  carrying  more  than 
twelve  stone.  He  more  frequently  ran  with  ten,  and  sometimes 
with  only  nine. 

" '  Arthur  O'Bradley,'  says  Mr.  K  H.  Smith  in  his  well 
known  '  Observations  on  Breeding  for  the  Turf,'  '  won  as  many 
plates  as  almost  any  other  horse  ever  did,  at  both  high  and  low 
weights,  and  may  be  justly  said  to  be  the  best  horse  of  his 
time.'  He  is,  therefore,  a  fit  subject  for  comparison.  When 
his  performances  are  placed  against  those  of  Euphrates,  Liston, 
and  Independence,  they  fall  into  the  shade.  Babraham  is  in- 
troduced more  in  consequence  of  his  subsequent  worth  iu  the 


VENISON. 


431 


As  to  hereditary 

whicli  aiiy  opinion 

been  brouglit  for- 

the  Carli'^-le  Geld- 

Bonie  little  detail 
brmer  had  no  rival 
irting  heats,  travel- 
,ined  to  an  age  sel- 
for  the  purpose  of 
1  that  this  horse  ran 
prices  varying  from 
efore,  was  not  high- 
g  stakes  are  modern 
irly  part  of  the  last 
)rse  carried  twelve 
•rled  light  weights, 
ae—m  to  126  lbs. 
and  all  racing-men 
ds  more  on  the  jndg- 
isic  goodness  of  the 
en,  cannot  with  pro- 
railed.' 

g  has  been  equally 
oncerning  whom  he 
ver,  it  is  not  worth 
ne  mistake.  Among 
;  Oswestry,  where  he 
52  lbs.    There  is  no 

carrying  more  than 
;h  ten,  and  sometimes 

[.  Smith  in  his  well 
Turf,'  '  won  as  many 
at  both  high  and  low 
the  best  horse  of  his 
comparison.  When 
of  Euphrates,  Liston, 
ie.  Babraham  is  in- 
isequent  worth  iix  the 


stud,  than  for  his  performances  on  the  turf;  m  the  former  ca- 
paci  y  Ive  was  far  distinguished  above  the  average  of  us  con- 
[omporaries.    Tins  also  terves  as  an  example,  of  winch  there  are 
manv  modem  instances,  that  a  horse  having  wor.a  great  num- 
ber of  races  is  not  invariably  the  most  8.-ccesslul  m  Ins  pro- 
geny ;    a  horse  that  has   won  a  moderate  number  o     races 
beadng  known  good  ones,  is  generally  the  most  o hg.ble  to  breed 
fron.     It  is  very  generally  considered  that  trannng  horses  to 
■un  at  so  early  an  Jge  as  two  or  even  three  years  old,  mus    be 
injurious  to  them  ;  that  their  joints  and  smews  wantmg  matm- 
ty  must  suffer  and  give  way,  consequently  their  -^cn.g  c.ueer 
must  be  abbreviated.      Tlie    means  nowadays   adop  ed   ^vl  h 
foals,  from  their  infancy,  are  calculated  very  essentml ly  to  ob- 
viate the  effects  of  early  training;  the  kind  of  food  with  winch 
Tey,  and  also  their  dams  are  supplied,  has  the  effect  of  pro h- 
cing  early   development,  added  to  the   almost  nnpercepibe 
gradations  of  exercise  which  they  are  requn-ed  to  pe  torn , 
tbese  are  subjects,  which  were  unknown  to  our  forefatheis,  but 
hey  will  be  more  fully  discussed  hereafter.     The  nnpress.ou 
that  this  custom  shortens  the  term  of  a  horse  s  racmg  career, 
will  lose  ground  on  reference  to  the  table  already  given,  winch 
Bhows  that  out  of  five  horses  of  modern  times  three  commenced 
their  running  at  two  years  old,  and  the  others  at  three 

"Their  Continuance  on  the  turf,  fully  equals  that  of  the  r 
ancestors,  with  the  exception  of  Venison,  whose  three-year-old 
performances  were  so  superkavely  excellent  as  to  render  Inm 
worthy  of  especial  notice.     At  that  age  he  won   welye  i-aces, 
xnany  of  them  at  long  distances,  including  five  k.ngs  P  ates^ 
Vans  and  railways  not  being  in  vogue,  he  travelled  on  foot  900 
miles  in  the  course  of  the  year  to  perform  his  engagements. 
He  ran  third  to  Bay  Middleton  and  Gladiator  for  the  Devhy, 
and  I  perfectly  remember  the  remark  made  by  his  trainer,  Mr 
John  Day,  on  the  morning  previous  to  the  race.    '  I  have  a  good 
horse,'  said  he,  '  and  it  must  be  a  very  good  one  to  beat  him 
Although  Bay  Middleton  proved  himself  a  better  l^or«e_on  that 
occasion,  the  subsequent  running  of  Venison,  thoroughly  justified 
the  estimate  his  trainer  had  formed  of  him.     In  the  stud  he 
attained  still  greater  eminence,  being  the  sire  of  Alarm  Cari- 
boo, the  Ugly  Buck,  Vatican,  Buckthorn,  Kingston,  Joe  Miller, 


paiifi##ipi^*^i^ 


432 


THE  nOBSE. 


ti: 


Ticton,  besides  many  others  of  good  repute.  In  his  running  he 
evinced  the  most  indomitable  stoutness  and  soundness  of  consti- 
tution ;  inestimable  qualities,  which  he  transmitted  to  his  stock. 
He  died  when  rising  twenty  years  old,  in  December,  1852. 

"  Eogulus  is  worthy  to  be  mentioned  as  a  horse  of  great  re- 
pute in  his  time.  At  six  years  old  he  commenced  by  winning 
a  plate  of  £50.  In  the  same  year  he  won  six  king's  plates,  and 
walked  over  for  another  ;  when  seven  years  old,  he  again  won 
I  king's  plate,  which  finished  his  career  on  the  turf.  But  the 
career  of  Venison  must  be  esteemed  more  brilliant,  especially 
if  his  age  be  taken  into  consideration.  Like  Babraham,  Regu- 
lus  was  the  progenitor  of  many  valuable  horses,  and  his  blood 
is  to  be  found  in  many  studs  of  the  present  day.  This  aftords 
another  illustration  of  the  remark  recently  made,  '  that  a  horse 
having  won  a  great  number  of  races  is  not  invariably  the  most 
successful  in  his  progeny.'  " 

The  remarks,  which  follow  on  Euphrates,  Liston,  and  Inde- 
pendence, in  the  admirable  little  volume  from  which  I  have 
(nioted,  though  full  of  information  and  pra^,tical  knowledge  and 
utility  to  the  breeder  of  racing  stock,  are  not  of  sufficient  m- 
terest  in  this  pointof  the  question  to  render  it  advisable  to  ex- 
tract them  ;  not  so  those  concerning  Catherina,  and  the  conclu- 
sions which  are  drawn  from  the  fticts  adduced  ;  for  all  these  are 
invaluable,  an-^  as  I  have  said,  to  my  mind  most  conclusive,  as 
to  the  superiority  of  the  modern  race-horse,  not  merely  as  a 
racer   both  for  speed,  stoutness,  and  endurance  both  of  weight 
and  distance,  but  as  to  his  capabiUty  of  getting  hunters,  carriage- 
horses,  cavalry-chargers;  animals,  indeed,  of  every  quality,  ex- 
cept that  needed  for  the  heaviest  draught,  immeasurably  supe- 
rior, in  all  points  of  blood,  courage  and  service,  either  to  his 
own  immediate  ancestors,  or  to  their  common  progenitor,  the 
Oriental  horse,  whether  Turk,  Barb,  or  Arab  proper. 

« Although  last  on  the  list,  Catherina  stands  prominently 
conspicuous  for  her  performances.  When  the  ability  to  carry 
weic'ht  is  brought  forward,  this  good,  honest  creature  must  be 
introduced  as  a  worthy  example.  She  ran  and  won,  on  many 
occasions,  with  twelve  stone-168  Ibs.-on  her  back,  and  de- 
feated Confederate  at  York,  each  carrying  fourteen  stone— 196 
Ibe.;  and.  Confederate  having  previously  gained  distinction  at 


CATHEKINA. 


433 


his  running  lie 
idness  of  consti- 
ted  to  his  stock, 
liber,  1852. 
rge  of  great  re- 
ccd  by  M'inning 
ing's  plates,  and 

d,  lie  again  won 
turf.     But  tlio 

lliant,  especially 
abraliam,  Regu- 
i,  and  liis  blood 
y.    This  affords 

e,  '  that  a  horse 
ariably  the  most 

iiston,  and  Inde- 
i  which  I  have 
1  knowledge  and 

of  sufficient  in- 
advisable to  ex- 
,  and  the  conclu- 

for  all  these  are 
3st  conclusive,  as 

not  merely  as  a 
e  both  of  weight 
hunters,  carriage- 
ivery  quality,  ex- 
nieasurably  supe- 
ice,  either  to  his 
)n  progenitor,  the 
)roper. 

inds  prominently 
e  ability  to  carry 

creature  must  be 
nd  won,  on  many 
ler  back,  and  de- 
urteen  stone — 196 
aed  distinction  at 


high  weights,  Catherina's  victory  was  not  a  vagiie  honor  of 
beating  A  competitor  of  unknown  merit." 

It  is  a  matter  greatly  to  be  regretted,  that  the  distance  at 
which  this  prodigious  weight  was  carried  in  victoriously  by  a 
race-horse,  and  the  time  in  which  the  feat  was  performed,  is  not 
given.*  It  is  not  in  my  power  to  supply  either  deiiciency.  The 
latter,  probably,  cannot  be  sui)plied ;  as,  except  in  extraor- 
dinary cases,  and  then  generally  by  American  sportsmen,  who 
chance  to  be  present  on  the  courses,  time  is  rarely  taken— or  so 
taken,  as  to  be  relied  on  for  its  correctness— in  English  races. 

This  and  the  irregular  length  of  the  principal  races,  as  the 
Leger,  Derby,  T.  Y.  C,  Beacon  Course,  Hound  Course,  Good- 
wood-cup and  Drawing-room  Stakes  Courses,  none  of  which 
consist  of  a  certain  number  of  full  miles,  but  of  miles  and 
fractional  parts  of  a  mile,  render  all  comparison  between  the 
merits  of  English  and  American  horses  difficult  and  embarrafis- 
infic,  if  not  impossible. 

"  "  It  seldom  happens,"  Cecil  proceeds,  «  that  a  mare  which 
has  been  kept  ia  training  many  years,  however  superior  her 
performances,  has  conferred  the  same  high  character  on  her  pro- 
duce, and  as  yet  Catherina  is  not  an  exception.     Alecto,  her 
dam,  was  a  tolerably  good  mare,  but  by  no  means  first-rate. 
She  was  sold  at  four  years  old  by  Mr.  Houldsworth,  who  bred 
her,  aud  her  subsequent  owner  confined  her  engagements  princi- 
pally to  running  for  country  plates,  very  much  in  fashion  at  the 
time ;  she  won  several  of  them,  but  never  beflt  horses  of  high 
repute.     She  ran  frequently,  in  1827,  when  in  foal,  and  the 
result  was  a  colt  by  Banker,  which  was  never  trained.     In  1829 
she  missed  to  Whisker,  and  the  following  year  gave  birth  to  Ca- 
therina.   Tills  circumstance  is  somewhat  remarkable,  for  it  very 
rarely  occurs  that  mares  having  been  trained  and  raced  so  se- 
verely ever  produce  foals,  until  they  have  enjoyed  at  least  five 
or  six  years  repose  ;  it  confirms  the  assertion,  that  there  are  no 
positive  rules  for  the  guidance  of  breeders.    The  list  of  horses 
which  have  gained  celebrity,  by  very  frequent  ruiining,  may 
be  brought  forward  to  the  present  day  with  good  effect,  and,  with 
the  exception  of  Catherina,  their  performances  are  equal  to  those 
already  noticed.     Clothworker,   Rataplan,  Virago,  cum  multia 
aliis,''  in  which  distinguished  position  I  shall  take  it  on  myself 

*  In  the  Racing  Calendar  for  1836,  this  raco  is  given,  and  stated  to  bo  two  mUea. 

Vol.  I.— 28 


434 


THE  H0B8E. 


to  in-lude  BeoBwin?  and  Alice  Hawthorn,  «  claim  diBtingnished 
position  on  the  scroll  of  lanic.*>  When  comparing  the  pertorm- 
ances  of  race-horses,  it  is  not  customary  to  compute  the  agg.-e- 
gate  distances  which  they  may  run  in  their  various  races,  and 
with  contemporaries  contending  for  races,  for  which  the  distances 
a'-e  nearly  equal,  it  would  afford  no  criterion  ;  but  in  this  case 
it  is  a  difierent  aliair.    The  object  is  to  determine  whether  the 
allegation  is  well  founded,  that  the  horses  of  the  olden  time  were 
superior  to  those  of  the  present  day  in  point  of  stoutness,  sound- 
ness, and  constitutional  stamina,  and  the  ability  to  endure  fre- 
quent running.     A  reference  to  the  table  of  performances  al- 
ready <nven  sets  that  question  at  rest.     The  total  number  ot 
races  won  by  horses  of  modern  times  is  also  greatly  in  excess,  and 
takin.-  these  two  circumstances  into  ccmsideration,  the  palm  ot 
inerit^ibr  soundness,  capability  for  frequent  running,  and  stout- 
ness must  b^  awarded  to  them.     Emry  owner  of  race-horses 
and  even,  trainer  knows  full  well,  that  frequently  runmng 
modfyrate  distances  tries  the  legs,  and  detects  ivfimitm  more  mi- 
eqxm^ocaUy,  than  occasionally  running  long  distances,     it  is  a 
very  general  remark,  that  the  old-fashioned   distances  of  lour 
miles  have  been  reduced.    That  is  true ;  but  they  have  not  all 
been  so  materially  shortened  as  not  to  afford  good  horses  op- 
portunities for  distinction.     It  cannot  be  denied  but  that  there 
are  a  vast  number  of  races  at  short  distances,  yet  there  ai-e  also 
many  two  miles  and  upwards,  and  many  three  mdes.    The  vic- 
tories of  the  best  horses  of  the  present  day  are  most  decisive  at 
Ion-  distances,  and  they  in  turn  passing  from  the  course  to  the 
Btud,  still  maintain  their  position  as  favorites,     .svo  miles  will 
determine  the  lasting  powers  of  a  horse,  if  the  pace  be  true  from 
end  to  end.     It  has  been  clearly  proved  that  the  horses  ot  mod- 
ern times  are  superior  to  those  of  our  forefathers  on  the  pomts 
already  named  ;  but  whether  our  best  racerB  could  beat  Flying 
Childers,  Eegulus,   Eclipse,   Highflyer    and  other  worthies  of 
that  time,  is  a  question  that  cannot  be  decided  ;  neither  does  it 
appear  very  important  for  practical  pui^oses.   On  the  capability 
of  horses  running  distances,  there  are  some  mistaken  notions 
touching  the  customs  of  our  forefathers,  and  from  the  fact  ot 
their  races  in  general  being  four  miles,  it  is  conceived  that  their 
liorses  were  more  capable  of  running  those  distances,  than  those 

♦  Fisherman  and  CaUor  Ou  might  bo  added  to  the  above  with  great  propriety. 


INFERIORITY   OF  THE  OLD   RACERS. 


435 


n  distingulsliecl 
ig  the  pertbrin- 
,)uto  tlio  agg.-e- 
■ious  races,  and 
ch  tliedistancea 
jut  in  this  case 
inc  whether  the 
olden  time  were 
stoutness,  sound- 
er to  endure  fre- 
lorforniances  al- 
total  number  of 
[ly  in  excess,  and 
on,  the  palm  of 
ining,  and  stout- 
sr  of  race-horses 
luently  running 
'.i^mities  more  U7i- 
'istances.     It  is  a 
iistances  of  four 
they  have  not  all 

good  horses  op- 
ed but  that  there 
^et  there  are  also 
3  miles.    The  vic- 
3  most  decisive  at 
.  the  course  to  the 
,    Two  miles  will 
pace  be  true  from 
the  horses  of  mod- 
hers  on  the  points 
could  beat  Flying 

other  worthies  of 
3d  ;  neither  does  it 

On  the  capability 
;  mistaken  notions 
I  from  the  fact  of 
ionceived  that  their 
[stances,  than  those 
B  with  great  propriety. 


we  now  possess.  It  is  an  inference,  but  nothing  more.  When 
their  horses  ran  their  four-mile  heats,  tlioy  did  not  on  all  occa- 
sions go  their  best  pace  throughout;  and  it  may  bejloubtcd 
whether  the  majority  of  the  races  which  were  run,  in  1754,  were 
60  well  calculated  to  try  the  lasting  pow  -^rs  of  horses,  as  many 
of  the  races  which  took  place  in  1854." 

Thus  far  "  Cecil,"  and  thus  fur  conclusively.  I,  however, 
aspire  to  go  farther,  and  contend,  that— although  it  be  not  sus- 
ceptible of  mathematical  demonstration  tluit  Eclipse,  Flying 
Childers,  Eegnlus,  Highflyer  and  others  were  not  faster  than 
the  best  modem  horses— tlierc  is  no  earthly  reason  for  suppos- 
ing that  they  were  so,  but  rather  the  revv  jc.  Dismissing,  as 
the  merest  vulgar  fables,  the  mile-in-a-minute  stories,  I  have 
already  shown  that  tlie  other  recorded  time-trials  of  Flying 
Childers,  even  if  granted  to  be  true,  are  not  so  marvellous  or  so 
far  beyond  the  reach  of  modern  racers,  as  seems  generally  to  be 

held. 

But  these  were  only  sert-et  trials,  and  reliance  cannot  be  placed 
upon  them.  In  fact,  it  is  exceedingly  doubtful  to  me,  whether  in 
the  days  of  Flying  Childers,  there  were  watches  in  existence  by 
which  seconds  could  be  stopped  and  counted  with  accuracy.  At 
all  events,  it  is  clear  that  the  whole  reputation  of  these  so-styled 
phenomena,  rests  on  their  extraordinary  superiority  to  all  the 
horses  of  their  own  day.  But  the  moment  that  it  is  established, 
as  "  Cecil "  has,  I  think,  clearly  established  it,  that  the  general 
run  of  horses  of  that  day  "svere  infinitely  inferior  to  the  general  run 
of  horses  of  this,  in  all  the  points  wherein  they  most  strenuously 
claimed  superiority ;  the  ease  with  which  thoy  were  beaten  by 
the  few  true  racers  of  the  day  is  readily  accounted  for — and  the 
lact  that  they  were  easily  beaten  confers  no  such  extraordinary 
renown,  nor  presupposes  the  necessity  of  any  such  superior 
powers  in  the  victors. 

Again,  as  to  the  four-mile-heat  races,  I  deny  utterly  the 
superiority  of  the  horse  of  the  olden  time  to  the  modern,  in  this 
species  of  sport,  as  I  do  in  all  the  other  qualities  necessary  to 
constitute  a  first-rate  animal. 

It  is  not  only  an  inference,  and  nothing  more ;  but  it  is  an 
nference  resting  on  nothing,  and  contrary  to  all  analogy. 

It  will  not  be  denied,  that  in  the  United  States  four-mile- 


r 


436 


TIIE   II0R8K. 


heat  racin-  Ims  l.ecn  practised  to  a  greater  extent,  at  grca  or 
reconkd  and  positively  cstaUishcd  speed,  and  Avith  greater 
proof  of  endurance  of  fatigue,  than  it  ever  has  heen  cl8e^vhere, 
either  in  the  ohlen  time  or  in  the  present  day. 

Now,  the  American  four-mile-heat  raoer  is,  in  fact,  noth.ng 
,nore  than  an  unmixed  descendant  of  these  very  ^^^'^''f^'l'' 
of  the  olden  day,  and  next  akin  to,  where  he  is  not  actually  the 
L  of,  some  one  or  other  of  these  despised  modern  horses  ot 
England,  which,  it  is  absurdly  said,  are  degenerate 

It  may  he  said  that  the  same  inference  is  here  dedueible  as 
before,  namely,  that  because  four-mile-hcat  races  are  run  in 
imeri'ca  and  Ik  not  run  in  England,  there  ore  the  Amcnea^i 
race-horse  is,  and  the   English  is  not,  capable  ot  running  fom- 

mile-heat  races.  .  .,  . 

I  reply,  tliAt  this,  also,  is  an  inference  resting  on  nothing, 
and  contrary  to  analogy,  and  I  proceed  to  show  wherefore ; 

Twenty  years,  or  over,  when  first  I  landed  m  the  United 
States  timing  being  at  that  time  wholly  unknown  in  Great 
Britain,  it  was  asserted  and  universally  believed  in  this  country, 
that,  because  the  English  did  not  time  their  horses  on  lie  turt 
the  English  horses  could  not  bear  timing;  which  would  it  was 
argued;  disclose  their  inferiority,  in  point  of  speed,  to  the  race- 
horse  of  this  country. 

After  awhile,  a  few  American  gentlemen  accustomed  to 
timing,  and  having  stop-watches  of  the  best  const.-uction  in  a 
word  "to  the  manner  born,"  kept  the  time  of  a  St.  Leger  and 
Derby  or  two,  and  then  the  lact  came  out,  that,  on  several  of 
these  occasions,  the  English  horses  ran  quicker  under  heavy 
weights  than  the  best  American  horses  under  light  ones. 

Gradually,  and  reluctantly,  it  came  to  be,  and  has  of  late 

been  usually  admitted,  that  the  time  of  the  best  English  horses, 

under  heavv  weights  and  at  short  distances,   is  quite  equal, 

f  not  superior,  to  that  of  the  best  horses  here     For  example, 

in  Vol.  XL,  American  Turf  Kegister,  I  find  the  following 

^""^  »  Nothing  is  60  interesting  to  American  turfmen  as  to  ascer- 
tain the  exact  time- in  which  the  English  race-horse  performs  a 
given  distance.  We  have  a  memorandum  before  us,  made  by 
lu  American  gentleman,  who  attended  the  recent  Liverpool 


ENGUSn   RACE  COURSES. 


437 


ctcnt,  at  jijvcator 
Id  Avitli  greater 
I  been  elsewhere, 

in  fact,  iiotliing 
y  saino  wortliica 
not  actually  the 
lodem  horses  of 
rate. 

iLM-e  dcducible  as 
•aces  are  run  in 
c,  the  American 
of  running  four- 
ting  on  nothing, 
V,  wherefore ; 
ad  in  the  United 
iknown  in  Great 
id  in  this  country, 
lorses  on  the  turf, 
lich  would,  it  was 
speed,  to  the  race- 

jn  accustomed  to 
construction,  in  a 
'  a  St.  Leger  and 
lat,  on  several  of 
iker  under  lieavy 
light  ones. 
},  and  has  of  late 
?st  English  horses, 
s,  is  quite  equal, 
re.  For  example, 
nd  the  following 

irfmen  as  to  ascer- 

}-horse  performs  a 

ifore  us,  made  by 

recent  Liverpool 


July  meeting,  in  regard  to  the  time  made  by  Lord  "Westminster's 
Slcight-of-IIand,  by  Pantaloon,  who  won  the  Tradesman's  Cup 
this  year,  beating  Charles  XIL,  Cruiskcon,  Deception,  and  thir- 
teen others.  The  race  was  run  on  the  ITttli  of  July,  the  day  was 
tine,  not  at  all  warm,  and  the  course  in  tine  order.  The  distance 
was  two  miles  exactly,  and  Sleight-of-Iland,  a  four-year-old,  atid 
carrying  109  lbs,  performed  it  in  3m.  SOs. !  Theraceis  descrilu'd 
us  a  veiy  splendid  one,  the  winner,  Sampson,  and  Charles  XII., 
'  being  so  closely  handicapped  that  Sleight-of-IIand  won  only 
by  a  neck,  Sampson  beating  Charles  XH.  for  the  second  place 
nearly  hy  a  head.  But  the  most  wonderful  circumstance  yet 
remains  to  be  told  ;  Charles  XIL,  who  came  so  near  winning, 
is  himself  but  a  four-year-old,  and  yet  carried  125  lbs. — only 
a  pound  less  than  an  aged  horse  carries  on  the  Union  Course ! 

"  The  Derby  handicap,  run  on  the  same  day,  was  won  by 
Lord  George  Bentinck's  Capote,  by  Velocipede ;  he,  3  years 
old,  with  93  lbs.  on  his  back,  ran  once  round  and  a  distance, 
called  a  mile,  in  one  minute  and  forty-seven  seconds.  Tliis,  if 
the  distance  be  accurately  measured,  it  would  not  be  impossible 
fo;  118  to  beat ;  but  the  performance  of  Charles  XIL  is  really 
wonderful."— Ed.  Am.  T.  E. 

In  reference  to  the  measurement  of  the  English  courses,  1 
quote  again  from  the  same  work,  vol.  xi.,  p.  243,  a  writer,  under 
the  signature  D.,  for  whom  the  Editor  vouches  as  "  a  practical 
breeder  and  turfman  of  thirty  years  standing,"  and  as  one  than 
whom  "  no  gentleman  in  the  Union  is  more  familiar  w'ith  the 
difterent  strains  of  blood  which  have  appeared  on  both  sides  of 
the  Atlantic,"  testifies  as  follows  ; 

"  Tour  correspondent  doubts  the  speed  of  English  horses, 
and  talks  of  the  reputed  length  of  courses.  On  that  subject  I 
would  observe  to  him,  that  the  course  at  Doncaster  has  been 
accurately  measured  in  the  presence  of  Americans,  and  some  of 
the  fastest  races  have  been  timed  by  our*  coimtrymen,  with 
watches  made  expressly  for  the  purpose.  The  same  remark  ap- 
plies \oAintree,  near  Liverpool,"  the  coui-se,  be  it  observed,  over 
which  the  races  last  named  were  run ! 

•  It  may  not  be  amiss,  nor  will  be  improper,  here  to  specify  two  well-linown  and 
thorough  sportsmon,  Messrs.  Frank  Corbyn,  of  Virginia,  and  Boardman  of  Hunt's 
Mills,  as  timers  of  English  races. 


488 


TIIE  nOBSB. 


««  A  personal  view  of  the  English  horpcs,  mid  of  English  ra- 
cin.^  has  convinced  me  that  then-  horses  have  more  speed  than 
ouiv,  and  greater  capacity  for  carrying  ^veight.  Kow  taese 
thin.'s  admitted,  and  I  think  no  well  informed  man  will  deny  it. 
there  is  little  reas.>n  to  suspect  that  they  have  less  g,-vmo  and 
bottom,  as  they  are  .1,.cenuod  froin^  the  same  root,  and  bred 
Avitli  the  great'      "cre  and  attention." 

Thcquestio  ai,  'or  speed,  has  been  apparently  given 
up.  Another  w.  r,  v  h.  concedes  the  fact  of  greater  speed  m 
England  at  high  weights,  '-..ires  if  the  dilference  may  not  be 
attributed  to  the  superiority  of  the  turf  courses  in  England 
Bein.'  familiar  with  most  of  the  race-courses  in  England,  and  all 
the  Northern  courses  of  the  United  States,  I  should  reply  that 
I  greatly  doubt  the  superiority  of  the  turf  course,  for  the  making 
of  good  time,  as  a  general  rule,  though  it  perhaps  is  less  hard 

upon  the  feet.  .  , 

When  a  turf  course  is  in  its  most  perfect  condition,  which 
is  not  once  in  a  hundred  times,  it  is,  perhaps,  in  all  respects 
more  favorable  to  pace  than  any  American  course  in  the  same 
condition.     But  when  the  ground  is  thoroughly  dry  and  baked, 
and  the  grass,  as  I  have  often  seen  it,  burnt  till  it  is  as  slippery, 
almost,  as  ice;  or  when,  as  is,  I  might  say,  generallythe  case 
under  the  weeping  skies  of  England,  the  grass  course  is  ietlock 
deep  in  stiff  mud,  covered  with  a  tenacious  sod,  it  is  worse  than 
any  thincr  I  have  ever  seen  on  any  course,  even  Camden,  in  the 
United  States.     I  am  certain  that  I  have  seen  Knavesmire,  at 
York,  and  from  the  hill  to  the  Red-house  and  thence  half  way 
home,  at  Doncaster,  ten  seconds,  at  least,  worse  in  the  mile, 
than  ever  I  saw  any  part  of  any  race-course  on  this  side  the 

'  I  do,  however,  believe  that  there  is  a  manifest  advantage, 
especially  for  lengthy  horses,  in  the  larger  size  and  less  abrupt 
turns  of  the  English  race-courses.  I  have  seen  that  noble  race- 
horse, Mingo,  who,  for  shapes  was  almost  my  beau  ideal  of  the 
animal,  suffer  repeatedly  from  being  pulled  out  of  his  stride,  in 
ord-r  to  get  round  the  awkward  short  turns  of  the  Union  Course, 
and  I  have  not  a  doubt  that  either  on  the  Beacon,  which  is 
straight,  or  on  the  Goodwood  Course,  which  is  arranged  in  long 
sweeping  curves  without  any  sudden  corner,  he  or  any  other 


OAMK  OF   ENGLIflll   HOUSES. 


480 


I  of  English  ra- 
norc  8i)eed  tlian 
it.  Now,  taese 
mn  will  deny  it, 
I  less  g.'imc  and 
root,  and  bred 

pparcntly  given 
greater  speed  in 
ence  may  not  be 
rsea  in  England. 
England,  and  all 
liould  reply  tliai 
3,  for  the  making 
rhaps  is  less  hard 

condition,  winch 
8,  in  all  respects 
urse  in  the  same 
Y  dry  and  baked, 
1  it  is  as  slippery, 
generally  the  case 
8  course  is  fetlock 
d,  it  is  worse  than 
n  Camden,  in  the 
X  Knavesmire,  at 
[  thence  half  way 
worse  in  the  mile, 
1  on  this  side  the 

anifest  advantage, 
ze  and  less  abrupt 
3n  that  noble  race- 
r  beau  ideal  of  the 
lut  of  his  stride,  in 
'  the  Union  Coxirse, 
Beacon,  which  is 
is  ai-rangcd  in  long 
r,  he  or  any  other 


good  great  horse  would   improve,  other  things  alike,  on  his 

Aniori^ran  time, 

A-ain,  I  am  decidedly  of  opinion  that  the  use  of  heavy 
weights,  as  on  the  British  Turf,  is  of  ius  much  profit  as  h.ss  to  tlio 
horses  ridden,  in  allowing  the  riders  to  be  mm,  who  can  contro 
the  animals,  restrain  or  call  out  their  powers  to  the  utmost,  and 
who  in  head,  heart,  seat  and  hand,  are  horsemen  to  perlection, 
instead  of  £7«7J/-m,  who,  half  the  time,  have  as  mucii  as  they 
can  do  to  hang  on  by  the  reins,  and  are  run  away  with  froni  the 
score  to  the  winning-post,  utterly  unable  either  to  judge  ot  the 
pace  they  are  going,  or  to  regulate  it  if  they  were. 

But  in  regard  to  the  bottom  of  English  horses,  I  desire 
point  out  first,  that  it  has  already  been  shown,  supra,  p.  35!),  t;^  .c 
a  number  of  extremely  inditlerent  race-horses  did  make,  u'"ier 
enortnous  weight,  as  we  regard  it  here— 151  lbs.— very  respect- 
able  time ;  and  one  horse*— by  no  means  above  a  third-rate 
according  to  his  previous  character,  or  unusually  powerful  a- 
like  a  weight  carrier— made  very  excellent  time  in  tlir  Osbal- 
deston  match,  as  admitted  by  the  Americans  who  pu  Jiased 
him  after  the  Newmarket  Houghton  mee  ing  of  1831. 

Again,  I  quote  from  the  American  Sporting  Magazine,  Vol. 
XL,  p^  304,  from  the  article  of  a  very  sound  and  brilliant  writer, 
who  took  ground  against  a  strange  fallacy  broached  at  that  time, 
viz.,  that  English  and  American  thoroughbreds  had  degenerated 
owing  to  their  being  too  thoroughbred. 

«  We  are  entirely  too  much,"  says  he,  "  in  the  habit  of  iinder- 
rating  the  bottom  of  the  English  horses— when  the  truth  is,  the 
thoroughbred  of  both  countries  are  almost  the  same;  but  they  have 
attended  more  to  i\\Q  purity  oi pedigree,  speed,  imAo.  capacity  to 
carry  weight.  Now,  I  opine  this  system  is  not  calculated  to 
lessen  his  lastingness ;  at  the  same  time,  I  must  aver  that  the 
possession  of  great  speed  is  by  no  means  an  indication  of  want 

of  game,  and  if  '  P ,'  will  try  the  experiment  of  running  a 

slow  game  horse  after  a  fleet  thoroughbred,  ho  will  hereafter  be 
willing  to  cross  with  some  strong  speedy  horse,  though  he  may 
have  broken  down  young. 

•  Tranby  was  not  comparable  in  power,  any  more  than  in  speed,  to  Lottery 
Plenipotentiary,  or  twenty  others. 


440 


THE   HORSE. 


»  A  word,  on  tlic  subject  of  (/ame  in  the  English  horses,  nnd 

1  will  close  this  i)icco. 

"  At  the  Inst  Doncnster  races,  a.  d.  1S30,  Oponi,  sister  to 
Burlotlii  by  Actieon,  on  Tuesday  won  the  Clcvehuul  stakes,  ono 
mile,  1(!  subscribers.  On  Wednesday  she  won  the  Cori-oration 
plate,  two-mile  heats,  winning  the  first  and  third  heats;  and  on 
Friday,  two  days  after  only,  she  won  the  town  plate,  two-nnlo 
heats,'  at  four  heats,  winning  the  second  heat,  the  third  heat  being 
n  dead  heat  between  her  and  Humphrey,  and  then  won  the 
fourth  heat,  the  last  mile  of  which  she  ran  in  Im.  49s.,  with  110 

lbs.  on  her,  she  then  four  years  old.     Now  if  '  V will  not 

admit  this  to  be  a  game  nag,  he  must  be  hard  to  satisty.  Opera 
is  a  good  nag,  but  by  no  means  at  the  head  of  the  Lnglish  Jurf. 
Her  performance,  there,  is  no  marvel ;  and  perhaps  in  Carolina 
thev  might  place  a  low  estimate  on  it,  but  I  am  certain  that 
Crusader  would  have  found  himself  in  bad  company  w.tli  her. 
Each  heat  was  well  contested-tho  last  mile  of  the  second  heat 
was  run  in  Im.  48s. ;  the  last  mile  in  third,  in  Im.  508. ;  and  the 
last  mile  in  the  fourth  heat  in  Im.  49s.-timed  by  an  American 
now  in  this  country.  The  shape  of  Uic  course  enables  a  spec- 
tator to  time  the  last  mile  correctly." 

It  is  a  remarkable  fact,  that,  in  1820, 1  saw  myself  the  very 
counterpart  of  this  race,  run  for  the  same  Corporation  plate,  the 
account  of  which  I  take  from  "  The  Annals  of  Sporting  "  ot  that 
year,  but  I  myself  remember  the  circumstances  as  it  they  were 

but  of  yesterday. 

Purity,  the  winner  of  the  town  plate,  had  on  Wednesday 
won  the  all-age  stakes,  St.  Leger  Course,-two  miles,  less  313 
yards-in  3m.  37s.,  carrying  lOT  lbs.  at  four  years  old  The 
ill-a-e  stakes  is  a  selling  stake.  The  winner  liable  to  be  claimed 
at  200  sovereigns,  but  not  deliverable  until  the  end  of  the  meet- 
in-.  1  mention  this  to  show  precisely  how  near  to  the  head  ot 
the  ^«?/ Purity  stood,  and,  as  a  consequence,  Opera  likewise. 

Indeed  it  is  notorious  to  every  English,  turfman  that  no  owner 

will  enter  a  valnahle  horse  or  mare  for  a  race  which  takes  so 

much  out  of  the  animal,  while  the  gain-£100-is  so  small,  and 

the  renown,  to  be  got  by  beating  inferior  horses,  nothing.     _ 

The  race  in  1826  was  as  follows.    Unfortunately  no  time 


PUKrrY    AND   nUOWNI.OCK. 


441 


lish  liorgcs,  nnd 

Dponi,  Kisti-r  to 
lainl  8ttikos,  Olio 
the  Corponition 

heats;  and  on 

l»hite,  two-niilo 
tliird  heat  being 
1  tlien  won  the 
1.  498.,  with  119 

r '  will  not 

1  sntist'y.  Opem 
lie  English  Turf, 
liaps  in  Carolina 
am  certain  that 
npany  with  her. 

the  Bccond  heat 
m.  508. ;  and  tho 
by  an  American 
I  enables  a  spec- 

myself  the  very 
oration  plate,  tho 
Sporting  "  of  that 
s  as  if  they  were 

I  on  "Wednesday 
)  miles,  less  313 
years  old.     The 
able  to  be  claimed 
3  end  of  the  meet- 
ar  to  the  head  of 
Opera  likewise, 
nan  that  no  owner 
.ce  which  takes  so 
I — is  so  small,  and 
;es,  nothing. 
)rtunately  no  time 


was  kept ;  but  this  detracts  in  nothing  from  the  stanehnesa  or 
capacity 'to  repeat  in  the  horses. 


Ono  , ,...  P..nna  p.a.o  for  th.o  a„a  four  ,..r.  ^  J^-'J.f.^/e'j^f  Tv^^;, ."etlr 

8  8t  7  lt>H  -1 11>  »».    Miiiil.'ii  colls  iillowoil  2  lbs..  anU  inslilon  niiio. 

.        .        4    8    10    1 

.1*209 

B    1    0    8    8 


Lor.!  Kelbiirn's  oli.  f.  Puntij,  by  n.tavlm  4  .vo«™, 

Mr.  IIIclmnlB'  bl.  c.  Kroinihek.  \  yr». . 

Sir  .1.  lljn^'i  oil.  e.  TliiileH,  t.y  Triiinp,  4  yrii.     . 


81r  Wm.  Mllmrs  b.  c.  by  'rnunp,  !i  yra. 
Mr.  Ul(l»(liil.'V  br.  c.  liy  OUoaii,  a  yrs. 
Duko  of  Leeds'  bl.  o.  by  Orowcatclier,  3  ym. 


0    a    8      (Ir, 
8    4    0      dr. 

•i    h    ilr. 


Eneh  heat  was  most  obstinately  contested,  and  a  vast  deal  of 
betting  between  I'urity  and  I'.rownlock.  Tho  course  was  nearly 
deserted  before  the  contest  was  over,  the  deciding  heat  being 
absolutely  run  by  twilight. 

From  these  data  -the  running,  I  mean,  in  Osbaldestou  s  two 
hundred  mile  match,  and  that  in  the  two  minor  races  described 
above,  the  eo.interi.arts  of  which,  had  one  the  time  to  hunt  them 
up,  and  tlio  space  to  record  them,  might  be  ivprodu.'od  a  hun- 
dred times  from  the  annual  racing  calendars  of  English  provin- 
cial meetings— I  deduce  this  fact,  and  challenge  denial  or  dis- 
proval,  that'^English  thoroughbred  racers  of  inferior  grade  on 
tho  Turf,  do  stiil  retain  the  capacity  to  run  long  heats  as  stoutly 
and  gamely  as  they  ever  did,  and  that  at  unusual  weights  an<l 
in  respectable  time. 

I  eay  that  second  and  third-rato  horses,  horses  valued  at 
£•200  and  under,  can  do  this;  and  that  first-rate  horses,  vahied 
at  £1,000  and  upwards,  cannot  do  it  at  all,  or  cannot  do  it  as 
"■amelv  and  in  better  time  than  their  own  inferiors,  is  simply  to 

talk  nonsense. 

Again  ;  to  say  that  a  horse,  which  can  run  sixteen  miles  in 
four  tbur-mile  heats,  in  33m.  19s.,  with  151  pounds  on  his  back, 
could  not  run  the  same  number  of  heats  of  the  same  length,  in 
much  better  time,  with  only  111  pounds  on  his  back,  is  absurd. 

So  it  is  absurd  to  say  that  a  much  better,  stouter,  fleeter,  in 
every  way  superior  animal,  could  not  run  the  same  race,  under 
the  same  conditions,  in  better  time  than  its  inferior.  In  other 
words,  that  Tranby,  with  154  pounds  on  his  back,  could  run 
sixteen  miles  at  four-mile  heats  in  such  time,  but  that  Flour- do-lis, 
or  Glencoe,  or  Plenipotentiary,  could  not,  or  could  not,  with  that 


443 


TOE  IIORBE. 


or  40  potuKls  loH«  weight  on  llu-ir  l.uck«,  bout  tlio  tlino  in  n  can- 
ter, at  l,"no  In  I,  iiiid  no  tiikt-rs.  ^ 

The  i(U-ii  <.r  Kiistaiiiinj;  Hiich  a  j-amdox  is  i.llc.  "  CVcil  l.iva 
well  hfatc-.l  that  a  Ik.iw  wliii-U  can  run  witli  ci-ht  Htonc  on  l.ia 
bacli  can  run  witl.  nino,  against  cfinal  ImrsoH  cciually  weiglited, 
nwU  111'  l»o  Hiicl.  a  wce.l  as  ou^'ht  not  to  rnn  at  all. 

Bnt  no  one  i>vor  (lonbtcl,  1  j.rcsnnn',  who  wan  cai-ablo  ot 
fornun-  an  opinion,  that  ovory  Iw.rs.  Nvbic-li  is  capable  ot  carry- 
in-,  nine  stone  is  capable  ol'carryin-  eight  a  good  deal  taster 

"l  h..ld  it,  thcroturc,  proved,  as  1  have  stated  above,  that  tho 
infcrcncr,  that  the  modern  Knglish  horse  cannot  run  distances 
omndlv  ^vell  with  his  own  ancestors,  or  with  the  modern  Amer- 
ican horse,  is  n..r.  only  u  vierc  inference,  but  an  inference  con- 

trary  to  analogy.  ,  ^  ,  .  , 

There  is  yet  another  argument,  and  one  yet  stronger,  wlucli 

I  have  to  produce  on  this  point,  viz. 

In  later  years  the  American  time  of  four-mile-heat  races  lias 
immeasurably  improved.  „     ,.  , 

In  later  years  the  importation  of  modern  Lnglisli  racing 
stallions  has  immeasnrably  increased,  and  the  stock  ot  these 
imported  stallions  arc  n.w  running  every  where  on  terms  ot 
equality  with  the  progeny  of  the  best  native  sires. 

And,  to  borrow,  for  the  last  time,  from  the  writer  beloi-o 
quoted  in  the  American  Sporting  Magazine,  Vol.  XL,  p.  2A., 
«0n  a  fair  investigation  of  all  the  races  in  our  country,  it  will 
be  found  that  the  imported  horses,  and  tho  colts  of  imported 
horses,  have  won  a  full  share  of  all  the  purses,  and  at  all  dis- 
tances, including  four-mile  heats.  They  are  not  better  than 
our  own  thoroughbreds,  but  they  are  eiiually  good,  and  more 

eenerally  cross  well."  ,    ,    «        •  .  ^ 

This,  be  it  observed,  is  not  my  opinion,  but  tliat  of  an  intel- 
licent,  well-known  American  breeder  and  turfman,  ot  thirty 
years'  experience  on  tlie  turf.  His  opinion,  I  think,  moreover, 
will  be  fully  borne  out  by  the  tables  at  the  end  of  the  volume, 
which  I  have  with  great  labor  compiled  from  such  materials  as 
I  could  obtain,  on  the  plan  of  the  English  tables  above  (pioted, 
of  the  number  of  winners  got  by  American  stallions  ot  time  past 
and  present,  native  and  imported,  and  of  the  performances  ot 
American  horses  born  of  native  and  imported  sires. 


PRESKNT   BTATK   OF  THE  TIIOUOliaiinUKn. 


443 


ho  tlino  in  ft  can- 

1»..     "(Vcir'l.us 
lilit  Htniic  t»ii  liis 
L'(iniilly  wc'igliti'd, 
lit  all. 
()  wa«  capiiblo  <'t' 

fajmblo  of  carry- 
;()(>(i  (leal  iuHtor. 
L'd  alxivc,  that  tho 
not,  run  tlistancon 
he  niotk'rii  Amcr- 

aii  intorcncc  con- 

ot  stronger,  which 

nile-heat  races  has 

rn  English  racing 
tho  stock  of  these 
where  on  terms  of 
sires. 

L  the  -writer  helbro 
.,  Voh  XL,  p.  242, 
our  country,  it  will 
!  colts  of  imported 
irses,  and  at  uU  dis- 
ire  not  hetter  than 
lly  good,  and  moro 

jut  that  of  an  intel- 
tnrfman,  of  thirty 
,  I  think,  moreover, 
end  of  the  volume, 
m  such  materials  as 
:ables  ahovc  ([uoted, 
stallions  of  time  past 
tho  performances  of 
ed  sires. 


Tlipse  show,  if  I  err  not  tho  moro  widely,  that  the  stock  of 
KngliHh  fuTKOs  do  their  work  at  long  dista.ices  in  Americft,  with 
no  Higna  of  degeneracy.  How  then  should  tho  sires  he  degene- 
rate 1 

FortM  crcantur  fortlbiw  et  t)onI«i 
EmI  ill  juvonolH,  t-Ht  ill  rtiuJH  piitrum 
Virtus,  lU'C  iiiilirliiMii  Icroic!* 
ProKi'iiorant  ikiuIIib  coliiiiil>ttiii.  Iloract. 

And  here,  having,  as  I  considi-r,  fully  shown  that  the  hleft 
of  di'generacv  from  the  origimd  ancestry,  whether  on  tho  part 
of  the'^Knglish  or  American  thoroughbred  horso  of  to-day,  is  m\ 
idle  and  ahsurd  fallacy;  and  that,  on  tho  contrary,  not  only  is 
the  hreed  the  very  best  hreed  that  ever  has  existed  m  the  world, 
hut  that  it  exists  to-day  in  greater  purity,  power,  vigor,  and 
elHcieney  for  all  purposes  of  utility,  with  tho  solo  exception  ot 
heavy  draught,  than  it  ever  has  hefore-not  to  say  m  a  sphere 
i„,„u.asurahly  increased,  and  in  numhers  infinitely  extended- 
I  will  pass  on  to  other  parts  of  my  subject,  and  endeavor  to 
Bhow  how  wo  may  continue  to  produce  him  of  the  highest  stand- 
ard,  and  how  use  him  with  the-  greatest  profit  and  pleasure  to 
ourselves,  and,  as  in  duty  hound,  with  the  greatest  ease,  well- 
being  and  happiness  to  himself. 


EniTORIAI.  NOTE. 

•  (P.  420.)  Trnnby  maren  lu.vo  ,.rovo.l  lluo  Urcodor..     Tho  .-clobratoa  race 
honos  Vund  1  «.ul  Mario  w.r.  o„t  of  ..  Trnnby  ni.ro.     Ho  ..ro.l  (.ro.li  ,     on. 
io"   m  a     .oily   Dixon  niso.     Ho  w.m  removed  to  Missouri,  wl.oro  bo  ba.l  no 
ell;  rcover\bo,.on.ia,ro.ls,  and   uiigla  as  woll  luvo  boon  dead,   «o  fur  a- 
walling  u  turf  roputatiuu  is  concoruou. 


ENGLISH  AND  AMERICAN  VIEWS 


PAST   AXD  rPvESENT  CONDITION   OF  TIIE  THOROUGHBRED  HORSE. 


PRESENT   SPEED   OF  THE   RACEHORSE. 
Trom  Stonehenge, 

By  an  examination  of  the  racing  time-tables  as  recorded  of 
late  years,  it  will  be  seen  that  from  13^  t  J  li  seconds  per  furlong 
is  the  highest  rate  of  speed  attained  in  any  of  our  races,  above 
a  mile,  and  with  8  st.  7  lbs.  carried  by  three-year-old  horses.  In 
1846,  Surplice  and  Cymba  won  the  Derby  and  Oaks,  each  run- 
ning the  distance  in  2m.  48s.,  or  exactly  14  seconds  per  furlong. 
This  rate  has  never  since  that  time  been  reached;  the  Flying 
Dutchman  having,  however,  nearly  attained  it,  but  tailing  by 
two  seconds — making  his  rate  14  seconds  and  one  sixth  per  fur- 
long. But  the  most  extraordinary  three-year-old  performance 
is  that  of  Sir  Tatton  Sykes  over  the  St.  Leger  Course,  1  mile,  6 
furlongs,  and  132  yards  in  length,  which  he  ran  in  3  minutep 
and  16  seconds,  or  at  a  rate  of  as  nearly  as  possible  13|  secon  Js 
per  furlong.  With  an  additional  year  and  the  same  weight,  tliis 
speed  has  been  slightly  exceeded  by  West  Australian,  even  over 
a  longer  course,  as  at  Ascot  in  1854,  when  he  defeated  Kingston 
by  a  head  only  ;  running  two  miles  and  four  furlongs  in  4m. 
and  27s.,  or  as  nearly  as  possible  at  the  rate  of  13^  seconds  and 
one-third  per  furlong.  This  performance  is  the  best  in  modern 
days,  considering  the  weight,  the  age,  and  the  distance  ;  and  it 


PIEST  AUSTRALtAN. 


445 


r  VIEWS 


OROUGHBRED  HORSE. 


HORSE. 


ibles  as  recorded  of 
4  seconds  per  I'urlong 
■f  of  our  races,  above 
2e-year-old  horses.  In 

and  Oaks,  each  run- 
t  seconds  per  furlong. 

reached ;  the  Flying 
ed  it,  but  failing  by 
ind  one  sixth  per  fur- 
year-old  performance 
■ger  Course,  1  mile,  6 
L  he  ran  in  3  minutes 
i  possible  13|  seconJs 

the  same  weight,  this 
Australian,  even  over 
he  defeated  Kingston 

four  furlongs  in  4ni. 
ite  of  13i  seconds  and 
is  the  best  in  modern 
I  the  distance  ;  and  it 


.m  compavo  very  favorably  «1,1.  *«  f^;;Xt;!,:t°il:« 
Ohiklofs  ovoi-  the  Beacon  Co.ii-so  in  1.21,  Mlion,  bci.  „        ) 
„M,  1,0  beat  A.„,an..„,-  a,ul  B,...  ^-f  ^^^  .'  1    .0^ 

•ind  doinc  the  d  stance  in  bni.  40s.,  oi  at  tnc   <uc 

::?,  tel,i,.d  vcr  ra-long.    '^^f^^^^Z       HeS 

Australian  at  the  usual  allo^vanco  ^ '! /'i^, "»"  .  A,  .J^ently 
parin-  these  performances  on  the  English  Turt     ith  the  ecent  y 

c„ea  e,„oL  o--.te"tTern::a;"i::i"i"" 
ESS?t'ih'r:s^ra;:-c:::: 

best  hngliBli  tune  ^j^ii^.^  ^^^.^ 

UtU  of  Apnl,  Bro«n  Cek  ^"1  Auow  ^^  ^_^^^__^^  ^^^^ 

tl,e  same  <=»--■' ^"•.  ^e"  Lnl  a  .Lree-ycar-old,  ean-ying 
rr  t  'a  /°    "el  five  yea-,  old,  6  St.  12  lbs.    Tln.s  it 

:r  rtrdtdt:  t  XV  o.ekd  .  a  see„„d 
t,er  furlon-.     And   it  has  been  shown  that  in  the  year  last 

I SedTtbei;  powe,.  of  staying  a  distance  nnde-  we^bt,  .s 

:r^rtr:  "^tSe^Teir^^^^^^ 

taking  the  tunc  ot  tue  v.uu       j  ^cently  been  beaten 

of  whicb  there  i^  some  doubt,  yet  it  lias  leceni  y 
very  considerably  by  West  Australian  and  lungs  o       M^ny 
Le  assertions  have  been  made  as  to  the  rate  oi  the  hoise, 


u& 


THE  II0B8E. 


for  a  single  mile  in  the  last  century,  but  there  is  not  the  slight- 
est reliance  to  be  placed  upon  theni.  That  any  race-horse  ever 
ran  a  mile  Avithin  the  minute,  is  an  absurd  iiction ;  and  .t  is 
out  of  the  question  to  suppose  that  if  Childers  could  not  beat 
our  modern  horses  over  the  Beacon  Course,  he  could  beat  them 
a  shorter  distance.  Stoutness  was  undoubtedly  the  forte  of  the 
early  race-horses  ;  they  were  of  small  size,  very  wiry  and  low, 
and  could  unquestionably  stay  a  distance,  and  could  race 
month  after  month,  and  year  after  year,  in  a  way  seldom  imi- 
tated in  these  days  ;  but  that  they  could  in  their  small  compact 
forms  run  as  iast  in  a  short  spin  as  our  modern  three-year-olds, 
is  quite  a  fallacy  ;  and  no  racing  man  of  any  experience  would 
admit  it  for  a  moment. 

The  size  and  shape  of  the  modern  thoroughbred  horse  are 
superior  to  those  of  olden  days,  if  we  may  judge  by  the  portraits 
of  them  handed  down  to  us  by  Stubbs,  who  was  by  far  the  most 
faithful  animal  painter  of  the  eigliteenth  century.     In  elegance 
of  shape  we  beat  the  horses  of  that  day  very  considerably,  more 
especially  in  the  beauty  of  the  head  and  the  formation  oi  the 
shoulders,  which  have  been  much  attended  to  by  breeders.     In 
size,  also,  there  has  been  an  immense  stride  made,  tlie  average 
height  of  the  race-horse  having  been  increased  by  at  least  a 
hand  within  the  last  century.    This  enlargement  is,  I  believe, 
chiefly  due  to  the  Godolphin  Arabian,  wlio  was  the  sire  ot 
Babraham,  the  only  horse  of  his  time  which  reached  16  hands, 
and  sire  or  grandsire  of  several  whicli  were  more  than  15  hands, 
much  above  the  average  height  of  horses  at  that  time— as,  for 
instance.  Fearnought,  Genius,  Gower  Stallion,  Infant,  Denmark, 
Bolton,  Cade,  Chub,  Lofty,  and  Amphion.     Indeed  it  will  be 
found,  by  an  examination  of  the  horses  of  that  time,  that  out  ot 
130  winners  in  the  middle  of  the  eighteentli  century,  there 
were  only  18  of  the  height  of  15  hands  and  upwards,  of  which 
11  were  by  Godolphin  or  his  sons,  three  descended  from   the 
Darley  Arabian,  two  from   the  Byerley  Turk,  and  two  from 
other  sources.     It  may  therefore  be  assumed,  with  some  degree 
of  probability,  that  tiie  increase  in  size  is  in  great  measure  due 
to  the  Godolphin,  in  addition  to  the  extra  care  and  attention 
which  the  horse  has  received  during  the  same  ' '  ^-.     >f  everthe- 
less,  all  the  care  and  forcing  in  the  world  ^       ...  increase  the 


iigBrWKifiiMaBimT 


OOMPAKI80N8   OF   8PE1CD. 


447 


Is  not  the  slight- 
race-horse  ever 
2tion  ;  and  It  ia 
I  could  not  beat 
joiild  beat  them 
[the/(;;'^t'  of  tlio 
wiry  and  low, 
md  could  race 
ray  seldom  inii- 
r  small  compact 
three-year-olds. 
Kperience  would 

jjhbred  horse  are 
by  the  jiortraits 
by  far  the  most 
y.  Ill  elegance 
ngideral)ly,  more 
formation  of  the 
by  breeders.  In 
lade,  the  average 
sed  by  at  least  a 
leut  is,  I  believe, 
was  the  sire  of 
sached  16  hands, 
•e  than  15  hands, 
bat  time — as,  for 
[nl'ant,  Deinnark, 
ideed  it  will  be 
time,  that  out  of 
!i  century,  there 
nvards,  of  which 
ended  from,  the 
:,  and  two  from 
i'ith  some  degree 
'cat  measure  due 
ire  and  attention 
•  ^''.  ^everthe- 
.V  c  inci'ease  the 


size  of  some  breeds;  and  unless  there  was  this  capability  of 
being  f(frced,  no  amount  of  attention  would  have  brought  the 
horj^e  to  the  present  average,  which  may  be  placed  at  about  16 
hands  3  inclies. 


COMI'AKISONS   OF    SPEED,    ETC.,    BCTWEEN    ENGLISH    AND    AMKIilC.VN 

1IOK8E9. 

From  tfie  Spirit  of  tht  Itmei, 

It  will  appear,  on  a  critical  examination  of  the  subject,  that 
there  is  not  mucli  dilference  in  the  powers  of  the  best  race-horses 
for  nutre  than  a  century  ;  a  period  during  which  they  have  been 
brought,  upon  both  sides  of  the  Atlantic,  to  the  present  higli 
state  of  perfection.  Within  the  last  two  years  have  been  exhib- 
ited faster  running  in  England,  by  West  Australian  and  Kings- 
ton, and  in  this  country,  by  Lexington  and  Lecomte,  than  was 
ever  before  known.  The  two  last  have  run  four  miles,  and  four- 
mile  heats,  faster,  in  either  case,  than  has  been  performed  in 
England.  "  Stonehenge,"  who  has  been  well  endorsed  in  Eng- 
land, has  shown  "the  absurd  fiction"  of  "a  mile  within  a 
minute ; "  and  that  there  is  "  not  the  slightest  reliance  to  be 
placed  upon  the  many  loose  assertions  " — such  as  the  reported 
accounts  of  Childers  ;  and  that  he  and  Eclipse  were  "  a  distance 
better  tlian  any  other  horses  that  have  appeared,''  or  that  they 
"  could  beat  any  other  a  half-mile  in  four  miles  !  "  On  the  same 
authority,  it  appears  that,  in  the  fastest  Derby,  St.  Leger,  and 
As'"ot  cup  races,  as  won  by  Surplice,  the  Flying  Uutclunan,  Sir 
Tatton  Sykes,  Do.  John,  and  West  Australian,  the  distance 
varying  from  one  mile  and  a  half  to  two  miles  and  a  half,  that 
the  fastest  rate,  with  English  weights,  has  been  a  little  over  one 
minute  and  forty  seconds  per  mile.*-*  We  have  no  authentic 
report  that  the  mile  has  been  run  in  England  under  one  minute 
and  forty-two  seconds,  the  time  of  Henry  Perritt  at  New  Orleans. 
Nominally  of  the  same  age,  three  years  old,  and  with  the  same 
Aveight,  86  lbs.,  Inheritor,  at  Liverpool,  ran  two  miles  in  3.25  ; 
which  is  at  the  rate  per  mile  of  1.42^.  "  Stonehenge,"  referring 
to  what  he  considers  the  best  race  ever  run  in  England,  states 

*  We  liavc  110  autlifiuir  data  to  sny  that  llonry  Perritt  ever  ran  a  luilo  in  l.'l'2|. 
It  is  all  surmise,  as  stated  on  page  337. — Kd. 


448 


THE   U0R8E. 


that  West  Australian,  four  years  old,  carrying  the  St.  Leger 
weio-lit,  8  St.  C  lbs.— 118  pounds—"  defeated  Kingston  by  ahead 
onlf,"  'the  latter  five  years  old,  carrying  0  st.— 120  pounds- 
runnin-  tvo  and  a  half  miles  iu  4.27,  "  or,  as  nearly  as  pobsddc, 
13^  seconds   per  furlong."     "  Tins  performance,   the  best  ot 
modern  days,  considering  the  weight,  the  age,  and  the  distmce, 
AviU  compare  very  favorably  with  the  often  quoted  exploit  ot 
Childcrs,  in  1721,  at  Newmarket,  when  being  six  years  old, 
earrviiu'  9  st.  2lbs.— 128  pounds— he  did  the  distance,  three  and 
II  ha*if  miles,  in  Cm.  409.,  or  at  the  rate  of  14  seconds  and  one- 
third  per  furlong."     "  Thus  allowing  Childers  his  year  for  the 
extra  mile  in  tlie  course,  and  for  the  two  po.mds  which  he 
carried  above  Kingston's  weight,  he,  Childers,  was  outdone  by 
Kino-ston  at  Ascot,  by  one  second  per  furlong,  and  likewise  by 
WeS  Australian,  at  tlie  usual  allowance  for  his  age."    "  Kings- 
ton, of  the  same  age  as  Arrow,  and  carrying  9  st.  instead  ot 
6  st  2  lbs  —100  pounds— ran  two  and  a  half  miles  at  a  bette:-  .ate 
than  Arrow,  in  his  race  with  B-own  Dick,  did  his  three  inilos, 
by  one-third  of  a  second  per  furlong."    But  Arrow's  was  a  race 
of  three-mile  heats,  the  third  heat  in  5m.  43is.     Lexington, 
nominally  four  years  old,  carrying  103  pounds,  v^xv  four  mi  es, 
also  at  is\nv  Orleans,  in  7m.  19Js.,  or,  as  nearly  as  may  be, 
131  seconds  per  furlong,  at  the  rate,  for  four  miles,  of  less  than 

lin.  50s.  per  mile.  ,,     ,      ,  ^i    *.  i. 

The  often  cpioted  exploit  of  Eclii)F.r,  ,  ^  ngland,  was  that  he 
ran  four  miles,  carrying  lOS  pounds,  i'l  '  >■■    t  minutes. 

With  these  data  before  them,  it  is  lett  for  others  to  draw 
their  own  deductions  of  the  relative  merits  of  West  Australian, 
Childers,  Eclipse,  and  Lexington,  at  the  distances  they  ran, 
varvin"-  from  two  and  a  half  miles  to  four. 

Some  among  us  believe  that  Lexington  and  Lecomte  were 

t  about  as  fast  and  as  good  race-horses  as  have  ever  appeared  in 

!  Eno-land.     Undoubtedly  they  could  "stay  a  distance"  about  as 

weU  as  any  horse  that  has  run  anywhere,  having  nui  two  heats, 

of  four  miles,  in  7m.  26s,  and  7m.  38|s.,  and  the  third  mile  ot 

the  second  heat  in  Im.  478. 

It  would  be  a  difficult  task  to  institute  a  fair  comparison 
between  the  race-horses  of  England  and  America,  the  systems 
of  racing  being  bo  different  in  the  two  countries.     With  the 


ENGLISH   AND   AMERICAN   KACEE8. 


449 


y  the  St.  Leger 
iigston  by  a  head 
— 120  poun.l8 — 
jarly  as  possible, 
ec,   the  best  of 
and  the  distance, 
noted  exploit  of 
g  six  years  okl, 
stance,  three  and 
seconds  and  one- 
1  his  year  for  the 
)Oands  wliich  lie 
,  was  outdone  by 
,  and  likewise  by 


s  age. 


'  Kings- 


9  st.  instead  ot 
les  at  a  bette;-  late 
I  his  three  miles, 
rrow's  was  a  race 
1:3^8.  Lexington, 
8,  ran  four  miles, 
3arly  as  may  be, 
niles,  of  less  than 

^land,  was  that  he 

minutes. 

or  others  to  draw 

'  West  Australian, 

istances  they  ran, 

and  Lecomte  were 
e  ever  appeared  in 
distance"  about  as 
r[ns  ruii  two  heats, 
I  the  third  mile  of 

',  a  fair  comparison 
Ulrica,  the  systems 
)un tries.     With  the 


exception  of  the  light  weights,  adopted  by  ns  for  convenience, 
the  moAes  and  rules  of  our  turf  are  nearly  the  same  as  they 
were  in  England  the  last  century.  In  England,  since  that 
period,  the  mode  of  racing  has  been  essentially  changed  ;  heavy  s 
weights,  even  for  two  and  th'-ei-year-olds,  at  short  distances, 
rardy  beyond  two  and  a  half  miles  ;  no  longer  races  of  heats  ; 
the  great  events  being  for  "  baby  horses,"  two  and  three-year- 
olds^,  instead  of  horses,  as  formerly.  They  rarely,  nowadays, 
reach  maturity  in  England.  Priain,  Touchstone,  Ilarkaway, 
and  Rataplan,  arc  to  be  regarded  as  exceptions  to  a  rule.  Chil- 
ders  and  Eclipse  were  not  introduced  upon  the  turf  until  live 
years  old,  an  age  at  which  the  most  distinguished  horses  rarely 
run  in  these  days. 

The  elastic  turf  and  the  straighter  shape  of  the  English  race- 
courses, better  adapt  them  to  speed  than  our  circular  "  race- 
tracks," that  arc  wholly  denuded  of  turf.  Therefore  a  fair  com- 
parison of  English  and  American  race-horses  cannot  be  made 
by  time  as  the  test ;  one,  too,  that  is  not  held  in  as  high  esteem 
in  England  as  with  us.   Time,  there,  is  frequently  disregarded. 

Rather  a  long  catalogue  is  here  presented  of  the  best  race- 
horses of  England  and  of  this  country,  which  might  be  extended. 
Those  now  or  lately  upon  our  turf  are  omitted,  as  some  doubts 
might  be  entertained  of  their  comparative  merits.  Of  those 
furnished,  who  will  agree  as  to  the  pre-eminence  of  any  two  of 
them ;  at  least,  to  place  any  six  above  the  rest  ? 

MOST  RENOWNED   ENQLISn   AND  AMERICAN  HOBeitS. 


1715*  Childers. 

1718*  Partner. 

1748*  Matchem. 

1749*  Rcgulus,  )       by  the  Go- 

1749    Mirza,      )  dolphin  Arabian. 

1749*  Spectator. 

1750*  Snap. 

1758*  Ilerod. 

1764*  Eclipse,  by  Marske. 

1771*  Shark,  by  Marske. 

1773*  PotSos,  by  Eclipse. 

. *  Saltram,  by  Eclipse. 

•  Bofton's  uncestors. 

Vol.  I.— 29 


1777*t  Diomed. 

1782t  Trumpator. 

1784t  Sir  Peter. 

1790t  Waxy. 

1792t  Hambletonian,  v^ 

1796t  Sorcerer. 

1798t  Eleanor. 

1798t  Orville. 

1807t  Whalebone. 

1816    Sultan. 

1822    Camel. 

1827t  Priam,  by  Emilius.t 

t  Derby  and  St  Leger  wtnnen. 


■!  :-!!**^^^fr=«^*«*>' ' 


450 

1831t 
1831t 

1 

■ + 

1 

1 


THE   H0K8E. 


1801* 

1812 

1813* 

1812 

1812 

1813 

1813* 

1814 

1815 

1820 

1801 


1801 


Plenipotentiary,  by  EmiliuB.t 

Touchstone. 

Queen  of  Trumps. 

Bay  Middleton. 

Flying  Dutchman. 

Ilarkaway. 

Don  John. 

Sir  Tatton  Sykes. 

West  Australian. 

Kingston. 

Florizel. 

Potomac. 

Sir  Archy. 
La(lyLigl»tfoot,bySirArchy, 

Vanity,  by  Sir  Archy. 
Reality,  by  Sir  Archy. 
■Jimoleon,by  Sir  Archy. 
VirfiWian,  by  Sir  Archy. 
Sir  Charles,  by  Sir  Archy. 
Bertrand,  by  SirArchy. 
Maid  of  the  Oaks,  by  Imp. 

Spread  Eagle. 
Floretta,  by  Imported  Spread 


Postboy,  by  Imp.  Gabriel. 
.  Oscar,  by  Imp.  Gabriel. 
L  Hickory. 
$  Dnroc. 

-  Sir  Solomon. 

1  American  Eclipse.  ^ 
0  Flirtilla. 

-  Monsieur  Tonson. 

-  Sally  Walker. 

-  Ariel,  by  American  Eclipse. 

-  Medo'c,  by  American  Eclipse. 

-  Fanny,  by  American  Eclipse. 

-  Lady  Clifden. 

_  Doubloon,  by  Imp.  Margrave. 
-Blue    and    Brown  Dick,  by 

Imported  Margrave. 
33  Boston. 
37  Fashion. 
i30  Peytona. 

Trifle,  by  Sir  Charles. 

— .  Andrew,  by  Sir  Charles. 

Wngner,  by  Sir  Charles. 

0  ■  y  Eagle. 


Eagle. 


"ont  Men  Course,  New  York,  .ho  ««t  fo.r-mile  heat. 
wevo  as  follows ; 


•B   V.  .,  %  .  -ar-  '  \\  lbs.,  and  EoBton,  9  years,  126  lbs.,       . 
Ked-E;  -,  8  y.-  ^'-  'f-;  ;f  °  "°^  p  „,.,„.  8  ^„..  90  lbs.,  no 


7.S21— T.45 
7.83  -T.48 
7.39  —7.45 
7.37i-7.49 
.  7.52  —7.39 


s^^t:^::^^^:^^^^^  «v^.«o  «..  vu^^u....  ^^^^^ 


flr&t  ^ciit, 


•  Bustoa's  MoeBtore. 


t  Derby  »Bd  St  Loger  winner*. 


AMERICAN    AND   KNGLISII   HORSES. 


451 


^  Imp.  Gabriel, 
mp.  Gabriel. 


n. 

Eclipse.  \ 

ronson. 

ker. 

American  Eclipse. 

American  Eclipse. 

American  Eclipse. 

len. 

,  by  Imp.  Margrave. 
I  Brown  Dick,  by 
ed  aiargrave. 


'  Sir  Charles. 
Ly  Sir  Charles, 
by  Sir  Charles, 
gle. 


;  of  racc-horses  that 
;  on  the  same  course, 
sight  for  age. 
harieston  Course,  at 
pen  by  Nina,  Iligh- 
learly  the  same  time 
etween  that  of  Ber- 

istest  fo\ir-mile  heatB 


.  7.S21— T.45 
7.83  -T.43 

.  7.89  —7.45 
7.S7i-7.49 

.  7.B2  —7.89 


son  grinning 


!.44-7.43J-7.5«» 


It  wonhl  seem  there  was  no  great  difference  in  the  speed  and 
botton'i  of  the  horses  that  have  acquired  the  most  renown  on  the 
Union  Course.  Obsekveu. 


kod  St  Leger  winner*. 


BEST    AMERICAN   AND   ENGLISH    HORSES. 

THE   80S3  OP  BOSTON.— TIME   AS  lOTLCENCKD  BY   WEIQIIT.— FAST   KAOES.— 
LEXINGTON'S  OLD   AMEKIOAN    BLOOD. 

Renowned  sons  of  Boston  have  run  the  fastest  races  of  tour 
miles,  and  of  four-mile  1.  eats,  upon  the  American  record.     "  That 
has  been  settled  at  New  Orleans,"  by  Lexington's  race  of  f.nir 
miles  in  Y.19| ;  and  that  won  by  Lecomte,  four-mile  heats,  in 
Y  96—7  3Sf     Next  in  the  order  of  time  comes  the  race  won  by 
Fashion,  beating  Boston,  in  7.321-7.45 ;  then  Boston's  son 
Tally-ho,  beating  Bostona,  in  7.33-7.43,  at  New  York;  and 
the  several  fast  races  at  New  Orleans,  as  between  George  Mar- 
tin and  Reel— dam  of  Lecomte— in  nearly  the  same  time  as 
Tally-ho's  first  and  second  hea^s ;  Miss  Foote's  Grey  Medoc's 
—and  others  scarce  known  to  lame— heats  in  7.3.5  ;  and  other 
lieats  by  Louis  d'Or,  Charmer,  Reube,  and  others,  also  at  New 
Orleans,  varying  from  7.37  to  about  7.40  ;  but  in  very  few  cases 
with  the  full  weight  of  aged  horses  ;  and,  in  all  instances,  with 
less  weight  than  usually  carried  at  the  more  Northern  courses. 
Boston's  son,  Dick  Doty,  beating  Little  Flea,  at  Lexington,  Ken- 
tucky, won  in  7.371- 7.46i  ;  Peytona,  beating  Fashion,  at  New 
York  in  7.39—7.43  ;  and  the  two  first  heats  in  Eclipse's  great 
match,  on  the  same  course,  wererun  7.37^  and  7.49.   Nearly  each 
of  these  races,  at  the  period  of  their  performance,  was  con- 
sidered "  the  best  race  ever  run  in  America,"  to  say  nothing  of 
the  "best  race  in  Yirginia,"  run  by  Red  Eye  and  Nina  ;  both 
of  them  by  Boston.     Last  April  the  opinion  was  expressed  at 
New  Orleans  that  "  Lecomte  is  the  best  horse  America  ever 
produced  ; "  this  April,  at  the  same  place,  the  owner  of  Lexing- 
ton is  iissured  he  "enjoys  the  proud  supremacy  of  owning  the 
tastest  horse  in  America,  if  not  in  the  world."    The  present 
week,  perhaps,  will  decide  which  is  "  best,"  at  four-mile  heats, 
Lecomte  or  Lexington.     Condition,  or   accident,  may  decide 
"  the  rub." 


452 


THE  HORSE. 


For  details  of  comparative  speed,  age,  a,.d  weight  carried, 
in  the  examples  given,  reference  may  be  ]  -ad  to  an  article  pub- 
ISlbcd  in  the  n!  I.  ^^  Spirit  of  the  Times,"  of  June,  185.,  page 

^^V;^  i^r'b!!  test,  the  palm  must  be  conceded  to 
Lexington;  in  not  only  having  run  the  ^^^^^^^^^ 
AmerTca,  but  also  the  fastest  three  nulos,  in  5.ol.     Ihc  no  ,lo 
a.  ma'  las  fully   realized    all   the  high   expectations  ot   his 
i;  ous  owier'and  other  zealous  backers.    Notwithstandnig 
"he  various  circumstances  upon  which  so  much  depends  tor 
J LrUre  in  the  highest  degree  ^^^r^.^ ^^<^jl 
the  horse  and  the  track  excellent-the  sky  clear,  the  a  r  >va  m 
and  balmy-thc  day  could  not  possibly  have  been  bette  , 
iockeyed,  too,  by  Gil.  Patrick,  the  best  rider  in  the  country 
ind     iTing  only  103  lbs.,  on  a  horse  nearly  five  yeai.  old  ;  yet 
L  xingtonr^ana'greatl-ard  of  losing  the  race  by  the  loss  o^ 
.lusTeft  fore  plate  and  half  the  right  «- '     f  j   ^^track  " 
ulatc  earlier,  owing  to  the  "extreme  hardness  ot  the  track 
Sxngton's  loss  ot"  the  match  seems  to  have  been  inevitable 
«  Takhi.  the  chances  into  view,"  in  his  last  article,  your  corre- 
Bponderrt  wrote-"  he  would  rather  bet  on  time  than  on  Lexing- 
r'stLn,7.26."     In  the  "Observations  -  the  America. 
Tu-'  by  D.  P.,"  in  the  "  Spirit  of  the  Times,"  of  Feb.  3,  1855, 
No  '51!  page  606,  he  expressed  his  belief  "that  Lecomte  is 
kbove  and  beyond  all  comparison  the  best  and  sui-est  race-horse 
tt  has  appLred  in  this  coi.iti-y,  with  the  ^^^^n^^  ^ 
ception  of  Boston  1 "     To  his  laith  m  Boston     D.  P.    >vou  d  d  e 
a  martyr.     It  is  known  that  Lecomte  has  run  his  mile  m  1  45i 
and  "four   miles  in  7.26."     "  I  will  venture   the  prediction, 
DP  adds-"  that  if  ever  he  "-Lecomte-"  runs  a  single  foivr- 
ni'ile  heat  in  his  present  condition,  and  he  loses  it,  the  Umevnll 
ie  .node  in  le.s  thun  7.20!     If  Lexington  can  ^ now  beat  Le- 
comte, he  must  be  something  more  than  a  horse. 

Yet  in  the  discussion  of  several  of  the  best  races,  with  the 
difference  of  weight,  and  for  the  same  ages  too,     D.  1  •    ib  ot 
opinion  "the  question  may  well  be  P"^,  ha«  the  7.37^  heat  ot 
Henry  ever  been   beaten  in  this  country?"     He  states  th^ 
Henry  and  Lecomte  "  were  both  of  the  same  age  ;  H«-y  -^^« 
7  37  with  108  lbs.  upon  his  back,  while  Lecomte  made  7.26  ^lUi 


weiglit  carried, 
1)  an  article  ])ub- 
June,  185-i,  inv^a 

be  conceded  to 
ist  four  miles  iu 
3.31.  The  noble 
)ectation8  of  hid 
NotwitliBtanding 
inch  depends  for 
-the  condition  of 
ar,  the  air  warm 
ve  been  better ; 

in  the  country, 
ve  years  old  ;  yet 
■ace  by  the  losa  of 

Had  he  lost  hia 
ess  of  the  track," 
e  been  inevitable, 
irticlc,  your  corre- 
ae  than  on  Lexing- 
on  the  American 
i,"  of  Feb.  3,  1855, 
"that  Leconite  is 
id  surest  race-horse 
single  doubtful  ex- 
"  D.  P."  would  die 
n  his  mile  in  1.45^, 
re   the  prediction,*' 
"  runs  a  single  four- 
3ses  it,  the  time  will 
I  can  now  beat  Le- 
lorse." 

best  races,  with  the 
,  too,  "D.  P."  is  of 
as  the  7.37^  heat  of 
?"  Hf  states  that 
le  age  ;  Henry  made 
omte  made  7.2G  with 


■awnnraanso 


J 


EOUl'SK   AND   FLYING   CIlII.nERS. 


453 


only  80  Ihs."— 89  wcro  carried.  "  The  New  Orleans  is  fully 
Bix  Hcconds  quicker"— in  lour  milcrt ?— " than  the  Union  at,  tlio 
time  of  Henry's  race."  C'liallen^'ea  have  been  olferetl  the 
backers  of  the  New  Orleans  cracks,  it  is  believed,  on  both 
Henry's  and  Fashion's  time,  with  tlie  weights  they  carried,  but 
not  accejited. 

But  for  the  fear  of  bcini^f  tedious,  a  comparison  between 
Lexington's  time  and  that  of  the  fastest  races  in  Kiighmd,  at 
four  Tuiles  and  upward,    and  of  the  relative  weights  carried, 
wouhl  be  here  made.     The  subject  will  be  dismissed,  with  the 
expression  of  disbelief,  for  obvious  reasons,  in  the  incredil»lo 
accounts  of  Flying  Cliildera.     He,  likewise,  ran  over  llie  IJeacon 
Course,  four  miU>s,  one  furlong,  and  thirty-eight  yards,  in  seven 
minutes  and  thirty  seconds !  "     Hut  no  timer  can  see  the  lengtli 
of  the  Beacon  Course,  near  a  mile  on  one  side  being  excluded 
from  view  by  "  the  Devil's  ditch,"  an  old  Saxon  work  of  in- 
trenchment.     The  late  Judge  Duval,  of  IVEaryland,  and  one  of 
the  Justices  of  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court,  made  a  comparison 
of  the  running  of  Childer  ■  and  Eclipse,  as  follows  ;  "  Eclipse 
ran,  at  York,  four  miles  in  eight  minutes,  carrying  12  stone-- 
168  pounds,  42  pounds  niwre  than  the  standard  weight  at  this 
time.     H'  the   calculation  of  old  experienced  si)ortsmen,  that 
the  addition  of  seven  pounds  weight  in  the  rider  makes  the  dif- 
ference of  a  distance,  which  is  240  yards,  in  a  heat  of  four  miles, 
be  correct,  then  the  running  of  Eclipse,  carrying  forty  pounds 
more  than  OhiUlers,  will  prove  that  Eclipse  was  the  swiftest 
animal."     It  does  not  appear  that  in  any  of  his  eighteen  races 
the  time  of  Eclipse  was  at  all  noted,  excepting  at  York,  when 
six  years  old,  as  above  quoted.     "  In  truth,  not  any  horse  had 
the  shadow  of  a  chance  of  Avinning  against  Eclipse," — he  dis- 
tanced the  field  "  whenever  he  chose,"—"  was  never  beaten,  nor 
had  a  whip  flourished  over  him,  or  felt  the  tickling  of  a  spur." 
«  Childers  flourished  in  1721-2,  Eclipse  in  1769-70."     By  the 
way,  in  his  marks,  in  the  portrait  in  the  "  American  Turf  liegis- 
ter,"  vol.  ii,,  Childers  resembles  Lexington.    "  Next  to  these  cele- 
brated race-horses,  perhaps  Highflyer  was  the  fleetest  horse  that 
has  been  raised  in  England."     But  it  docs  not  appear  that  he, 
and  many  other  horses  of  the  first  fame  that  were  never  boaten, 
Buch  as  Lath,  Babrahara,  Mirza,  Begulus,  &c.,  ever  ran  a  ver-*- 


;-sa^»5Pfr 


r 


454 


THE  nOBSK. 


fast  rnco  ;  no  roconl  of  tl.c  kin.l.     llowovor,  .t  .«  roconUnl  of 
Mutcho.n,  that  "  in  1775,  Marrl.  :il,  at  nix  y.a.K  cM,  .•ur.y.nK 
8  KtoMo  7  IbH.-    11!)  11.S.--  Ik.  \n-id  Trajan  ovc-r  tlu,  l.oacnn     nur.o 
i„  7  >'0  !  "    "  Matchftn  was  l.nit  in  17T<!,  nmnmK  »<>r  tiie  Jockey 
Clul.  IMato,  tour.niU.  l.outs,"  in  tl.roo  lunvt.,  wi.u.inj?  ^f^^-^ 
then, ;  Spectator,  winner  of  the  race,  "  ran  m  7.r.-J-..4"--S  ();.. 
The  ailVerenee  in  the  Jockey  Clnb  weights  prohahly  cause.l  the 
ditlVrenee  in  the  tin>e  in  the  two  nicen,  if  tlu,  lorn.er  wa8  really 
the  correct  time.     Spectator  was  .iro  to  the  dan,  ol  onr  tan.ec 
l)io„uHl.     Of  course  hi«  blood  descend,  to  Lex.n-tou  an  well 
as  that  of  Childer.  and  Eclipse,  as  n.iKht  be  shown  ,n  h.s  pe.h- 
Uree.     Lexington's  remote  maternal  ancestry  is  trom  the  o  d- 
fashioned  American  blood,  as  transn.itted  fr.Hn  learnoufrht, 
I^ledlev,  Dion.ed,  and  Sir  Archy  ;  fro.n  whom  ho  ,s  also  de- 
Bcended  in  the  paternal  line,  throngh  Tin.oleon  and   l.oston. 
His  pedif^ree  has  been    given    in    fnll  in  the   -Spn.t  ot    the 

"'These  are  mere  observations  on  facts,  as  they  ar-,  leaving 
all  speculation  about  them  to  others.  Ousekvku. 


THE   TUOKOUGUHUKI)   KACK-nOllSE. 

Tn  preceding  articles,  definitions  and  examples  of  a  thorough- 
hred  race-horse  have  been  given.    Strictly  speaking  it  wis  been 
stated,  his  pedigree,  lineally  and  collaterally,  nmst  be  traced  to 
,„  approved  Oriental  source,  the  fountain  head  ot  the  best  blood 
of  England.   But  few  pedigrees  of  the  best  race-horses  ot  inodern 
times  will  bear  that  test.   Latterly,  it  has  been  deemed  suflicien 
ibr  a  "  thoroughbred,"  if  his  pedigree  can  be  traced  tor  eight 
generations  without  any  base  admixture.     But  no  horse  is  con- 
tidered  thoroughbred   in  England    whose  pedigree  is  no    on 
record  in  «  Tlie  Stud  Book."    From  the  want  ot  such  a  woik  m 
this  country,  American  horses  are  considered  thoroughbred  if 
the  Bire  be  known  to  be  so,  and  the  maternal  pedigree  can  be 
traced  without  a  stain  to  some  ma.-e  of  the  fom-th  or  tilth  remove^ 
reputed  to  be  thoroughbred  ;  as  BurwelUs  Kegulus  mare,  pro- 
genitor  of  the  Lady  Lightfoot  stock ;  Johnson's  Medley  mare, 


'-i.»'-'#«'WW»>'- 


,  it  is  roconletl  of 

i«arH  iilil,  ciirniiit^ 

ll('  lioacKii  CnlirKl! 

ill).:;  tor  tlu'  Jockey 
riiuiiiij;  lu-itlior  of 
i.-.-J— 7.4>J— S.!);-)." 
()lt!il)ly  ciuisi'd  tho 
loriiKT  wiiH  ri'iilly 
liim  of  our  fanu'd 
]A'xin}i;toii,  UH  wt'U 
hIiowii  in  liirt  i)t'(li- 
y  irt  from  till)  old- 
froin  Fouriimight, 
loiu  ho  is  alHo  de- 
oleon  and  liOHtoii. 
ho   "ypiiit  of  tho 

8  they  nro,  leaving 

OUSEUVKK. 


ftSE. 

nplcs  of  a  thorough- 
peaking,  it  has  been 
f,  must  be  traced  to 
>ad  of  the  best  blood 
ice-horses  of  modern 
en  deemed  suflicient 
I  be  traced  for  eight 
But  no  horse  is  con- 
pedigree  is  not  on 
mt  of  Bucli  a  Avork  in 
i-ed  thoroughbred  if 
rnal  pedigree  can  bo 
ourth  or  fifth  remove, 
,  Eeguhis  mare,  pro- 
nson's  Medley  mare, 


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455 


progenitor  of  Eeality,  Bonnets  o'  Blue,  and  Fashion  ;  and  Slam-    y 
erkin,  niatei-nal  ancestor  of  Philo.  "- 

Some  believe  it  is  of  the  fir^t  importance  that  there  he  remote 
ancestors  on  both  sides,  known  to  he  of  the  best  blood,  as  the 
maternal  progenitor  of  Flying  Dntchman,  the  dam  of  the  Ti-ue 
Blues  by  the  Bycrley  Turk.  From  her  are  also  hneally  de- 
scended the  renowned  Sir  Peter  Teazle  and  Medley,  out  of  own 
sisters  by  Snap.  Others  consider  it  of  more  importance  that 
the  parents  in  each  generation,  until  traced  up  to  the  fountain, 
be  of  the  first  celebrity,  as  in  the  example  of  Boston's  pedigree. 
The  two  Childers,  Bartner,  Eegulus,  Blank,  Matchem,  Herod, 
Eclipse,  Snap,  Highflyer,  PotSos,  Saltram,  Bockingham  Shark 
Diomed,  &c.— cciubined  in  Boston— are  regarded  u.  the  best 
channels  for  the  blood  of  the  most  famed  horses  irom  their 

Oriental  sires. 

Sir  Archy,  the  best  American  bred  stock-getter  we  have  liad, 
is  in  every  respect  thoroughbred  ;  the  pedigrees  of  his  sire  and 
dam  being  found,  too,  in  the  Stud  Book.  For  the  present  pur- 
pose, a  mere  glance  will  be  taken  of  his  pedigree.  That  ot  his 
sire,  Diomed,  need  not  be  repeated.  Sir  Archy's  dam,  imp. 
Castianira,  was  got  by  Kockinghaii>  •  graudam  by  Trentham, 
great  grand  am  by  Boephorus.  _ 

Rockingham,  foaled  1781,  was  the  best  race-horse  m  Eng- 
land—owned  by  the  Prince  of  Wales— succeeding  the  lamous 
sons  of  Eclipse,  Saltram  and  Dungannon  ;  he  was  a  winner  ot 
thirty-two  prizes  in  five  years.     The  famous  Miss  Kingsland, 
own  sister  to  Sir  Archy's  grandam,  by  Trentham,  out  of  the  dam 
of  the  fomcd  Pegasus,  was  of  the  same  year.     She  ran  a  long 
and  brilliant  career.    Trentham  was  a  very  high-bred  horse, 
paternally  three  removes  from  the  Godolphin  Arabian,  his  sire 
out  of  a  sister  in  blood  to  Matchem's  dam  ;  and  his  own  grandam 
Ebony,  by  Flying  Childers.    Trentham,  1766,  realized  in  stakes 
more  than  8,000  guineas,  an  enormous  sum  in  those  days.     His 
descendants  are  renowned,  especially  Camilla,  Sir  Archy,  Mel- 
bourne, Lancrcost,  and  Alarm.     1754,  Bosf  horns  was  got  by 
Babraham,  own  brother  to  Blank,  by  the  Godolphin  Arabian— 
H.  C.  Childers— Leedes—Moonah  Barb  mare. 

Highflyer,  sire  to  Rockingham,  is  known  as  the  best  son  of 
Herod";  of  turf  and  stud  ability  scarce  second  to  any  horee  of 


"^iggasssF 


456 


THE  nORSK. 


Endand  ;  his  dam  by  Blank,  grandam  by  Rogulus  ;_tracii,g  to 
a  royal  mare,  Arabian  or  Barb.  Both  Blank  ami  Regulus  were 
by  the  Godolpbin  Arabian. 

It  appears  that  Sir  Arcliy  is  three  removes  Irom  Highflyer, 
and  three  from  Herod,  through  Diomcd,  with  another  cross  ot 
lli.diil  ver.     Biit  he  had  no  cross  from  Eclipse  or  Snap.   AV  here- 
fore  Sir  Archv  was  a  good  cross  for  PotStos  and  Saltran>,  sons 
of  Eclipse,  anil  for  Snap— two  crosses— progenitors  of  Boston.^ 

It  is  asked  of  "Observer,"  "Are  the  Sir  Archys  still  in 
existence  ? "    Probably  not  one  of  his  get,  as  about  thirty  years 
have  elapsed  since  thev  retired  from  tlie  turf.     But  as  a  breed, 
the  Sir  Archys  are  imperishable.    "  Has  the  blood  of  Sir  Archy 
been  iini.roved  ?  "  is  the  next  question.     Tliis  seems  impossible. 
His  descendants,  however,  of  the  second  and  third  generation, 
have  acquired  more  fame  for  fast  races  than  his  own  get.   Some 
think  tl.e  venownod  sons  of  Boston  have  attained  "the  Fonrier- 
ism   of  perfection."    Those  who  had  been  sceptical   "have 
knocked    under  to  the   Bostons;"    and    some   beheve,   with 
"  Cinna  "  that  Lexington  and  Lecomte  have  made  that  stock 
unapi.roachable;  but  it  is  yet  a  mooted  point-"/Wma,^  <?»* 
meruit  fa-otr     It  is  next  asked,  "  Are  any  of  Boston  s  progeny 
perpetuating  his  extraordinary  game  ? "    This  appears  to  De  the 
case  in  respect  to  the  Tally-hos.     Sebastopol  testifies  to  the 
excellence  of  the  Boston  and  Sir  Archy  blood,  being  "mbred, 
to  both  of  them— tracing  to  Boston  on  both  sides,  and  through 
liis  dam  to  the  Flirtillas  and  Slamerkin,  to  the  sixteenth  genera- 

'%ie  blood,  speed,  bottom,  and  durability  of  the  Boston  stock 
would  make  them  a  valuable  cross  for  England  at  this  time, 
giving  strength  of  limb,  hardihood,  and  endurance  to  much  of 
the  En-lish  precocious  and  speedy  stock,  that  in  some  of  those 
qualificlitions  have  been  proven  deficient.     Either  Lexington, 
Lecomte,  or  Eed  Eve,  would  meet  a  general  and  high  approba-^ 
tion  in  the  stud,  in  England.    Their  dams,  too,  are  by  horses  ot 
high  character  upon  the  English  turf,  and  of  approved  pedigrees ; 
in  which  respect  Lecomte  might  be  preferred,  because  ot  the 
record  in  the  Stud  Book.     But  the  near  Priam  cross  would  be 
of  great  service  to  Bed  Eye.     When  upoii  the  turf,  Priam  was 
considered  worthv  of  succeeding  to  the  laurels  of  Chuders, 


;ulus  ; — tracing  to 
iml  Ilogulus  were 

from  H'fjliflyer, 
another  cross  of 
>v  Sniij).   AV^liere- 
aiul  Siiltram,  eons 
itors  of  I'oston. 

Arcliys  still  in 

about  thirty  years 

.     But  as  a  breed, 

)loocl  of  Sir  Archy 

seems  impossible. 

:l  third  generation, 

lis  own  get.   Some 

ned  "  the  Fonrier- 

scei'tical   "  have 

)me   believe,    with 

B  made  that  stock 

int — '''■l*ahnarn,  qui 

>f  Boston's  progeny 

IS  appears  to  be  the 

pol  testifies  to  the 

d,  being  "  inbred," 

sides,  and  through 

le  sixteenth  genera- 

of  the  Boston  stock 
2;land  at  this  time, 
luratice  to  mucli  of 
at  in  some  of  those 
Either  Lexington, 
I  and  higli  approba- 
00,  are  by  hoi-ses  of 
pproved  pedigrees ; 
■red,  because  of  the 
iam  cross  would  be 
the  turf,  Priam  was 
aurels  of  Chiiders, 


PWAM  AND    EmLIUS. 


4S7 


Ech'psc,  and  Highflyer.  "  Iti  the  stud  in  England,''  though  not 
60  successful  as  with  us,  "  the  success  of  Priam  has  been  renuirk- 
able  ;  "  "to  have  been  the  progenitor  of  Crucifix,  and  lier  sons 
Surplice  and  Cowl,  of  Miss  Letty,  Industry,  AVeathergage,  Cos- 
sack and  Hero,  is  no  common  reputation."  "  All  these  horses." 
Stonehenge  adds,  "have  been  distinguished  by  true  running, 
and  the  blood  always  trains  on  ;  the  descendants  of  p'milius  be- 
ing full  of  Eclipse  blood,  through  Miss  Ilervey,  Waxy,  son  of 
PotSos,  Vixen,  and  Saltram,  are  particularly  stout  and  honest." 

As  an  example  for  a  pedigree  in  full,  to  the  most  remote 
source,  from  the  best  horses — such  as  our  breeders  may  imitate, 
as  far  as  is  in  their  power,  in  respect  to  American  horses — that 
of  Priam  is  here  given.  Priam,  b.,  was  got  by  Emilius,  dam 
Cressida  by  "Whiskey;  grandam  Young  Giantess  by  Diomed  ; 
her  dam  Giantess  by  Matchem,  out  of  Moll/  Loiiglegs  by  Ba- 
braham — Cole's  Foxhunter — Partner — sister  to  Boxana  by  the 
Bald  Galloway — sister  to  Chanter  by  Acaster  Turk — Leeds 
Arabian — Spanker.  The  last  by  the  D'Arcy  Yellow  Tui-k — 
dam  by  the  Morocco  Barb — Bald  Peg  by  an  Arabian  out  of  a 
Barb  mare.  Thus  to  ten  generations  Priam's  pedigree  has  l)een 
traced  to  the  most  remote  pource  ;  a  combination  of  Arabian, 
Barb,  and  Turkish  Mood,  to  say  nothing  of  his  various  channels 
of  descent  from  the  Godolphin  and  Darley  Arabians  and  the 
Byerley  Turk. 

Emiliu".  the  best  race-horse  of  his  day,  like  Priam,  winner 
of  the  DeiL,.,  n;id  other  great  stakes,  was  got  by  Orville,  dam 
by  Stamford — Whiskey — Dorimant — Blank,  &c.  Orville  by 
Beningbrough ;  dam  by  Highflyer,  &c. — to  Eegulus,  and  to 
Mai'ske's  dam ;  one  of  the  most  ancient  pedigrees  on  the  record, 
j'e.iingbrough  by  King  Fergus,  son  of  Eclipse,  dam  by  Herod — 
Matchem,  &c.  Stamford,  a  very  distinguished  runner  and 
stallion,  own  brother  to  Paris  and  Archduke,  the  last  im])orted 
into  Virginia,  Derby  winners,  was  got  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle,  out 
of  Horatic  by  Eclipse.  Sir  Peter,  as  commonly  called,  the  best 
son  of  Highflyer,  was  successor  to  all  his  laurels ;  his  dam 
Papillon  by  Snap  ;  Kcgulus,  &c.  Next  to  Eclipse  and  Herod, 
Sir  Peter  got  more  winners  than  any  horse  on  record.  "  In 
him  was  united  the  best  blood  of  Herod,  Snap,  Blank,  and 
Regulus."    Whiskey  was  the  best  horae  bred  by  the  Prince  of 


458 


TUB  H0E8E. 


M 


l 


^r    hln^  -to^;^  t,^  both  of  the  De.by  and  of  tuc  O... 
F  '     e  other  noted  horses,  in  Prhuu'.  ped.grco,  .ee  the  Look 
yl.!;^Ji.ntoss,  Priam's  grandam  ^^J^l^---'' -"^^f  ^   '     ^ 
boKt  blood  nmres  produced  in  Enghmd  ;  as  exempbhed  hy  hei 
bn  nc^hte       o-^eny  and  those  of  the  present  <lny,  cnbraong, 
"hS^ianslus'rivalB  in  lan.o,  AVest  Anstraban,  ku^s  on 
il y       Dntch^an,  and  his  sire,  Bay  Middleton  ;  also  bn-    aUou 
r..\^  P<^^>.nr.V    Voltio-eur,  Tedduigton,  Weathcrgage, 

'/  T'  f^Z^t^Cn  'brother  Kataplan,  Queen  of 
^iXsi'ilic^allCn,  her  son  Oulston,  Yi.ago,  and  others 

"'  T:^ng  been  asked  for  a  «  disquisition  on  breeding,"  I  can 
do   ^  hetlr  than  to  quote  from  the  ;f -\f  [^^.f  ^^l^ 
to     "The  purer  the  blood  the  more  likely  it  is  to  be  t  an. 
Utorl '      "Whichever  parent  is  of  the  purest  blood  will  bo 
Is    generally    epL^^^      in  the  offspring."     "Bi-eoding  '  in- 
Zin'     s    iifjurilus,'    but  there   are    exceptions,  as  already 
si-    •    and   "  in  all  cases  there  is  some  m-breedmg,     as  i 
■       1      :^.il   descendants  from   the   Godolphin   Arabian    r.d 
f  om  Herod,  Eclipse,  Matchem,  Regu  us,  and  Snap.       I    may 
l:  remembered   the  Herod  and  Ec^-  ^l^d    -v^  J        - 
a  m-cat  number  of  horses,  Buch  as  Whiskey,   Wax;^,  liening 
brS  "  rd  many  more  named  ;  to  which  may  be  added  Bos- 
toT  d esc  nded  from  Saltram  and  PotSos,  the  renowned  sons 
oTpcli  r  ires  to  Whiskey  and  Waxy.     Boston  was  only  the 
?  u^h   ge';e  ation  removed  from  Eclipse.      "It  must  also   be 
Wn  'L  Eclipse  and  Herod-united  in  f^^f^^^^^f^:; 
several  crosses  from  each-are  both  descended  from  the  L>ai  ey 
A  abhn  th    one  on  the  sire's  side,  and  the  other  on  the  dam's.;' 
"p'    m'     L  example  of  in-breeding.    This  horse  and  Plem- 
po!    t  ary  -ere  both  sons  of  Emilius ;   the  laUer  aB  direct  a 
cro     as  is  often  seen,  but  the  former  in-bred  to  Whiskey.   Bot 

e  e  ^traordinaiy  winners,  but  Plenipotentiary  had  scarce  a^^ 
Iv^age  success  as  a  stallion,  while  Priam,  considernigh.shot 
Btav"  in  England,  "has  achieved  an  imperisnable  fame^  Bay 
Middleton  ^as  the  produce  of  second  cousins,"  from  St.  Peter. 


trtniMiiBI&itpigTgr-  - 


IN-DUEEDINO. 


459 


M 


tnrf  and  in  tlio 
rod — Matclicin — 
y's  diun,  was  the 

ind  of  tlio  Oalvs. 

CO,  foo  tlio  I'ook. 

1,  ranks  with  tlie 
xoniphtiod  by  her 

day,  ond)racing, 

raliaii,  Kingston, 
n  ;  also  Sir  Tattou 
ton,  Wcathergago, 
ataplan,  Queen  of 
Virago,  and  others 

n  breeding,"  I  can 
n'  already  referred 

it  is  to  be  trans- 
urost  blood  will  be 
."  "Breeding  '  in- 
;eption9,  as  already 
in-breeding,"  as  in 
[phin  Arabian,  and 
lid  Snap.  "It  may 
blood  have  'hit'  in 
:ey,  "Waxy,  Bening- 
i  may  be  added  Bos- 
the  renowned  sons 
Boston  was  only  the 

"It  must  also  bo 
the  blood  of  Boston, 
ded  from  the  Darley 
other  on  the  dam's." 
'his  horse  and  Pleni- 
he  latter  as  direct  a 
id  to  Whiskey.  Botli 
;ntiary  had  scarce  an 
considering  his  short 
ishable  fame."  "  Bay 
isins,"  from  St.  Peter. 


"Stockwell  and  Rataplan  are  doscended  in  the  same  degree 
from  AVhalobonc,"  &c.  Their  dam  was  by  Glencoe,  of  the 
same  year  with  Touchstone  and  Plonipo. — and  of  almost  equal 
renown  on  the  turf.  Flying  Dutclnnan  is  somewhat  in-bred, 
and  "as  far  as  his  stock  has  been  tried,  is  eminently  suc- 
cessful as  a  stock-gcitter,"  uniting  "the  stout  blood  of  C'atton 
and  Orville  with  that  of  Solim."  "The  pedigree  of  tlie  dam 
of  Sir  Tatton  Sykes  should  be  carefully  aiudyzcd,  as  exhibiting 
a  curious  re-union  of  strains  ;  Muley  is  in-bred  to  Whiskey, 
he  is  then  crossed  with  an  Election  mare,  producing  Margrave ; 
the  dam  of  Muley  being  Eleanor,  a  daughter  of  loung  Gi- 
antess by  Diomed."  From  Margrave,  "  Patty  Primrose,  con- 
taining in  her  pedigree  two  infusions  of  Young  Giantess  from 
Sorcerer,"  was  produced  the  dam  of  Sir  Tatton  Sykes,  with 
another  infusion  of  the  same  blood  from  his  sire  Melbourne. 
"  The  most  extraordinary  three-year-old  performance,  is  that 
of  Sir  Tatton  Sykes  over  the  St.  Leger  Course,  in  3.1G,  at  a  '•ate 
of  13|  seconds  per  furlong." 

Margrave  and  Trustee,  stallions  yet  among  ns,  wore  of  the 
same  year,  and  beat  each  other  in  the  Derby  and  the  St.  Leger 
Stakes.  Margrave  and  Leviathan  are  sons  of  Muley  ;  conse- 
quently cousins  to  Priam.  Wherefore  it  is  probable  there  has 
been  considerable  in-breeding  of  late  among  ns.  Priam  and 
Sovereign,  too,  were  by  the  satno  sire,  Emilius.  The  dam  of 
the  latter  is  also  descended  from  Young  Giantess.  These,  with 
Glencoe,  have  latterly  been  our  best  stallions,  with  the  single 
exception  of  Boston. 

The  dam  of  West  Australian — reputed  to  have  run  the  best 
race  in  England — was  own  sister  to  Cotherstone,  whose  dam 
was  also  the  dam  of  Trustee.  Our  stock  may  now  need  a  good 
foreign  cross,  such  as  Kingston.  Don  John,  however,  may  do 
good  service. 

"  Out-crossing.  By  crossing  the  olood,  we  understand  the 
selection  of  a  sire  composed  of  wholly  different  blood  from  that 
of  the  dam,  or  as  different  as  can  be  obtained.  The  same  strain 
beyond  two  stages  deteriorates  the  constitutional  health,  dimin- 
ishes the  bone,  and  lowers  the  height.  The  great  difficulty  ia 
to  obtain  a  cross  "  without  destroying  the  harmony  of  i)ropor- 
tions,"  &c.     As  examples  of  judicious  out-crossing,  Harkaway 


s 


460 


THE   II0R8E. 


is  named  "no  doul.t  a  very  Bupcrior  racc-horBO   but  \m  srock 
^I  Jstout,  iB  deficient  in  speed.     I^eeW-n,  .  a.u.t he.  ,. 
ex.um.le-    and   her    son.,  Newniinster,  >.unnykirk,  and    Old 
ro     •  Q;.e  n  ..rrrnn>rB,  also;  but  in  her  ren.ove  ane  .-try  thero 
I    n^x      ordinary  inllux  of  Herod's  blood."    Success  .  .ome- 
".  :.  l,ad  hy  relating,  ai^er  an  interva    of    -veral  je  .  . 
ions,  a  series  of  good  strains.     Hence,  .i  .  ^"l^?^^'^  1  ^; ';, 
Uoston  l.h^od  would  be  of  great  beneht  )n  Lngla.id.        West 
A  s     1    n  is  a  valuable  exan.ple  of  a  good  out-cross  aiter  u- 
W  1    '"     "  One  of  the  u.ost  thoroughly-crossed  ped.grees  ot 
the  d  v\  that  of  Kingston  ;  and  being  such  a  good  horse  as  ho 
va^    I  case  nu.st  be  allowed  to  weigh  in  favor  ot  tins  ku.d  o 
.ted    .'  "     "  I  conceive  nothing  better  than  tins  gr.me  horse 
The  out^ross  "is.not  so  much  in  reference  to  running  as  to 
b  eedt. ''     ''Thpre  are  cases,"  like  that  of  Sir  Archy,  "where 
a  iKU-se  begets  ra.ing  stock  out  of  all  sorts  of  -^^^^^^^X 
Bione    a  gmndson  of  AVhalebone,  carrying  hm  grandtathe.  s 
ue  stilf  further."     But  in  breeding,  the  brood-mure   n.ust 
u  "te  hS'-b  .ualilications,  in  blood,  fran.o,  heaUh,  and  temper  ; 
ar"likel.egets  like,"  but  subject  to  the  various  considerations 
IZ  .llu,k.d  to.     "  Like  the  brood-mare,  the  stallion  requu^s 
!:^^;^      tials,"  as  in  the  mare  ;  but  "  he  must  not  only  be 
uitable  per  se,  but  he  must  also  be  adapted  tc  the  particular 
mire"     "The  rock  upon  which  most  men  split  is  a  bigoted 
favontism  for  some  particular  horse."     "  If  not  already  twice 
W     1   and  in,"  it  is  recommended  to  seek  "  the  best  stal  ion 
o  the  best  strai;  in  the  mar3's  pedigree."     "  A  ^-/"^^  ^  f^j 
already  existing  in  the  mare,  but  not  recently  ni-bred,  nor  used 
no-e  than  once,  will  sometimes  answer."     "It  is  commonly 
^Josed  that  one  or  the  other  of  the  parents  ^bould  be  ot 
mature  age  ;  and  that  if  both  are  very  young  or  very  old,  the 
pilce  Tvill  be  decrepit  or  weakly."     "The  genera    pracUce 
of  breeding  is  to  use  young  stallions  with  old  mares,    and  mce 

""'''' The  various  crosses  since  the  days  of  Herod,  Eclipse,  and 
Matcliem,  are  so  numerous  that  it  is  no  longer  possible  to  class 
them-"  "far  less  Trom  tlie  Godolphin  and  Daney  Arabians, 
and  the  Byerley  ^nrk,"  from  wliicli  all  the  best  pedigrees  are 


1  


i-HC,  but  his  stock, 

liijif  is  iiiiotlier  gfxxl 

linykirk,  aiitl    Old 

loic  aiic  -try  tlicro 

Success  is  somc- 

)t' 

)  eui)pu!5ucl,  pure 

England.     "  West 

out-cross  after  iu- 

osscd  pedigrees  of 

a  good  horse  as  ho 

ivor  of  this  kind  of 

n  this  gr.mo  horse." 

e  to  running  as  to 

Sir  Archy,  "  where 

>f  marcs,  as  Toucli- 

his   grandfather's 

brood-mure   must 

health,  and  temper ; 

rious  considerations 

the  stallion  requires 

he  must  not  only  be 

ted  tc  the  particular 

in  split  is  a  bigoted 

Lf  not  already  twice 

ek  "  the  best  stallion 

"  A  cross  into  blood 

tly  in-bred,  nor  used 

"It  is  commonly 

arcnts  should  be  of 

•ung  or  very  old,  the 

he  general  practice 

old  mares,"  and  vice 

Herod,  Eclipse,  and 
iger  possible  to  class 
)d  Dariey  Arabians, 
3  best  pedigrees  are 


THE   BLOOD  OF   WAXY. 


4G1 


to  bo  traced.  l?ut  the  author  clnssos  the  best  lioraes  now  m 
the  English  Turf  uiuler  the  following  bends. 

"  Waxy  at  the  head  of  the  list,"  iniiid)ering  "among  his 
stock,  in  the  direct  male  line,  13  St.  liCger  winners,  I'.l  of  the 
Derby,  and  11  of  the  Oaks,  and  more  'vinners  of  great  races 
than  any  two  horses  since  his  time."  "  Like  ( )rvillo,  he  is  chiefly 
compnpi'd  of  Eclipse  and  Ilemd  blood,  with  a  double  dash  of 
the  (lodolphin,  through  Sporlsmiftrcss,  dai  .  of  PotSo8,  and 
Lisctte."  "  This  stock  will  run  all  day,  ana  no  distance  is  too 
great  for  them  ;"  but  "  are  not  so  fast  for  a  mile  as  some  others — 
especially  the  Buzzard  stock/'  from  Selim,  Sultan,  Bay  Middle- 
ton,  Ac. ;  "which  ar:'  more  calculated  for  the  Bowley  mile  " 
than  longer  distances.  Gleucoe  and  Grey  Eagle  are  of  this 
stock,  each  of  them  three  removes  from  Buzzard.  The  get  of 
Glencoc  and  of  Grey  Eagle  are  very  fast,  ai.d  srme  of  both  can 
stay  the  distance.  "  Buzzard,  imported  into  Virginia,  is  repre- 
sented jy  almost  as  many  fashionable  horses  of  the  j)resent  day, 
in  England,  ns  Waxy."  ''  Orville,  like  Waxy,  a  good  race- 
liorse — bearing  affinity  in  blood  and  results  to  our  Sir  Archy — 
is  remarkable  for  combining  speed  with  stoutness."  "  lie  was 
in-bred  in  King  Herod,  his  dam  having  been  by  Highflyer,  and 
liis  sire  out  of  a  Herod  mare  ;  whilst  his  grandsire.  King  Eergus, 
by  Eclipse,  was  out  of  a  mare  by  Tartar,  sire  of  Herod."  "  The 
Waltons  and  Haphazards  may  well  bo  classed  together.  In 
blood  they  were  nesirly  identical,  being  by  Sir  Peter  out  of 
mares  by  Eclipse,  or  his  son  Dungannon."  Of  Walton's  de- 
scendants. Partisan,  Venison,  and  Gladiator,  are  the  most  prized; 
and  the  blood  of  the  last  two  is  by  many  considered  equal  to 
any  thing  out.  "  Nothing  can  exceed  the  beauty  of  form  from 
the  combination  of  the  Waxy  and  Sir  Peter  blood,  as  in  Gladiator 
a''id  Kingston  ;  remarkable  for  blood-like  frames,  Arabian-look- 
i'  g  heads,"  iSrc.  &c.  "  The  Sorcerers,"  descended  from  Mat- 
chem  and  Dicmed,  "  are  large,  fast,"  «fec.,  "  like  the  Mel- 
bournes  " — "  fit  for  any  work  but  turning  corners."  "  Fast 
enough  for  any  thing,  but  require  time  to  fill  up  their  frames." 
"  Over  a  distance  of  ground,  most  of  these  strains  would  gen- 
erally be  beaten  by  the  stock  of  Whalebone  or  Orville." 

After  this  "  disquisition"  on  breeding,  it  is  left  for  American 
breeders  to  decide  for  themselves,  without  further  counsel,  from 


i4»H'W!J<U.- 


40' 


THE  110R8E. 


.-hat  1,100.1  and  .hat  stallion,  they  arc  to  look  for  th.  porpotua- 
tion  of  llu.  1.0.1  Ktnck  in  thin  c.untry.     Most  o    ou.  h  .k.  ot 
clh  i.v  are  co..s-Hl.rably  advanccl  in  a,.N  a.  Tru«tc..    .U-ncoe 
a    I  M    ..ave.     Tlu.e  nu.st  .listin.ui.hcd  on  our  tur  ,  that  uocd 
:u  o<l,  arc  yet  untri.cl  in  the  Btud.     Ab  for  tho  ro.nl  -■ 
Z.rZ^^      Others  n.ay  furniBh  the  ^'Spirit"  brief  and  .nteh 
"i!^^l .  p  dtrees  of  ancore  or  more  of  our  be.t  AnaMMcan-bred 
S    n       t-  whieh  1  mn  incapable.     Kentucky,  our  prcBent 
"  H  rse  region,"  seems  to  have  benelited  by  croBs.nf,  ,nd  - 

ci  1  V  h  Sir  Archy  Btock  .-ith  good  English  hordes;  and  bo  h 
;;;X  L  An>erican  Eclipse  blood,  especially  as  t«Ued  J.y 
Medoc. 


BEST  KOUK-MILE-HEAT  RACKB-TIMK   AND  WKIGHT-EXAMVLK8- 
LECOMTE,    LEXINGTON,   ICTC. 

Mr.  Sr,urr.-As  our  representatives  say  on  the  floor  of  Con- 
„ros«  v.ni  YOU  allow  me  "  to  define  my  position  < 
^T'h    :'udc  vagaries  and  vaticinations  of  "  Observer,"  shall 
,.viL;ernoticS.The"vagaries,''asiaiegedth.b^^ 
l,.u-c  been  creditably  shared  on  both  sides  ot  the  Atlantic. 
;  "e  t  o  tie  influence  of  weight  upon  the  time  o  a  race,  very 
Tf^^-en   opinions  have  been  entertained.    In  England  so  much 
nport  nc    is  not  attached  to  time  as  in  our  country  ;  more  to 
•    .With  us  ^ome  think  "  the  best  horse  America  ever 

^''t:  di:"^  i^  apparent.  Who  remembers  tl.  .ine 
nf  many  of  the  best  horses  of  England  and  America?  The  ia- 
1  leek  iastest  race  was  her  last,  when  beat  by  George 
Mar  in  with  less  weight  for  age,  in  almost  tho  precise  txmo  d 
TdM.'o^B  two  heats  r  Flori^el  and  Monarch  .vere  so  superior 
I;'  I    Lpetitors  as  never  to  be  put  to  tl-i-pc^l  ^y  -7 

il.oiT,      More  cases  of  the  kind  have  occurred  in  England  tUau 
hem.     More  ca  es  .^  ^^^^  ^^^^^  ^^^^^^^^^^  ^^ 

in  America.     i>nt  riio  sjhiciu  ui  i.i      »  t«  Vno-lnnd 

now  SO  difterent  as  scarce  to  admit  of  comparison     In  England, 
V  handicapping,  putting  heavier  weights  on  the  best  horses    o 
llduce  reVau'y,  the^'inferior  ones  most  frequently  win;  and, 


for  the  pcrpctuji" 

|of  our  liorwcH  of 

Tnistoo,  (iliMiooo, 

liir  turf,  Hint  lu'c'tl 

•H  for  tlio  result — 

"  Ijrief  au«l  iiitel- 

^Rt  Atnericiin-hrod 

[cky,  our   j)rc'Hent 

l»y  crossiiif?  jndi- 

horsea ;  aiul  botli 

us  transmit  ted  by 

(JUSKKVKK. 


lUT — EXAMI'LKS — 


n  the  floor  of  Con- 
ion  ?  " 

"  Observer,"  shall 
d,  it  has  been  shown 
f  the  Atlantic.  In 
imc  of  a  race,  very 

I  England  bo  inuch 
•  country ;  more  to 
orsc  America  ever 
in  the  fastest  time, 
nnembers  the  time 
America?  The  fa- 
in beat  by  George 
he  precise  time  of 
h  were  so  superior 
r  speed  by  any  of 
d  in  England  than 
lie  two  countries  is 
rison.     In  England, 

II  the  best  horses  to 
requently  win ;  and, 


ECLIPSE   AND  CUII.nKBS. 


468 


with  lightweights,  thoy  make  faster  rnces  than  their  superiors. 
This  is  well  luiderstood  in  Kngland.  For  example  ;  Inheritor's 
reputed  race,  at  three  years  uM,  Stl  lbs.,  two  miles  in  .'Im.  '2't. 

Without  expressing  an  opinion  relative  to  the  j)rop»'reunHid- 
eration  to  be  attached  to  weight,  iioth  upon  time  and  the  results, 
two  exam|)le8  will  answer  the  purpoae. 

"  CJlaucus,  '»  years  old,  S  stone  7  lbs. — 1 1!) — September,  IS.IS, 
at  Doneaster,  beat  ^luley  Moloch,  5  yeart  okl,  8  stone  lU  lbs., 
two  miles,  in  Jim.  44s." 

"  Aruley  ^foloeh,  two  days  betbre,  8  stone  {>  lbs.  each,  beat 
(ilancus,  till'  same  course  and  the  sanui  distance,  in  .'bii.  Ins. 

'*  These  races  were  time<l  by  an  American  gentlcnuin." 

We  avail  ourselves,  from  the  "American  Turf  Register,"— 
vol.  3,  i)p.  347,  348,  349 — of  the  oi)inion  of  one  of  our  ablest 
turf  writers — the  late  Judge  Duval,  of  the  IJ.  S.  Supreme  Court 
for  the  District  of  Maryland,  in  which  he  resiihid — touching 
this  subject.  He  si.ys  if  the  accounts  of  Childcrs  be  true,  he 
"must  have  run  nearly  half  a  mile  in  four  faster  than  any  other 
horse.  Eclipse  excepted,  which  ever  ran  in  England."  Hut  he 
doubts  the  statement,  and  points  out  its  absurdity  and  contra- 
diction ;  concluding  with  the  remark,  relative  to  Childers, 
"  whereas  in  his  fastest  race,  when  ho  ran  four  miles  in  (!m.  48s., 
he  was  moving  at  the  rate  of  little  more  than  51  feet  It  inches 
in  a  second,  and  at  the  rate  of  a  mile  in  Im.  42s." — I>e  it  ob- 
served, the  fastest  mile  on  record,  as  having  been  run  in  this 
country,  was  by  Ilegira,  witli  catch  weight,  near  New  Orleans, 
in  Im.  42.^8.*  The  Judge  adds; — "Eclipse  ran  at  York  four- 
miles  in  8m.,  carrying  12st.,  168  lbs.,  42  lbs.  more  than  the 
standard  weight  at  this  time.  If  the  calculation  of  old  experi- 
enced Bj)ortsmen,  that  the  addition  of  seven  pouiuls  weight  in 
the  rider  makes  the  dift'erence  of  a  distance,  which  is  240  yards, 
in  a  heat  of  four  miles,  be  correct,  then  the  running  by  Eclipse, 
carying  40  lbs.  more  weight  than  Childers,  will  i)rove  that 
Eclipse  was  the  swiftest  animal.  If  he  had  carried  only  128  lbs. 
lie  would,  according  to  the  computation,  have  run  the  distance 
in  93  seconds  less  than  with  168  lbs. ;  this  would  have  reduced 
the  time  from  8m.  to  6m.  276.  Your  correspondent  entertains 
the  opinion,  that  if  Childers  and  Eclipse  had  flourished  at  the 
same  time,  Eclipse  would  have  jjroved  himself  superior  to  Chil- 

♦  Tliis  caunot  lie  proven. 


4C4 


THE   nORSR. 


dcr.  in  a  race  of  four  nnlc8  nn.l  ropcat.    ChM.VB  floun.l.cd  m 
170I.0   K,lipsc  i.i  ]7«U-70."-For  tlu-lr  mo.no.r.  h.o  Amoncan 
Tu'rf  Uouisto  •.     The  .lu.lKO  conclu.U.H;--NoM  to  tlu-ne  .c-lc- 
bn  .     .' -o..,  ,K.rl.a,H  lUgl.lb-  wa.tl.o  tleeto.t  In.rHO  that  ha. 
Wnn-Uodi^Whln.!.     A«  it  docH  not  appear  tluU  h.nn. 
„i„.  han  ever  bccMi  tin.cd,  no  opnuon  approaclnn^'  to  .  ..Uunty 
carbeha^anlccl;  but  an  h.  boat  svi.h  .ano  l)..rnnant,  Mmrli, 
Dn.,nn,  Dic-tato;  ^c,  which  ..v  an.on,  the  bet  hor«<.  t^.n 
1  ,he  turf,  it  n.ay  bo  aHBununl  an  a  fact,  tlmt  he  vvub  tho  th.ul 
horse  in  Bl»eeil  ever  bred  in  Enghuul. '  ,  iv        1 

'": Ulllonhl  be  recollected  that    Lath,  ^ubrabam,  1  .^ml 
Dorn....se,  Mir.a,  and  Uegulu.  ^vere  never  beaten.     We  have 
,„.  evidence  that  their  runnin-  wa«  ever  timed. 

According  to  the  memoir  of  EdipHO-tron^  page  541  top. 
r.4-  vol  S  "  Anierican  Turf  ]legister,"-it  does  not  appear  t  uit 
^   ,;;.  Ids  ^cen  race,  h.timo  ..  at  ^^^^-^;XZ 

^nr  th::;'::;:>eca.ion  l.  di.anced  U.  .lude  tleld^  ^^ 
appeared  ho  could  do  so  whenever  he  chu  e.  Uoj  as  n  ver 
beaten,  never  had  a  whip  flourished  over  hun,  or  ielt  the  tick 

'"C- -  turfmen  try  tho  -penment  of  weigl.  as  m  ihe 
above  cases,  with  their  vaunted  steeds,  and  turmsh  the  lesulta 

''''  ?;l;le  tmed  our  best  ibu.n.ilo  race  are  as  .allows,  ar- 
rni.crod  flccordinff  to  the  fastest  time;— 

ilmto  3  ,ea>-8  11  moull.B  oW,  cwying  80  lb».,  beating 
Lc^ngCon.1.0  MChie  Course,  near  New  0.-lean.,  .„  7™. 

'"  Vaillf  *  V-  old  lu'lb,.,  beating  Boston,  ag«d,  120  lbs,, 
en  tlruln  Oo„.e,  neav  New  York  city.  Long  Wand,  tn  7m. 

'^*My"'oTyear»  6  months  old,  104  lbs.,  on  the  same  conrs. 


FAflT   BACEg. 


wr, 


nTH  tloiirislicd  in 

lilt*  Hi'o  Aiiu'ricaii 
I'xt  to  tlic'HO  celc- 
(>rit  lioi-riu  that  has 
.car  that  liirf  niii- 
i:liiii«;  t<»  certainty 

Doriinaiit,  Shark, 
H!  hoht  iiol-Hfrt   tlioii 

he  WM  the  third 

>ahrahani,   DiHinul, 

beaten.     Wc  havo 

e.l." 

>m  page  541  to  p. 
ih)e8  not  ajjpear  tliat 
all  noted,  excepting 

"In  tnith,  not  any 
ig  ngniiifit  Eclipse." 
!  whole  iield,  and  it 
3.  "  IIo  was  never 
im,  or  felt  the  tick- 

t  of  weight,  as  in  the 
I  furnisli  the  resultfl 

e  arc  as  follows,  ar- 

ying  89  lbs.,  beating 
New  Orleans,  in  7ra. 

ioston,  aged,  126  lbs., 
,  Long  lelaud,  in  7m. 

,  on  the  same  course 
3^9.— 7m.  43^8.— 7m. 
le  first  heat,  was  dis- 

,  4  years  old,  108  lbs., 


enmo  courso — Henry  winner  of  the  first  hoat — in  7ni.  37^8.— 
7m.  4!»H.— 8m.  248. 

Dick  Doty,  4  yearf  (5  months  old,  100  Iba.,  beating  Little 
Flea  ainl  others  at  Lexington,  Kentncky,  in  7iii.  .'{7Jf«.    -7in.  46,Jh. 

lieil  Kyo,  7  years,  124  lbs.,  beating  Nina,  at  Hroad  Koek 
Course — lUO  and  more  feet  over  a  mile,  see  late  "  Spirit," — near 
Itichniorul,  Virginia — Nina  winning  the  second  lieut — in  7m. 
40— 7m.  40Jh.— 7m.  4!)s. 

lied  Kye,  aged,  124  llw.,  beating  One-Kyed  Joe — winner  of 
the  first  heat — and  Kaniiy  Ft-rn,  at  15alliniore,  in  7m.  4Us. — 7m. 
458. — 8m.  248.  lied  Eye  had  previously  beat  Joe  in  two  and 
three-mile  heats. 

It  is  left  for  others  to  draw  their  own  conclusions  from  the 
relative  ages  and  weight,  as  well  as  the  courses,  as  to  the  best 
of  these  races  according  to  the  time  made.  Boston  has  won  the 
two  fastest  four-mile  heats  at  Newmarket,  the  first  heat,  in  one 
race,  7m.  50s. ;  and  the  second  heat,  in  the  other,  7m.  52s. 

In  respect  to  Tally-ho's  race  there  has  been  an  erroneous 
statement,  no  doubt  unintentionally,  in  the  reflection  on  some 
of  "  Observer's  fast  races,"  as  follows; — "between  Free  Trade, 
Tally-ho,  and  IJostona,  Free  Trade  won  the  first  heat,  and  was 
distanced," — the  second. — "  Bostoiui,  then,  who  had  not  run  for 
the  first,  came  and  won  the  second,  showing  a  falling  off  of  ten 
seconds.  In  the  7m.  26s.  and  7m.  38|8.,  Lecomte  won  both." 
In  this  extract  there  is  this  mistake.  Tally-ho  won  tlie  seaond 
heat.  As  stated  at  the  time,  "  his  is  undoubtedly  the  best  race, 
of  four-mile  heats  that  has  been  run  any  where ;  having  run  for 
every  heat,  and  been  lajyped  with  the  winner  the  heats  ho  lost ; 
the  falling  off  was  ten  seconds  between  the  first  and  second 
heat,  nine  seconds  between  the  second  and  third." 

To  draw  correct  deductions,  it  is  essential  the  premises  br 
correct.  Arguing  from  the  record,  "  Observer"  has  sometimes 
been  prophetic  in  his  predictions  and  opinions.  For  example, 
judging  from  Henry's  race  with  Eclipse,  in  the  then  "  unprece- 
dented "  and  almost  incredible  time,  such  as  many  believed 
would  never  have  its  parallel,  "Observer"  predicted  their  time 
•would  be  surpassed  on  the  same  course ;  as  it  has  been  by 
Fashion  and  Boston,  and  by  Tally-ho  and  Bostona ;  and  in  the 
Vol.  L-30 


466 


XHE  H0E8E. 


.,„.os..e,  *o„8U  not  ™  «,o  «r.t  ,.e..,  by  Pej.ona  »nd  Fa.U 
Again,  in  the  12th  vohtme  «»,  '"=    Amenc  ^_^ 

for  18«,"  page  202,  ''O*'";"  ^ t/ttdgme  «»-.«  «  Sir 
the  turf  and  in  the  stnd,  >" '7^^"7  ,  ,"  X„,™an  Ilighiijer. 
Archy  dcerve.  t«,^'  ^*^:tl.l,  de.eendan,,  Boston,  a. 
It  remains  to  be  seen  if  1  ta  «''»™?  ,        „  can  in 

the  Btnd  supply  f  ,^^^7,  i_^_oti,er-m  ancestors,  Flo- 
own  renown,  and  that  of  hi»  «"^^  ,  ^^  the  head  of  onr 
,.i.ol  and  Timoleon,  that  we..  -P^^^^^^^^^^^^  ,,  ever  run  in 
turf;  and,  excepting  hnnselt,    8  go^dr  ^,^^^  ^^  ^^^._ 

our  country,  if  -oti^^^'^enjlf^^^^  ^^  ^^.^,^^,„g 

vaVie(ireputation"-this  be  1   observe  ^^^^  ^^_ 

one  -on,  and  hein,  b..ug  .  ^^^^^^  ^^n    ^^ .        '  .^ 

:::rsr;:::^eZ;.ory^si.b.de^^^^^ 

ances-asrefu-red-l  have  D  ^^^^  .^^  ^^^^  ^^^^^^^^ 

A.V--- -^^-'  TZ!)Z'2Ten  achieved  in  this  country, 
than  a  four-mde  heat  has  ^^^'  ^.^^..^^Ue  heat  in 

The  rate  of  Im.  53s  a  mde  y^^^^'^j'^^f/^^.,^,  p.^Won,  coming 
Tm.  32."  In  his  subsequent  ^-[f\!^^]J.^^^  33^,  .  ,nd  it  is 
inhxppod  with  her,  the  irst  heat  vas  in  J  ^^.,„ia  have 

^^'^'''''^:^L^l^ri^  competitor  had  not 
been  some  seconds  taster  lu^i 

given  up  his  run  at  the  end  ortu^^^^^^^^^^  ^^  ..^ 

In  closing  his  article  in  defence  0     ^^        ^        „  ^^,^^^^    j^^ 

Young  ^^^^-^^;JZ^^^^^^  Bed  Eye  and 
"  has  been  agLunfounatem         P  ^^^^  ^^^^^  ^^ 

Kina   would  «on^"^^^^«  ^  j^^^^  as  Dick 

snatches  against  them,  ai^d.^/^;.^-^^^^  ^^  ^^^^^^,  ,, 

J)oty,  Lexingtm,  Lecomte,  mAAvr^^  Glencoe,  or  a 

fin/theget  of  -^  ?^^-^,;^!";,^^^^^^^^^^  Was  that  a  "  crude 

Sovereign,toputagamsUl^getof^^^^^^^^^  Has  not  "A 

vaticination,"  ^^P^^.^^^^^^/'/S  the  opinion  of  "Observer" 
Young  Turfman  "h^^e^^^^^^^^^^^ 

''  '"'''t  Tn  ro"  - -^^^^^  to  disprove  the  assertion 
on  record,  in  tnis  01  .  "j- 


LECOMTK. 


467 


'eytona  and  Fash 

ican  Turf  Register, 
for  renown,  both  on 
ment,  none  but  Sir 
merican  Highflyer, 
scendant,  Boston,  as 
wenty  years,  can  in 
je ;  and  maintain  his 
rious  ancestors.  Flo- 
at the  head  of  our 
horses  as  ever  run  in 
^^etires  with  an  unri- 
ireceded  his  covering 
,on  the  turf,  and  en- 
nger  enjoyed  than  by 
he  has  defied  all  op- 
From   "his  perform- 
the  might  have  run 
gr  down  in  the  thirties 
'lieved  in  this  country. 
DUt  a  four-mile  heat  in 
with  Fashion,  coming 
ti  7m.  32^3. ;  and  it  is 
,  the  heat  would  have 
lis  competitor  had  not 
es,  in  5m.  36b. 
Joston,  in  reply  to  "  A 
'  Observer  "  wrote  ;  ho 
jtion  that  Eed  Eye  and 
of  Boston,  and  that  in 
7ston'8  get,  such  as  Dick 
it  would  be  ditficiilt  to 
,,  either  a  Glencoe,  or  a 
on."    Was  that  a  "crude 
Lecomte?     Has  not  "  A 

opinion  of  "Observer 
e  thinks  "  there  is  nothing 
r,  to  disprove  the  aesertion 


riiat  Lecomtc's  time— 7ni.  26s.— 7ni.  38js.— is  the  best  ever 
made  at  four  miles,  weigli^  fur  age."  He  adds;  "though  Lc- 
comtf'ri  time  be  the  best  >  record,  we  believe  few  turfites  wlio 
saw  the  race  doubt  his  ability  to  have  run  the  first  heat  in  7m. 
248.,  and  the  second  in  7m.  358."  This  admission,  respecting  ii 
son  of  Boston,  is  surely  creditable  to  the  candor  of  "  A  Young 
Turfman." 

from  the  description  of  him  by  "Eqnus,"  for  which  your 
rorrespondent  feels  obliged,  it  seems  Lecomte  resembles  his  sire 
in  form,  color,  and  marks — even  the  white  nose-  and  a  white 
leg,  like  his  ancestor,  Eclipse,  to  which,  by  tlie  way,  no  horse 
now  upon  the  turf  is  nearer  related— though,  in  some  respects, 
smaller  than  his  lineal  aiicestors,  Timoleon  and  Boston,  it  seems 
Lecomte  is  near  the  size  and  dimensions  of  American  Eclipse. 

"  According  to  "  Eqiius,"  the  "average  time  of  each  mile  of 
the  first  heat  was  Im.  51^8. ;  the  last  two  miles  of  the  second 
heat  is  3m.  38|8. ;  the  three  last  miles  of  the  first  heat  in  5ra. 
338. ;  the  four  miles  in  7m.  26s. ;  and  the  third  mile  of  the  see- 
on  !  heat  in  Im.  468. ; "  concluding  that  "  the  average  of  the 
heats  beat  the  fastest  time  on  record,  even  in  a  single  heat,  or 
a  dash  of  four  miles,'' — "  that  the  last  two  miles  of  the  last  heat 
has  never  been  beaten  but  three  times,  even  in  races  of  two-mile 
heats," — "  that  the  time  of  the  last  three  miles  of  the  first  heat 
has  never  been  beaten  or  equalled,  even  at  heats  of  three  miles ; " 
and  that  "  the  seventh  mile  has  never  been  beaten  but  three 
times," — in  mile  heats — "  and  then  only  by  half  a  second — Le- 
comte himself  being  one  that  beat  it,  beating  Conrad  the  Cor- 
sair, who  subsequently  made  it  in  a  third  heat — Flying  Dutch- 
man being  the  first  horse  that  ever  made  it."     But  does  not 
"Equus  "  overlook  Hegira's  mile  in  Im.  42is.,*  and  the  recent 
performances  of  Charles  Ball  in  Im.  488.— 1  m.  45|8."    «  E(pius  " 
thinks  their  time  "  will  never  be  equalled,  unless  "  these  sur- 
passing sons  of  Boston,  "  Lecomte  and  Lexington,  meet  again," 
under  similar  circumstances ;  as  in  their  four-mile  race,  "  the 
fastest  mile,  the  fastest  two  miles,  the  fastest  three  miles,  and 
the  fastest  four  miles  were  made"  during  the  distinguished 
meetings  of  "three  weeks."     Tliey  too,   "hav?   never  been 
beaten  exccDt  b'"  each  other." 

*  See  Note  ♦  on  page  475. 


469 


THE  HORSE. 


In  defining  my  position,  I  can  subBcribe  to  all  this ;  and 
that  riicy  hav^  run  the  fascest  four  miles  of  any  ever  r.n  m  t  ub 
cIntyThyBix  seconds;  and  yet  think  it  «  questions  ble  »  tlm 
eWi^  o  them  is  "  the  best  horse  ever  produced  m  Amenca. 
if  1  nothing  more  of  Sir  Archy,  or  their  sire  Boston-their 
Ithe    ancestor-  riorizel,  like  English  Eclipse  knew  nolung  of 
u   in  or  spur,  frequently  distancing  renowned  competitors  and 
;  th"   S  the'turf  when  no  other  opponent  would  meet  him ; 
h       00  in  the  days  of  such  "  cracks  "  as  the  Maid  of  the  Oaks, 
o  rost  Boy  of  First  Consul,  and  of  Oscar  and  others ;  not  one 
of  aitn  daring  to  accept  a  challenge  of  $10,000  a  side.    Le- 
comre'   otlierincostor,  Timoleon,  was  so  superior  to  luscontem- 
Tai^es  Eeality,  Lady  Lightfoot,  and  others,  in  their  palmy 

ha  sad   f  him:  "Ihaveseen  him  run  all  the  races  m  Vir- 
.^ia  he  ever   ran  ;  his  performances,  from  one  to  four-mi  e 
fieats,    us  been  such  as  would  do  credit  to  the  5..^  runner  in 
eirti   this  country  or  Europe."    To  this  day,  iho fastest  race  o 
n^^le  heats,  at  Newmarket,  the  spring  he.  was  three  years  dd, 
was  won  by  Timoleon  in  Im.  47s.-lm.  48s.,  distancing    he 
IZ  le  secLd  heat.    The  preceding  day  he  had  won  a  .natdx 
race  of  half  a  mile.     Such  authority  has  weight  with     Ob 
serve  ''    Still  he  sees  no  reason  why  Lecomte  and  Lexmgton 
Tay  not  be  as  far  superior  to  all  of  the  American  ho^es  as 
Childers  and  Eclipse  were  reputed  to  be  in  England.     But  he 
does  not  perceive  that  such  a  proposition  is  yet  proven 

O^eo'"  Observer's"  vagaries  was  shared  by  l^-kin-a^d 
he  saw  the  great  race  between  the  wonderful  sons  of  Boston- 
tho  concludes  his  statement  as  follows;  "there  is  a  great  <ii- 
vl^si  y  of  opinion  among  all  classes  of  the  racing  and  sporting 
lommunity  in  regard  to  the  question  of  superiorty  between  he 
tw™  horses'  and  if  they  were  started  on  a  match  to-morrow,  it  is 
verv  hard  to  say  which  would  be  the  favorite. 

AltWh  admitting  «  they  are  two  of  the  best  horses    hat 
Although  aamu    g        ^  ^^  ^^^  Alleghanies ; 

ever  appeared  on  the  American  xun,  Ampr- 

and  that  they  are  now  superior  to  any  horse  upon  the  Amer 
kan  S  f ;  yet  "  Observer,"  from  all  he  has  heard  and  for  the 
reason^  hi  has  assigned,  is  not  prepared  to  say  that  either    Le- 
com    "  or  Lexington  is  "the  hest  race-horse  America  has  ever 


HORSES  OF  THE  OLDEN   TIME. 


4C9 


le  to  all  this;  and 

my  ever  ran  m  this 

quesdono  ble  "  that 

need  in  America." 

sire  Boston— their 
e,  knew  nothing  of 
ed  competitors,  ai  '1 
ent  would  meet  him ; 
le  Maid  of  the  Oaks, 
and  others ;  not  one 
510,000  a  side.  Le- 
perior  to  his  contem- 
lers,  in  their  palmy 

late  W.  K.  Johnson, 
ill  the  races  in  Vir- 
om  one  to  four-mile 

0  the  lest  runner  in 
ay,  i\\Q fastest  race  of 
was  three  years  old, 
.  488.,  distancing  the 

he  had  won  a  match 
IS  weight  with  "  Ob- 
comte  and  Lexington 
5  American  horses  as 
in  England.     But  he 
is  yet  proven, 
lared  by  Larkin— and 
irfnl  sons  of  Boston — 
"there  is  a  great  di- 
le  racing  and  sporting 
superiorty  between  the 

1  match  to-morrow,  it  is 
iTorite." 

)f  the  best  horses  that 
(rest  of  the  Alleghanies ; 
horse  upon  the  Amer- 
has  heard,  and  for  the 
to  say  that  either  "  Le- 
liorse  America  has  ever' 


produced."  Some  weight  having  been  attached  to  his  opmion, 
he  is  induced  to  repeat  this  declaration,  in  thus  definmg  his 
position.  As  Brutus  said  to  Cassius,  "  an  older,  no^  a  better. 
«  Did  /  say  better  ? "    Non  ego. 


Observer. 


TO    "IPSC8,"    OF   ENGLAND. 

Tlie  English  blood  horse  was  known  in  Virginia,  our  ancient 
dominion,  the  mother  of  States,  and  of  our  best  race-horses 
formerly— heretofore  considered  our  "  race-horse  region   —long 
before  any  Stud  Book  appeared  in  England,  the  pursuits  of  the 
turf  having  been  introduced  to  Virginia  during  the  reign  of  the 
Stuarts;  but,  until  within  a  few  years,  pedigrees,  often  lost,  de- 
pended, almost  wholly,  upon  the  mere  certificates  ot_  the  gen- 
tlemen of  the  olden  time.     Their  blooc    stock  originally  de- 
Bcended  from  the  best  of  England,  the  basis  of  the  Virginia 
race-horse  during  the  days  of  the  Colonial  government ;  when 
"  Fearnonght  was  the  Godolphin  Arabian  Of  Virginia,    though 
"Jolly  Ro<rer  had  a  prior  claim  to  that  distinction,"  with  whose 
name,  and'that  of  Janus,  many  of  our  thoroughbred  pedigrees 
terminate.     «  Tlie  judicious  breeders  of  the  present  day,  when 
they  have  the  ancient,  crosses  of  Fearnought,  Jolly  Roger,  Mon- 
key Othello,  Silver  Eye,  and  Morton's  Traveller,  in  their  pedi- 
grees, want  no  other  aid  of  foreign  crosses,  to  insure^  speed, 
bottom,  lastingness,  and  ability  to  carry  heavy  weights." 

For  near  a  third  of  a  century  succeeding  the  Revolution  that 
separated  the  Colonies  from  Great  Britain,  the  following  Eng- 
lish horses  contributed  chiefly  towards  the  improvement  of  the 
American  race-horse- viz.,  Bedford,  Citizen,  Clockfast,  Dare 
Devil,  Diomed,  Gabriel,  Medley,  Messenger,  Saltram,  Shark, 
and  Spread  Eagle.     Other  importations  during  the  same  period, 
such  as  Buzzard,  Chance,  Clifden,  Cormorant,  Dragon,  Oscar, 
Precipitate,  Sir  Harry,  Whip,  &c.,  were  not  equally  successful, 
as  stallions,  in  Virginia.     Diomed,  Saltram,  Sir  Harry,  and 
Spread  Eagle,  it  will  bo  remembered,  were  Derby  winners. 
Buzzard  had  the  first  celebrity  on  the  turf  and  in  the  stud  in 
England,  especially  as  the  lineal  ancestor  of  Selim,  Castrel, 
Saltram,  Bay  Middleton,  the  Queen  of  Trumps,  Flying  Dutch 


RjtajL  liii  i.ttMisawi'*?'^" ' 


470 


THE   II0R8E. 


1  -.ti.ov  rmcks  many  of  them  winners  of  the  Derby 
Zr„r.  0  O  k».  litVrd  Lm  be  «rcely  ren,o„,Wred  i,, 
and  ot  tue  wdK».  Hephestion,  out  ot    Sir 

American  ped.giHies  but  ior   "«  «^^  f  J*   .  Woodr-ecker,  the 

?r.CMiS,,  Be.*a.za.  U*n,  Consul  E„,a^. 

f!.  -komAn^  Tranby,  Cetus,  Chateau  Margaux,  FyMe,  Luz 
pator,:Nonihi     iiaiu^j  ,  ^^^_^.    ,^,j^^  j^^^  ^^^.^ 

^rft^to  tJrthJEnglishU  Book.  Tl^eyje. 
from  th  Hampton  Court  Stud.  Monarch,  on  account  o  a 
Sant  turf  achievements  in  South  Carolina,  -"-"g  ^  \  ^^  ^ 
race  is  believed  to  be  the  best  son  of  Pnam,  out  ot  Delphme 
bvWlsker;  and  Sovereign,  by  Emilins,  out  ot  «-;?«  1^^ 
Lous  race-mare  Fleur-de-Lis,  the  best  race-horse  of  hei  day 

"  "^Tlfei^^^^^^  of  the  preceding  remarks  to  the  origin  and 
blood  0?  our  race-horses  will  be  now  made  to  those  last  and 
l^'fcompetitors,  Boston  and  Fashion,  whose  race  ot  four-nde 
nis  regarded  with  ns,  as  among  the  best  on  j;ecord  ;  resp  ct- 

:3;::fr.r=.",=,:SS=.5t,S 

years   old.     Boston,  when  nine  years-canjmg  5  lbs    more 
fhl  Fashion-ran  a  first  heat  in  7.33,  and  a  second  in  7.46 

the  winner  of  the  second  and  third  heats,  the  last  m  8.24,  was 

*  See  Note  f  on  page  475. 


THE  LAST  RACKS. 


471 


lers  of  the  Derby 
jly  remembered  in 
lestion,  out  of  Sir 
f  Woodpecker,  the 
,  including  that  of 
by  the  Godolphin 
f  Fieher,  by  Cade, 
•f  and  in  the  stud, 
i-horses  is  likely  to 
tions  of  such  horses 
Giles,  Squirrel— six 
Leviathan,  Glencoe, 
on.  Consul,  Emanci- 
argaux,  Fyhie,  Luz- 
&c.*'    The  last  two 
1  Book.    Tliey  wei-e 
h,  on  account  of  his 
ilina,  winning  all  his 
am,  out  of  Delphine, 
out  of  George  IV-'s 
ace-horse  of  her  day 

rks  to  the  origin  and 
tde  to  those  fast  and 
hose  race  of  four-mile 
ist  on  record ;  respect- 
,arkin,"  remarks—"  In 
1,  under  equal  circum- 
ashion.    When  called 
th  her  weight,  at  eight 
carrying  5  lbs.   more 
,  and  a  second  in  7.46. 
vas  five  years  old,  and 
,y  Sir  Archy,  dam  by 
Medley— when  barely 
le  honor  to  "  show  the 
(pith  American  Eclipse, 
Eclipse,  aged,  126  lbs.. 
Its,  the  last  in  8.24,  was 


by  the  Virginia-bred  Duroc,  son  of  Diomed,  dam  by  English 
Messenger,  out  of  an  English  mare,  by  PotSos,  son  of  Eclipse. 
Boston's  achievements  are  referred  to  in  the  13th  volume 
of  the  "American  Turf  Register,"  thus-"  No  horse  ever  had 
a  higher  reputation,  or  sustained  it  more  nobly.     lIis  career 
has  been  brilliant  beyond  all  comparison  ;  for  years  he  hatl  no 
equal,  and  he  leaves  behind  him  no  superior.     He  has  started 
in  over  forty  races,  and  has  won  about  thirty  at  four-mile  heats 
alone.     He' has  won  in  stakes  and  purses,  for  his  owners,  nearly 
sixty  thousand  dollars;  while  the  amount  ho  l«vs  ^von  tor  his 
different  backers  would  probably  exceed  half  a  million  !        iHo 
time  of  Boston's  race  with  Fashion  has  never  been  rivalled,  ex- 
cept by  his  own  offspring-Tally-ho  and  Bostoua  on  the  Union 
Course,  New  York  State ;  Red  Eye  and  Nina  near  Eichmond, 
Virginia;  and  lately,  by  Lecomte  and  Lexington,  near  ^ew 
Orleans. 


THE  EACING   AT  NEW   OKLEAN8. 

EEFLECTlONS   OX  THE  LAST  UAOKS   OF    "tHE  BEST  TIME  EVER    MADE,"   AT 
THBEB  AND   FOUR-MILE  HEATS,   WON  BY  SONS  OF   BOSTON. 

Tlie  «  record,"  both  as  regards  the  past,  and  now  for  the 
present,  puts  an  end  to  « the  Boston  controversy." 

The  following  extracts  are  made  from  late  New  Orleans 

^^^Tii'e  BEST   TIME  EVER  MADE-Scvcn   miuutcs   and   twenty, 
six  6econds.-Lecomte,  the  Red  River  horse,   now  stands  the 
champion  of  the  world;  and  who  is  able  to  tear  the  laurels 
from  his  noble  brow  ?    The  fastest  time  on  record  was  made  by 
Fashion,  on  the  Long  Island  Course,  in  1838,  when  she  beat 
Boston,  the  sire  of  Lecomte,  in  7.32i.    The  next  best  time  was 
made  by  George  Martin,  over  a  Louisiana  course.     George  Mar- 
tin ran  a  heat  at  New  Orleans,  in  7.33  ;  Miss  Foot  a  second  In  at 
in  7  35      Yesterday's  race  marks  p  new  era  in  the  turf  calendar ; 
and" hereafter  when  you  speak  of  time,  you  must  say,  "fastest 
time  on  re^or^r -Lecomte,  ly  Boston,  out  of  Reel,  won  a  h^at 
on  the  Sth  of  April,  1854,  over  the  Metairie  Course,  bta,e  oj- 
Louisiana,  in  7.2C. 


473 


THE   H0K8E. 


Thf.  Gkkat  Race.— The  race  of  yesterday  was  the  greatest 
and  most  brilliant  one  that  has  ever  occurred  in  Aniencu.     The 
result  ^.•ill  produce  a  profound  impression  throughout  the  coun- 
try    The  glories  of  Eclipse,  of  Boston,  of  Fashion,  ot  all  the 
other  classic  heroes  and  heroines  of  the  turf,  must  pale  beture 
the  glory  of  the  modern  champions,  who,  yesterday,  maJe  the 
most  marvellous  display  of  speed  on  record.     Here  is  feasible 
proof  that  this  is  an  age  of  progress.     We  have  not  degene- 
rated in  horse  flesh,  if  we  have  in  a  great  many  other  matters. 
We  of  this  much  calumniated  century  and  ep<ch,  bolaly  ttmg 
Lexin.non  and  Lecomte  into  the  faces  of  preceding  generations, 
and  aJv  them  if  they  can  beat  that  time-the  first  lour  nnles  m 
seven  minntes  tweaiysix  sccmids,  and  second  heat  oi  tour  milea 
in  seven  minute.'-  and  thirty-eight  and  three-quarter  seconds? 
Shades  of  John  Randolph,  and  William  E.Johnson,  and  ot  your 
,H)ntenn>oraries-who  wore  so  intensely  excited  by  the  great  con- 
test between  the  North  and  South,  when  Henry  and  Eclipse 
decided  a  great  question  of  sectional  pride-^vlll  ye  not  be 
startled  in  your  .haduwy  retreats  by  the  wonderful  hgures  which 
were  yesterday  exhibited  from  the  juJ-es'  stand  on  the  Meta.nc? 
Where  now  is  the  great  time  of  Boston  and  Fashion,  p2^ ;  of 
George  Martin,  7.33,  and  Miss  Foot,  7.35 ;  o*'  Grey  Medoc,  7.3o, 
over  a  better  track  than  the  Metairie  presented  yesterday  ? 

It  was  a  beautiful  race  from  the  start.  The  great  display  of 
Lexington  on  Saturday,  when  he  so  easily  beat  a  horse  which 
camotothis  city  with  more  reputation  than  any  horse  in  the 
United  States  enjoyed,  had  made  him  a  general  favorite,  ihe 
bets  were  on  him  against  the  field,  and,  in  many  cases,  two  to 
one  were  ventured  on  him  against  Lecomte;  Eeube  was  but 
little  regarded,  and  was  thrown  in,  to  take  the  chances  of  any 
accidents,  or  in  case  that  three  heats  were  run,  with  a  hope 
that  his  endurance  might  tell  in  so  long  a  stretch.  The  contest 
was  a  noble  and  close  one  between  Boston's  two  gallant  colts. 

In  the  first  heat  they  ran  regularly,  Lecomte  a  few  lengttis 
ahead  all  through,  and  winning  the  heat  in  7.28.  After  this 
the  bets  were  decidedly  in  his  favor,  two  and  even  three  to  one,. 
The  second  heat  was  a  varied  and  most  exciting  contest.  Lex- 
^neton  got  the  start,  and  kept  it  until  the  second  mile,  when 
ihey  closed  in  the  quarter  stretch  ;  after  a  prodigious  struggle, 


as  tlio  greatest 

America.     The 

rhout  the  coun- 

)n,  of  all  the 

list  pale  before 

rday,  maJo  the 

Here  is  feasible 

ive  not  degene- 

other  matters. 

/cli,  boluly  fling 

ling  generations, 

rst  tour  miles  in 

eat  of  four  miles 

uartcr  scconda? 

son,  and  of  your 

by  the  great  con- 

iinry  and  Eclipse 

-will  ye  not  be 

fnl  figures  which 

on  theMetairie? 

ashion,  7.32^ ;  of 

rcy  Medoc,  7.35, 

yesterday  ? 

!  great  display  of 

fit  a  horse  which 

any  horse  in  the 

al  favorite.    Tlie 

any  cases,  two  to 

;  Reube  was  but 

3  chances  of  any 

run,  with  a  hope 

tch.    The  contest 

TO  gallant  colts. 

ite  a  few  lengths 

7.28.    After  this 

!ven  three  to  one. 

ig  contest.    Lex- 

econd  mile,  when 

»digiou8  struggle, 


LECOMTE  8   RACK. 


478 


Lecom^^e  shot  ahead,  and  continued  gaining,  until  half  way  in 
the  third  mile,  a  formidable  gap  was  made  between  them,  pro- 
ducing serious  apprehensions  that  it  would  be  a  contost  between 
Lexington  and  Keube,  whidi  sliould  bo  worse  distanced.  But 
suddenly  Lexmgton  gathered  himself  up,  and  putting  out  all 
his  power,  closed  upon  Lecomte,  and  in  the  last  mile  the  strug- 
gle became  n  very  close  and  intensely  exciting  one,  Lecomto 
coming  in  about  a  length  or  so  ahead  of  his  rival. 

The  enthusiasm  and  hurrahs  of  the  multitude  at  the  tcrnii- 
natioi.  of  the  race  denoted  not  so  much  the  general  satisfaction 
in  the  victory  of  Lecomte,  as  in  the  brilliant  character  of  the 
contest,  and  the  splendid  achievements  of  both  horses.  Two 
more  equal  champions  could  not  be  pitted  against  each  other. 
Tlie  old  Boston  blood  is  conspicuous  in  both ;  they  are  the  no- 
blest living  representatives  of  the  numerous  progeny  of  that 
noble  old  patriarch  of  the  turf  in  the  United  States.  Much 
is  due,  no  doubt,  to  the  fine  training  of  these  two  splendid 
horses,  under  the  direction  of  Colonel  Bingaman  and  General 
Wells,  in  whose  stables  Lecomte  and  Lexington  have  been 
trained,  and  who,  with  Messrs.  Kenner,  Minor,  and  other  plant- 
ers of  Louisiana  and  Mississippi,  gave  more  attention  to  the 
care  and  training  of  their  fine  bloods  than  any  other  gentlemen 
in  the  United  States.  The  Boston  blood  is  pretty  cei'tain  to 
display  its  excellence.  Louisiana  may  now  boast  of  having  the 
two  fastest  and  greatest  horses  in  America,  or  that  ever  ap- 
peared on  the  turf  in  this  country. 

Far  be  it  from  one  who  entered  the  arena  in  defence  of  Bos- 
ton, his  blood,  and  his  progeny,  to  detract  at  all  from  the  fame 
of  "  Lecomte,  by  Boston,  out  of  Reel " — the  winner,  last  year, 
of  mile  heats  in  the  fastest  time  on  our  record,  and  also  on  the 
Metairie  Course,  in  1.45 1 — 1.48|^,  and  without  being  urged  al 
all — or  to  question  that  he  has  vun  four  miles,  and  four-mile 
heats,  "  in  the  fastest  time  on  record ; "  yet,  before  the  conclu- 
sion is  admitted,  that  Lecomte's  is  the  ^^hest  race"  that  has 
been  run  in  America,  or  that  he  "  stands  proudly  before  tho 
world  as  the  best  race-horse  ever  produced  on  the  turf,"  the  re- 
cord should  be  consxdted  in  respect  to  some  other  races,  as  run 
by  Fashion  a'  ^  Boston,  Tally-ho  and  Bostona,  Red  Eye  and 


474 


THE  H0B9R. 


Nina  an.l  uv  Eclipse  and  Ilcnry.     It  AviU  l.c  discovered  cspe- 
^7;  !!  '  .0  nuM  northern  conrse,  "  Tl.e  I'ninn,"  near  tl.e  c.ty 
of  ^'ew  York-,  ll.at  n.ore  weight  was  carried  for  age,  ami  lor 
coltH,  too,  nearly  of  the  sa.nc  age,  and  that  there  was  a  sho-ter 
interval  between  the  heats  in  those  races  than  in  Leeo.nte  s--eon 
.iderations  that  may  fully  con.pensate  for  the  d.ilerenee  .n  the 
-  iu.e  as  nuido  at  the  TTnion  and  the  Metau-.e  Course.     AV  e  wdl 
now  pass  by  those-nntil  now  the  fastest  on  record-to  the  ear- 
lior  ach.ex  ^n.ent  of  Henry,  son  of  Sir  Archy,  as  compared  w.  h 
thut  of  Lecomte.     At  Hie  time  of  each  race,  there  was  scarcely 
a  month's  dilierence  in  their  nges,  if  as  much.    Ilcnry  as  a 
four-year-old,  in  May,  carried  108  lbs.     Lecomte,  as  r.  three- 
year-old,  in  April,  80  lbs.     Had  Henry's  been  n^  Apn  ,  as  a 
hrec-year-old,  instead  of  May,  as  a  four-year-old,  with  the  dit 
ferencv  of  w  ight,  who  can  doubt   that  he  would  have  beat 
Edip'o?  ^'on^go.     Let  Lecomte  take  up  108    bs.    AVho  can 
doubt  that  he  cannot  come  within  ten  seconds  ot  his  late  race  ? 
ATan  ego.    Keubc,  of  the  age,  but  not  with  quite  the  weight  ot 
Eelipse,  ran   in   as   good   time   as  Eclipse    m  his  great  race 
"Rnib^'s  time,  the  first  heat,  7.37,"  and,  m  the  secoiid  heat, 
v-as  about  equal  to  Eclipse's  7.49,  although  the  J'^^^^S'^^ 
Bhaken  in  the  face  of  Reube.«  But,  in  lour-nnle  heats,  at  the 
Union,  the  interval  between  the  heats  is  thirty  minutes,  whereas, 
at  the  Metairie,  it  is  45  minutes.  v   i     .  *i      vt« 

Let  the  rules  of  the  Union  Course  be  applied,  at  the  Me- 
tairie, to  Lecomte,  and  it  is  very  questionable,  at  least  such  is 
th     opinion  of  s'ome,  whether  Lecomte  .ill  do  better  than 
Henry,  with  the  weight  he  carried  when  of  the  same  age  ;  and 
it  is  hardly  to  be  expected  from  Lecomte,  that,  at  nme  years 
old,  he  can  take  up  Boston's  weight-126  lbs -as  earned  m  his 
ma  ch  race  with  Fashion,  and  that  the  son  should  th.n  surpass 
the  achievement  of  the  sire.     Until  these  things  are  done,  the 
^.riter  questions  the  justice  of  the  claim  for  Lecomte  bnlliantas 
his  achievement  is-tii-st  heat  of  four  ""^.^^^jJ'^G;  second 
heat  7  381 ;  the  third  mile  of  the  last  heat  in  1.4b,  and  the  last 
two  miles  in  3.38f!-that  he  h- the  lest  race-horse  ever  pro- 
duced"  in  America,  to  say  nothing  about  England.     Bostons 
name  must  still  stand  "  foremost  on  the  file." 

Your  correspondent,  Mr.  "  Spirit,"  is  neither  -^  a  prophet  nor 

♦  Keube  never  ran  a  heat  in  7.37. — Eo. 


OBSERVER. 


475 


discovered,  ospe- 
11,"  near  the  city 
i'or  Hge,  uiul  lor 
oro  wuH  a  elufier 
Lecmnte'is — cun 
ilillVreiice  in  tlio 
Jourse.     AVe  will 
!Cor(l — to  the  ear- 
is  compared  with 
here  wis  scarcely 
ch.    Henry,  as  a 
ointe,  as  r»  threo- 
ijn  in  April,  as  a 
-old,  with  the  dif- 
would  have  beat 
)8  lbs.    Who  can 
;  of  his  late  race  ? 
nite  ihe  weight  of 
in  his  great  race, 
the  second  heat, 
the  red  flag  was 
mile  heats,  at  the 
f  minutes,  whereas, 

pplied,  at  the  Me- 
le,  at  least  such  is 
ill  do  better  than 
the  same  age  ;  and 
that,  at  nine  years 
3. — as  carried  in  his 
hould  then  surpass 
hings  are  done,  the 
;.ecomte,  brilliant  as 
les  in  7.26  ;  second 
in  1.46,  and  the  last 
■ace-horse  ever  pro- 
England.     Boston's 


a  son  of  a  prophet,"  yet  he  has  been  singularly  fortunate,  as 
you  may  recollect,  in  some  of  his  vaticinations— not  only  about 
"  Boston  and  his  get,"  but  in  one  of  them— as  on  another  occa- 
sion—having  actually  j'laaed  Lexington,  Lecomte,  and  Iligh- 
huuler,  as  in  the  great  stake  race,  remarking,  however,  in 
another  article,  that,  jn.lging  from  the  blood  and  perfornumcea 
of  Lecomte,  ho  thought  it  "  not  unlikely  "  ho  would  win,  having 
years  ago  predicted  in  the  "  Spirit,"  long  bel\)ro  it  was  accom- 
plished, that  the  day  would  come  when  the  time  of  Eclipse  and 
Henry  would  be  beat  at  the  Union.     Subsequent  events  speak 

for  themselvc 

However,  it  is  undeniable  that  Lecomte  has  run  Wxa  fasted 
four  miles  on  mir  record,  and  it  may  bo  questionable  if  it  can 
bo  surpassed  by  any  horse  in  the  country  with  a  fV  .er.  At 
three-mile  heats.  Arrow,  another  son  of  Boston,  has  surpassed, 
in  like  manner,  the  time  of  all  other  races  at  that  distance,  in 
accomi.lishing  5.331-5.36—5.43*.  Blonde  may  yet  prove  "  an 
ugly  customer"  to  Lecomte,  having  beaten  with  ease,  in  nearly 
as  good  time,  the  competitor  of  Arrow,  in  the  last  fast  race. 

Instead  of  speculations,  amateurs  at  a  distance  from  Louis- 
iana would  be  more  gratified  in  learning  oi facts  connected  with 
cracks  ;  besides  all  the  miimtiro  of  their  exploits  and  blood,  to 
have  descriptions  of  the  horses  themselves— their  size,  color, 
beauty,  form,  points,  kc.  Obskrvkr. 

EDITORIAL  NOTES. 

*  (P.  467.)  Ilcgira  never  ran  a  mile  in  1.42^.    She  ran  two  milcH,  with  featlier 

weight,  in  .'t.lUJ. 

+  (P.  410.)  Monaroli  and  Sovoreifrn  are  not  to  be  found  named  in  the  Engli.'<h 
Stud,  but  the  yenrH  of  their  foaling,  18:!4  and  '36,  with  the  color  of  the  oolts,  and 
a  note  statin?,  can  bo  found  inidor  tho  produce  of  their  respective  dams,  Dolphine 
and  Flour-dc-Lia.    See  English  Stud-Book,  vol.  4,  pagea  117  and  168. 


ther  •'  a  prophet  nor 
-Ed. 


THE  TTIUE  UTILITY 

OF    THE   TlIOUOUGnBRED    RACE-IIORBE. 

If  the  advantage  to  bo  derived  from  the  thoroughbred  horso 
depended  on  no  more  than  his  applicability  to  the  turl'  and  hia 
fitness  for  racing  purposes,  I  should  not  have  assigned  to  him  the 
prominent  place,  which  he  occupies  in  this  work. 

In  fact,  the  race-course  was  not,  in  the  beginning,  so  much 
as  thought  of  as  a  Bcere  for  the  display  of  his  high  qualities; 
nmch  loss  was  racing  considered  as  an  end,  for  which  the 
Eastern  horso  was  imported  into  Europe,  by  our  ancestors. 

It  was  for  the  improvement  of  the  native  stock  of  horses,  in 
the  various  European  kingdoms,  by  giving  to  them  speed  and 
endurance,  in  which  points  no  other  breed  can  compare  with 
them,  that  the  Asiatic  and  Nortli-African  horse  was  so  eagerly 
Bought  by  the  monarchs,  especially  of  England,  during  the 
Beventeentli,  and  the  early  part  of  the  eighteenth  century. 

At  fii-st,  the  race-course  was  resorted  to,  solely,  as  a  method 
of  testing  the  prevalence  or  superiority,  in  certain  animals  or 
breeds  of  animals,  of  those  qualities  of  speed  and  endurance, 
which  can,  by  no  other  known  method,  be  so  completely,  so 
accurately  and  so  fairly  brought  to  the  test. 

Soon  after  the  introduction  of  the  thoroughbred-horse,  this 
process  of  testing  his  qualities  grew  into  a  favorite  sport  with 
all  classes  of  persons  in  England,  Eace  courses  multiplied, 
throughout  the  kingdom,  and  racing  became  an  established  na- 
tional institution. 

Thenceforth,  in  some  degree,  the  objects  of  the  possessors 


J 


iJpWIVuUBlWWittw 


ORSE. 

onglibred  horso 
lio  turt*  nnd  his 
igned  to  him  tho 

inning,  so  mnch 
high  qualities; 
for  which  tho 
•  ancestors, 
ck  of  horses,  in 
them  speed  and 
1  compare  with 
B  was  so  eagerly 
md,  during  the 
,h  century, 
ily,  as  a  method 
rtain  animals  or 
and  endurance, 
1  completely,  so 

hbred-horse,  this 
•^orite  sport  with 
arses  multiplied, 
n  established  na- 

)f  the  possessors 


OIUKCT   or    IIACINO. 


477 


nnd  breeders  of  raco-horsoH  undcrwi'Ut  u  chiingo;  and  wliat  had 
bi'LMi  the  nioanH  becaiiio  iimre  »>r  Ii-sh  the  I'lid.  Ilorm's,  in  u 
Iiigh  form,  of  the  purest  uud  most  fuvorito  Htrains  of  blood,  were 
eagerly  Hought,  and  commanded  largo  prices,  for  the  purposes 
(if  nport  and  lionnrable  comj)etiti(>ii,  an  wurf  the  case  in  ancient 
Greece,  at  the  period  of  the  Olympic  ganu'H, 

At  a  yet  later  date,  a  second  change  ofitbjeet  has  taken  place; 
and,  witli  but  few  excepticuis,  tho  thoroughbred  horse  is  now 
kept,  botli  in  England  and  this  country,  lor  the  paramount  pur- 
poses of  money-making,  either  by  the  actual  winning  of  his 
prizes,  or  by  his  services  in  the  stud,  after  his  racing  career  is 
finiHlied;  for  either,  or  both,  of  which  objects,  tho  highest 
development  of  tho  two  qualities  of  sjieed  and  endurance — 
which  can  only  exist  in  conjunctifm  with  thorough  blood — 
coujiled  with  form  and  size,  are  absolutely  recpiired. 

Still,  in  England,  especially,  the  first  end  of  improving  th'j 
breed  of  tho  general  horse,  has  never  been  lost  sight  of ;  and 
racing  has  been  always  so  constantly  regarded,  us  tho  only  mc- 
Uiod  of  inducing  tho  maintenance  of  studs  of  thoroughbreds, 
and  tho  continuance  of  a  supply  of  pure  blood,  that  it  1ms  been 
continually  supported  by  government,  as  a  natioiud  institution  ; 
and  benelil-prizes,  varying  in  amount  from  250  to  500  dollara, 
liave  been  given  to  bo  run  for,  annually,  or  b-  Miially,  at  many 
established  race-courses,  in  every  county  of  England,  to  the 
aggregate  of  many  thousand  pounds  sterling. 

Racing  and  race-courses,  therefore,  are  still,  as  they  were 
intended  to  be  from  the  first,  the  best  and  only  mode  of  really 
improving  the  general  stock  of  any  country ;  although  the  ani- 
mals employed  may  be  kept,  merely,  or  generally,  for  the 
gratification  of  cupidity  and  the  excitement  of  tho  contest — tho 
race-courses  patronized  only  by  the  seekers  of  an  amusement, 
in  which  none  but  fools  and  fanatics  can  find  any  thing,  intrin- 
sically, blamable  or  de  noralizing.  If  it  be  admitted  that 
racing  and  race-courses  are  subject  to  occasional  abuses,  that  is 
only  to  admit  them  not  to  be  exempt  from  a  necessary  condi- 
tion of  every  thing  human,  not  excluding  religion  itself.  Tliat 
they  are  peculiarly,  or  more  than  other  institutions,  involving 
largo  congregations  of  men  and  women,  subject  to  such  abuses, 
is,  in  no  respect,  demonstrable  or  true ;   and  I  will  defy  any 


h 


471 


TIIK    IKiKHK. 


t,;- 


j)prRon  wlio  linfl  over  witncHHcd  u  ^ctjoral  traiiiiriff  in  tlio  ntCR- 
(licst  iiidI  ninsf  Hfraitlacc'd  of  tlu*  Ni'W  Kiij,'liiiitl  SfatcH,  nr  u 
('aiii|»-iiic('tiii;,',  any  uIutc,  tn  nay  that  lui  hnn  not  Ix-cn  dirot'tly 
cngni/unt  of  inoro  grooH  iiniuorality  at  (>ithei'  of  thi>8i>,  tlian  liu 
ever  lii'lii'Id  on  u  rej^nlarly  ('Htalili»lK'(l  race-courKO. 

Two  cliaf^cs,  csiicciully,  of  j;ainl)ling  and  ot"  cruelty,  liavo 
lu'i'ii  i>n>uj,'lit  apiiii[<t  racing  and  rafc-cinnHCH,  Imtli  iliarjiics 
irrationally  and  i.njiihtly  ;  altlmu^h  numt  of  the  Stuto  JA>^iHlatiiri>H 
of  Anirrica — whifli  Hocni  to  luivunn  c'w|ii'cial  nuHKion  for  U';j;iHlat- 
1!!^  al)nut  c'Vi'ry  tliinj^  which  oiij^lit  to  l>u  let  alone,  and  for 
letting  alone  every  tiling  which  (»ugl  t  to  he  the  Kid)ject  of  h'^is- 
lution — have  asrtunied  the  right  of  pawtdn};  judf^inent,  on  hotli 
thcHC  charj;eH ;  and  prohihitinj;,  or  to  tho  utinoHt  discoura<;ing 
H  iiohle  hport,  directly  tendin<;  to  the  improvement  of  the  tirrft 
ami  most  valuable  domcKtic  animal,  and  tho  develojmu'nt  of 
tho  wealth,  the  reHourcen  and  the  jtower  of  tho  nation,  and  tho 
maidiood  of  itH  urhan  and  rural  population. 

The  first  charge  iw  false,  as  helonging  particularly  to  racing, 
or  being  esj)ecialiy  stinndnted  by  it. 

len,  it  is  well  known,  who  wish  to  gandde,  wi/f.  gand)le,  on 
ony  tiling  or  nothing.  They  nuiy  ccrtaiidy  bet  on  horses  run- 
ning on  the  track,  and  do  so — but  they  bet  also  on  every  ath- 
letic game  ;  on  many  scientitic  games,  in  which  chance  has  no 
perceptible  inilnenco  ;  on  their  own  jiowers ;  on  elections ;  on 
castuil  ovcnts  ;  on  drawing  long  straws  ;  on  tho  miming  of  wa- 
ter drops  down  a  window  pane. 

I  have  never  heard  it  j)roi)oscd  to  pnt  an  end  to  elections, 
because  men  sometime,  bet  on  them,  although  betting,  in  such 
cases,  is  not  merely  g  -.mbling,  but  barefaced  bribery  of  tho 
worst  kind,  and  as  such  iatended — yet  it  would  scarcely  bo  moro 
absurd  to  prohibit  elections,  than  to  jirohibit  contests  of  runnhuf 
liorscs-r-wln'le  contests  of  trotting  horses,  involving  worse  and 
more  fraudulent  gambling,  fourfold  cruelty,  and  infinitely  more 
disorderly  jtssemblages,  are  freely  permitted — for  the  alleged 
reasons. 

As  to  the  allegation  of  cruelty,  it  is  palpably  childish,  ab- 
surd, and — it  is  not  too  much  to  say— false  in  the  knowledge  of 
those  who  make  tho  charge.  I  have  been  an  habitual  attend- 
ant at  all  the  principal  race-courees  of  my  native  laud,  and  of 


.11 

.  .1 


ww«»<«m««iMiiWi»ii'»»>iw«». 


<kii»m 


iftMMIHnnK0Me«n»«?we 


1^    ill    tllO  HtCB- 

nl  Statt'K,  or  u 

it  bi'tMi  tliroctly 

thoHo,  tliuii  lio 

10. 

f  criu'lty,  Iiavo 
,  l»otli  fliargea 
iito  J-c'}^iHlutiirc'8 
<i(tn  tor  U';:;iHliit- 
iiloiii',  1111(1  tor 
K\llljl'Ct  of  li'gis- 
;im'iit,  on  both 
Ht  (liHC'oiini}j;inf; 
L'lit  of  the  finst 
dfvelopnient  of 
iiutioii,  luul  tho 

iliivly  to  racing, 

loUl  pviublc,  on 
on  horses  run- 
o  on  every  ath- 
li  chance  has  no 
)n  elections ;  on 
running  of  wa- 

;nd  to  elections, 
betting,  in  such 
bribery  of  tho 
bcarcely  be  nioro 
utestsof  r«;}?w'n(7 
Iving  worse  and 
d  infinitely  more 
-for  the  alleged 

bly  childish,  ab- 

;he  knowledge  of 

habitual  attend- 

ive  laud,  and  of 


UACINO   NOT  CRCKL. 


470 


this  country,  Hince  I  was  a  boy  of  fourteen  years,  and  I  can  af. 
liriii  that  I  never  saw  a  single  case  of  a  horse  cruelly  overworked, 
to  dire  extremity,  exhaustion,  or  death  on  a  public  estal>Hshed 
raee-c(.urse,  in  my  life  ;  nor  a  singh^  ii«stance  of  a  horse  barba- 
rously antl  unmercifully  punibhed,  in  onlerto  force  him  to  exert 
himselt,  a  moment  after  it  was  notorious  that  he  was  doing  his 

utmost. 

I  iitterly  disbelieve  that  any  one  else  ever  saw  cither  thing— 
uidess  in  tluMnstance  of  some  most  rare  and  almost  impossible 
exception.  No  concourse  of  people  would  endure  the  spec- 
tm-K—Ho  owner  of  a  horse,  for  his  own  sake,  would  ever  al- 
h»w  a  jockey  to  ride  again,  who  punished  his  horse  brutally  and 
needlessly,  for  reasons  which  are  obvious. 

There  is  more  cruelty  practised  on  the  roads,  and  on  trotting 
ccmrsos,  daily,  in  matching  horses  against  time,  and  over-driving 
them  against  one  aiu^ther,  than  there  is  yearly  on  all  the  race- 
courses in  tho  world. 

I  know  no  case,  and  I  doubt  if  one  ever  occurred,  of  a  race- 
horse being  ridden  to  death,  on  an  established  race-conreo. 
Tliero  is  scarce  a  year  on  which  two  or  three  trotters  are  not 
driven  or  ridden  to  death  in  lime  nuitches,  on  the  track  or  on 
the  road— not  a  day  iii  which  twenty  wretched  hacks  ami  onnn- 
bus  horses  are  not  worked  and  Hogged  to  death,  on  the  roads 
and  streets  of  every  largo  city  in  tho  United  States.  And  it  is 
safe  to  assert,  that  there  is  more  barbarous,  wanton,  and  prf)fit- 
less  torture  of  punishment  inflicted  on  draft  horses,  every  day, 
in  every  capital  city  whatsoever  than  in  the  course  of  a  year  on 
every  race-course  in  the  known  world. 

Ami  these  facts  are,  or  ought  to  be,  very  well  known  to  tho 
Bleek,  legislatorial  pharisees,  who  annually  prohibit  racing, 
not— as  Macaulay  well  observed  of  the  Puritanp  in  regard  to 
bear-baiting— not  becatise  racing  gives  pain  to  the  hoi-ses,  but 
because  it  gives  pleasure  to  the  people  who  uphold  it. 

The  prices  of  racers,  of  high  blood  and  in  a  high  form,  as  a 
first  condition,  and  the  secondary  expenses  of  keeping  up  an 
establishment  for  tho  purpose  of  breeding,  conditioning,  and 
maintaining  large  studs  of  thoroughbreds,  are  so  great,  that  tho 
possession  of  such  establishments  is  necessarily  limited,  in  all 
countries,  to  the  wealthiest  classes ;  and  is  yet  farther  confined, 


U- 


480 


THE   IIOBSB. 


L- 


in  America,  by  the  necessity  that  race-horse  proprietors  jnnst, 
ahnost  as  a  sine  qua  non,  be  country  gentlemen,  as  opposed  to 
the  dwellers  of  cities ;  which  is  not  at  present  usually  the  case 
with  the  wealthiest,  except  in  the  Southern  States. 

The  profits  derivable  from  the  mere  service  of  stallions  are 
60  small,  and  the  comparative  want  of  use  for  mares  and  fillies 
of  thorough-blood,  except  for  tu>f-puri)ose8  and  for  becoming 
the  progenitrixes  of  racers,  renders  them  so  unsalable  for  gen- 
eral objects,  that  no  one  would  dream  of  keeping  blood-stock, 
which  he  would  necessarily  do  at  a  loss,  were  he  not  allowed 
to  remunerate  himself,  either  by  his  winnings,  or — what  is  the 
same  thing — his  hopes  of  winning  on  the  turf,  or  by  the  plea- 
sure and  pride  he  takes  in  the  performances  and  triumphs  of 
his  aninuds. 

This  he  can  do  only  by  means  of  racing  and  race-courses. 
And  it  is  idle  to  talk  of  any  considerable  number  of  men  of 
wealth,  incu)Ting  great  expenses,  involving  considerable  per- 
sonal trouble,  from  purely  patriotic  motives,  in  order  to  confer 
benefits  on  a  country  which  does  not  appreciate  those  motives, 
and  on  a  population  which  does  all  in  its  power  to  discourage 
their  pureuit,  and  to  thwart  their  efforts. 

In  times  of  public  peril  and  emergency,  men  will  often  make 
heavy  sacrifices,  and  devote  even  life  itself  for  the  public  good — 
although,  even  in  such  cases,  it  may  be  doubted  whether  the 
craving  for  renown  be  not  as  much  the  incentive  to  the  deed 
as  the  desire  of  promoting  the  common  weal.  But  it  is,  I  pre- 
sume, unheard  of,  that  any  large  class  of  persons,  under  no  ur- 
gency of  state  requirements,  has  ever,  from  mere  prospective  mo- 
tives of  patriotic  well-doing  to  future  generations,  largely  ex- 
pended their  means,  their  time  and  their  talents,  in  order  to 
produce  results  which  they  can  never  hope  to  see,  and  which, 
if  they  could,  by  no  possibility  could  repay  to  them  a  tithe 
or  a  hundredth  of  their  outlay. 

The  alternative,  therefore,  is  indisputably  this.  Either  race- 
courses and  established  racing,  or  no  blood  stables  and  thorough- 
bred stock  in  the  land. 

The  question.  Shall  there  be  race-courses,  or  shall  they  bo 
proscribed  as  nuisances  ?  must  be  answered,  then,  according  to 
the  degree  of  utility  which  can  be  shown  to  be  derivable  from 


BnanMtaiMMtii 


WBWUll!. 


PURE  BLOOD. 


481 


jroprietors  mnst, 
n,  as  opposed  to 
usually  the  case 
tea. 

s  of  stallions  arc 
mai'es  and  fillies 
id  for  becoming 
nsalable  for  gen- 
Ding  blood-stock, 
I  he  not  allowed 
or — what  is  the 
or  by  the  plea- 
and  triumphs  of 

and  race-courses, 
imber  of  men  of 
considerable  per- 
1  order  to  confer 
ite  those  motives, 
?^er  to  discourage 

n  will  often  make 
the  public  good — 
bted  whether  the 
tive  to  the  deed 
But  it  is,  I  pre- 
ans,  under  no  ur- 
re  prospective  mo- 
itions,  largely  ex- 
ilents,  in  order  to 
0  see,  and  which, 
r  to  them  a  tithe 

this.  Either  race- 
bles  and  thorough- 

i,  or  shall  they  bo 
then,  according  to 
be  derivable  from 


the  maintenance  of  a  continued  line  of  blood  families,  sufficient 
to  supply  stallions  of  first-rate  qualities,  to  serve  as  progenitors 
to  mares  of  all  classes,  and  as  the  parents  of  lialf-bred,  two-thirds 
bred,  and  yet  more  highly  descended  stock.  - 

It  is  an  unquestionable  fact,  that,  on  the' Turf,  notlnnglnit 
what  are  admitted  thoroughbreds  can  contend,  with  <^^he  slight- 
est hope  of  success,  against  thoroughbreds,  even  with  any  advan- 
tage of  weights,  short  of  loading  down  the  pure-blooded  animal, 
60  that  he  should  be  unable  to  gallop. 

In  the  hunting-field,  which  is  the  next  trial  in  severity  to  a 
race-course,  no  partly-bred  horse  can  by  any  possibility  stay  the 
distance,  when  hounds  are  running  the  pace,  alongside  of  a  tho- 
roughbred, equal  to  the  weight  he  is  called  upon  to  carry, 
through  deep  ground  and  over  fences. 

The  difficulty  of  obtaining  thoroughbreds  equal  to  the  enor- 
mous weights  hunters  are  called  upon  to  carry— varying  from 
13  to  17  stone,  horseman's  weight,  viz.,  from  182  to  238  lbs.*— 
running  over  all  inequalities  of  ground,  with  the  plough-lands 
or  turf  often  fetlock  deep,  and  taking  on  an  average  six  leaps, 
four  feet  and  a  half  and  upward  in  height,  and  twenty  in  extent^ 
to  the  mile,  at  distances  of  six  to  twelve  miles,  and  at  the  rate 
of  twelve  miles  in  the  hour;  and  the  consequently  enormous 
prices,  commanded  by  horses  of  pure  blood,  with  sufficient  bone, 
height,  and  reach,  compel  the  use  of  part-bred  horses  for  what 
are  called  welter  weights,  except  in  the  flying  grass  countries, 
where  nothing  but  thorough  blood  c«n  do  the  thing  quite  well, 
and  where,  consequently,  none  but  very  rich  men  can  pretend 
to  hunt,  if  they  ride  heavy,  and  desire  to  ride  in  front. 

Part-bred  horses  of  four  or  five  crosses  are  those,  then,  which 
are  in  most  request  for  very  heavy  men  in  ordinary  hunting 
countries;  while  for  light  weights  of  10,  11,  and  13  stone 

•  That  my  readers  may  not  suspect  me  of  exaggeration,  I  would  say  that  there 
were  going,  at  the  same  time,  with  the  Quorndon  Hounds,  in  Leicestershire,  at  least 
twenty  men  above  the  lowest  weights  specified;  and  at  least  a  dozen,  of  whom  I 
mighe  name  Lord  Alvanley,  Sir  Harry  Goodricke,  Valentine  Magher,  Sir  Richard 
Musgrave,  Campbell  of  Uddell,  and,  occasionally,  Dick  Gurney— he  twenty  stone 
or  280  pounds— above  the  highest  weight  I  have  named.  All  these  men  rode  quite 
up  to  the  hounds,  and  if  not  on  perfect  thoroughbreds,  never  on  horses  with  lesa 
than  five  or  six  pure  crosses. 
Vol.  1.-31 


A 


L. 


482 


THE  HORSE. 


weight— 110, 154,  and  168  pounds,  respectively— three  parts, 
two  parts,  and  even  half-bred  horses  are  nsed  in  the  plough 
countries,  by  men  who  cannot  afford  to  go  the  figure  for  blocd. 
But  there  is  no  such  tiling  known  as  a  horse  got  by  a  half-bred 
horse,  even  out  of  a  full-blooded  mare,  ever  commanding  a  price, 
or  going  the  pace,  not  quite,  but  even  pretty,  well,  across  a 

country.  .  .        i        j 

For  the  hunter,  therefore,  in  all  recent  times,  since  hounds 
run,  or  almost  fly,  instead  of  trailing  along  on  a  slow  scent,  the 
highest  attainable  degree  of  blood  is  desirable. 

At  maximum  prices,  any  man  of  any  weight,  who  can  pre- 
tend to  ride  at  all  to  hounds,  if  he  choose  to  pay  those  prices, 
can  be  carried  up  to  hounds  on  thoroughbreds. 

And  as  to  the  idea  of  any  man  ever  complaining  that  hia 
hunter  is  too  thoroughbred,  I  can  only  compare  it  to  his  com- 
plaining that  his  wife  is  too  pretty. 

It  may  be  replied,  that  as,  in  America,  we  have  no  fox- 
hunting as  a  national  sport,  we,  of  course,  need  no  huntere, 
more  than  we  do  racers  ;  that  hunting  and  racing  are  the  amuse- 
ments of  the  wealthy  and  privileged  classes,  only— are  of  no 
practical  utility,  and  therefore,  so  far  from  being  encouraged, 
ought  actually  to  be  discouraged. 

For  such  balderdash,  as  even  this,  is  unblushingly  thrust  upon 
the  reluctant  ears  of  men  of  common  sense,  by  the  blatant  beasts 
Avho  bellow  their  practical  utihtarianism  into  the  bedimmed  and 
bedeafened  brains  of  the  groundlings.  Nay,  I  have  seen  it  pro- 
mulgated of  late  by  the  ignoi-ant  fanatics,  who  are  roused  into 
ludicrous  frenzy  by  their  perception  of  the  returning  sanity  of 
the  masses,  as  evidenced  by  the  favor  with  which  the  trials  of 
speed  have  been  received  at  the  agricultural  exhibitions,  in  all 
parts  of  the  United  States,  that  speed  is  a  quality  of  no  possible 
advantage  or  utility  in  a  horse. 

One  would  rejoice  to  learn  what  might  be  deemed  an  advan- 
tage to  the  noble  quadruped,  speed  being,  doubtless,  admitted 
to^be  a  high  quality  in  a  cow,  as  giving  milk  has  long  been 
known  to  be  the  peculiar  excellence  of  a  pigeon.  On  the  whole, 
perhaps,  the  horse  himself  is  decided  to  be  of  no  practical  util- 
ity, and  therefore  to  be  dispensed  with ;  in  which  case  my  p,rgu- 
ments  may  ^e  dispensed  with  also ;  but  until  that  shall  be 


sly — three  parts, 
;d  in  the  plough 
figure  for  blocil. 
;ot  by  a  half-bred 
iraanding  a  price, 
ty,  well,  across  a 

nes,  since  hounds 
a  slow  scent,  the 

rht,  who  can  pre- 
pay those  prices, 
I. 

nplaining  that  his 
)are  it  to  his  com- 

we  have  no  fox- 
need  no  huntere, 
Ing  are  the  amuse- 
!,  only — are  of  no 
being  encouraged, 

ihingly  thrust  upon 
r  the  blatant  beasts 
the  bedimmed  and 
I  have  seen  it  pro- 
ho  are  roused  into 
•eturning  sanity  of 
which  the  trials  of 
L  exhibitions,  in  all 
ality  of  no  possible 

!  deemed  an  advan- 
doubtless,  admitted 
milk  has  long  been 
Bon.  On  the  whole, 
of  no  practical  util- 
rhich  case  my  Rrgu- 
until  that  shall  be 


FAST  COACHmO. 


483 


determined,  I  shall  endeavor  to  show,  that  as  a  part-bred  horse 
is  the  best  general  hunter,  so  is  ho,  in  a  greater  or  less  degree, 
according  to  the  greater  or  less  proportions  of  pure  with  cold 
blood,  the  best  for  all  kinds  of  work,  unless  it  be  for  draught  of 
enormous  burdens  at  a  foot's  pace.  In  the  old  days  of  English 
coacliing,  before  the  provinces  of  England  were  intersected  by  a 
network  of  iron  rails,  and  hissing  locomotives  whirled  their  pas- 
sengers fi'om  Land's  End  to  John  o'  Groat's,  measuring  their 
miles  by  minutes,  speed  was  a  desideratum  in  coaches  ;  and,  as 
coaches  were  then  drawn  by  horses  only,  it  was  not  wholly 
useless  in  a  liorse. 

In  those  days,  the  speed  of  the  crack  coaches,  such  as  on  the 
short  roads,  the  Cambridge  Star  and  Fly,  the  Brighton  Age,  the 
Portsmouth  Telegi'aph,  and  on  the  long  roads,  the  Leeds  Rock- 
ingham and  York  Highflyer,  carrying  twelve  outside  and  four 
inside  passengers,  in  addition  to  the  guard  and  coachman,  and 
from  half  a  ton  to  a  ton  and  a  half  of  baggage,  was  about  fifteen 
miles,  or  from  that  to  seventeen  miles,  an  hour.  I  have  repeat- 
edly travelled  on  either  of  the  two  Cambridge  coaches,  the 
whole  distance  to  London — fifl y-two  miles — within  three  hours, 
including  stoppages  ;  and  I  once  travelled  on  the  Leeds  Rock- 
ingham, when  that  coach  and  the  York  Highflyer  were  running 
opposition,  from  that  city  to  London — two  hundred  and  one 
miles — in  thirteen  hours  and  thirty-five  minutes,  including  all 
stoppages,  part  of  the  journey  being  night  work. 

Now,  wliat  were  the  horses  by  which  these  feats  were  ac- 
complished, each  team  doing  its  distance,  varying  from  six  to 
nine  miles,  up  the  road  and  back,  once  each  day,  Sundays  ex- 
cepted, unless  in  tlie  case  of  accident,  or  unusually  severe  and 
heavy  roads  ? 

The  question  is  answered  in  a  moment.  Four-fifths  of  all 
the  teams  were  broken-down  thoroughbreds,  and  the  remaining 
one-fifth  nearly  pure-blooded  hunters — all  of  thcni  horses  which 
had  either  gone  slightly  amiss,  so  as  to  be  thrown  out  of  their 
original  employment,  or  had,  in  the  first  instance,  been  unfit, 
owing  to  want  of  speed  or  some  unsoundness  of  wind  or  limb, 
for  the  coui-se  or  the  field.  Nothing  but  these  could  have  done 
it,  once.  Tlie  pace  would  have  killed  them  the  first  day  ;  or  if 
it  had  not  done  so,  they  could  not  have  come  again  in  a  week. 


484 


THE   HORSE. 


ThoBC  pame  aninmlB,  eupported  by  their  blood  alone,  and  tlve 
ironhZL  peculiar  to  the  bones  and  muscles  of  tboroughln-eds 
l,n  "   of  them,  the  leaders  especially,  little  weedy-lookup 
Bc  r^^s-did  it,  day  after  day,  at  a  rattling  gallop,  except  now 
andllen  up  8o;.e  unusually  steep  ascent,  when  they  were  pulWl 
•^to  a  trof,  comparatively  uninjured.    They  were,  o    course 
well  fed,  well  groomed,  well  housed,  and  well  dnven     and  by 
W    I  mcln  not  only  bountifully  and  carefully,  but  judjcously. 
But  there  -B  the  d^ly  distance  to  be  done;  it  1-     J  ^-^-; 
and  it  was  done,  in  spite  of  roads  or  ^^'^^^^^^/-^^^J^^  ^  \\'^ 
floods  or  snowdrifts-and  I  hav^  often  seen  /^-^^^  ^^^f/^ 
.vorse  for  the  rating  gallop   of  seven  or  e,gl     miles    n  t^ve 
Ind  twenty  minutes,  with  three  or  four  tons  at  their  heels  tha 
U^yToS  b^      at' one  another  in  play,  when  unhitched  and 
cSer  off  to  the  stables  with  all  their  harness  rattling  aboitt 
thein,  before  the  new  team  was  in  their  places 

That  <«peed  the  people  demanded,  at  that  time;  and  it  had 
to  be  eff?c  ed-that  it  was  effected,  was  the  consequence  ot 
there  bdng  thoroughbreds  in   England,  sufficiently  numerous 
a^d  sufflcifntly  cheap  to  be  applied  to  co-l^^g  P-pos^^^^^ 
^-    It  is  useless  to  decry  the  advantages  ot  speedy  tiavei,  in 
thes    d.  yrwhen  men  Jll  travel,  at  the  risk  of  incurring  actua 
SoTiitb  and  limb-if  they  travel  far  and  J-^-f  >-«^-] 
othat  faced  by  a  soldier  i^-^ive  service,  in  ^lea^tes^^^^n^^^ 
most  insecure  of  railroads  and  steamboats      ^nd  i    is      b    as 
absurd  to  decry  the  utility  of  speed  in  horse-flesh,  which  is 
fo  tncompatible  with  perfect  secunty,  as  it  -re  to  — ^^^^ 
that  slow  trains  are  peiterable  to  fast  ones,  and  that  it  is  better 
to  cross  the  Atlantic  in  thirty  days  than  in  ten  or  eleven. 
'     For  if  It  be  as  good,  or  better,  it  is  evident  that  people  will 

"'  Ind  just  as  well  may  we  expect  a  traveller  purposely  to  se- 
lect a  slow  steamer  for  an  ocean  transit,  as  to  drive  a  slow  ho  se 
A  I  W  traveller  when  he  can  drive  or  ride  one  that  ^-attics 
^^off  i  fTurfeen  or  sixteen  miles  in  an  hour,  with  ease  to 
bbnself  and  pleasure  to  his  owner. 

It  ;  a  utmtariau  maxim  of  the  age  that  time  is  money;  a 
\  max  m  wl  we  hear  most  earnestly  insisted  on  by  the  anti- 
\       Tee     rle   anti-trial- of-speed,  anti-every-sort-of-amiisement  pha- 


"viijBjiiwmmiijtiWWWm-i-n-i-'"''' 


-  ^mml»iM-%mim^f<'i.'',Lm<iidUi>n>«^ 


SPEED  18  MOKET. 


485 


alone,  and  the 
tliorougUbreds 
weedy-looking 
p,  except  now 
ey  were  pulled 
ere,  of  course, 
riven ;  and  by 
mt  judiciously, 
lad  to  be  done, 
-unless  it  were 
im  so  little  the 
t  miles  in  five 
heir  heels,  that 
unhitched,  and 
rattling  aboitt 

ne;  and  it  had 
consequence  of 
ently  numerous 
;  purposes, 
peedy  travel,  in 
incurring  actual 
equently— equal 

the  fastest  and 
Lud  it  is  just  as 
se-flesh,  which  is 
ivere  to  maintain 
I  that  it  is  better 
or  eleven. 

that  people  will 

r  purposely  to  se- 
U'ive  a  slow  horse 
!  one  that  --attles 
lOur,  with  ease  to 

time  is  money;  a 
cd  on  by  the  anti- 
)f-amuseinent  pha- 


risces,  with  whom  money  is  not  only  the  greatest,  but  the  only, 
pood. 

Now  it  cannot  be  denied,  that,  in  a  far  more  matter  of  fact 
sense,  than  that  in  which  time  is  said  to  be  money,  because  out 
of  time  we  may,  or  may  not,  according  to  our  own  abilities  and 
otlier  contingencies,  make  money,  fast  horses  really  are  true, 
hard  money.  For  in  the  exact  ratio  of  their  speed,  other  things 
being  equal,  will  they  command  cash  down. ^-  

Whether  it  be  right  or  wrong,  wise  or  unwise  in  the  world,  I 
that  it  should  be  so,  so  it  is  ;  and  so  long  as  the  world  will  give 
large  prices  for  fast  horses,  that  can  make  the  time,  and  stay  the 
distance,  so  long  do  we  opine  that  farmers,  in  general,  and 
horse-breeding  tV-rmers,  in  particular,  will  judge  it  to  be  for 
their  advantage  to  have  their  road-mare,  if  they  keep  one,  or 
their  plough-mare,  if  they  do  not,  of  a  likely  kind  to  drop  a 
fast,  well-sliaped,  enduring  foal — in  case  they  take  a  notion  to 
throw  her  out  of  work  for  a  while,  and  see  if  they  can't  get  a 
clever  colt  out  of  her — will  judge  it  to  be  for  their  advantage 
to  stint  her  to  a  horse,  which  has  shown  himself  by  proof  of 
trial,  to  be  a  sure  getter  of  fast,  hardy,  and  sound  ones — even 
if  he  have  to  pay  a  handful  of  dollars  for  his  service,  more  than 
for  that  of  some  loggy,  lazy,  swill-fattened  drayhorse ; — and  will 
judge  it  to  be  immensely  to  his  advantage,  if  he  find  himself, 
at  the  end  of  three  or  four  years,  the  owner  of  a  young  one, 
which  realizes  him  eight  hundred  or  a  thousand,  because  ho  can 
go  away  down  in  the  thirties,  or  half  as  much  again,  because 
he  has  the  style,  pace,  action  ind  speed  to  make  a  general  olfi- 
cer's  battle-charger,  or  a  match  for  a  pair  of  round-steppers, 
which,  together,  will  command  three  or  four  thousand,  from  a 
city  dealer — Neighbor  No-advantage-in-speed-Sour-Grapes,  to 
the  contrary  notwithstanding. 

Now  to  the  production  of  the  animals  of  the  types  I  de- 
scribe— I  care  not  which  of  them — the  blood  sire  is  a  requisite. 
And  the  better  blood,  the  better  I  mean,  for  its  proved  trans- 
mission of  speed  and  lasting,  and  the  more  of  it,  the  better 
will  be  the  foal ;  whether  he  turn  out  a  trotter,  a  charger,  a 
hunter,  a  rop.dster,  a  carriage  horee,  or  a  mere  machineer. 

In  whichever  of  these  capacities  he  is  fitted  by  his  strength, 
size,  weight,  bone,  show,  speed,  carriage,  and  action  to  excel, 


486 


THE   nOBSK. 


J 


reat  ..Rsnrcd  beyond  the  poBsibility  of  a  mistake,  that  the  com- 
petitor, ulio  iB  precisely  his  equal  in  every  other  respect,  but 
his  interior  in  blood,  ho  will  beat  in  lasting,  in  coming  agam. 
and  in  endurance  of  punishment,  by  exactly  so  much  as  he  does 
excel  him  in  blood. 

Fay  I  if  he  have  very  long  to  last,  and  very  often  to  come 
again,  particularly  at  high  weights,  and  in  distress,  he  may 
safely  allow  him  the  advantage  of  a  very  superior  turn  ot  speed. 
And  those  lovers  and  admirers  of  the  trotting  horse,  and  depre- 
ciators  of  the  race  horse,  as  if  he  were  a  mere  toy  of  luxury 
and  idleness,  an  inciter  to  vain  display,  and  an  accomplice  m 
Bin  and  scandal,  tacitly  admit  his  immeasurable  superiority  as 
a  progenitor,  by  the  pains  they  take— wherever  tliere  is  the 
shadow  of  foundation  for  such  a  pretence— to  prove  that  the 
trotter  is  thoroughbred  himself,  or  at  least  the  product  of  three 
or  four  pure  crosses. 

For  they  well  know  that  being  shown  fmt,  in  his  own  per- 
formnnce,  and  in  his  blood  indisputably  of  high  thorough  strain, 
his  value  is  multiplied  tenfold.     Such  descent  is  all  but  a  guar- 
antee that,  whatever  else  he  may  turn  out,  he  will  not  turn  out 
a  flincher  or  a  dunghill. 
-^    Pedigrees  of  trotters  are  rarely  to  be  ascertained,  or  even 
approximated,  since  they  have  for  the  most  part  passed  through 
many  hands,  and  a.e  no  longer  young,  before  their  powers  are 
discovered— when  it  is  too  late  to  inquire.    Still,  it  is  known 
that  many,  and,  for  every  reason,  suspected  that  more  of  the 
best  performers  have  been  nearly  if  not  quite  thoroughbred. 
"      Of  this,  however,  I  am  prepared  to  treat  more  fully,  when 
I  come  to  speak  of  trotters  and  the  trotting  turf,  the  reason  of 
their  superior  excellence  and  frequency  in  the  United  States, 
and  of  their  rarity  and  inferior  speed  in  Great  Britain. 

There  is  jet  one  branch  of  horse-breeding  to  be  named,  and 
that,  perhaps,  the  most  important  in  a  national  point  of  view. 
I  mean  the  breeding  of  horses  for  mounting  the  cavalry  service ; 
and  in  none  is  the  use  of  the  thoroughbred  stallion,  as  a  sire,  so 

manifest  as  in  this. 

Tlie  requirements  of  cavalry  service,  in  modern  armies,  are 
twofold— the  first,  outpost  duty,  making  reconnoissances  of 
wide  tracts  of  country,  and  skirmishing— the  second,  chargmg 


that  tlie  com- 
r  respect,  but 
joining  ngnin. 
iicli  UB  ho  UocB 


often  to  come 
tress,  lie  may 

tnrn  of  speed. 
rse,  and  deprc- 

toy  of  luxury 
accomplice  in 

superiority  as 
'  there  is  tlie 
prove  that  the 
oduct  of  three 

I  his  own  per- 
liorough  strain, 
all  but  a  guar- 

II  not  turn  out 

tained,  or  even 
passed  through 
eir  powers  are 
ill,  it  is  known 
at  more  of  the 
oroughbred. 
ore  fully,  when 
I  the  reason  of 

United  States, 
iritain. 

be  named,  and 
I  point  of  view, 
mvalry  service ; 


ern  armies,  are 
mnoissances  of 
3cond,  charging 


CAVALRT. 


487 


Bolid  masses,  whctlier  of  infantry  or  horse,  at  speed,  in  the 
actual  shock  of  battle.  For  the  first  of  these  diities,  activity, 
rather  than  speed,  quickness,  hardness,  and  endurance,  are  the 
essential  qualifications — for  the  second,  the  union  of  the  maxi- 
mum of  speed  with  the  maximum  of  the  weight-carrying 
capacity. 

In  the  charge  of  cavalry  the  measure  of  the  impetus,  or 
momentum,  of  the  attacking  body,  is  that  of  the  weight  multi- 
plied by  that  of  the  velocity  of  the  impinging  body. 

It  is  evident,  therefore,  that  the  heavier  the  body  which  can 
be  propelled  at  a  given  rate  against  a  lighter  body,  going  at  the 
same  rate — or  the  greater  the  speed  at  which  any  given  body 
can  be  propelled  against  an  equal  body  moving  at  inferior 
speed — the  more  powerful  and  certain  the  effect  of  the  charge. 

In  a  word,  the  problem  given  to  be  answered  is,  how  to 
propel  the  maximum  weight  at  the  maximum  speed  ? 

The  weight  of  an  English  trooper  fully  accoutred  and  in 
heavy  marching  order,  is  prodigious  ;  that  of  a  hussar  or  light 
dragoon,  averaging  eighteen  stcne,  or  250  lbs. ;  that  of  a  heavy 
dragoon,  twenty  stone,  or  280  lbs. ;  and  that  of  a  life-guardsman, 
or  cuirassier,  twenty-two  stone,  or  308  lbs. 

Great  power  is  of  course  required  to  mount  thesi  ponderous 
masses,  but  great  speed  is  also  required  to  move  them ;  for 
unless  they  can  be  launched  at  a  tremendous  rate,  all  the 
horses  being  so  equal  in  their  pace  and  stride  tlftt  the  line  is 
kept  perfectly  dressed,  and  even,  to  the  moment  when  the  shock 
is  to  be  given,  the  charge  is  a  failure. 

To  attain  thispower  of  immense  speed  for  a  short  time  under 
a  crushing  w^eight,  in  the  actual  charge,  and  to  combine  with  it 
the  power  of  staying  long  distances,  coming  again  quickly, 
moving  actively,  and  enduring  severe  distress,  nothing  but  the 
highest  possible  degree  of  blood  that  can  be  combined  with  bone, 
size,  shape  and  action  sufficient  to  endure  such  weights,  and  all 
thit;  capable  of  being  furnished  at  a  possible  price,  can  succeed. 
This  can  be,  and  is  attained  by  the  crossing  choice  blood  stal- 
lions of  the  proper  build  and  style  on  properly  selected  mares, 
to  the  second  or  third  generation.  Tl»e  light  brigade  of  Lord 
Cardigan,  which  made  that  prodigious  charge  and  retreat,  each 
of  a  mile  and  a  half,  was  moimted  on  three  parts  blood-horses. 


488 


THE  nORSE. 


It  is  safe  to  assert  that,  liad  they  been  hali-breds,  not  one  hoi-se 
wouhl  liavc  got  back  into  the  British  lines  ;  had  tlicy  possessed 
no  bh)od  at  all,  the}  voidd  all  huvo  stood  still  before  they 
reached  the  liiissian  batteries. 

The  heavy  brigade  of  Brig.  Gen.  Scarlet,  which  rode  tln-oiigh 
tile  Russian  troopoi-s  in  fourfi>ld  force,  as  if  they  had  been  lines 
of  pasteboard,  were  mounted  on  chargers  having  two  crosses  of 
pure  blood,  or  aa  nearly  so  as  possible. 

Nothing  but  blood  could  have  accomplished  either  feat. 

And  it  is  well  to  remember  that,  v/hen  cavalry  meets  cavalry 
in  the  deadly  nhock,  both  being  equally  brave  and  efpially  well 
led,  that  cavalry,  which  is  horsed  on  chargers  of  the  same 
weight,  but  of  inferior  blood  and  stride,  must  go  down  like 
grass  before  the  scythe. 

This  is  the  pride  and  triumph  of  blood,  that  it  can  do  every 
thing,  for  which  it  is  intended,  quite  well,  and  that  nothing  else 
can  do  so ;  with  the  exception  of  pulling  tons  of  Av^eight  at  a  foot's 


pace ; 


and  I  have  seen  blood  horses  which  could  have  done  that 


too,  had  they  been  put  to  it ;  one  in  particular,  a  gigantic  stal- 
lion, named  Belshazzar,  which  stood  for  country  mares  in  the 
West  Riding  of  Yorkshire,  in  about  the  year  1830.  lie  was 
above  seventeen  hands  high,  and  as  large  boned  and  generally 
powerful  as  any  Conestoga  hoi-so  I  have  since  beheld. 

The  true  utility  of  the  thoroughbred  horse,  therefore,  is  the 
raising  the  standard  of  speed,  spirit  and  endurance,  which  are 
llood,  in  hoi-ses  for  all  purposes,  the  road,  the  hunting  field,  the 
shock  of  the  battle,  for  pomp,  for  speed,  for  courage,  for  true 
service. 

Woe  to  the  countiy  which,  aspiring  to  equestrian  fame,  relies 
on  any  blood  but  tliat,  or  any  mode  of  maintaining  that,  at  its 
acme,  but  the  assiduous  encouragement  and  patronage  of  the 
race-horse  and  the  turf. 

It  was  thus  that  England  won,  centuries  ago,  her  admitted 
invincibility,  her  immeasi  reable  superiority  over  all  European 
nations  in  her  breed  of  horses  ;  not  of  one,  but  of  all  castes ;  not 
for  one  use,  but  for  all  conceivable  pm'poses ;  thus,  that  she 
has  preserved  her  prestige  unaltered. 

It  is  thus  that  we,  following  her  example,  can  show  one 


jS^SSW(^SS5!!SSRIS^'HteB!*3Ci'S»MSWS^.*'^M5^B&™ 


,  not  one  lioi-se 
they  possessed 
11  betbro  they 

li  rode  through 

had  been  lines 

two  crosses  of 

iither  feat. 
!  meets  cavah'y 
id  ecjiially  well 
3  of  the   same 
go  down  like 

it  can  do  every 
at  nothing  else 
eight  at  a  foot's 
have  done  that 
a  gigantic  stal- 
ry  mares  in  the 
1830.  He  was 
I  and  generally 
held. 

terefore,  is  the 
mce,  which  are 
mting  field,  the 
jurage,  for  true 

'ian  fame,  relies 
ling  that,  at  its 
atronage  of  the 

>,  her  admitted 

sr  all  European 

f  all  castes ;  not 

thus,  that  nhe 

,  can  show  one 


■niE   ENOLISII    HORBE. 


480 


country,  the  only  one  on  earth  to  whicli  it  has  been  introduced, 
in  which  the  English  horae  has  not  degenerated. 

In  every  respect,  at  least,  we  stand  equal  to  the  mother 
country  in  her  boasted  equestrian  glories ;  in  one  particular,  our 
trotting  turf,  and  the  consequence  thereof,  our  light,  active,  hardy 
roadsters,  we  avowedly  surpass  her.  "With  her  hunters  and 
fiteoplc-chasers  wo  have  not,  nor  are  like  to  have,  any  competi- 
tion ;  but  it  is  probablo  that,  before  these  lines  shall  have  been 
converted  from  manuscript  to  typo,  the  palm  of  the  modern 
tui-f  may  have  been  lost  and  won. 

All  this,  however,  we  have  accomplished  by  cherishing  what 
we  have  got  from  her,  alone  of  nations,  the  pure  blood  of  our 
thoroughbreds.  If  we  lose  that  by  our  own  neglect,  or  throw  it 
away,  in  obedience  to  the  folly  of  fanatical  pharisees,  it  will  be  our 
own  fault ;  and  a  fault  which  will  deserve  ccmtempt,  not  pity ; 
committing  which,  we  shall  merit  alike  and  receive  the  ridicule 
of  all  foreign  nations,  and  the  reprobation  of  our  own  people, 
before  the  birth  of  a  second,  nmcli  less  a  third,  generation. 


ESSENTIAL  POINTS 

IN    THE    TIIOROUCnBUED    HORSE    FOR    RACING    PURPOSES. 

Ix  tho  following  doBcription,  the  points  of  the  thoroughhrecl 
tvTa..  so  ac^nirably  laid  down  by  Stonehcnge  and  ar^^^^^^ 
exactly  those  which  I  hold  to  constitute  the  P«^««t'°"  f  " 
Woodiorse  in  a  high  form,  not  only  for  rac.ng  P"^--^"  - 
a  stallion  for  improving  the  breed  of  annnals,  and  for  gett  ng 
th  best  horses  fL  any  possible  class  of  mare  for  all  i^ss^U, 
uses  nnless  for  the  very  slowest  and  most  ponderous  d  aught, 
Ta  '  lelact  it  entire,  endorsing  it  with  all  my  strength,  Irom  an 
excellent  work  on  British  Rural  Sports,  to  which  I  have  here 
before  recorded  my  indebtedness:— 

Purity  of  blood  is  a  sine  gnd  non  for  racmg  purposes  but 
it  is  necessary  to  understand   what  is  meant  by  the    erm 
"  blood."    It  is  not  to  be  supposed  that  there  is  any  real  differ- 
ence between  the  blood  of  the  thoroughbred  horse  and  that  ot 
S^e  half-bred  animal;  no  one  could  discriminate  between  the 
wo  by  any  known  means;  the  term  "blood"  is  here  synono- 
xnous  Wlreed,  and  by  purity  of  blood  we  mean  purity  in 
the  breeding  of  the  individual  animal  under  consideration,  that 
",  tlfat  the  horse  which  is  entirely  bred  from  one  source 
pu  e    rom  any  mixture  with  othei-s,  and  may  be  a  pure  Suf- 
folk Punch,  or  a  pure  Clydesdale,  or  a  pure  thoroughbred 
horse     But  all  these  terms  are  comparative,  since  there  is  no 
uch  animal  as  a  perfectly  purely  bred  horse  of  any  breed,  whe^ 
h     cart-horse,  hack,  or  race-hoi.e;  all  have  been  produced 
flm  an  admixture  with  other  breeds,  and  though  ruyw  kept  as 


PURE   BI.OOD. 


401 


mo    PURPOSES. 

the  thorougliln-ed 
henge,  and  are  bo 
he  perfection  of  a 
ig  purposes  but  as 
,l8,  and  for  getting 
are,  for  all  possible 
sonderous  draught, 
y  strength,  from  an 
which  I  have  here 

acing  purposes,  but 
leant  by  the  term 
re  is  any  real  diflfer- 
1  horse  and  that  of 
ninate  between  the 
)d "  is  here  synono- 
we  mean  purity  in 
•  consideration ;  that 
red  from  one  source 
may  be  a  pure  Suf- 
pure   thoroughbred 
ve,  since  there  is  no 
le  of  any  breed,  whe- 
liave  been  produced 
though  now  kept  as 


pure  as  ]>oBfiilile,  yet  they  were  ori^nnally  compounded  from 
varying  elements.  Even  the  best  and  purest  thonnigliltreda 
are  stained  with  some  nlight  irnperfectiniiH,  and  theroforo  it  is 
only  by  comparison  that  the  word  pure  is  applicable!  to  them  or 
any  others.  Hut  since  the  thoroughbred  liorse,  as  he  is  called, 
has  long  been  bred  for  racing  purposes,  and  selections  have 
been  made  with  that  view  alone,  it  is  reasonablo  to  Hupi)oso 
that  this  breed  is  the  best  for  that  purpose,  and  that  a  stain  of 
any  other  is  a  deviation  from  the  clearest  stream  into  ono  more 
muddy,  and  therefore  impure ;  the  consequence  is,  that  the 
animal  bred  from  the  impure  source  fails  in  some  of  the  essen- 
tial characteristics  of  the  pure  breed,  and  is  in  so  fur  useless 
for  this  particular  object.  Now,  in  practice  tlii^  is  fomid  to  bo 
the  case,  for  in  every  instance  it  has  resulted  that  the  liorse 
bred  with  the  slightest  deviation  from  the  sources  indicated  by 
the  stud-book,  ia  unable  to  compete  in  lasting  power  with  those 
which  are  entirely  of  that  breed.  Hence  it  is  established  as  a 
rule,  that  for  racing  purposes  every  horse  must  bo  thorough' 
bred  ;  that  is,  as  I  have  already  explained,  of  a  sire  and  dam 
whose  names  are  met  with  in  the  Stud  Book. 

The  external  form  of  the  race-horse  is  of  great  importance; 
but  there  is  no  doubt  that  the  axiom  is  correct,  "  that  the  horae 
can  run  in  all  forms."  The  instances  where  this  is  so,  however, 
arc  the  exceptional  eases,  and  the  rule,  nevertheless,  is  a  good 
one,  which  lays  down  that  cceteria  paribus,  the  horse  will  be 
the  best  runner  which  is  formed  in  the  mould  most  like  tlmt  of 
the  greatest  number  of  good  race-horses.  Tims,  supposing  it  is 
found  that  out  of  50  good  horses  49  have  neat  heads,  light  necks, 
deep  chests,  oblique  shoulders,  long  racing  hind-quarters,  strong 
hocks,  &c.,  the  presumption  will  be  that  a  horse  resembling 
those  49  in  shape  will  also  resemble  them  in  speed  and  endur- 
ance. On  the  other  hand,  it  is  admitted  on  the  turf  that  high- 
breeding  is  of  more  consequence  than  external  shape,  and  that 
of  two  horses,  one  perfect  in  shape,  but  of  an  inferior  strain  of 
blood,  and  the  other  of  the  most  winning  blood,  but  not  so  well 
formed  in  shape,  the  latter  will  be  the  most  likely  to  perform 
to  the  satisfaction  of  his  master  on  the  race-course.  On  this 
principle  the  proverb  has  been  framed  and  handed  down  to  us, 
that  "  an  ounce  of  blood  is  worth  a  pound  of  bone,"  and  with 


•-(- 


402 


TIIE   IIORflK. 


tho  nl)ovc  ox|iliumti(iii  hucIi  jh  ronlly  tlio  cnHO.  Mitt  in  ttpito  of 
all  tliin  icro^ni/cd  Hiiporiority  of  hliuxl,  it  in  iiiiliHputalilo  tliiit 
lor  llic  liijjlii'ht  «lt';;rco  of  hii('«'C'hh  tlirit'  iiiiiHt  hv  not  only  lii^'U 
])Ui'ity  of  hlootl,  and  that  of  tin;  uiont  ^villnin<r  Htniin»<,  l)\it  tlioru 
muHt  also  1)0  n  frnnio  of  tho  nnrnt  UH(>ftil  chanuttcr,  if  not  always 
of  tho  most  elcf^ant  form.  Many  of  our  very  Ix-hI  homos  have 
Ix'cn  i>lain.  ami  cvon  coarso-lookin;;  hh,  for  iiiHtanoo,  in<mt  of 
the  MollioiinuH,  and  ospooially  that  vory  fast  hoino,  Sir  Tattoii 
Sykort;  hut,  in  8|>ito  of  thoir  ]»laiini(  ss,  all  tho  pointH  arc  fjood 
and  nt^cfiil,  and  the  dotlcioney  ib  in  elegance,  not  in  real  utility. 
Nothinj;  can  exceed  tho  goodiuiHS  of  tho  franies  of  this  horse's 
stock,  and  tlu'ir  width  of  hip  and  general  rooniinohs  of  make  is 
such  as  to  give  them  enormous  power  and  great  i,:'.''i8tanco  of 
nniscle,  which  is  particularly  serviceahlo  in  tho  f '!ion  got  by 
liim,  a  class  of  aninuils  more  often  deficient  in  these  points  than 
colts.  From  this  it  results  that  the  distinction  must  always  ho 
made  between  elegance  and  utility;  and  it  must  be  remendtered, 
that  while  tho  former  pleases  tho  eye,  it  is  not  really  conducivo 
to  victory ;  whilst  on  tho  other  liand,  tho  ragged  liips  and  gen- 
eral bony  frames  of  some  horses  are  not  so  elegant  t  >  iho  eye, 
but  they  give  strong  attachment  to  the  moving  powers,  and  also 
allow  the  musctdur  system  to  bo  largely  developed  on  their 
foundation.  The  following  aro  tho  generally  admitted  good 
points  by  which  tho  raco-course  of  high  casto  is  distinguished 
from  the  common  herd. 

Tho  height  of  tho  race-horso  varies  from  16  hands  to  16  1-2 
hands,  or  even  17  hands '  but  the  general  height  of  our  best 
liorses  is  about  15  hands  3  inches.  Few  first-class  performers 
have  exceeded  tho  height  of  Surplice,  who  is  1(5  hands  1  inch, 
as  is  also  tho  winner  of  this  year's  Dciby.  Wild  Dayrell,  Sir 
Tatton  Sykes  is  1 5  1-2  hands  ;  and  between  his  height  and  that 
of  Surplice  may  he  ranged  every  great  winner  for  tho  last  10  or 
12  years.  This  average,  therefore,  may  bo  fairly  laid  down  as 
tho  best  height  for  tho  race-hoi'se,  though  it  cannot  be  denied 
that  for  some  small  and  confined  courses — as,  for  instance,  that 
of  Chester,  a  smaller  horse  of  little  more  than  15  hands  height 
has  a  better  chance,  as  being  more  capable  of  turning  round 
the  constantly  recurring  angles  or  bends. 

Tho  head  and  neck  should  be  characterized  by  llffhtnesa. 


Hut  in  npito  of 
iiliHi>»itiil>li'  tliiit 
K-  ii.it  only  h'\'A^^ 
tmint*,  l»ut  thcro 
IT,  if  iH)t  nUviiyb 
Im'hI  liiiiwH  Imvo 
itihtaiHU',  inortl  «)l 
li.nw,  Sir  Tattoii 

points  are  ^oml 
ot  in  real  utility. 
ic8  of  thia  IioiWb 
niiiesB  of  make  ia 
real  ■/.•'iBtanco  of 
tlio  t"".ieii  got  by 

those  points  tlian 
[I  must  always  bo 
!t  be  remenibereU, 
t  really  coirtlucivo 
c'cd  liips  iii'-'l  j;*^"' 
"legant  t  >  the  eye, 
g  ])ower9,  and  also 
Bvelopcd  on  their 
lly  admitted  good 
ito  is  distinguished 

15  hands  to  16  1-2 
height  of  our  best 
■st-elass  performers 
is  IC  hands  1  inch, 
Wild  Dayrell,  Sir 
his  lieight  and  that 
jr  for  the  last  10  or 
fairly  laid  down  as 
,t  cannot  be  denied 
18,  for  instance,  that 
an  15  hands  height 
0  of  turning  round 

erized  by  lightness. 


8iiAi'i;. 


493 


which  18  psscntiftl  for  thin  (U-piirtincnt.  Whatover  in  nnnoros* 
miry  \n  «o  much  dead  weight,  iiiid  wo  l<now  tiio  olloct  of  7  11m. 
in  inipoding  the  lior(*o  <»vor  a  diMtanco  of  ground.  Now  7  llm. 
arc  easily  bostowod  upon  ii  nock  which  may  diffiT  in  at  leant 
iiO  or  ;I0  llirt.  bofwoon  the  two  oxtromon  of  ligIiinof*M  aiwl  oxcos- 
Kivc  weight.  TliiiH,  it  Muiy  bo  oonfi(l(>rod  as  indiibitablo,  that 
whatovor  in  mot  with  in  the  head  and  nock,  wliioli  i.-i  not  noco«- 
fiary  for  the  peculiar  purposes  of  the  raco-horwo,  is  ho  much 
weight  thrown  away,  and  yet  it  mu«t  bo  carried  by  the  horse. 
Such  is  tlio  general  oharaoter  of  this  part;  but  in  detail  the 
head  bhould  bo  loan  al»ont  the  jaw,  yet  with  a  full  development 
of  foreh(vi(',  which  Hhould  be  convex  and  wide,  so  as  to  contain 
within  the  skull  a  good  volume  of  brain.  Supposing  this  fulness 
to  exist,  all  the  rest  of  the  head  nuiy  bo  as  lliu'  as  possible  ;  the 
jaws  being  reduced  to  a  fitui  muzzle,  with  a  slight  hollowing 
out  in  front,  but  with  a  width  between  the  two  sides  of  the 
htwer  jaw  where  it  joins  the  neck,  so  as  to  allow  pletity  of  room 
for  the  top  of  the  wiiulpipo  when  the  neck  is  bent.  The  ears 
shouhl  bo  pricked  and  tiiu>,  but  not  too  short;  eyes  lull  and 
spirited ;  iu)8trilH  large,  and  capable  of  being  well  dilated  when 
at  full  speed,  which  is  easily  tested  by  the  gallop,  after  which 
they  ought  to  stand  out  Urinly,  and  so  as  to  show  the  internal 
lining  fully.  The  neck  should  bo  muscular,  and  yet  light ;  tho 
windpipe  loose  and  separate  from  tho  neck — that  is,  not  too 
tigh'ly  bound  down  by  the  fascia,  or  membrane  of  the  neck. 
Tho  crest  should  be  thin  and  wiry,  not  thick  and  loaded,  as  is 
often  seen  in  coarse  stallions,  or  oven  in  some  mares.  Between 
tho  two  extremes  of  tho  ewe-nock  and  its  opposite  there  aro 
many  degrees,  but  for  racing  purposes  I  should  prefer,  of  tho 
two,  tho  former  to  the  latter ;  for  few  horses  can  go  well  with 
their  necks  bent  so  as  to  draw  the  chin  to  the  bosom  ;  but  here, 
as  in  most  other  cases,  tho  happy  medium  is  to  be  desired, 
which  is  that  exhibited  in  the  figure  of  Kingston,  who  is  a  horse 
as  remarkable  for  his  shape  as  for  his  exceedingly  distinguished 
performances.  His  head  and  general  form  are  those  which 
may  be  selected  as  the  pattern  for  the  race-horse,  for  though 
he  is  often  considered  as  too  light  in  the  girth,  he  is,  in  my 
opinion,  just  what  a  race-horse  should  be  in  that  department, 
which  is  more  frequently  too  deep  than  the  reverse ;  and  his 


'  ,^WifMis.:!iWr 


494 


THE  H0B9E. 


well-known  stoiitness,  as  well  as  that  of  his  kith  and  kin,  verifies 
the  opinion. 

The  body,  or  middle-piece,  should  be  moderately  long,  and 
not  too  much  confined  between  the  last  rib  and  the  hip-bone. 
So  long  as  the  last  or  back-ribs  are  deep,  it  is  not  of  so  much 
importance  tliat  tliey  should  be  closely  connected  to  the  liip- 
bone,  for  such  a  shape  shortens  the  stride ;  and  though  it  enables 
the  horse  to  carry  great  weight,  yet  it  prevents  him  from  attain- 
ing a  high  rate  of  speed.    The  back  itself  should  be  muscular, 
and  the  Iiips  so  wide  as  to  allow  of  a  good  development  of  the 
muscular  department.     The  withers  may  rise  gently,  but  not 
too  high,  with  that  tliin,  razor-like  elevation  which  many  people 
call  a  good  shoulder,  but  which  really  has  nothing  to  do  with 
that  part,  and  is  only  an  annoyance  to  the  saddler,  in  prevent- 
ing its  being  pinched  by  the  saddle.    The  chest  itself  should 
be  well  developed,  but  not  too  wide  and  deep  ;  no  horse  can  go 
a  distance  without  a  fair  "  bellows- room  ; "  but,  supposing  the 
heart  to  be  sound  and  of  good  quality,  the  amount  of  lung  will 
sufl5ce  which  may  be  contained  in  a  modium-sized  chest,  and  all 
above  that  is  wasted,  and  is  extra  weight.    Many  of  our  best 
winded  horses  iiave  liad  medium-sized  chests,  and  some  of  the 
very  worst  have  been  furnished  with  room  enough  for  a  pair  of 
blacksmith's  bellows  to  play  in.     If  the  heart  only  does  its  duty 
well,  the  lungs  can  always  furnish  sufficient  air  ;  and  we  know 
that  when  frequently  renewed,  and  with  sufiicient  power,    he 
blood  is  aerated  as  fast  as  it  is  propelled,  and  the  chief  difficulty 
lies  in  this  power  of  propulsion,  which  resides  in  the  heart  alone. 
If  the  chest  be  too  wide,  it  materially  aflfects  the  action  of  the 
fore-legs,  and  therefore  in  every  point  of  view,  theoi-etically  and 
practically,  there  is  a  hapjiy  medium  between  the  too  great  con- 
traction in  this  department,  and  the  heavy,  wide,  lumbering 
chests,  sometimes  seen  even  in  the  thoroughbred  race-horse, 
especially  when  reared  upon  rich  succulent  herbage,  more  fitted 
for  the  bullock  than  the  eastern  horee.    In  the  formation  of  the 
hips,  the  essonfial  point  is  length  and  breadth  of  bone  for  mus- 
cular attachment,  and  it  matters  little  whether  the  croup  droops 
a  little,  or  is  pretty  straight  and  level,  so  that  there  is  a  good 
length  from  the  hip  to  the  haunch-bone  ;  the  line  between  which 
two  points  may  either  be  nearly  horizontal,  or  forming  a  con- 


THE   FORE-QCAETER. 


495 


md  kin,  verifies 

ately  long,  and 
id  the  hip-bone, 
lot  of  so  much 
ted  to  the  hip- 
iiough  it  enables 
lim  from  attain- 
ild  be  muscular, 
elopment  of  the 
gently,  but  not 
ch  many  people 
thing  to  do  with 
Her,  in  prevent- 
3st  itself  should 
no  horse  can  go 
,  supposing  the 
unt  of  lung  will 
;ed  chest,  and  all 
[any  of  our  best 
and  some  of  the 
igh  for  a  pair  of 
:ily  does  its  duty 
;  and  we  know 
lient  power,   he 
e  chief  difficulty 
the  heart  alone. 
he  action  of  the 
heoretically  and 
le  too  great  con- 
vide,  lumbering 
red  race-horse, 
age,  more  fitted 
■ormatiori  of  the 
f  bone  for  mus- 
lie  cronp  droops 
there  is  a  good 
between  which 
forming  a  con- 


siderable angle  with  the  ground ;  hut  still  in  both  cases  in  should 
be  a  long  line,  and  the  longer  it  is  tlie  more  muscular  substance 
is  attached  to  it,  and  the  greater  leverage  will  the  muscles  have. 
All  these  points  are  still  further  explained  in  the  Anatomy  of 
the  Horse,  which  see,  for  the  details  of  those  parts. 

The  fore-quarter,  consisting  of  the  shoulder,  upper  and 
lower  arm  and  leg  and  foot,  should  be  well  set  on  to  the  chest ; 
and  the  shoulder-blade  should  lie  obliquely  on  the  side  of  that 
part,  with  a  full  development  of  muscle  to  move  it,  and  thrust 
it  well  forward  in  the  gallop.  OLliquity  is  of  the  greatest  im- 
portance, acting  as  a  spring  in  taking  off  the  shock  of  the  gallop 
or  leap,  and  also  giving  a  longer  attachment  to  the  muscles,  and 
in  addition  enabling  them  to  act  with  more  levei-ago  upon  the 
arm  and  leg.  It  will  be  seen,  by  a  reference  to  the  skeleton, 
that  the  shoulder-blade  does  not  reach  the  top  of  the  withers, 
and  that  those  bones  forming  that  part  have  nothing  to  do  with 
the  shoulder  itself ;  hence  many  high-withered  horses  liave  bad 
and  weak  shoulders,  and  some  very  upright  ones ;  whilst,  on 
the  other  hand,  many  low-withered  horses  have  very  oblique 
and  powerful  shoulders,  and  such  as  to  give  great  facility  and 
pliability  to  the  fore  extremity.  Hie  shoulder  should  be  very 
muscular,  without  being  over-done  or  loaded,  and  so  formed  as 
to  play  freely  in  the  action  of  the  horse.  Tlie  point  of  the 
shoulder  which  is  the  joint  corresponding  to  the  human  shoulder, 
should  be  free  from  raggedness,  but  not  too  flat ;  a  certain  de- 
gree of  development  of  the  bony  parts  is  desirable,  but  more 
than  this  leads  to  defect,  and  impedes  the  action  of  this  im- 
portant part.  The  upper  arm,  between  this  jomt  and  the  elbow, 
should  be  long,  and  well  clothed  with  muscles ;  the  elbow  set 
on  quite  straight,  and  not  tied  in  to  the  chest ;  the  lower  arm 
muscular  and  long ;  knees  broad  and  strong,  with  the  bony  pro- 
jection behind  well  developed  ;  legs  flat,  and  showing  a  suspen- 
*eory  ligament  large  and  free ;  pasterns  long  enough,  without 
being  weak ;  and  the  feet  sound,  and  neither  too  large  nor  too 
small,  and  unattended  with  any  degree  of  contraction,  which  is 
the  bane  of  the  thoroughbred  horse. 

The  hind-quarter  is  the  chief  agent  in  propulsion,  and  is 
therefore  of  the  utmost  consequence  in  attaining  high  speed.  It 
is  often  asserted  that  the  oblique  shoulder  is  the  grand  requisite 


;^:?Twr(MBHMMHmsgai^«M^5sa^i?gjar?^^ 


,-.. 


11 


49G 


THE  HORSE. 


in  this  object,  and  that  it  is  the  part  upon  which  speed  mainly 
depends,  and  in  which  it  may  be  said  to  reside.  Tliis  is,  to  some 
extent,  true,  because  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  with  a  loaded 
shoulder  high  speed  is  impracticable  ;  for  however  poweri'ully 
the  body  may  be  propelled,  yet  when  the  fore-quarter  touches 
the  ground  it  does  not  bound  off  again  as  smartly  as  it  ought  to 
do,  and  the  pace  is  consequently  slow.    Tliis  position  may  be 
illustrated  by  an  experiment  with  two  balls,  one  of  india-rubber, 
and  the  other  of  corresponding  size  and  weight,  made  of  any 
inelastic  material,  such  as  wax.     Now  suppose  these  two  balls 
propelled  with  equal  power  along  a  piece  of  fine  turf  at  such  an 
angle  as  to  strike  its  surface,  and  rebound  again  and  again— the 
elastic  ball  would  at  first  only  equal  the  other  in  speed,  but  it 
would  soon  outstrip  it,  because  its  elasticity  would  carry  on  the 
original  propelling  power,  while  the  dull,  inelastic  nature  of  the 
wax-ball  would  speedily  cause  it  to  adhere  to  its  mother  earth. 
Just  so  with  the  elastic  shouldor— it  receives  the  resistance  of 
the  earth,  but  reacts  upon  it,  and  loses  very  little  of  the  power 
given  by  the  stroke  of  the  hind-quarter,  which,  nevertheless, 
must  be  strong  and  quick,  or  else  there  is  nothing  for  the 
shoulder  to  receive  and  transmit.     For  the  full  action  of  the 
hind-quarters,    two   things   are    necessary;   viz.,  first,  length 
and  volume  of  muscle;  and,  secondly,  length  of  leverage  upon 
which  that  muscle  may  act.     Hence  all  the  bones  comprising 
the  hind-quarter  shi.uld  be  long,  but  the  comparative  length 
must  vary  a  good  deal,  in  order  that  the  parts  upon  which  the 
muscles  He  may  be  long,  rather  than  those  connected  with  the 
tendons,  which  are  mere  ropes,  and  have  no  propelling  power 
residing  in  them,  but  only  transmit  that  which  they  derive  from 
the  muscles  themselves.     Thus,  the  hips  shoidd  be  long  and 
wide,  and  the  two  upper  divisions  of  the  limb— viz.,  the  stifle 
and  lower  thigh— should  be  long,  strong,  and  fully  developed. 
By  this  formation  the  stifle-joint  is  brought  well  forward,  and 
there  is  a  considerable  angle  between  these  two  divisions.    The 
hock  should  be  bony  and  strong,  free  from  gum  or  spavin,  and 
the  point  long,  and  so  set  on  as  to  be  free  from  weakness  at  the 
situation  of  curb.     In  examining  the  hind-quarter  to  judge  of 
its  muscular  development,  the  horse  should  not  be  looked  at 
sideways,  but  his  tail  sbould  be  raised,  and  it  should  be  ascer- 


ich  speed  mainly 
Tins  is,  to  somo 
aat  with  a  loaded 
svever  powerfully 
e-quarter  touches 
•tly  as  it  ought  to 
position  may  be 
e  of  india-rubber, 
ght,  made  of  any 
!e  these  tAvo  balls 
ne  turf  at  such  an 
in  and  again — the 
3r  in  speed,  but  it 
ould  carry  on  the 
istic  nature  of  the 
)  its  mother  earth. 
i  the  resistance  of 
ittle  of  the  power 
lich,  nevertheless, 
s  nothing  for  the 
full  action  of  the 
viz.,  first,  length 
I  of  leverage  upon 
bones  comprising 
omparative  length 
•te  upon  which  the 
onnected  with  the 
I  propelling  power 
h  they  derive  from 
Lould  be  long  and 
nb — viz.,  the  stifle 
id  fully  developed. 
t  well  forward,  and 
wo  divisions.    The 
2;um  or  spavin,  and 
jm  weakness  at  the 
quarter  to  judge  of 
i  not  be  looked  at 
it  should  be  ascer- 


COLOR. 


497 


tained  that  the  muscles  of  the  two  limbs  meet  together  below 
the  anus,  which  should  be  in  fact  well  supported  by  them,  and 
not  left  loose,  and,  as  it  were,  in  a  deep  and  flaccid  hollow.  The 
outline  of  the  outer  part  of  the  thigh  should  be  full,  and  in 
ordinary  horses  the  muscle  should  swell  out  beyond  the  level  of 
the  point  of  the  hip.  Tliis  fulness,  however,  is  not  often  seen 
to  this  extent  in  the  thoroughbred  horse  until  he  has  arrived  at 
mature  age,  and  is  taken  out  of  training.  Tlie  bones  below  the 
hock  should  be  flat  and  free  from  adhesions  ;  the  ligaments  and 
tendons  fully  developed,  and  standing  out  free  from  the  bone  ; 
and  the  joints  well  formed  and  wide,  yet  without  any  diseased 
enlargement  ;  the  pasterns  should  be  moderately  long  and 
oblique ;  the  bones  of  good  size ;  and,  lastly,  the  feet  should 
correspond  with  those  already  alluded  to  in  the  anterior  ex- 
tremity. 

The  totality  of  these  points  should  be  in  proportion  to  one 
another — that  is  to  say,  the  formation  of  the  horse  should  be 
"  true."  He  should  not  have  long,  well-developed  hind-quarters, 
with  an  upright,  weak,  or  confined  fore-quarter.  Nor  will  the 
converse  serve  ;  for  however  well  formed  the  shoulder  may  bo, 
the  Jiorse  will  not  go  well  unless  he  has  a  similar  formation  in 
the  propellere.  It  is  of  great  importance,  therefore,  that  the 
race-horse  should  have  all  his  various  points  in  true  relative 
dovelopment,  and  that  there  shall  not  be  the  hind-quarter  of  a 
long,  racing-like  horse,  with  the  thick,  confined  shoulder  which 
would  suit  a  stride  less  reaching  in  its  nature. 

The  color  of  the  thoroughbred  horse  is  now  generally  bay, 
brown,  or  chestnut,  one  or  other  of  which  will  occur  in  ninety- 
nine  cases  out  of  a  hundred.  Gray  is  not  common,  but  some- 
times appears,  as  in  the  recent  case  of  Chanticleer  and  some  of 
his  stock.  Black  also  occasionally  makes  its  appearance,  but 
not  more  frequently  than  gray.  Roans,  duns,  sorrels,  &c.,  are 
now  quite  exploded,  and  the  above  five  colore  may  be  said  to 
complete  the  list  of  colors  seen  on  the  race-course.  Sometimes 
these  colors  are  mixed  with  a  good  deal  of  white,  in  the  shape 
of  blazes  on  the  face,  or  white  legs  and  feet ;  or  even  both  may 
occur,  and  the  horee  may  have  little  more  than  his  body  of  a 
brown,  bay,  or  chestnut.  Most  people,  however,  prefer  the  self- 
color,  with  as  little  white  as  possible  ;  and  nothing  but  the  great 
Vol.  I.— 3a 


mmmmmimt^mittiti^ 


mmi. 


BBWS59iBR!«8WI'P.WWK«BIHWrtaiS^'^5f?S'  ^ 


498 


THE   HORSE. 


success  of  a  horse's  stock  would  induce  breeders  to  resort  to  him 
f  1       were  largely  endowed  with  white.     Gray  hau-s  „..xed  n. 
I    c  at,  as  in  the  Venison's,  are  rather  ann-ed  of  than  o^^^^^^^^^ 
,vise  •  but  they  do  not  amount  to  a  roan,  in  %yluch  the  g.a 
riirs'eaual,  or  even  more  than  that,  the  other  color  mixed  with 

'"'The  texture  of  the  coat  and  «-"' ^«  «  S-"^*  l^l^f^I.tif; 
breedin.^  and  in  the  absence  of  the  pedigree  would  be  highly 
"ard  d  ;  but  when  that  is  satisfactory,  it  is  of  no  "-  jl---  " 
i^g  to  th'e  examination  of  an  inferior  proof;   ami,  theretoi 
except  as  a  u<jn  of  health,  the  skin  is  seldom  conside  ed.    In 
Si  tlK,  ou-^hb/ed  horses,  however,  it  is  thinner,  and  the  hair 
^ore  Bilk; than  in  common  breeds;  and  the  veins  are  more 
r,  arent  under  the  skin,  partly  from  its  thinness,  but  also  trom 
E  extra  size  and  number  of  branches.  This  network  of  veins 
HtMnportance  in  allowing  the  --"J^^-^ /^^  ^^  ^^";;:;^:" 
duHn<^  h  .41  exertions,  when,  if  the  blood  could  no   accumulate 
?:    ;^n,  it  would  ofte'n  choke  the  deep  vessels  of  t  -  1-^  -1 
lun..s  •  but  by  collecting  on  the  surface  great  relief  is  affoided, 
andlh'e  horse  is  able  to  maintain  such  a  high  and  long-con- 
^ui       .peed  as  would  be  impracticable  without  their  help 
Hence  those  points  are  not  useful  as  a  mere  mark  ot  breed,  bu 
fs   osLntial  to   the  very  purpose  for  which  that  breed  was 

"Ihfie  and  tail  should  be  silky  and  not  curly  though 
a  sli  *  t  wave  is  often  seen.     A  decided  carl  is  almost  umver- 
sa  y  a  IB  rk  of  degradation,  and  shows  a  stain  m  the  pedigree 
a   ciarly  as  any  sign  can  do.   Here,  however,  as  in  other  cases 
LcTear'^tLing^fLt  all-powerful  proof  of  breedm 
Sfreasoningfounded  upon  inferior  data.    The  seUnig  on  o^  the 
tail  is  often  regarded  as  of  great  importance,  but  it  is  chieliy 
;!h  rl-ence  to  appearances  ;  for  the  ^^or.^^  ^^  '^^.^^^ 
for  action  or  power  upon  this  appendage.    Nor  is  ^tiengtli  ot 
dock  of  any  value  as  a  sign,  and  I  have  known  many  very  stout 
horses  with  flaccid  and  loosely  pendant  tails. 

Between  the  form  of  West  Australian  and  that  of  a  com 
mon  country  plate-horse  there  is  a  very  wide  ^^ff^^^^' ^"^ 
TcarceTv  any  weight  will  bring  them  together  short  of  that  wl  id 
voud  crush  th^  former  to  the  earth.    There  are  namberlesB 


EFFECT   OF  WKIOUT. 


499 


0  resort  to  him 
liaira  mixctl  in 

:1  of  than  othpr- 
,vhich  the  gray 
ilor  mixed  with 

it  proof  of  high 
vould  he  highly 
no  use  descend- 

aiid,  therefore, 
considered.  In 
jr,  and  the  hair 
!  veins  are  more 
ss,  b\it  also  from 
network  of  veins 

to  be  carried  on 

1  not  accnmulate 
of  the  heart  and 

•elief  is  afforded, 
rh  and  long-con- 
hout  their  help, 
ark  of  breed,  but 
,  that  breed  was 

not  curly,  though 
is  almost  univer- 
in  in  the  pedigree 
,  as  in  other  cases, 
•reeding  will  upset 
e  setting  on  of  the 
je,  but  it  is  chiefly 
is  not  dependent 
Nor  is  strength  of 
n  many  very  stout 

md  that  of  a  com 
ide  difference,  and 
short  of  that  which 
ere  are  niimberlesa 


cases  in  which  four  stone  might  he  carried  by  a  first-class  horse, 
over  and  above  the  feather-weiglit  placed  on  a  very  slow  horse, 
and  yet  the  horse  in  high  form  will  run  away  from  the  jjlutei', 
who  cannot  by  any  means  get  over  the  ground  faster  than  the 
rate  at  whicli  he  can  carry  a  fair  average  weight.  An  examina- 
tion of  our  handicap  lists  will  show,  that  between  their  top  and 
bottom  there  is  generally  a  difference  of  four  or  five  stone  ;  and 
though  this  difference  is  often  effectual  in  keeping  back  the  best 
liorso!:;,  it  does  not  always  allow  the  lightest  weights  to  win,  but 
ratlur  those  which  are  the  lightest  as  compared  with  their  real 
powers.  But  it  !i  also  well  known  that  certain  horses  can  run 
half  a  mile  at  high  speed,  but  no  more  ;  othei\,,  a  mile ;  others 
again,  a  mile  ard  a  half  or  two  miles  ;  whilst  another  class,  now 
less  common  than  formerly,  require  a  distance  of  three  or  four 
miles  to  developo  their  powers,  as  compared  with  ordinary 
horses.  These  peculiariHes  are  generally  hereditary,  though 
not  always  so  ;  but  still  when  the  blood  is  known,  it  may  gen- 
erally be  surmised  that  the  individual  will  or  will  not  stay  a 
distance.  When  the  cross  in  question  is  stout  on  one  side  and 
flashy  on  the  other,  it  is  not  easy  to  guess  to  which  the  young 
scion  may  lean  ;  but  in  those  cases  where  a  horse  is  bred  from 
sires  and  dams  both  of  stout  blood,  or  the  reverse,  the  experi- 
enced hand  may,  in  almost  all  cases,  decide  beforehand  upon 
the  properties  of  the  son  or  daughter,  as  far  as  staying  qualities 
are  concerned.  Again,  there  are  some  horses  of  strong  comijac*; 
frames,  with  short  backs  and  strong  quarters,  who  may  be  ex- 
pected to  climb  a  hill  without  difliculty,  especially  if  of  stout 
blood ;  and,  again,  there  are  others  of  lathy  frames,  with  long 
but  weak  points,  and  a  great  deal  of  daylight  under  them,  who 
may  win  over  the  fiat  for  a  mile,  or  a  mile  and  a  quarter,  but 
can  never  climb  a  hill,  or  get  beyond  the  above  distance  over  a 
flat.  All  these  points  should  be  carefully  studied  by  the  breeder 
in  getting  together  his  breeding  stock,  and  by  the  owner  in 
deciding  upon  the  stakes  for  which  he  shall  enter  his  young 
produce. 


SiieiSKiSKsd^/TfrS'jS  32"«s^jTi'  ?-nws»is^^?t^."i3s%j|Kys>a*; 


OBSERVATIONS 


ONIMPORTED    STALLIONS 


In  tlic  firet.  Appendix  I  have  given,  to  the  best  of  my  ability, 
a  correct  list  of  the  thoroughbred  horses  imported  into  the 
United  States,  from  the  earliest  dates  to  the  present  day.  To  do 
this,  I  have  searched  every  authority  which  I  have  been  able  to 
command,  including  Pick's,  Johnson's,  "VVeatherby's  English 
Stud  Pooks,  AVliite's  History  of  the  British  Turf,  Skinner's  and 
Edgar's  American  Stud  Books,  Skiner's  American  Farmer, 
Skinner's  and  Porter's  Turf  Register,  l.. .  old  Spirit  of  the  Times, 
Colden's  Sporting  Magazine,  Mason's  Farrier^  and  the  various 
English  works  published  under  theno7n  deplume  of  Stonehenge. 

I  do  not  dare  to  pretend  that  this  list  is  complete  or  perfect ; 
for  I  have  no  doubt  that  in  early  times,  many  horses,  really 
thoroughbred,  were  imported,  which  have  escaped  the  most  dili- 
gent inquiry  and  research ;  while  many  others,  doubtless,  with 
no  pretension  to  the  title  of  thoroughbred,  have/ been  made  to 
pass  muster  as  such,  on  the  bare  assertion  of  their  importers,  not 
backed  by  the  evidence  of  any  English  authority,  proving  that 
any  such  horses  ever  existed. 

In  like  manner,  in  recent  years,  I  fear — I  may  say,  I  have  no 
doubt — that  many  importations  of  thoroughbred  stock  have 
escaped  me  ;  particularly  since  the  discontinuance  of  Porter's 
Sporting  Magazine  ;  from  which  period  there  has  been  no  regu- 
larly kept  record  of  imported  animals,  beyond  such  as  may  bo 
found  in  the  columns  of  the  weekly  or  daily  papei"s,  to  wade 


BPOKTmo  AUTiioKrrrcs. 


501 


of  my  ability, 
orted  into  the 
!nt  duy.  To  do 
ve  been  able  to 
erby's  English 

Skinner's  and 
jrican  Farmer, 
it  of  the  Times, 
ind  the  various 
of  Stonehenge. 
lete  or  perfect ; 

horses,  really 
d  the  most  dili- 
doubtless,  with 
/  been  made  to 
r  importers,  not 
Y,  proving  that 

r  say,  I  have  no 
•ed  stock  have 
ic(j  t)f  Porter's 
s  been  no  regn- 
uch  as  may  bo 
apei-s,  to  wade 


through  whicli  during  a  space  of  twelve  years,  is  veritably  an 
almost  llerculoan  labor. 

I  have,  however,  done  my  best  to  make  good  the  list,  to  the 
present  day,  as  regards  stallions  of  recent  importation. 

With  regard  to  thobc  of  an  earlier  date,  the  part  I  have  had 
to  peiform  is  of  a  widely  difterentuaturo.  It  was  to  decide  which 
of  the  horses  imported  as  thoroughbred  English  horses,  previous 
to  the  Kevolution,  and  so  late,  I  may  say,  as  to  the  first  ten 
years  of  the  i)resont  century,  deserve  to  bo  retained  as  such  in 
a  work  aiming  at  authenticity. 

Had  I  consulted,  merely,  my  own  convictions,  I  should  have 
at  once  discarded  from  the  list,  given  by  Skinner  and  Edgar,  of 
imported  stallions,  nearly  one-third  ;  either  because  there  is 
no  indication  whatever  that  any  such  horses  ever  existed,  or 
because  the  pedigrees,  given  with  the  names,  do  not  agree  with 
the  stud-book  i.e<ligrees  of  the  real  horses,  owning  those  names. 

There  is  yet  another  reason  for  suspicion  and  care  ;  which  is 
the  doubt  whether— the  names  and  i)edigrees  being  correct— the 
horses  themselves  ever  came  to  this  country  ;  which,  I  confess, 
in  several  instances  appears  to  me  hypothetical. 

I  find  it  stated  in  t)\c  very  well-written  treatise  on  the  race- 
horse in  America,  in  Mason's  Farrier,  that  "  about  the  period  of 
time  last  mentioned,  i.  e.  1800,  Colonel  Iloomes  and  many  others, 
availing  themselves  of  the  passion  for  racing,  inundated  Virginia 
with  imported  stallions,  bought  up  frequently  at  low  prices  in 
England,  having  little  reputation  there,  and  of  less  approved 
blood ;  thereby  greatly  contaminating  the  tried  and  approved 
stocks,  which  had  long  and  eminently  distinguished  themselves 
for  their  feats  on  the  turf,  their  services  under  the  saddle,  and  as 
valuable  cavalry  liorees  during  the  revolutionary  war." 

It  would  be  well  if  these  gentry  had  done  no  more  than  im- 
port worthless  stallions,  but  there  is  every  reason  to  believe  that 
they  commonly  manufactured  the  most  impudently  mendacious 
pedigrees  for  horses,  either  not  thoroughbred  at  all,  or  of  the 
most  orcunary  and  worthless  strains  of  blood.  So  obviously 
is  this  the  case,  that  in  going  over  Edgar's  list,  whenever  a  par- 
ticularly gorgeous  pedigree  occurs,  one  at  once  finds  on  refer- 
ence to  authorities,  that  tha  horse  is  not  so  much  as  named,  nor 
any  dam  to  be  discovered,  which  could^7'oJ«%  have  borne  him 


■vmm 


503 


TIIK   IIOR8E. 


in  tlic  English  fitiul-bonks.  Tims  wc  have  no  less  than  fonrtcen 
horrit'S,  ntit  niontionod  in  iiny  book  of  nutliority,  recorded  uh  de- 
scended from  Grevhound,  Croft's  J'urtner,  Urinnnor,  Makeless, 
Place's  White  Tnrk,  Dodwortli,  Layton's  violet  Barb  mare,  ai-.d 
about  a8  many  more,  with  the  variation  of  Dicky  Pearson,  8on 
of  Dodwortli,  and  Purton's  liay  Ihirb  mare.  Lastly,  wo 
have  one  horse,  p>t  by  the  Darlcy  Arabian,  dam  by  the  Pyerly 
Turk — g.  d.  by  the  Lyster  Turk,  out  of  a  natural  Arab  nuire. 
A  pedigree,  of  whicli  it  Avill  be  enough  to  say,  that  it  has 
scarcely  a  parallel,  if  it  have  a  parallel  in  the  world,  an  animal 
going  in  three  generations  without  a  single  English-bred  sire  to 
natural  Arab  on  both  sides,  at  so  recent  a  date  in  the  history  of 
the  turf,  as  1718. 

It  is  needless,  perhaps,  to  say,  that  there  is  not  the  smallest 
reason  to  believe  that  any  such  horses  as  any  of  the  above,  so 
bred,  and  so  imported,  e\'cr  existed. 

Importers  of  thoroughbreds  at  this  period,  appear  to  have 
caught  up  the  above  pedigrees,  as  approved  ;  perhaps  from  the 
instance  of  Morton's  Traveller,  who  did  run  back  directly  to  the 
strain  tirst  described  ;  and  to  have  applied  them  at  once  to  every 
animal  they  brought  to  the  country,  considering  it  sufficient  to 
guarantee  the  descent  by  their  own  signatures,  which  one  need 
not  state,  are  utterly  worthless,  except  as  waste  paper,  when  not 
corroborated  by  real  evidence. 

On  consideration,  however,  I  judged  it  the  better  way  to  pre- 
serve, in  my  list  of  these  importations,  all  the  hypothetical  or 
apocryphal  horses  alhided  to  above  ;  annexing  to  their  names 
foot  notes  signed  with  my  own  initials,  explanatory  of  the  degree 
of  credit,  attaching  to  each  of  the  pedigrees  on  actual  evidence. 

Beside  this  class  of  animals,  which  may  be,  I  think  with  pro- 
priety wholly  set  aside,  so  far  as  the  idea  is  concerned  of  their 
having  transmitted,  to  the  American  racer  of  the  present  day,  any 
tincture  of  the  blood  ignorantly  or  fraudulently  ascribed  to  them, 
there  is  another  which  must  be  viewed  very  diflPerently. 

This  class  consists  of  horses,  which  certainly  ioere  imjiorted  ; 
and  which  as  certainly  were  of  thorough  blood,  and  of  good 
thorough  blood  also  ;  but  in  whose  pedigree  by  accident,  negli- 
gence, or  want  of  consideration  for  the  value  of  accurate  details, 
a  link  or  two  have  been  lost.     Much  difficulty  has  ariswi  from 


HI.OOD  OF   MARES. 


503 


than  fourteen 
usonied  as  <le- 
lor,  Makoless, 
;irl)  nmiv,  ai:;! 
r  Pearson,  son 
Lastly,  wo 
by  the  Hyerly 
il  Arab  marc, 
y,  that  it  has 
rUl,  an  animal 
sh-bred  sire  to 
.  the  history  of 

)t  the  smallest 
the  above,  so 

appear  to  have 
rhaps  from  the 

diiectly  to  the 
,t  once  to  every 

it  sufficient  to 
i'hich  one  need 
aper,  when  not 

ter  way  to  pre- 

lypothctical  or 

to  their  names 

Y  of  the  degree 

ctual  evidence. 

think  with  pro- 

erncd  of  their 

csent  day, any 

cribed  to  them, 

rently.  • 

were  imported ; 
d,  and  of  good 
accident,  negli- 
ccurate  details, 
las  ariscii  from 


the  almost  total  neglect  of  the  pedigree  of  dams,  which  are  those 
most  necessary  to  bo  preserved ;  since  a  known  stallion's  pedi- 
gree is  always  at  once  traceable  ;  while  to  say  that  a  certain  mare 
is  by  Kdipse  out  of  a  Fox  nuire,  or  a  Cub  nuiro,  or  any  other 
mare,  is  to  say  nothing.  Since,  for  aug'it  proved  by  that  nhow- 
ing,  the  Fox  or  Cub  mare  in  question,  might  have  been  tho 
daughter  t)f  a  Flander's  Cart  mare,  or  a  Cleveland  ]iay  hunter 
of  the  old  school,  and  of  course,  utterly  worthless  as  a  dam  of 
racers. 

And  yet  such  was  to  so  great  a  degree  the  received  mode  of 
entering  blood  marcs,  on  their  first  importations,  that  in  few  of 
the  most  celebrated  early  importations,  even  ot  the  most  unde- 
niable blood  mares,  auddamsof  our  most  distinguished  wiimers, 
can  their  pedigrees  be  established  beyond  the  possibility  of  a 
dispute. 

Such  is  the  case  of  Col.  Delancey's  Cub  marc,  of  the  Pot- 
Sos  nuire,  dam  of  Miller's  Damsel,  and  grand  dam  of  American 
Eclipse,  and  of  many  others,  which  are  yet  beyond  the  possibil- 
ity of  n  doubt,  pure  thoroughbreds ;  having  so  shown  them- 
selves by  the  transmission  of  their  qualities,  throngii  many  gene- 
rations of  racers  and  the  sires  and  dams  of  racers ;  a  thing  im- 
possible for  chance  horses." 

Much  irretrievable  confusion  has  arisen,  doubtless,  from 
names  having  been  eiven,  after  their  importation  hither,  to  colts 
and  fillies  unnamed  in  the  Stud  Books  ;  and  yet  more  from  the 
multiplication  of  the  same  names,  those  names  being  identical 
with  the  world-famous  title  of  some  English  sire. 

For  an  example  of  this  there  are  not  less  than  three  imported 
Eclipses,  one  of  which,  Harris's,  is  not  doubted  to  be  a  full- 
blooded  horse,  a  racer  and  getter  of  racers  in  a  high  form,  whoso 
blood  still  bears  repute  in  Virginia  ;  and  not  one  of  the  three 
distinctly  referable  to  any  colt,  on  which  one  can  lay  his  finger 
in  the  Stud  Book.f 

In  the  same  way,  there  appear  to  have  been  two  Travellere, 
Moreton's  and  Strange's,  both  imported ;  and  both  of  these 
have  been  referred  to  two  or  more  different  animals,  and  both 
trace,  as  a  matter  of  course,  to  Greyhound,  Makeless,  Brimmer, 
White  Turk,  Dodsworth,  Layton  Barb  mare.J 

Still  it  is  pi'obable,  I  should  ratlier  say  certain^  that  this,  in 
•  Sec  Note  *  p.  500.    f  Note  f  p.  500.    %  Nolo  %  P-  500. 


mmtrnm 


mm- 


r 


604 


THE  nonsE. 


tlio  case  of  Morcton's  Traveller,  is  the  real  pedi^^ree;  and  that 
ho  was  fhi'  bay  colt  got  by  rartncr  out  of  Uay  IJloody  but- 
tocks, ill  1745 '40  or  '47.  own  brother  to  the  celebrate<l  Wid- 
diiigtoii  mare.  Bay  Uloody  Buttocks,  whoso  dam  was  by  Giey- 
houiid,  t^c,  itc,  as  above,  bore  colts  or  tillies  from  17;3;i  to  '35 
inclusive  (o  Partner,  in  1730  missed  to  Crab,  from  1737  to  '41 
colts  or  tillies  to  Partner  ;  in  '42  missed  to  Partner,  from  '43  to 
'47  inehuive,  first  a  filly  and  then  threo  colts  to  Partner,  in  '48 
missed  to  Partner,  and  in  '49  boro  lier  last  colt  to  Forester. 
Old  Traveller  of  the  Stud  Book  was  by  Partner,  dam  by  Al- 
iimnzor. 

Coatworth's  Traveller  never  camo  to  America. 

And  Strange's  Traveller,  first  called  Charlomont,  then  Big 
Ben,  and  tiien  inod  ahaurdltj,  in  America,  Traveller,  was 
by  O'Keliy's  Eclipse  out  of  a  Ilerod  mare,  dam  by  Blank; 
her  dam  by  Snip  out  of  Lady  Thigh,  who  was  daughter  of  Grey 
Bloody  Buttocks,  own  sister  to  Bay  Bloody  Buttocks,  dam  of 
Moreton's  Traveller. 

These  two  horses  do  really  trace  to  the  Greyhonnd,  &c.,  lino 
alluded  to  above,  and  I  doubt  not  their  excellence  and  popular- 
ity, in  Virginia, were  tho  cause  of  the  falsification  of  above  half 
a  score  of  pedigrees  into  the  like  form. 

This  is  a  matter  of  very  considerable  importance  to  the 
American  Turf;  since  old,  or  Moreton's,  Traveller  got  Tryall 
and  Yorick  out  of  imported  Blazella,  Burwell's  Traveller  out  of 
a  Janus  or  Lycnrgus  mare  ;  Lloyds'  Traveller  out  of  a  Jenny 
Cameron  mare,  Tristram  Shandy  out  of  a  Janus  marc,  Ariel  and 
Partner  out  of  Col.  Tasker's  Selima. 

It  is  remarkable  that  Mr.  Edgar  has  left,  in  his  invaluable 
Stud  Book,  the  pedigrees  of  these  two  Travellere  as  question- 
able. There  is,  however,  no  question  about  it ;  owing  to  the 
fortunate  fact  of  the  dam  of  the  one  and  the  great-great-grand- 
dam  of  the  other  being  named  mares.  Bay  Bloody  Buttocks, 
and  Lady  Thigh,  instead  of  merely  bay  filly  by  So  and  So ; 
which  leads  to  their  direct  identification,  without  the  possibility 
of  mistake. 

There  would  have  been  no  difficulty,  whatever,  but  for  the 
absurd  chopping  and  clumging  of  names. 

Tliere  were  already  three  Travellers,  in  England,  wheu 


THE   GREYHOUND   MAJO'.S. 


50ft 


i^rec ;  nn<i  tliat 
y  IJloody  Biit- 
ilfhruttMl  Wi<l- 
u  was  by  (lU-y- 
oiii  IT^''?  to  'y.> 
)m  1737  to  '41 
iLT,  tVom  '43  to 
rartnor,  in  '48 
•It  to  Forester, 
ir,  dam  by  Al- 

i. 

iiiont,  thou  Big 
Traveller,  was 
am  by  Blank; 
vugliter  of  Grey 
ittocks,  dam  of 

lound,  &c.,  lino 
uo  and  popular- 
n  of  above  half 

ortanco   to  the 

cr  got  Tryall 

raveller  out  of 

out  of  a  Jenny 

nare,  Ariel  and 

lis  invaluablo 
re  as  question- 
owing  to  the 
at-great-grand- 
ody  Buttocks, 
)y  So  and  So; 
the  possibility 

er,  but  for  the 

lugland,  wheu 


Moreton's  bay  colt,  out  of  l).;y  Bloody  Buttocks,  M'as  so  called  ; 
and  at  least  half  a  dozen  in  America,  when  Charleniont,  alias 
Ben,  the  great  g.  g.  g.  nephew  nf  Bay  JMoixly  ihitfocks,  re- 
ceived a  third  alias  of  Traveller,  for  the  very  purpoHe  (tne  would 
say  of  breeding  confusion. 

I  have  taken  considerable  interest  in  these  yimsi  (Jreyhound 
maro  pedigrees,  and  have  traced  it  so  far  as  to  satisfy  myself 
that  at  lea>-t  two-thirds  of  them  are  direct  and  wilful  torgeries. 

It  appears  that  there  is  but  one  (ireyhound  mare  of  sulH- 
cient  note  to  be  named  in  the  books,  whoso  dam  was  by  Make- 
less — viz..  Brown  Farewell.  She  had  five  fillies,  Bay  and  Grey 
Bloody  Buttocks,  Little  Partner,  lied  Rase,  and  a  Bay  tilly  g.  g. 
g.  dam  of  Enterprise.  All  the  daughters  of  the  two  Bloody 
Buttocks  mares  are  named  F*nd  well  known.  Little  Partner  had 
but  one  filly.  Cat  by  Cade.  Red  Rose*  '".ad  fillies  by  Lesang, 
Syphon,  Matchem,  Alfrad  ai:d  Magnet,  and  the  Bay  filly,  it 
would  seem,  but  one  by  the  Bolton  Starling.  So  that  all  the 
pedigrees  which  run  to  this  strain  must  necessarily  be  false,  un- 
less Greyhound  be  preceded  by  Bloody  Buttocks  or  Partner, 
and  these  again  by  one  of  the  following,  viz.,  by  Partner,  For- 
ester, Cade,  Lesang,  Syphon,  Matchem,  Alfred,  Magnet  or 
Starling. 

Without  pursuing  this  farther,  I  would  observe  that  it  is  very 
far  from  being  my  wish  or  object  to  throw  doubts  on  established 
pedigrees,  r  to  endeavor  to  vitiate,  in  public  opinion,  strains  of 
blood,  which  have  been  admitted  to  pass  muster. 

It  is  my  object,  on  the  contrary,  to  verify,  not  to  vitiate  ;  and 
I  am  far,  indeed,  from  joining  in  the  absurd  outcry,  that  every 
horse  is  necessarily  coaree-brtd  or  cold-blooded,  because  he  can- 
not hQ  proved,,  directly,  to  bo  pure  bred.  I  perceive  that  the 
circumstances  of  the  cotmtry,  at  the  time  when  importation  be- 
gan, the  great  laxity  in  keeping  proper  registers,  and  the  fatal 
facility  of  forgery,  have  rendered  it  almost  impossible  that  it 
should  be  otherwise. 

I  maintain  that  where  tliere  has  been  a  chance  horse,  him 
self  a  good  racer,  he  has  invariably  failed  and  must  of  necessity 
fail  as  a  getter  of  runners  in  the  firet  or  second  generation  of 
his  stock,  as  was  notoriously  the  case  with  Potomac,  and  other 
horses,  which  might  be  named. f 

*  Soe  Nolo  §  ou  p.  500.    +  See  Note  J  ou  p.  506. 


MSSBSa 


500 


THE   IIORSK. 


r  nllow,  on  the  otlior  IiiukI,  tluit  wliore  wo  liavo  p<>  deficient 
a  j>ctli;.'n'('  dill  lidi'sf  art  (»in!  which  only  iiifuriiis  tliat  ho  was  h 
Boii.  a  i;raiiilH<»n,  <ii"  a  jujn'at-grandrtoii  of  an  imported  ('id>  marc, 
or  I'otHos  iiiarc,  or  any  otiicr  ninro — thon^^di,  iiiKiiu'isfionahly,  I 
bhoiihl  hesitate  very  loiifif  hd'orc  puttinj;  a  mare  to  a  horHc  so 
di-Hceiided,  until  I  had  seen  the  nfock  of  tlie  colhiteral  liranchew, 
and  liirt  own  Htoek,  thoroiij^hly  tehted — and  yet  see  him  and  all 
liiH  brothers  and  sislcrfl,  and  his  own  stock  an<l  the  colhiteral 
Btfick  all  dirttinpiishiiif^  itself,  j^etieration  after  jjt-nerat'-'n,  it  is 
wors«  than  idle  to  question  the  pedigree  or  hlood  of  such  an 
aninud. 

1  Jiow  como  to  the  importation  of  mares,  and  here  I  regret 
to  say  that  tlie  difficulty  is  iidinitcly  greater  than  it  has  been, 
oven,  with  the  horses. 

Mr.  Edgar,  not  finding,  as  I  understand,  Ids  lalnirs  sufH- 
ciently  remunerated  in  the  sales  of  tlio  first  vobuuo  of  his  Stud- 
Book,  left  it  incomplete,  witliout  entering  at  all  uj»on  the  mares, 
whether  native  or  imported:  so  that  there  is  tearcely  any  start- 
ing point,  beyond  scattered  notices,  with  the  exception  of  tho 
alphabetical  list  in  Mason's  Farrier,  of  which  J  liavc  largely  and 
thankfully  availed  myself. 

The  early  importations  "f  mares,  even  tlio  most  famous,  aro 
far  more  loosely  recorded  than  tho  stallions,  tlunigh  lor  what 
reason  it  is  impossible  to  conjecture;  and  all  that  it  is  in  my 
power  to  do  is  to  submit  as  perfect  a  list  as  I  can  command, 
and  to  ask  pardon  for  necessary  and  unavoidable  inij)erfoction8. 


KDrrOBlAL  XOTKS. 

♦  (r.  503.)  Col.  Dolnnccy's  Cub  maro  imd  tho  TotSos  mnrc,  imported  by  Willinm 
Coiistiil)k',  of  Xow  York,  cim  botli  bo  found  in  tliu  Knglish  .Stiid-liook,  and  traced 
bi-yond  tho  possibihly  of  ii  (hiul)t. 

f  (V.  503.)  Both  tlio  Molipse's  are  rcforablo  in  tlic  Stud-Hook. 

X  (V.  508.)  Uoth  Travellor's  wm  bo  found  in  tlio  Knglish  Slud-Book. 

§  (1'.  505.)  There  nro  tlireo  mares  by  tho  name  of  Rod  Hose.  The  one  men- 
tionod  above  by  Partner,  dam  by  (Iroyliound,  out  of  Old  Farewell,  never  had  foals 
by  the  horses  named.  She  liad  three  foal.s  by  Forester,  one  by  Starlinj,',  three  by 
Ciido,  and  two  by  Reguliis.  Herbert  must  liavo  confounded  Red  Rose,  by  Babra- 
ham,  for  Red  Rose,  by  Partner.  Red  Rose,  by  Babraliam,  had  lillies  by  Lo  Sang, 
Syphon,  Matchem,  Alfred,  and  Magnet. 

II  (P.  505.)  Potomac's  pedigree  has  since  been  cloarod  up  satisfactorily. 


-immm 


taitm 


'•■p'""*»»«wi|i» 


liavo  po  doffclcnt 
IS  tlmt  hv  wuH  u 
liorti'd  Ciil)  umro. 
iiiKjiicrttioiiahly,  I 

IC     tl»     II    llOCHO    80 

llatcnil  liiuiK'lics, 
KcHt  liiiii  1111(1  all 
ml  the  I'ullatoral 
'  gi'iicrat''"!!,  it  Ih 
))(><j(l  of  Hiicli  an 


D'J  licro  I  regret 
Lliaii  it  has  been, 

his  lahorB  sufH- 
liuiuj  of  hia  Stiul- 
II  ii])on  thoniart'8, 
I'arci'ly  any  etart- 
oxception  of  tho 
'  have  largely  and 

nioftt  famous,  aro 
tluMigh  for  what 
that  it  i«  in  my 
I  can  command, 
ble  iin])crfection8. 


•0,  imported  by  Willinm 
Stiid-Uook,  ond  traced 

Hook. 

Stiul-Book. 

1  Hose.  The  one  men- 
irowell,  novor  liiid  fouls 
0  by  Stiirlhi),',  thrco  by 
cd  Rod  Rose,  by  Bnbru- 

liad  fillies  by  Lo  Sang, 

)  satisfactorily. 


LIST    OF   STALLIONS 

IMPORTED  FROM  ENGLAND. 

FROM  BEFORE  THE  REVOLUTION  TO  THE  PRESENT  DAY. 


KXPLANATTO.N  OP  TEUM8  IHEU  IN  AnUREVlATlON. 


Am.  for  American. 

B.  or  I),  for  bay. 

Bl.  or  bl.  for  black. 

Br.  or  br.  for  brown. 

B.  C.  or  b.  c.  for  bay  colt. 

D.  V.  or  b.  f.  for  bny  nUy. 

B.  M.  or  b.  m.  for  bay  >   iro, 

or.  for  cream  color. 

c.  for  colt. 

ch.  for  chootniit,  or  any  nhado  of  norrol. 

ch.  c.  for  cheHtnat  colu 


ell.  f.  for  chcfilniit  flih  . 

<b.  III.  for  clicHlnut  lua.-o. 

1).  ord.  fur  dun. 

KiiK.  for  KiikHhIi. 

O,  n.  or  Kr.  for  (jroy  or  gray. 

(11.  orgl.  forKcl.lliiB. 

n.  or  h.  for  hornc. 

Imp.  or  Imp.  for  Imported. 

Uo.,  ro.  or  r.  for  roiiii. 

(.'ook'H  and  Bluckburn'B  WTilparo  one  and  tho 
xamc  homo. 


Abjer,  br.  c,  foaled  1817,  by  Old  Trnfllc,  bred  by  Mr.  Udney,  im- 
portcjl  by  James  Jackson,  of  Alabama,  into  New  York,  and 
killed  there  m  18^8.  Ist  dam  IJriesis  by  Beningbrongl  ;  2cl 
dam  Lajly  Jane  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle;  3d  dam  Paulina  by  fIoH- 
S  '  f  .?ri  ^"P/r'  ^^  ^I^tchem;  5th  dam  Calliope  by 
Slouch;  Cth  dam  (Atlanta's  dam)  Lass  of  the  Mill  by  Oroo- 
noko;  7th  dam  by  lYaveler;  8th  dam  Miss  Makeless  by  Young 
Greyhound;  9th  dam  by  Partner;  10th  dam  Miss  Doe's  dan! 
by  Woodcock;  11th  dam  by  Croft's  Bay  Barb;  12th  dam  by 
Mak  less  (Desdemona  dam) ;  13th  dam  by  Brimmer;  14th  dam 
by  Dickey  Pearson ;  15th  dam  Burton  Barb  mare 

"^""T  Tll^mlTn"  '^1''''^'  ""•  '"  ^''^"^  ™'  '^y  ^1«"^^''  bred  by 

mII  ."'S"'-  r''^  '^'"^  ^'''''  *«  J""«  by  Spectator; 

Al  dam  sister  to  Horatius  by  Blank;  3d  dam  by  Childers;  4th 

dam  Misfl  Be  voir  byGrey  Grantham;  5th  dam  by  Paget  Turk; 
Cth  dam  Betty  Percival  by  Leede's  Arabian;  7th  dam  b^ 
Spanker.  •' 


H^tmESH 


MHWUMiilK 


wftmiwiiniliniiiiiiii.- 


mmi 


r 


608 


THE    H0B3E. 


Admiral  Nelson,  br.  c,  foaled  1805,  by  John  Bull,  bred  by  Lord 
CJrosveiior,  and  imported  into  Virginia  by  William  Lightfoot, 
of  Sandy  Point.  1st  dam  Olivia  by  Justice;  2d  dam  Cypher 
l)y  Sijuirrel ;  3d  dam  Fribble's  dam  by  Regulus ;  4tli  dam  by 
Bartlott's  Childers;  5th  dam  by  Iloneywood's  Arabian;  Gth 
'1:,m  the  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

A-NDERBY,  eh.  c,  foaled  1833,  by  Velocipede,  bred  by  Capt.  Taylor, 

an('  imported  into  Tennessee  by  .    1st  dam  Kate  by 

Catton ;  2d  dam  Miss  Garforth  by  Walton  :  3d  dam  by  Hya- 
cinthus ;  4th  dam  Zara  by  Delpini ;  5th  dam  Flora  by  King 
Fergus ;  Gth  dam  Atalanta  by  Matchem ;  7th  dam  Lass  of  the 
Mill  by  Oroonoko;  8th  dam  by  Old  Traveler;  9th  dam  Miss 
Makeless  by  Young  Greyhound;  10th  dam  by  old  Partner; 
11th  dam  Miss  Doe's  dam  by  Woodcock;  12th  dam  by  Croft's 
i.liy  Barb ;  13th  dam  Desdemona's  dam  by  Makeless ;  14th  dam 
l^yBiimmer;  15th  dam  by  Dicky  Pierson;  IGth  dam  Burton 
Barb  mare. 

Albion,  bl.  c,  foaled  1837,  by  Cain  or  Actaeon,  bred  by  Mr.  E. 
Peel.  1st  dam  Panthoa  by  Comns  or  Blacklock;  2d  dam  Man- 
uella  by  Dick  Andrews ;  3d  dam  Mandane  by  Pot-8-o's ;  4th 
dam  Young  Camilla,  sister  to  Colibri  by  Woodpecker;  5th  dam 
Camilla  by  Trentham;  Cth  dam  Coquette  by  the  Compton 
Barb ;  7^:11  dam  sister  to  Regulus  by  the  Godolphin  Arabian ; 
8th  duti  Grey  liobinson  by  the  Bald  Galloway;  9th  dam  by 
Snak.;:  10th  dari  Old  Wilkes  by  Old  Hautboy. 

Altjerman,  b  c,  foaled  1787,  by  Pot-8-o's,  bred  by  Mr.  Burton, 
and  imported  in'o  Piichmond,  Va.,  by  John  Banks.  1st  dam 
Lady  Bolingbrokt.  by  Squirrel ;  2d  dam  Cypron  (King  Herod's 
dam)  by  iilaze  ;  3d  dam  Selima  by  Bethel's  Arabian;  4th  dam 
by  Graham's  Champion ;  5th  dam  by  Darley's  Arabian :  Gth 
dam  by  Merlin. 

Alexander,  imported  into  New  York,  1797.  By  Champion.  1st 
d''ra  Duke  of  Rutland's  Countess  by  the  Northumberland  Ara- 
bian, said  to  have  been  17  hands  high.  We  can  find  no  such 
horse  as  Alexander  by  Champion,  and  no  such  mare  as  Countess 
by  Northumberland  Arabian.  We  presume  it  is  a  spurious 
pedigree. 

Alexander  (Smalley's),  bred  by  Sir  William  Watkin  Wynne,  Bart., 
and  imported  into  Virginia  by  William  Smalley,  Esq.  By 
Alexander  (son  of  O'Kelly's  Eclipse) ;  1st  dam  Sweet  Briar  by 


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LIST  OF  IMPORTED  STALLIONS. 


609 


Bull,  bred  by  Lord 

William  Lightfoot, 

ice ;  2d  dam  Cypher 

jguliis;  4tli  dam  by 

rood's  Ara,bian;  Glh 

red  by  Capt.  Taylor, 
1st  dam  Kate  by 
1 :  3d  dam  by  Hya- 
3am  Flora  by  King 
'th  dam  Lass  of  the 
eler;  9th  dam  Miss 
im  by  old  Partner; 
.2th  dam  by  Croft's 
Makelcss;  14th  dam 
;  IGth  dam  Burton 

eon,  bred  by  Mr.  E. 
lock ;  2d  dam  Man- 
le  by  Pot-8-o's ;  4th 
oodpecker ;  5th  dam 
e  by  the  Compton 
jodolphin  Arabian ; 
oway;  9th  dam  by 
boy. 

red  by  Mr.  Burton, 
n  Banks.  1st  dam 
pron  (King  Herod's 
3  Arabian ;  4th  dam 
rley's  Arabian:  6th 

By  Champion.  Ist 
jrthumberland  Ara- 
}  can  find  no  such 
3h  mare  as  Countess 
le  it  is  a  spurious 

atkin  "Wynne,  Bart., 
Smalley,  Esq.  By 
ilam  Sweet  Briar  by 


King  Herod;   2d  dam  Monimia's  dam  by  Alcide?;   3d  dam 
by  Crab;  4th  dam  Snap's  dam  by  Fox;  5th  dam  Gipsey 
by  Bay  Bolton;  Gth  dam  by  Duko  of  Newcastle's  Turk-  7th 
dambyByerlyTurk;  8th  dam  by  Taffolet  Barb;  9th  dam  bv 
Place's  White  Turk ;  10th  dam  Natural  Barb  Marc. 
All-fours,  ch.  c,  foaled  1772,  by  All-fours,  bred  by  Lord  Orosvenor 
imported  mto  New  York  or  Connecticut.     1st  dam  by  Blank  • 
2d  dam  Bay  Starling  by  Bolton  Starling;  3d  dam  Miss  Meynell 
by  Partner;  4th  dam  by  Greyhound;  5tli  dam  by  Curwen  Bay 
Barb;  6th  dam  Lord  D'Arcy's  Arabian;  7th  dam  by  White- 
shirt  ;  8th  dam  Old  Montague  Marc. 
Ambassador,  ch.  c,  foaled  1839,  imported  in  his  mother's  belly,  by 
L.  J.  Polk,  Esq.,  Tcnn.    By  Eng.  Plenipotentiary,  dam  imported 
Jenny  Mills  by  Whisker  (which  see.) 
Ambassador,  b.  c,  foaled  1836  by  Emilius,  bred  by  Mr.  Tattersall 
and  imported  into  America  with  his  dam.    1st  dam  imp.  Trapes 
(late  Speck)  by  Tramp;  2d  dam  Eemembrance  by  Sir  Solo- 
mon; 3d  dam  Queen  Mab  by  Eclipse ;  4th  dam  by  Tartar;  5th 
dam  by  Mogul;  Gth  dam  by  Sweepstakes ;  7th  dam  sister  to 
Storm  by  Bay  Bolton;   8th  dam  by  Curwen  Bay  Barb-  9th 
dam  by  Old  Spot;  10th  dam  by  White-legged  Lowther  Barb. 
Americus,  br.  c,  foaled  1755,  by  Babraham,  bred  by  Mr.  Aldridge 
the  property  of  Mr.  Maclin,  in  America.    1st  dam  Creeping 
Molly  by  Second;   2d  dam  by  Gen.  Evans' Arabian ;  3d  dam 
by  Cartouch. 

Anfield,  b.  c,  foaled  1860,  bred  by  Mr.  M.  Hewetson,  imported  into 
Nova  Scotia  1865.  By  The  Confessor.  1st  dam  Eugenia  by 
Barbarian  dam  Allegretta  by  St.  Luke;  2d  dam  Alba  by 
Dandy;  3d  dam  Beresina  by  Smolensko;  4th  dam  Mayflower 
by  Sir  Peter ;  5th  dam  Miss  Brim  by  Highflyer ;  Gth  dam  Brim 
by  Squirrel ;  7th  dam  Helen  by  Blank  ;  8th  dam  by  Crab  •  9th 
dam  sister  to  Partner  by  Jigg ;  loth  dam  sister  to  Mixbury 

Antaeus,  h  bred  by  John  Ward,  Esq.,  Kent,  Eng.,  imported  into 
South  Carolina.  By  Spectator;  balance  of  pedigree  unknown 
He  stood  at  Jacksonborough,  1771. 

Antonio,  b.  c,  foaled  1856  by  Bay  Middleton,  bred  by  Mr.  W  Et- 
wall  imported  by  Geo.  W.  Morton,  Toronto,  Canada,  in  1860. 
1st  dam  sister  to  Aegis  by  Defence ;  2d  dam  Soldiei-'s  Joy  by  the 
Colonel;  3d  dam  Galatea  by  Amadis;  4th  dam  Paulina  by  Sir 
Peter;  5th  dam  Pewett  by  Tandem;  Gth  dam  Termagant  by 


510 


THE  nonsE. 


Tantmm ;  7th  dam  Cantatricc  by  Sampson ;  8th  dam  by  Rcg- 
ulus;  9th  dam  Marske  dam  by  Blacklegs;  10th  dam  by  Bay 
Bolton;  11th  dam  by  Fox  Cub;  12th  dam  by  Conoyskins; 
13th  dam  by  Hutton's  Grey  Barb;  1-lth  dam  by  Ilutton'a 
Royal  Colt;  15th  dam  by  Byerly  Turk;  ICth  dam  by  Bustler. 

Apparition,  br.  c,  foaled  in  1837  by  Spectre,  bred  by  Lord  Grosve- 
nor,  and  imported  into  New  York  in  ship  Hamilton,  by  Cap- 
tain Bunker ;  sent  over  by  Thomas  Conuah,  Liverpool.  The 
pedigree  was  sworn  to  by  the  breeder,  and  certified  by  the 
American  Consul  at  Liveipool.  We  state  here  that  the  Thun- 
derbolt mare's  produce  is  not  set  down  in  Stud  Book.  The 
balance  of  the  pedigree  is ;  but  we  do  not  doubt  the  facts  stated 
above.  1st  dam  Young  Cranberry  by  Thunderbolt;  2d  dam 
Cranberry  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle;  3d  dam  Nannette  by  John 
Bull;  4tli  dam  Nimble  by  Florizel;  5th  dam  Eantipole  by 
Blank;  6th  dam  Joan  (sister  to  Careless  by  Eegulus);  7th 
dam  Silvertail  by  Ileneage  Whitenosc;  8th  dam  by  Battle; 
9th  dam  by  Darley's  Arabian ;  10th  dam  Old  Child  mare  by 
Sir  T.  Grcsley's  bay  Arabian  ;  11th  dam  Mr.  Cooke's  Vixen  by 
the  Helmsley  Turk. 

Abchduke,  br.  c,  foaled  1796,  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle,  bred  by  Sir  F. 
Standish,  imported  into .  Virginia  by  Col.  John  Hoomes,  in 
1803.  1st  dam  Horatia  by  Eclipse;  2d  dam  Countess  by 
Blank ;  3d  dam  by  Rib ;  4th  dam  by  Wynn  Arabian ;  5th  dam 
by  Governor;  Gth  dam  by  Alcock  Arabian;  7th  dam  by  Grass- 
hopper ;  8th  dam  Sister  to  Gentleman's  dam. 

AncHEB,  br.  c,  foaled  1790,  by  Faggergill,  bred  by  Mr.  Broadhurst, 
imported  into  Virginia  by  Mr.  Rives  in  1802.  1st  dam  sister 
to  Croesus  by  Eclipse  ;  2d  dam  by  Young  Cade ;  3d  dam  Miss 
Thigh  by  Rib ;  4th  (Grieswood's)  Lady  Thigh  by  Partner;  5th 
dam  by  Greyhound ;  0th  dam  Sophonisba's  dam  by  Curwen 
bay  barb;  7th  dam  by  D'Arcy's  Chestnut  Arabian;  8th  dam 
by  Whiteshirt ;  9th  dam  Old  Montague  mare. 

Akchibald,  b.  c,  foaled  1801,  by  Walnut,  bred  by  Duke  of  Hamil- 
ton, imported  by  William  Smalley,  into  Virginia.  Jst  dam 
Jardin  by  Javelin ;  2d  dam  Young  Flora  by  Highflyer  (sister 
to  Spadille) ;  3d  dam  Flora  by  Squirrel;  4th  dam  Angelica  by 
Snap ;  5th  dam  by  Regains ;  6th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers ; 
7th  dam  Honeywood's  Arabian ;  8th  dam  of  the  True  Blues. 

Aristotle,  br.  c,  foaled  1755,  by  CuUen  Arabian,  bred  by  Bladen, 


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LIST    OF    IMPORTED    STALLIONS. 


511 


ith  dam  by  Rcg- 
Otli  diini  by  Buy 

by  Coneyskiiis; 
am  by  Iluttou's 

dam  by  Bustler. 

i  by  Lord  Grosve- 
[amilton,  by  Cap- 
,  Liverpool.    The 
certified  by  the 
re  that  the  Thun- 
Stud  Booli.    The 
bt  the  facts  stated 
iiderbolt;  2d  dam 
rannette  by  John 
lam  Eantipole  by 
by  Regnlus);  7th 
1  dam  by  Rattle; 
)ld  Child  marc  by 
Cooke's  Vixen  by 

zle,  bred  by  Sir  F. 
John  Hoomes,  in 
dam  Countess  by 
Arabian ;  5tli  dam 
rtli  dam  by  Grass- 
Mr.  Broadhurst, 
1st  dam  sister 
ade ;  3d  dam  Miss 
1  by  Partner ;  5tli 
dam  by  Cunven 
\.rabian;  8th  dam 

Duke  of  Hamil- 
irginia.  3st  dam 
y  Highflyer  (sister 

dam  Angelica  by 
artlett's  Childers; 
the  True  Blues. 

1,  bred  by  Bladen, 


and  imported  into  Virginia  about  the  year  HC-l.  For  follow- 
ing pedigree  see  English  Racing  Calendar  for  17G0.  IIo  wuri  a, 
liorso  of  some  note  on  the  turf.  Died  in  Virginia,  17TG,  aged 
21.  1st  dam  by  Old  Crab  ;  2d  dam  by  Hobgoblin ;  3d  dam  by 
Godolphin  Arabian  ;  4th  dam  Cream  Cheeks  by  Old  Spanker ; 
5th  dam  by  Old  Hautboy. 

Abba  Kookeb,  br.  c,  foaled  1789,  l)y  Drone,  bred  by  Mr.  Dods- 
worth,  imported  by  Dr.  James  Tate,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  1st 
dam  by  Chatsworth ;  2d  dam  by  Engineer;  3d  dam  by  Wilson's 
Arabian;  4th  dam  by  Hutton's  Spot;  5th  dam  by  Mogul;  Gth 
dam  by  Crab ;  7th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton ;  8th  dam  by  Curwen 
Barb ;  9th  dam  by  Spot ;  10th  dam  by  Whitelegged  Lowther 
Barb;  11th  dam  Vintner  mare. 

Atlantic,  b.  c,  foaled  183G,  bred  by  His  Majesty,  imported  by 
Com.  R.  F.  Stockton,  N.  J.  By  Actaeon ;  1st  dam  Miss  Cra- 
ven by  Mr.  Lowe;  2d  dam  by  Soothsayer ;  3d  dam  by  Buzzard; 
4th  dam  sister  to  Bangtail  by  Highflyer ;  6th  dam  Catharine 
by  Young  Marske ;  Gth  dam  Gentle  Kitty  by  Silvio ;  7th  dam 
by  Dorimond ;  8th  dam  Portia  by  Regulus ;  9th  dam  by  Hut- 
ton's  Spot;  10th  dam  by  Fox  Cub;  11th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton. 

Australian,  a  rich  chestnut,  with  black  legs,  IG  hands  high,  bred 
in  1858,  and  impoi'ted  by  A.  Keenc  Richards,  Esq.,  of  Scott 
county,  Ky.  C  .vned  by  A.  J.  Alexander,  Esq.,  Kentucky.  By 
West  Australian ;  1st  dam  Emilia  by  Young  Emilius ;  2d  dam 
Persian  by  Whisker;  3d  dam  Vai'iety  by  Selim;  4th  dam 
Sprite  by  Bobtail;  5th  dam  Catharine  by  Woodpecker,  Cath- 
arine was  the  dam  of  Golumpus,  the  sire  of  Catton,  that  sired 
Trustee,  and  Gallopadc,  the  dam  of  Reel,  the  dam  of  Lecomte, 
Prioress  and  Starke ;  Gth  dam  Camilla  by  Trentham :  7th  dam 
Coquette  by  Compton  Barb ;  8th  dam  sister  to  Regulus  by  Go- 
dolphin  Arabian ;  9th  dam  Grey  Robinson  by  the  Bald  Gallo- 
way; 10th  dam  by  Snake,  son  of  Lister  Turk;  11th  dam  Old 
Wilkes  by  Old  Hautboy ;  12th  dam  Miss  D'Arcy's  Pet  marc ; 
13th  dam  a  Royal  mare. 

Autocrat,  g.  c,  foaled  1822,  by  Grand  Duke,  brel  by  Lord  Derby, 
imported  into  New  York  in  1831,  by  William  Jackson,  Esq.,  of 
Tennessee.  1st  dam  Olivetta  bySirOhver;  2d  dam  Scotina 
by  Delpini ;  3d  dam  Scota  by  Eclipse  ;  4th  dam  Harmony  by 
Herod;  5th  dam  Rutilia  (sister  to  dam  of  Highflyer  and  Mark 
Antony)  by  Blank ;  Gth  dam  by  Regulus ;  7th  dam  by  Sore- 


512 


THE    HOBSB. 


heels ;  8th  dam  by  Makeless ;  9th  dam  Christopher  D'Arcy's 
Royal  marc. 

Aysoartii,  b  c,  foaled  185G,  bred  by  Mr.  Ridley,  purchased  by  Mr. 
R.  Wardlo  for  Gen.  S.  R.  Garth,  of  South  Carolina.  By  Pam- 
ton;  Ist  dam  by  Inheritor;  2d  dam  Gin  by  Juniper;  3d  dam 
Princess  Jemima  by  Remembrancer ;  4th  dam  by  Ormond ;  5th 
dam  by  Anvil;  Gth  dam  Queen  Mab  by  Eclipse;  7th  dam  by 
Tartiir;  8th  -lam  by  Mogul;  9th  dam  by  Sweepstakes;  10th 
dam  (sister  >u  Sloven)  by  Bay  Bolton ;  3  h  dam  by  Curwen 
Bay  Barb;  13^h  dam  by  Old  Spot;  13th  uum  by  White-legged 
Lowther  Barb ;  14th  dam  Vintner  marc. 

Babraham,  b.  c,  foaled  about  1759,  by  Fearnought.  We  cannot 
find  this  horse.  He  stood  in  Virginia  in  1765,  owned  by  Wil- 
liam and  George  Evans.  1st  dam  Silver  (imported  by  Captain 
William  Evans)  by  Belsize  Arabian. 

Babraham,  b.  c,  foaled  in  1775,  by  Wildair,  in  English  Stud  Book, 
Mr.  Bacon's  Si.-  Harry,  bred  by  Sir  J.  Kaye,  Stood  in  Vir- 
cinia  in  1783,  by  Augustine  Willis.  1st  dam  by  Babraham ; 
id  dam  by  Sloe;  3d  dam  Coughing  Polly  by  Bartlett's  Chil- 
ders;  4th  dam  by  Counsellor;  5th  dam  by  Snake;  Gth  dam 
by  Luggs;  7th  dam  by  Davill's  Old  Woodcock. 

Babraham,  b.  c,  foaled  about  17G0,  imported  into  South  Carolina, 
and  stood  at  Mr.  Arthur  Middleton's  on  Abhley  river.  By  Ba- 
braham; Ist  dam  by  Second;  2d  dam  by  Starling;  3d  dam  by 
Greyhound;  4th  dam  by  Soreheels;  5th  dam  Miss  D'Arcy's 
Pet  mare. 

Badger,  g.  c,  imported  by  Governor  Eden,  of  Maryland,  previous 
to  the  Revolutionary  War;  by  Lord  Chedworth's  Bosphorus. 
We  cannot  find  this  horse.  1st  dam  by  Black-and-all-Black ; 
2d  dam  by  Devonshire  or  Flying  Childers. 

Bajazet,  br.  c,  foaled  1754,  by  Bajazet,  owned  by .    1st  dam 

by  Old  Crab ;  2d  dam  by  IlobgobUn,  3d  dam  by  Wnitefoot ; 
4th  dam  Moonah  Barb  mare. 

Balrownie,  b.  c,  foaled  1850,  by  Annandale,  bred  by  Mr.  W. 
I' Anson,  and  imported  by  Capt.  Cornish,  the  property  of  James 
Watson,  of  New  York.  Died  186G.  1st  dam  Queen  Mary 
(Blink  Bouny's  dam)  by  Gladiator ;  2d  dam  by  Plenipotentiary; 
3d  dam  Myniia  by  Whalebone;  4th  dam  Gift  by  Young 
Gohanna;  5th  dam  sister  to  Grazier  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle; 
6th  dam  sister  to  Aimator  by  Trurapator ;  7th  dam  by  Herod ; 


istopher  D'Arcy's 

purchased  by  Mr. 
Tolina.  By  Pam- 
Juniper;  3d  dam 
1  by  Ormond ;  5th 
ipse;  7th  dam  by 
Sweepstakes;  10th 
1  dam  by  Curwen 
a  by  White-legged 

ight.  Wo  cannot 
35,  owned  by  Wil- 
ported  by  Captn,in 

Inghsh  Stud  Book, 
fc,  Stood  in  Vir- 
am  by  Babraham ; 
by  Bartlett's  Chil- 
r  Snake;  6th  dam 
3k. 

to  South  Carolina, 
iley  river.  By  Ba- 
irling;  3d  dam  by 
am  Miss  D'Arcy's 

Maryland,  previous 
ivorth's  Bosphorus. 
iack-and-all-Black ; 

V .    1st  dam 


lam  by  Wnitefoot ; 

I,  bred  by  Mr.  W. 
!  property  of  James 
dam  Queen  Mary 
by  Plenipotentiary; 
m  Gift  by  Young 
Sir  Peter  Teazle; 
Tth  dam  by  Herod ; 


LIST  OP  IMPORTED  STALLIONS. 


513 


8th  dam  by  Snap  ;  9tli  dam  by  Gowcr  stallion  ;  lOtli  dam  l)y 
Cliilders. 

Barefoot,  ch.  c,  foaled  1820,  by  Tramp,  bred  by  Mr.  Watt,  sent  to 
America  by  Admiral  Sir  Isaac  Coffin  of  tlio  British  navy  in 
1828,  landed  in  Massachusetts.  Died  fall  1840.  1st  dam  Kosa- 
mond,  by  Buzzard;  2d  dam  Roseberry,  sister  to  lluby,  l)y 
Phenomenon ;  3d  dam  Miss  West,  by  Matchem ;  4th  dam  by 
Regulus;  6th  dam  by  Crab,  Cth  dam  by  Cliilders;  7th  dam 
by  Basto. 

Baroxet,  b.  c,  foaled  1785,  by  Vcrturanus,  bred  by  Sir  W.  Vava- 
sour, imported  into  New  lork.  1st  dam  Penultima  by  Snap; 
2d  dam  sister  to  Nabob  by  Cade ;  3d  dam  sister  to  Drudge  by 
Crab ;  4th  dam  sister  to  Blaze  by  Childers ;  5th  dam  Con- 
federate filly  by  Grey  Grantham ;  Cth  dam  by  Duke  of  Rut- 
land's Black  Barb ;  7th  dam  by  Bright's  Roan. 

Bashaw,  b.  c,  foaled  1768  by  Wildair,  bred  by  James  Do  Lanccy  of 
New  York.  1st  dam  by  Cub  (imported) ;  2d  dam  by  Second  ; 
3d  dam  by  Starling ;  4th  dam  sister  to  Vane's  Little  Partner 
by  Partner ;  5th  dam  by  Greyhound ;  6th  dam  by  Makeless ; 
7th  dam  by  Brimmer;  8th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk; 
9th  dam  by  Dodsworth ;  10th  dam  Layton  Barb  mare. 

Batchelor,  also  called  Jack  tho  Batchelor,  foaled  1753,  by  Blaze, 
bred  by  Mr.  Thompson,  and  imported  into  this  country  in 
1762,  under  tho  above  name,  owned  by  James  Gibson  of  Vir- 
ginia, 1764.  Wo  cannot  find  this  horse.  This  horse  is  in  the 
list  of  studs  for  1762.  See  English  Racing  Calendar.  1st  dam 
by  Gallant ;  2d  dam  by  Smiling  Tom. 

Bat  Bolton,  b.  c,  by  Old  Bay  Bolton  (in  England).  Cannot  find 
this  horse.    1st  dam  imp.  Blossom  by  Sloe ;  2d  dam  by  Regulus. 

Bay  Colt  (afterward  called  Hamilton),  foaled  1793,  by  Highflyer; 
bred  by  Lord  Grosvenor,  imported  by  Mr.  Barksdale,  of  Lon- 
don, for  James  Strange,  Esq.,  of  Manchester,  Va.  1st  dam  by 
Eclipse ;  2d  dam  Vauxhall  Snap's  dam  by  Young  Cade ;  3d  dam 
by  Bolton  Little  John ;  4th  dam  Mr.  Durham's  Favorite,  by  a 
son  of  Bald  Galloway ;  5th  dam  of  Lord  Portmore's  Daffodil, 
by  a  foreign  horse  of  Sir  T.  Gascoigne. 

Bay  Richmond,  b.  c,  foaled  1769,  bred  by  Sir  L.  Dundas.  This 
horse  was  first  imported  into  Jamaica,  where  he  ran  in  the  name 
of  Sarpedon.  By  Feather ;  1st  dam  Matron  by  Cullen  Ara- 
bian ;  2d  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers ;  3d  dam  Warlock  Gallo- 
VoL.  I.— 33 


Mull 


514 


llIE  HORSE. 


Avay  by  Snake ;  4tli  dam  sister  to  the  Carlisle  gelding  by  llio 
l?al(l  (ialloway;  Sth  danx  Wharton  marc,  by  Lord  Carlisle's 
Turk  ;  Cth  dam  l)y  IJald  Galloway  ;  7tli  dam  by  Byerly  Turk. 

Beau,  g.  c,  foaled ,  l)y  Cartoueh,  owned  by  Mr.  Maguire  in  Ire- 
land. First  dam  Bretta  mare,  said  to  be  Greyhound.  Heo 
English  Racing  Calendar  for  1754,  page  198.  This  horse  rau 
in  Ireland. 

Bedfoiid,  b.  c,  foaled  1793,  by  Dungannon,  bred  by  Lord  Grosvenor, 
imported  by  Colonel  Iloomes,  of  Virginia.  1st  dam  Fairy  by 
Highflyer;  2d  dam  Fairy  Queen  by  Young  Cade;  3d  dum 
Routh's  Black  Eyes  by  Crab;  4th  dam  Warlock  Galloway  by 
Snake;  5th  dam  sister  to  Carlisle  gelding  by  Bald  Galloway; 
Gth  dam  Wharton  mare  by  Lord  Carlisle's  Turk ;  7th  dam  by 
Bald  Galloway  ;  8th  dam  by  Byerly  Turk. 

Belshazzar,  ch.  c,  foaled  1830,  by  Blacklock,  bred  by  Mr.  Watt, 
and  imported  1838  by  Thomas  Flintoff,  of  Tennessee.  1st  dam 
Manuella  by  Dick  Andrews ;  2d  dam  Mandano  by  Pot-8-o's ; 
3d  dam  Young  Camilla  by  Woodpecker ;  4th  dam  Camilla  by 
Trentham  ;  5th  dam  Coquette  by  the  Compton  Barb ;  Gth  dam 
sister  to  Regulus  by  Godolphin  Arabian  ;  7th  dam  Grey  Robin- 
son by  the  Bald  Galloway;  8th  dam  by  Old  Snake;  C.  dam 
Old  Wilkes  by  Old  Hautboy. 

Bergamotte,  b.  c,  foaled  1788,  by  Highflyor,  bred  by  Lord  Cler- 
mont. 1st  dam  Priestess  by  Matchem;  2d  dam  by  Gower 
stallion ;  Sd-  dam  by  Regulus ;  4th  dam  by  Hip ;  5th  dam 
Large  Hartley  mare  by  Mr.  Hartley's  blind  horse :  Cth  dam 
Flying  Whig,  by  Williams'  Woodstock  Arabian ;  7th  dam  by 
St.  Victor  Barb ;  8th  dam  by  Why-not  (son  of  the  Fen  wick 
Barb) ;  9th  dam  Royal  mare. 

Billet,  br.  c,  foaled  18G5,  bred  by  Mr.  James  Smith,  imported  in 
Illinois  by  S.  Powers.  By  Voltigeur.  1st  dam  Calcutta  by 
Flatcatcher ;  2d  dam  Miss  Martin  by  St.  Martin ;  3d  dam  t 
Wagtail  by  Whisker ;  4th  dam  by  Sorcerer ;  5  th  dam  by  Sir 
Soloman ;  Gth  dam  by  Young  IVtarske ;  7th  dam  by  Phoenome- 
non :  8th  dam  Calliope  by  Slouch  ;  9th  dam  Lass  of  the  Mill 
by  Oronooka ;  10th  dam  by  Traveler ;  11th  dam  Miss  Makelesa 
by  Young  Greyhound;  12th  dam  by  Partner;  13th  dam  by 
Woodcock ;  14th  dam  by  Croft's  Bay  Barb ;  15th  dam  by  Make- 
less;  IGtli  dam  by  Brimmer;  17th  dam  Dicky  Pierson ;  18th 
dam  Burton  Barb  mare. 


LIST  OF  IMPOUTED  STALLIONS. 


(315 


le  pcUliiif,'  liy  the 
ly  Lord  t'arli.sU''8 
i)y  Byorly  Turk. 

[r.  Maguire  in  Iro- 

Greyliound.    Sl'o 

i.    This  liorse  ran 

y  Lord  Grosv<'nor, 
1st  dam  Fairy  l)y 
<r  Cado;  3d  dam 
•lock  Galloway  l)y 
)y  Bald  Galloway ; 
L'urk  ;  Tth  dam  by 

bred  by  Mr.  Watt, 
nniessee.  1st  dam 
ianc  by  Pot-8-o's ; 
th  dam  Camilla  by 
on  Barb ;  Cth  dam 
1  dam  Grey  Robin- 
l  Snake;  C.\  dam 

red  by  Lord  Cler- 
d  dam  by  Gower 
)y  Hip;  5th  dam 
horse:  Cth  dam 
jian;  7th  dam  by 
n  of  the  Fenwick 

mith,  imported  in 

dam  Calcutta  by 

Martin  ;   3d  dam  I 

5th  dam  by  Sir 

am  by  Phcenome- 

1  Lass  of  the  Mill 

am  Miss  Makeless 

licr;  13th  dam  by 

5th  dam  by  Make- 

cky  Pierson ;  18th 


Black  PRiKri:,  bl.  c,  foalod  17C0,  by  Babraliani,  l)red  I)y  Mr. 
Bctliell,  imported  into  tlie  State  of  New  York  l)y  Mr.  Aaron 
Ramsey.  Ist  dam  Riot  by  Ifei^ulus  ;  ^d  dam  by  Blaze  ;  3d  dam 
by  Fox  ;  4th  dam  by  Darlcy's  Arabian ;  5tii  dam,  dam  of 
Woodcock  and  Castaway  l)y  a  son  of  liriinmer ;  Cth  dam  by 
Chesterfield's  Arabian ;  7th  dam  by  llatton  Barb  maro  d!-;i 
of  Grisewood's  Partner. 

Blaze,  imported  into  Virginia  in  1 794,  by  Hugh  Nelson.  By  Blaze 
Wo  cannot  find  this  horse.  Blaze  is  also  said  to  be  by  Vandal. 
There  were  two  Vandals  in  England,  one  by  Skyscraper,  foaled 
1796 ;  the  other  in  1801  by  John  Bull.  Neither  could  bo  his 
8ire.  1st  dam  by  Trnnchcon  ;  2d  dam  by  Regnlus  ;  3d  dam  by 
Eastby  Snake  ;  4th  dam  by  Croft's  Partner ;  5th  dam  by  Egyp- 
tian ;  6th  dam  by  Grey  Woodstock. 

Blenkiron,  br.  c,  foaled  18C9,  bred  by  Mr.  Blenkiron,  imported 
by  Mr.  D.  D.  AVithers,  New  York.  By  Saunterer.  1st  dam 
Feodorowna  by  Kingston ;  2d  dam  Empress  by  Emilius ;  3d 
dam  Mangel  Wurzel  by  Merlin  ;  4th  dam  Morel  by  Sorcerer ; 
5th  dam  Hornby  Lass  by  Buzzard ;  6th  dam  Puzzle  by  Match- 
em  ;  7th  dam  Princess  by  Herod ;  8th  dam  Julia  by  Blank ; 
9th  dam  Spectatoi-'s  dam  by  Partner ;  10th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton ; 
11th  dam  by  Barley's  Arabian  ;  12th  dam  by  Byerly  Turk ; 
13th  dam  by  Taffolet  Barb ;  14th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk ; 
15th  dam  Natural  Barb  mare. 

Blossom,  gr.  c,  foaled  1793,  by  Bordeaux,  bred  by  Mr.  Vernon. 
Ist  dam  Sister  Lambinos  by  Highflyer ;  2d  dam  by  Eclipse ; 
3d  dam  Vauxhall's  dam  by  Young  Cade ;  4th  dam  by  the  Bol- 
ton Little  John ;  5tb  dam  Mr.  Durham's  Favorite  by  a  son  of 
the  Bald  Galloway ;  6th  dam  the  dam  of  Lord  Portmore's 
Daffodil  by  a  foreign  horse  of  Sir  T.  Gasroigne's. 

Bluster,  br.  c,  foaled  1808,  by  Orlando,  bred  by  Mr.  FoiTcst,  and 
imported  into  Virginia  about  the  year  1816,  by  Mr.  Dunlop  of 
London.  Stood  near  Nashville,  Tenn.,  in  1825.  The  Pegasus 
Mare  was  bred  by  Mr.  Broadhurst,  in  1799,  out  of  one  of  his 
Highflyer  mares,  and  sold  when  a  foal  or  yearling  to  Colonel 
Thornton  with  several  others  answering  that  description.  Mr. 
Forrest  supposed  it  to  be  one  out  of  Diddler's  dam.  Died  in  Ten- 
nessee, 1828,  aged  20.  1st  dam  by  Pegasus  (Bay) ;  2d  dam  by 
Highflyer  (dam  of  Diddler) ;  3d  dam  by  Goldflnder ;  4th  dam 
Lady  Bolingbroke  by  Squin*el ;  5th  dam  Cypron  (Herod's  dam) 


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51G 


THE  UOKSE. 


by  Blaze ;  Gth  dam  Selima  by  Betlicll's  Arabian ;  7th  dam  by 
Graliam's  Champion;  8th  dam  by  Darlcy'a  Arabian;  9th  dam 
by  MerHn. 

BoASTEn,  br.  c,  foaled  1793,  by  Dungannon,  bred  by  Mr.  Golding, 
imported  into  Virginia  in  tlie  iiill  of  1811,  by  Mr.  Bell.  Died 
in  Tennessee,  1811),  aged  24.  Ist  dam  by  Justice;  2d  dam 
Marianne  by  Squirrel ;  3d  dam  Miss  Meredith  by  Cade ;  4th 
dam  Little  Hartley  Mare  by  Bartlett's  Childers ;  5th  dam  Fly- 
ing Whig  by  Williams'  Woodstock  An.bian ;  Cth  dam  by  the 
St.  Victor  Barb ;  7th  dam  by  Why-not  (son  of  the  Fenwick 
Barb) ;  8th  dam  Royal  marc. 

Bolton,  b.  c,  foaled  1752,  by  Shock,  bred  by  Mr.  Meredith,  the 
property  of  Mr.  Lightfoot,  of  Charles  City  County,  Va.  let  dam 
sister  to  Miss  Partner  by  Partner ;  2d  dam  by  Makeless ;  3d 
dam  by  Brimmer ;  4th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk ;  5th  dam 
by  Dodsworth  ;  Cth  dam  Layton  Barb  marc. 

Bonnie  Scotland,  b.  c,  foaled  1853,  by  lago,  bred  by  Mr.  W. 
FAnson,  and  imported  by  Capt.  Cornish,  the  property  of  Reber 
&  Kutz,  Lancaster,  Ohio.  1st  dam  Queen  Mary  (Blink  Bonny's 
dam)  by  Gladiator ;  2d  dam  by  Plenipotentiary ;  3d  dam  Myrrha 
by  Whalebone ;  4th  dam  Gift  by  Young  Gohanna ;  5th  dam 
sister  to  Grazier  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle  ;  Gth  dam  sister  to  Aimator 
by  Trumpator;  7th  dam  by  Herod  (sister  to  Postmaster); 
8th  dam  by  Snap ;  9th  dam  by  Gower  stallion ;  10th  dam  by 
Childers. 

Bonnyface,  also  called  Master  Stephen,  b.  c,  foaled  1768,  by  a  son 
of  Regulus,  bred  by  Mr.  C.  Blake,  said  to  have  been  imported 
by  Mr.  French,  of  Virginia.  We  cannot  find  this  horse.  1st  dam 
the  Fen  mare  by  Button's  Royal  colt ;  2d  dam  by  Blunderbuss ; 
3d  dam  Old  Thornton  marc  by  Place's  White  Turk ;  4th  dam 
Barb  mare. 

BoEROOK  Billy,  ch.  c,  foaled  1753,  bred  by  Mr.  Holme,  imported 
into  South  Carolina.  By  Cade.  1st  dam  by  Eastby  Snake; 
2d  dam  by  Partner;  3d  dam  by  Croft's  Egyptian;  4th  dam 
Grey  Woodcock  by  Woodcock ;  5th  dam  Pet  Mare  by  •  Wastell's 
Turk ;  Gth  dam  by  Hautboy ;  7th  dam  (Trumpet's  dam). 

BOSPHORUS,  b.  c,  foaled  1759,  imported  into  South  Carolina  by 
Capt.  Parker,  1767.  By  Bosphorus.  1st  dam  by  Tartar; 
2d  dam  by  Regulus ;  3d  dam  by  Old  Cade ;  4th  dam  by  Bay 
Bolton. 


)ian ;  7th  dam  by 
irabian ;  9th  cluni 

[  by  Mr.  GoWing, 
y  Mr.  Bell.  Died 
Justice ;  2d  dam 
ith  by  Cade  ;  4th 
irs ;  5th  dum  Fly- 
,  Cth  dam  by  the 
1  of  the  Fenwick 

Ir.  Meredith,  the 

nty,  Va.    let  dam 

by  Makeless ;  3d 

i  Turk ;  5th  dam 

bred  by  Mr.  W. 
property  of  Reber 
'y  (Blink  Benny's 
' ;  3d  dam  Myrrha 
ihanna;  5th  dam 
.  sister  to  Aimator 

to  Postmaster); 
m ;  10th  dam  by 

ed  1768,  by  a  son 
e  been  imported 

is  horse.  1st  dam 
by  Blunderbuss ; 
Turk;  4th  dam 

Holme,  imported 
y  Eastby  Snake; 
yptian;  4th  dam 
Mare  by  Wastell's 
ipet's  dam). 

luth  Carolina  by 

dam  by  Tartar; 

4th  dam  by  Bay 


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L!3T  OF  IMPORTED  STALLIONS. 


517 


BosQl'ET,  1)1.  c,  foaled  1855,  bnnl  by  ^Ir.  Robinson,  purchased  in 
Kngland,  ISfiO,  by  .Mr.  H.  Wardlc,  for  den.  H.  U.  Gist,  of  South 
Carolina.  By  (fanie  Buy.  Ist  dam  Miss  Betsey  l)y  Muley 
Jloloch  ;  JJd  dam  Bavarian  by  'I'ranip;  Ikl  dam  Comely  by 
Comus ;  4th  dam  Anticipation  by  Benningbrongh ;  5tii  dam 
Expectation  by  llerod  ;  Otli  dam  by  Sixim;  Itli  dam  by  Janus; 
8th  dam  Spinster  by  Crab;  9th  dam  Widdrington  Muw  by 
Partner ;  10th  dam  sister  to  Squirrel's  dam  by  Bloody  But- 
tocks;  11th  dam  by  Greyhound;  12th  dam  by  Makeless; 
13th  dam  by  Brimmer;  14th  dam  by  Place's  Wiiito  Turk; 
15th  dam  by  Dodsworth  ;  Kith  dam  Layton  Barb  mare. 

Brahma,  g.  h.,  foaled  1833,  bred  by  Mr.  Meynell,  imported  into 
Canada  by  IT.  P.  Simmons,  Esq.  By  Solyman  (son  of  Selim). 
1st  dam  Scrambler  by  Waxy;  2d  dam  Gipsey  by  Trumpator; 
3d  dam  sister  to  Postmaster  by  Herod ;  4t]i  dam  by  Snap ; 
5th  dam  by  the  Gower  stallion  ;  Cth  dam  by  Childers. 

Brilliant,  g.  c,  foaled  1791,  by  Phenomenon,  bred  by  Mr.  Gar- 
forth.  and  imported  into  Virginia  179G,  by  Col.  Tayloe.  1st  dam 
Faith  by  Pacolet ;  2d  dam  Atalanta  by  Matchcm ;  3d  dam  Lass 
of  the  Mill  by  Oroonoko ;  4th  dam  sister  to  Clarke's  Lass  of 
the  Mill  by  Traveler ;  5th  dam  Miss  Makeless  by  Young  Grey- 
hound ;  6th  dam  by  Partner ;  7th  dam  by  Woodcock  (dam  of 
the  Lambton  Miss  Doe) ;  8th  dam  1  y  Croft's  Bay  Barb  (grandam 
of  the  imp.  mare,  Mary  Grey) ;  9th  dam  Desdemona's  dam  by 
Makeless;  10th  dam  by  Brimmer;  llth  dam  by  Dicky  Pear- 
son (son  of  Dodsworth) ;  12th  dam  by  Burton  Barb  mare. 

Brunswick,  imported  into  Virginia  before  the  Revolution,  owned 
by  James  Macdonald  in  1771 ;  by  Oroonoko.  We  cannot  find 
this  horse,  and  cannot  find  any  Babraham  mare  that  ever  had 
a  foal  by  Oroonoko.  Ist  dam  by  Babraham ;  2d  dam  by  Fly- 
ing Childers. 

Brutus,  r.  c,  foaled  1748,  by  Regulus,  bred  by  Mr.  Martindale, 
imported  (it  is  believed)  into  South  Carolina.  1st  dam  Miss 
Layton  (Lodge's  roan  mare)  by  Partner ;  3d  dam  by  a  colt  of 
Lord  Cardigan's  by  the  Duke  of  Richmond's  Turk;  3d  dam  by 
Why-not ;  4th  dam  by  Mr.  Wilkinson's  bay  Arabian  ;  5th  dam 
Natural  Barl)  mare,  bought  by  Mr.  Wilkinson  of  Lord  Arling- 
ton (Secretary  of  State  to  Charles  the  Second)  to  whom  she 
was  a  present  from  the  Emperor  of  Morocco. 

Betan  O'Lynn,  br.  c,  foaled  1796,  by  Aston,  bred  by  Mr.  Baker, 


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THE   UORHE. 


and  imporlrd  into  Warri-ii  county,  N.  C,  by  Oovcnior  .Taiiios 
Tiinicr  in  l.SU;j.  J.st  tluni  by  Lc  Sung;  ;icl  iluni  by  UcguluH; 
3cl  (lam  sister  Bay  Ih-ocivlcdby  by  Partner;  4th  dam  Hrocklesl)y 
by  (ircyhound  ;  .')tii  dam  by  Hrookk'sby  IMiy  ]>\  Curwen  Bay 
IJarb;  (itli  dam  Leed  .s  Hobby  nuuv,  by  tbo  Lister  Turk. 

BucEi'liALUS,  br.  v.,  foaled  17r)8,  l)y  Sir  ]\[atlliow  Wttlierton'd 
Locust,  imported  into  Virginia  beibre  tlie  IJevoIution.  We  can- 
not lind  this  horse.  1st  dam  by  Cade ;  'id  dam  by  J'artnor ; 
•}d  dam  by  iMakeless ;  4th  dam  by  Brimmer;  Stli  dam  l)y  Place's 
Wliite  Turk;  Otii  dam  by  Uodsworth ;  7lh  dum  by  Layton 
Biib  mare. 

BuFFOOAT,  dun  c,  foaled  ]T4:J,  by  Ciodolj)hin  Arabian,  bred  by  Lord 
Godolphin.  He  died  in  Virginia  in  17.57.  1st  dam  Silver 
Locks  by  tiie  Bald  (ralhnvay ;  2d  dam  by  Akastcr  Turk ; 
3d  dam  by  Lcedes ;  4  th  dam  by  Spanker. 

BuLLE  RoLK,  foaled  '  >.  1718,  imported  into  Virginia  before  the 
IJevoIution  in  1730.  "We  cannot  lind  this  horse,  and  give  it  as 
stated  below,  he  being  foaled  before  tlie  issue  of  eitiier  the  Stud 
Book  or  Bacing  Calendar.  By  Darley  Arabian.  He  was  owned 
l)y  Samuel  I'atton  and  Samuel  (list,  of  Virginia.  1st  dam  by 
Byerly  Turk ;  2d  dam  Lister  T'urk ;  3d  dam  Natural  Barb  mare. 

BuzzAKD,  ch.  c,  foaled  1787,  bred  by  Mr.  Bullock,  imported  into 
Virginia  by  Colonel  lloomes,  and  afterward  brought  to  Ken- 
tucky by  Benjamin  Graves.  By  AVoodpeckcr.  Died  in  Ken- 
•  tucky  in  1811,  aged  24.  1st  dam  ]\risfortune  by  Dux  ;  2d  dam 
Curiosity,  sister  to  Angelica,  by  Snap ;  3d  dam  by  IJegulus ; 
4th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers;  Sth  dam  by  Honeywood's 
Arabian ;  Gth  dam  the  dam  of  the  two  Tnie  Bines. 

By  TriE  Sea,  ch.  c,  foaled  18G8,  imported  by  Mr.  A.  Belmont,  New 
York,  in  his  mother's  l^elly.  By  Tliormanby,  by  dam  imported 
Eeruice  by  Stockwell  (which  see). 

Cade,  h.,  foaled  175G,  bred  by  Mr.  Warren,  imported  into  South 
Carolina  17G2.  By  Old  Cade.  He  stood  at  Mr.  Williamson',? 
in  17G3,  near  Eantowles  Bridge,  at  £35.  1st  dam  Silvertail  by 
Henage's  Whitenose ;  2d  dam  by  Rattle ;  3d  dam  by  Darley'g 
Arabian  ;  4th  dam  Old  Child  marc  by  Gresley's  bay  Arabian ; 
5th  dam  Vixen  by  Helmsley's  Turk ;  Gth  dam  Dodsworth's  dam. 

Camel,  b.  c,  foaled  1830,  by  Camel,  bred  by  James  Bai-bour,  of  Vir- 
ginia, imported  with  liis  dam.     1st  dam  imp.  Pliantomia  by 


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MST  01'   IJII'OUTICl)   iSTALLIOXS. 


fllO 


f  Oovcnior  Jainoa 
iluiu  by  Ufguliis; 
li  (liiin  Hrucklesl)y 
y  l)y  Curwcn  Iky 
lister  Turk. 

hew  Wttlicrtou'd 
Diution.  Wc  cun- 
iliim  by  I'iirtuor ; 
W\  (lam  l)y  Plapt''.s 
I  tlum  by  Lay  tun 

liaii,  bred  by  Lonl 

1st  ilum   Silvir 

'  Akastcr  Turk ; 

rginia  before  the 
rso,  and  give  it  as 
jf  eitiier  the  Stud 
I.  He  was  owned 
nia.  1st  dam  by 
utnral  IJarb  marc. 

k,  imported  into 
brouglit  to  Ken- 
:.  Died  in  Ken- 
by  Dux ;  2d  dam 
am  by  IJegulus; 
by  Iloneywood's 
Jiues. 

\.  Belmont,  New 
by  dam  imported 

ortcd  into  South 
Mr.  Williamson'i! 
dam  Silvertail  by 
dam  by  Darley's 
y's  bay  Arabian ; 
)odsworth'8  dam. 

Bai'bour,  of  Vir- 
p.  Piiantomia  by 


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Phantom  ;  U  dam  by  Walton  ;  ;Jd  ihmi  AlK-ranti  by  Pegasus- 
4th  (lam  Orange  S<,.uvzer  by  llighllyer ;  T.th  .lam  Mop  S.nur/er 
by  Alatehem  ;  (ith  dam  Lady  by  Mr  C.  Turners  Swec-pstak.s ; 
ah  da.n,  dam  ..f  Shuttle  by  Patriot;  81h  dam  by  Oral);  lOth 
dam  sister  to  Sloven  by  Hay  Holt..n  ;  11th  dam  by  (.'urwen's 
Bay  Barb;   K»t],  du,u  i,y  .Sp„t ;    i;Jth  dam    l)y  Whitc-hwcd 
Lowther  Barb;  14th  dam  OKI  Vintner  mare. 
Cannon,  b.  c,  foaled  1789,  by  Dungannon.  bred  by  his  Majesty 
(x'orgo  the  Fourtli.     1st  dam  Aliss  Spindleshanks  by  Omar- 
2d  dam  by  Starling;  3d  dam  by  (iodolpliin  Arabian  ;  4(]i  dam' 
byStanyan's  Arabian;  r)th  dam  by  IVliiam's  Barb;  (;th  dam 
1^-  Spot;  7th  dam  by  Wliite-leggcd  Lowther  Burb;  8th  dam 
Old  V  intner  mare. 

Canwell,  b.  e.,  foaled  1859;  bred  by  Lord  Ifewport.  Imported 
into  Canada,  18G3.  By  Stockwell.  1st  dam  May  Bell  bv 
Iletman  PlatolT;  2d  dam  by  Sultan  ;  3d  dam  Salute  by  Muley- 
4th  dam  Duleamara  by  Waxy;  f.th  dam  Witchery  by  Sorcerer i 
Cth  dam  Cobbea  by  Skyscraper;  7tii  dam  by  Woodpecker- 
8th  dam  Ileinel  by  Squirrel ;  9th  dam  by  Blank  •  10th  dam  by 
Cullen  Arabian  ;  11th  dam  Grieswood's  Lady  Thigh  by  Partner. 

CAnniNAL  Puff,  b.  c,  bred  by  Lord  Grosvcnor.  Imported  by 
Samuel  Harrison,  of  Anne  Arundel  County,  lAId.,  by  Cardinal 
Puff.  We  cannot  find  this  horse.  1st  dam  by  Bandy ;  2d  dam 
by  Matchem. 

Caklo,  I),  c,  foaled  1795,  by  Balloon,  bred  by  Sir  J.  HoneyT\-ood 
imported  into  Philadelphia  by  Robert  Wain,  Esq.  Ho  stood 
at  a  Mr.  Duckett's  in  1809.  1st  dam  sister  to  Peter  Pindar  by 
Javelin ;  2d  dam  Sweetheart  by  Herod  ;  3d  dam  by  Snap ;  4th 
dam  by  Regulus ;  5th  dam  Crimps  dam  by  Snip ;  Gth  dam 
Lady  Thigh  by  Partner;  7th  dam  by  Bloody  Buttocks;  8th 
dam  by  Greyhound ;  9th  dam  by  Makeless ;  10th  dam  by  Brim- 
mer; 11th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  12th  dam  by  Dods- 
worth  ;  13th  dam  Layton  Barl)  mare. 

Cauver,  b.  c,  foaled  1770,  by  Young  Snap.  Imported  in  1774  by 
by  Dr.  Charles  Mayle,  Norfolk  County,  Virginia.  l„t  dam  by 
Blank  ;  2d  dam  by  Babraham  ,  3d  dam  by  Ancaste/  Stirling"; 
4th  dam  by  Grasshopper ;  5th  dam  by  Sir  M.  Newton's  Arabian  ; 
6th  dam  by  Pert ;  7th  dam  St.  Martins ;  8th  dam  by  Sir  E. 
Hale's  Turk  (cannot  find  this  horse). 

Centinel,  ch.  c,  foaled  1758,  by  Blank,  bred  by  the  Duke  of 


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Anciiafcr,  mid  imix)rtr(l  into  Soulli  Carolhm.  Diod  1784. 
l8t  (Imu  Niiylor  l.y  Cade;  ^d  dum  Spoctutor'n  dam  l.y  I'lirtiur; 
3d  dam  lUnmy  I^wm  l.y  Huy  Bolton;  4Hi  dam  l.y  DarloyV 
Aral.iaii ;  olli  dam  l.y  Bycrly  'I'urk  ;  (Kh  dam  l.y  TallhlH  Barb- 
;th  dam  l.y  I'lacc's  White  'I'mk  ;  Hlh  dam  Natural  Bail,  muro.' 
C'ETUS,  I),  c,  fouled  1827,  by  WiialelM.ue,  bred  by  Mr.  Dilly,  imported 
by  F.  l\  Corbiii,  of  Virginia.  1st  dam  fimia  (sister  to  Quail) 
by  (iolummi;  2d  dam  Certliia  by  Wtiodpeeker ;  ;Jd  dam  by 
Treiitham  ;  4th  dam  t'uiiegoiid(.  l.y  Blank  ;  nth  dam  by  Cuilon 
Ara!.ian;  0th  dam  l.y  Patriot;  7th  dam  by  (iander;  8fh  dam 
by  brother  to  (Inintlwim;  !)lli  dom  l)y  Pulliene's  Chestnut 
Aral>ian;  10th  dam  by  Spanker. 

Chanob,  1).  c,  foaled  1797,  by  Lurcher,  bred  by  Mr.  Wentwortli,  and 
imported  by  Col.  John  Tayloe  into  Virginia.  Dieil  in  Virginia, 
1820,  oged  2;j.  Ist  dam  Recovery  by  llyder-AIly ;  2d  dam  Per- 
ditu  by  llerod ;  3(1  dam  I'\ur  Forester  by  Side ;  4th  dam  by 
Forester;  .>th  dam  by  Partner;  0th  dam  by  Croft's  Bay  Barb; 
7th  dam  by  Makeless ;  8th  dam  by  lirimmer ;  9th  dam  by 
Dicky  Pierson  (son  of  Dodsworth) ;  10th  dam  Burton  Barb 
mare. 

CnABiOT,  1).  c,  fouled  1789,  by  Highflyer;  bred  by  Mr.  Clifton; 
imported  into  Virginia  by  Mr.  Thweat,  and  by  him  sold  to 
Messrs.  James  &  Henry  Lyne,  Granville  County,  N.  C,  in  1803. 
Ist  dam  Potosi  by  Eclipse ;  2d  dam  by  Blank ;  3d  dam  by 
Godolphin  Arabian  ;  4th  dam  l)y  Snip;  5th  dam  Spinster  (the 
Widdington  Mare)  by  Partner;  Cth  dam  sister  to  Squirrel's 
dam  l)y  Bloody  Buttocks ;  7th  dam  i)y  Greyhound  ;  8th  dam 
by  Makeless;  9th  dam  by  Brimmer;  10th  dam  by  Place's 
White  Turk;  11th  dam  by  Dodsworth ;  12th  dum  Layton 
Barb  mare. 

Chateau  Maroattx,  br.  c,  foaled  1822,  by  Whalebone;  bred  hy 
Lord  Egremont,  and  owned  by  J.  Avery  &  A.  T.  B.  Merritt, 
Hick's  Fortl,  Virginia,  1835,  imported  1834,  by  Messrs.  Merritt 
&  Co,  Ist  dam  Wasp  (sister  to  Scorpion)  by  Gohanna ;  2d 
dam  hy  Highflyer;  3d  dam  Chanticleer's  dam  by  Eclipse; 
4th  dam  Rosebud  by  Snap ;  5th  dam  Miss  Belsea  by  Regulus ; 
0th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers  ;  7th  dam  by  Honeywood's  Ara- 
bian ;  8th  dam,  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

Chesterfield,  br.  c,  first  called  New  Zealand,  foaled  1836,  bred  by 
Lord  Chesterfield,  and  imported  to  Illinois  by  Col.  Oakley,     By 


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iia.  Died  1T84. 
iliim  liy  Partner; 
ium  li>  harloyV 
l)y  Tullbk't  Hiu"l>; 
iiriil  Kuril  niuro. 

•.  Dillv.  iniporti'd 
(sister  ti)  Quail) 
ker;  Uil  dam  liy 
li  dum  liy  Ciilli'ii 
iandt-r ;  H(li  dam 
licne's  Chestnut 

.  Wetitworth,  and 
Died  in  V'irginia, 
liy;  "Zd  diiiii  IVr- 
loc ;  4th  dum  by 
.'roft's  Hay  Hurl) ; 
er;  Dth  dum  by 
im  Burton  Burl) 

by  Mr.  Clifton; 

by  him  sold  to 
y,  N.  C,  in  180a. 

k ;  lid  dum  by 
am  Spinster  (the 

er  to  H(|uirrer8 
louiid  ;  81  h  dum 

dam  Ity  Pluce's 
I  dum  Luyton 

ebone;  bred  by 
T.  B.  Merritt, 
Messrs.  Merritt 

ly  Gohanna;  2d 

am  by  Eclipse ; 

sea  by  Regulus ; 

oneywood's  Ara- 

od  183G,  bred  by 
1.  Oakley.     By 


iniporti'd  I'rium.  Ist  dam  WorfhlcHM  by  Wullon  ;  '-id  dum  Altl- 
sidoru  by  Dick  AiidreuM;  M  dam  Mandane  by  INit-H-o'H;  4th 
dam  Ydiiii}^  Camilla  by  Woodpi'tker ;  r>th  dam  Camilla  by 
'I'rentham;  (ith  dam  ('(ii|ii('tte  by  the  Com|ttiiii  Marb ;  Tlh  dam 
siriter  to  Kc^iduM  liy  Codolphin  Arabian  ;  Hth  dum  (! rev  Kobinson 
l)y  Hald  (iailoway ;  !Hh  dam  by  Snake ;  loth  dum  Old  Wilken 
by  Old  lluullioy." 

CiiiLnrntM,  b.  c,  imported  into  Virginia  about  lh(>  year  IT.'il,  by 
John  Tuyloe.  Sen.,  of  Mt.  Airy.  By  Blaze  (son  of  Flying 
Cliildern).  We  ciin  llnd  no  produce  of  Fox  by  Mlaze,  nor  of 
Fox  by  Maid  (iulloway.  Ist  dim  by  l-'ox ;  Jid  dum  by  Maid 
(iulloway. 

CiTlZEK,  b.  0.,  fouled  1785,  by  Pacolet ;  bred  by  Mr.  (Jorwod. 
Sent  to  the  West  lndie.s,  ufterwurd  imported  into  Norlh  Caro- 
lina by  (ienera!  Stephen  Wright  Carney,  of  Halifax  County, 
and  landed  at  Portsmouth,  Vu.,  in  the  ship  (losport,  on  the 
2(ith  day  of  September,  180;j,  then  18  years  old.  Died  in  'iVn- 
nessee,  1800,  uged  24.  Ist  dam  Princess  ly  Turk  ;  2d  dum 
Fuiry  Queon  by  Young  Cade ;  lid  dum  Mouth.'s  Mluck  K3es  by 
Crub;  4th  dam  Warlock  Calloway  by  Snake;  nth  dam  sister  to 
Curlislo  Gelding  by  The  Bald  Calloway;  nth  dam  Whart  »n 
mare  by  Lord  Carlisle's  Turk  ;  7th  dam  by  BaldColloway ;  8tli 
dam  by  Byerly  Turk. 

Claiiet,  b,  c,  foaled  ISHO,  by  Chateau  Margaux,  bred  by  Mr.  Wilson, 
and  owned  or  stood  by  Wyatt  Cardwell,  Charlotte  Court  House, 
Va.,  1835,  imported  183t[  by  ^[erritt  &  Co.  lat  dam  by  Par- 
tisan; 2d  dam  Si'-ertuil  l»y  Gohanna;  3d  dum  by  Orvillt ;  4th 
dam  Helim's  dam  by  Alexander ;  5th  dam  by  Highflyer ;  Gth 
dam  by  Alfred  ;  7th  dam  by  Engineer  ;  8th  dam  Ikiy  Malton's 
dam  by  Cade  ;  9th  dam  Lass  of  the  Mill  by  1'raveler ;  10th  dam 
Miss  Makcless  by  Young  (ireyhound;  11th  dam  by  Partner; 
12th  dam  Miss  Doe's  dura  by  Woodcock  ;  13th  dum  by  Croft's 
Bay  Barb ;  14th  dam  Chestnut  Thornton  by  Makeless ;  15th 
dum  Old  Thornton  by  Brimmer;  IGth  dam  by  Dicky  Piersou  ; 
17th  dam  Burton  Barb  marc. 

Clifden-,  b.  c,  foaled  1787,  by  Alfred,  bred  by  Sir  J.  Lade,  and 
imported  into  Virginia  in  1800,  by  Dr.  William  Thornton,  of 
Washington  City.  1st  dam  sister  to  Mulberry  by  Florizel ; 
2d  dam  Teresa  by  Matchem  ;  3d  dam  Brown  Regulus  by  Regu- 
lus; 4th  dam  Miss  Starling  Junior  by  Starling;  5th  dam  by 


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Partner;  Ctli  dam  l)y  Croft's  Bay  Barb;  7th  dam  by  Makeloss  ; 
8th  dam  by  Dicky  Picrson  (son  of  Dodsworth) ;  9th  dam  Bur- 
ton Barb  niaro. 

Cliftox,  b.  c.  (formerly  called  Grinder),  foaled  1797,  by  Abbe 
Thullc,  "jred  by  Mr.  Clifton.  Said  to  have  been  imported  into 
Maryland.  Ist  dam  Eustatia  l)y  llightiycr ;  2d  dam  Wren  by 
Woodpecker ;  3d  dam  Papillon  (Sir  Peter  Teazle  dam)  by 
Snap;  4th  dam  Miss  Cleveland  by  Regulus;  5th  dam  Midge  by 
a  son  of  Bay  Bolton ;  Gth  dam  l>y  Bartlett's  Childers ;  7th  dam  l)y 
Honoywood's  Arabian ;  8th  dam  the  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

Clockfast,  g.  c,  foaled  1774,  by  Gimcrack,  bred  by  Lord  Grosvenor, 
imported  into  Virginia  in  the  ship  Theodorick,  by  Capt.  McNab. 
1st  dam  Miss  Ingram  by  Regulus;  2d  dam  Miss  Doc  by  Sed- 
liury ;  3d  dam  Miss  Mayes  by  Bartlett's  Childers ;  4th  dam  1)y 
Counsellor ;  5th  dam  by  Snake ;  Gth  dam  by  Luggs ;  7th  dam 
by  Davill's  Old  Woodcock. 

Clown,  b.  c,  foaled  1785,  by  Bordeaux,  bred  by  Mr.  Vernon,  sent  to 
the  West  Indies,  and  imported  into  Orange  County,  North 
Carolina,  by  Messrs.  Cain  &  Rea.  1st  dam  by  Eclii)se ;  3d  dam 
Chrysis  by  Careless ;  3d  dam  Snappina  by  Snap ;  4th  dam  by 
Moore's  Partner ;  5th  dam  by  Childers ;  Gth  dam  Miss  Bel- 
voir  by  Grey  Grantham ;  7th  dam  by  Paget  Turk ;  8th  dam 
Betty  Percival  by  Leede's  Arabian ;  9th  dam  by  Spanker. 

CocK-A-Hoop,  ch.  c,  foaled  1856,  bred  by  Mr.  A.  Gray,  imported  by 
R.  Ten  Broeck,  Esci.,  18G0.  By  The  Confessor.  Died  on  the 
passage.     1st  dam  Delia  by  Dick;  2d  dam  Lady  Di  by  Act<Ton. 

C(EUU  DE  Lkox,  b.  c,  foaled  1789,  by  Highflyer,  bred  by  Mr.  Tur- 
ner, and  imported  into  Virginia  by  Col.  John  Iloomes.  Died 
1809.  aged  20  years.  1st  dam  Dido  by  Eclipse;  2d  dam  by 
Spectator ;  3d  dam  by  Blank ;  4th  dam  Lord  Leigh's  Diana  by 
Second ;  5th  dam  Mr.  Hanger's  brown  mare  by  Stanyan's  Ara- 
bian; Gth  dam  Gipsy  by  King  William's  Notongued  Barb; 
7th  dam  by  Makeless;  8th  dam  Royal  mare. 

CoLUJiBUS,  b.  c,  foaled  1835 ;  imported  in  his  mother's  belly  by 
R.  D.  Shepherd,  Va.  By  Columbus ;  dam  by  Cattou ;  2d  dam 
(Kilnocky's  dam)  by  Sancho.     (Sec  Cattou  mare.) 

Commodore,  b.  c,  imjwrtcd  into  New  York  in  the  ship  Samuel 
Robinson,  Capt.  Choatc,  from  Greenock,  in  Scotland,  by  C.  II. 
Williams,  Esq.  By  Caleb  Quotem.  Mary  Brown,  the  reported 
dam  of  Commodore,  was  foaled  1805,  but  wc  can  fold  no  prod- 


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523 


1  clam  by  Makelcss  ; 
rth) ;  9th  dam  Bar- 
ed 1797,  by  Abbe 
been  imported  into 
;  2d  dam  Wren  by 
r  Teazle  dam)  by 
5th  dam  Midge  by 
liildors ;  7th  dam  by 
he  two  True  IJlues. 
by  Lord  Grosvenor, 
k,  by  Capt.  McNab. 
1  Miss  Doe  by  Sed- 
ildors ;  4th  dam  by 
y  Lnggs ;  7th  dam 

kir.  Vernon,  sent  to 
ge  County,  North 
)y  Eclii)se ;  2d  dam 
Snap ;  4tli  dam  by 
til  dam  Miss  Bcl- 
;t  Turk;  8th  dam 
by  Spanker. 

Gray,  imported  by 
!Sor.  Died  on  tlie 
ady  Di  by  Acta^on, 

,  bred  by  Mr.  Tur- 
in Iloomes.  Died 
lipse;  2d  dam  by 
I  Leigh's  Diana  by 
by  Stanyan's  Ara- 
Notongued  Barb; 

mother's  belly  by 
Y  Cattou ;  2d  dam 
larc.) 

the  ship  Samuel 
Scotland,  by  C.  II. 
rown,  the  repoi'ted 
ctui  find  no  prod- 


uce of  Mary  Brown  in  tlio  Stud  Book,  by  Caleb  Quotem.    The 
pedigree  is  given  as  found  in  Edgar,  no  date  of  foaling  or  year 
of  importation  is  given ;  the  pedigree  is  correct  I'rom  JIary 
Brown  back  to  the  dam  of  tlio  two  True  Blues.    Said  to  have 
been  foaled  1820.     1st  dam  Mny  Brown  by  Guilford;  2d  dam 
Vixen  by  Pot-8-o's;  3d  dam  Cypher  by  Scpiirrel ;  4th  dam  by 
Ecgulus;  5th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers;  Gth  dam  by  Honey- 
wood's  Arabian;  7th  dam  the  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 
CoMrs,  (Berner's)  b,  or  br.  c,  foaled  1829,  by  Comus,  bred  by  Lord 
Berner,  and  imported  by  E.  IL  Boardmau,  Iluntsville,  Ala.,  in 
1837.    1st  dam  Rotterdam  by  Junijier;  2d  dam  Spotless  by 
Walton;  3d  dam  byTrumpator;  4th  dam  by  Iliglillyer;  5th 
dam  Othcothca  by  Otho;  Gth  dam  by  Snap;  7th  dam  by  Regu- 
lus;  8th  dam  Wildair's  dam  by  Steady;  9th  dam  by  Partner; 
10th  dam  by  Greyhound ;  lltli  dam  Chestnut  Layton  by  Make- 
less  ;  12th  dam  Bay  Layton  by  Counsellor;  13th  dam  by  Brim- 
mer; 14th  dam  Trumpet's  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  15th 
dam  by  Dodsworth;  IGth  dam  Layton  Ba:b  mare. 
CoxsoL,  b.  c,  foaled  1828,  by  Lottery,  bred  by  Mr.  Walker,  and  im- 
ported into  America  by  E.  II.  Boardman,  of  Alabama,  in  1835 
Consol  died  1839.    1st  dam  by  Cerberus ;  2d  dam  Merlin's  dam 
byDelpmi;  3d  dam  Tripple  Cyder  by  King  Fergus;  4th  dam 
Sylvia  by  Young  Marske;  5th  dam  Ferret  by  a  brother  to  Sil- 
vio; Gth  dam  Regulus;  7th  dam  by  Lord  Morton's  Arabian ; 
8t]i  dam  by  Mixbury ;  9th  dam  by  Mulso  Bay  Turk ;  10th  dam 
by  Bay  Bolton;  lltli  dam  by  Coneyskins;  12th  dam  by  Hut- 
ton's  Grey  Barb;  13th  dam  by  Byerly  Turk;   14th  dam  by 
Bustler. 

CONSTEUKATION,  br.  c,  foaled  1841,  by  Confederate,  bred  by  Mr. 
Cawood,  and  imported  in  June,  1840,  by  C.  J.  Abbott,  Esq., 
and  recently  the  property  of  John  P.  Welch,  of  Oregon.  1st 
dam  Curiosity  by  Figaro;  2d  dam  by  Waxy;  3d  dam  Bizarre 
by  Peruvian;  4th  dam  Violanto  by  John  Bull;  5th  dam  sister 
to  Skyscraper  byllighftyer;  Gth  dam  Everlasting  by  Eclipse- 
7th  dam  Ilya^na  by  Snap;  8th  dam  Miss  Belsea  by  Regulus' 
9th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Cliilders;  10th  dam  by  Honeywood's 
Arabian;  11th  dam,  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

Contract,  ch.  c,  foaled  1823,l)yCatton,  bred  by  Lord  Scarborough, 
and  imported  by  William  Jackson  into  Kcw  York  in  1829.  Isfc 
dam  Helen  by  Ilambletonian :  2d  dam  Susan  by  Overton;  34 


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dam  Drowsy  by  Drone ;  4th  dam  Old  England  maro  by  CuUen 
Arabian ;  5tli  dam  Miss  Cade  by  Cade ;  Gth  dam  Miss  Makeless 
by  a  son  of  Greyhound;  7th  dam  by  Partner  (sister  tc  Wilkie's 
mare) ;  8th  (lam  by  Woodcock ;  9th  dam  by  Croft's  Barb ;  10th 
dam  by  Makeless;"  11th  dam  by  Brimmer;  12th  dam  by  Dicky 
Pierson ;  13th  dam  Burton  Barb  mare. 

CoRMOBANT,  b.  c,  foalcd  1787,  by  Woodpecker,  bred  by  Mr.  Fox, 
and  imported  into  Virginia  by  the  late  Colonel  John  Hoomes. 
1st  dam  Nettletop  by  Squirrel ;  2d  dam  Indiana's  dam  by  Baja- 
zct;  3d  dam  by  Eegulus;  4th  dam  by  Blank;  5tli  dam  by 
Lonsdale  Arabian ;  Gth  dam  Bonny  Lass  by  Bay  Bolton ;  7th 
dam  by  Darley's  Arabian ;  8th  dam  by  Byerly  Turk ;  9th  dam 
by  Taffolct  Barb ;  10th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk ;  11th  dam 
Natural  Barb  marc. 

Coronet,  b.  c,  foaled  1825,  by  Catton,  bred  by  Mr.  Z  Lumlcy.  He 
stood  at  Somcrville,  Tenn.,  in  1839,  at  Edward  Haskins'.  1st 
dam  byPaynator;  2d  dam  Violet  by  Shark;  3d  dam  by  Sy- 
phon ;  4th  dam  Mr.  Quick's  Charlotte  by  Blank  ;  5th  dam  by 
Crab;  Gth  dam  by  Dyer's  Dimple;  7th  dam  by  Bethell's  Cast- 
away; 8th  dam  by  Why-not;  9th  dam  Eoyal  mare. 

Crab,  foaled  in  1736,  bred  by  Mr.  Eouth,  and  imported  into  Amer- 
ica about  the  year  174G.  He  died  in  Virginia,  in  1750.  By 
Crab.  1st  dam  by  Counsellor ;  2d  dam  by  Coneyskins ;  3d  dam 
by  Hutton's  Arabian. 

Crawford,  g.  c,  bred  by  His  Royal  Highness  the  Duke  of  Cum- 
berland; imported  into  Virginia,  by  Robert  Ruffln,  of  Prince 
George  county.  We  cannot  find  this  horse.  By  Cumberland 
Arabian.  1st  dam  by  Pai-tner;  2d  dam  by  Snake;  3d  dam  by 
Lyster  Turk. 

Crawler,  b.  c,  foaled  1792,  by  Highflyer,  bred  by  the  Duke  of 
Grafton ;  imported  into  the  State  of  Tenncsse..;.  1st  dam  Har- 
riet by  Matchcm ;  2d  dam  Flora  by  Regulus ;  3d  dam  by  Bai't- 
lett's  Childers;  4th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton;  5th  dam  by  Belgrade 
Turk. 

Creeper,  b.  c,  foaled  17G8,  by  Tandem,  bred  by  Lord  A.  Hamilton ; 
imported  into  the  State  of  New  York.  1st  dam  Harriet  by 
Matchem;  2d  dam  Flora  by  Regulus;  3d  dam  by  Bartlett's 


Childers ; 
Turk. 


4th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton;   5th  dam  by 


Belgrade 


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^mi 


LIST    OF    IMPORTED    STALLIONS. 


525 


id  maro  by  CuUen 
dam  Miss  Makeless 
■  (sister  tc  Wilkie's 
Croft's  Barb;  10th 
L2th  dam  by  Dicky 

p,  bred  by  Mr.  Fox, 
jiiel  Jolm  Hoomes. 
iana's  dam  by  Baja- 
lank;  5th  dam  by 
)y  Bay  Bolton ;  7th 
rly  Turk ;  9th  dam 
te  Turk ;  11th  dam 

^Ir.  7.  Lumlcy.  He 
vard  Haskins'.  1st 
•k;  3d  dam  by  Sy- 
Jlank;  5th  dam  by 
n  by  Bethell's  Cast- 
al  mare. 

nportcd  into  Amer- 
■ginia,  in  1750.  By 
Joneyskins ;  3d  dam 

the  Duko  of  Cum- 
rt  RufFin,  of  Prince 
se.    By  Cumberland 

Snake ;  3d  dam  by 

•ed  by  the  Duke  of 
3sse.;.  1st  dam  Har- 
is ;  3d  dam  by  Bai't- 
ith  dam  by  Belgrade 

y  Lord  A.  Hamilton ; 
1st  dam  Harriet  by 
d  dam  by  Bartlett's 
li  dam  by  Belgrade 


Creole,  bl.  c,  foaled  1750,  bred  by  the  Marquis  of  Rockingham; 
by  Ancaster  Starling.  First  dam  the  dam  of  Dapple.  For 
pedigree  of  Creole  (also  called  Negro),  see  English  Racing  Cal- 
endar for  1754,  page  177. 

Cruiser,  b.  c,  foaled  1853,  bred  by  Lord  Dorchester,  imported  into 
Ohio  by  Mr.  J.  S.  Rarey.  By  Venison.  Died  18(JG.  1st  dam 
by  Little  Red  Rover;  2d  dam  Eclat  by  Edmund;  3d  dam  Squib 
by  Soothsayer;  4th  dam  Berenice  by  Alexander;  5th  dam  Bru- 
nette by  Amaranthus ;  6th  dam  Mayfly  by  Matchem ;  7th  dam 
by  Ancaster  Starling;  8th  dam  by  Grasshopper ;  9th  dam  by 
Sir  M.  Newton's  Arabian;  10th  dam  by  Pert;  11th  dam  by  St. 
Martin;  12th  dam  by  Sir  E.  Hale's  Arabian;  13th  dam  the 
Oldfield  mare. 

Cub,  ch.  c,  foaled  1739,  by  Fox,  bred  by  Mr.  Greville,  and  imported 
into  Virginia.  1st  dam  Warlock  Galloway  by  Snake ;  2d  dam 
sister  to  Carlisle  Gelding  by  the  Bald  Galloway ;  3d  dam  by 
Byerly  Turk. 

Cumberland,  bl.  c,  foaled  1836,  bred  by  Mr.  Stirling,  imported  by 
Com.  R  F.  Stockton,  New  Jersey.  By  Camel.  1st  dam  Ma- 
tilda by  Orville;  2d  dam  by  Sorcerer;  3d  dam  Matilda  by 
AVhiskey ;  4th  dam  sister  to  Toby  by  Highflyer ;  5th  dam  by 
Matchem;  6th  dam  by  Dainty  Davy;  7th  dam  by  son  of  Mo- 
gul; 8th  dam  by  Crab;  9th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton;  10th  dam  by 
Curwen  Bay  Barb. 

Cynthius,  ch.  c,  foaled  1799,  by  Acacia,  bred  by  Mr.  Garforth.  1st 
dam  Yarico  by  King  Fergus ;  2d  dam  Atalanta  by  Matchem ; 
3d  dam  Lass  of  the  Mill  by  Oroonoko;  4th  dam  sister  to  Clark's 
Lass  of  the  Mill  by  Old  Traveler;  5th  dam  Mips  Makeless  by 
Young  Greyhound;  6th  dam  by  Partner ;  7th  dam,  dam  of  the 
Lambton  Miss  Doe  by  Woodcock;  8th  dam  by  Croft's  Bay 
Barb;  9th  dam  by  Makeless;  10th  dam  by  Brimmer;  11th 
dam  by  Dicky  Pierson ;  12th  dam  Burton  Barb  mare. 

Dabster,  c.  c,  foaled  1735,  by  Hobgoblin,  and  imported  into  Vir- 
ginia about  1741.  We  cannot  find  this  horse.  1st  dam  by 
Spanker;  2d  dam  by  Hautboy. 


Daqhee,  ch.  c,  foaled 


by  Muley,  bred  by 


-,  imported 


into  Canada  by  Com.  Barrie,  R.  N.,  afterward  brought  to  the 
United  States,  and  stood  in  New  Jersey  in  1835.  First  dam  by 
Sheik  (Arabian).    Not  down  in  the  English  Stud  Book. 


520 


THE    HORSE. 


Dancing  Master,  b.  c,  foaled  1788,  by  Woodpecker,  bred  l)y  Lord 
Derby,  imported  into  South  Carolina.  1st  dam  Madcaj)  by 
Snap;  2d  dam  Miss  Meredith  by  Old  Cade;  3d  dam  Little 
Hartley  mare  l)y  Bartlett's  Childers  ;  4th  dam  Flying  Whig  by 
William's  Woodstock  Arabian ;  5th  dam  by  St.  Victor  Barb ; 
Gth  dam  by  Why-not  (son  of  the  Fenwick  Barb) ;  7tli  dam 
Royal  mare. 

Daee  Devil,  b.  c,  foaled  1787,  by  Magnet,  bred  by  the  Duke  of 
Grafton,  imported  by  Co!-  Hoomos,  of  Virginia,  in  the  ship  Ee- 
becca,  from  London,  in  1795.  Ist  dam  Hebe  by  Chrysolite; 
2d  dam  Proserpine  (sister  to  Eclipse)  by  Marske;  3d  dam  Spi- 
letta  by  Regains;  4th  dam  Mother  Western  by  Smitli's  son  of 
Snake ;  5t]i  dam  by  Lord  D'Arcy's  Old  Montague ;  Gth  dam  by 
Hautboy;  7th  dam  by  Brimmer. 

Darlington,  b.  c,  foaled  1787,  bred  by  Mr.  Wetherston,  of  Thorpe, 
near  Bernard  Castle,  Yorkshire,  Eng.,  by  Clothier,  imported  by 
Mr.  Hoomes  in  1792.  We  cannot  find  this  horse.  No  doubt 
correct  pedigree.  1st  dam  by  Highflyer;  2d  dam  by  Little 
John ;  3d  dam  by  Snake. 

David  (called  Young  David  in  the  English  Stud  Book),  b.  c,  foaled 
1756,  by  the  Gower  Stallion,  bred  by  Lord  Gower,and  imported 
into  Virginia  about  the  year  17C3.  1st  dam  by  Fox-Cub;  2d 
dam  by  Mr.  Honoj-Avood's  Young  True  Blue ;  3d  dam  sister  to 
Mr.  Pelham's  Little  George  by  the  Curwen  Barb. 

Denizen,  ch.  c,  foaled  1836 ;  imported  in  his  mother's  belly  by  E.  H. 
Boardman,  Alabama.  By  Eng.  Actaeon ;  dam  Imp.  Design  by 
Tramp.    (See  Imp.  Design.) 

Derby,  b.  c,  foaled  1831,  bred  by  Lord  Derby ;  imported  by  R  D. 
Shepherd,  Va.  By  Sir  Peter  Lely.  Derby  was  purchased  and 
taken  to  Kentucky,  and  died  the  property  of  Hon.  Henry  Clay. 
1st  dam  Urganda  (also  imported)  by  Milo ;  2d  dam  by  Sor- 
cerer; 3d  dam  by  Sir  Solomon;  4th  dam  by  Young  Marske. 
(See  Imported  Urganda.) 

Db  Bash,  b.  c,  foaled  1792,  by  King  Fergus,  bred  by  Sir  C.  Turner, 
imported  into  Massachusetts  by  Mr.  Jones.  1st  dam  by  High- 
flyer; 2d  dam  Madcap  by  Snap;  3d  dam  Miss  Meredith  by  Old 
Cade ;  4th  dam  Little  Hartley  mare  by  Bartlett's  Childers;  5th 
dam  Flying  Whig  by  Woodstock's  Arabian ;  6tli  dam  by  St 
Victor  Barb;  7th  dam  by  Why-not  (son  of  the  Fenwick  Barb); 
8th  dam  Royal  mare. 


LIST    OF    IMPOUTED    STALLIONS. 


5JJ7 


;ker,  bred  hy  Lord 
t  dam  Madcap  by 
le ;  3d  dam  Little 
m  Fljing  Whig  by 
y  St.  Victor  Barb ; 
k  Bai-b);  Tth  dam 

[1  by  the  Diikc  of 
lia,  in  the  ship  Ee- 
cbo  by  Chrysolite ; 
irske;  3d  dam  Spi- 
by  Smith's  son  of 
tague ;  Gth  dam  by 

horston,  of  Thorpe, 

othier,  imported  by 

horse.    No  doubt 

2d  dam  by  Little 

I  Book),  b.  c,  foaled 
oAver,  and  imported 
tn  by  Fox-Cub;  2d 
;  3d  dam  sister  to 
3arb. 

ther's  belly  by  E.H. 
im  Imp.  Design  by 

imported  by  R  D. 
ivas  purchased  and 
'  Hon.  Henry  Clay. 
2d  dam  by  Sor- 
by  Young  Marske. 

d  by  Sir  C.  Turner, 
1st  dam  by  High- 

ss  Meredith  by  Old 
ett's  Childers;  5th 
Gth  dam  by  St. 
le  Fenwick  Barb) ) 


DlOMED,  ch.  c,  foaled  1777,  by  Florizel,  bred  l)y  Sir  C.  Bunbnry, 
and  imported  into  Virginia  in  1799,  when  2i  years  of  age.  IIo 
died  the  property  of  Col.  Iloomes  in  1808,  aged  31  years.  Ist 
dam  sister  to  Juno  by  Spectator ;  2d  dam  sister  to  Iloratius  by 
Blank;  3d  dam  by  Childers ;  4th  dam  Miss  Bel  voir  by  Grey 
Grantliam;  5th  dum  by  Paget  Turk;  Gth  dam  Betty  I'ercival 
by  Locde's  Arabian;  7*h  dam  by  Spanker. 

Dion,  b.  c,  foaled  1795,  by  Spadille,  bred  by  Mr.  Clarforth,  imported 
into  Virginia  the  fall  of  1801,  by  Col.  Iloomes.  1st  dam 
Faith  by  Pacolet;  2d  dam  Atalanta  by  Matchcm;  3d  dam 
Lass  of  the  Mill  by  Oroonoko ;  4th  dam  sister  to  Clark's  Lass 
of  the  Mill  by  Traveler;  5th  dam  Miss  Makeless  by  Young 
Greyhonnd;  Gth  dam  by  Partner;  7th  dam,  dam  of  Miss  Doe 
by  Woodcock ;  8th  dam  I^-  Croft's  Bay  Barb ;  9th  dam  Dcsde- 
mona's  dam  by  Makelcss;  10th  dam  by  Brimmer;  11th  dam 
by  Dicky  Pierson  ;  12th  dam  Bnrtou  Barb  mare. 

DoNCASTEB,  bl.  c,  foaled  1834,  by  Longwaist,  bred  by  Mr.  Nowcll, 
and  imported  in  1835,  a  yearling,  by  Captain  William  J.  Minor, 
of  Natchez,  Miss.  1st  dam  Young  Lady  Ern  by  Muley;  2d 
dam  Lady  Ern  by  Stamford;  3d  dam  sister  to  Repeater  by 
Trumpator ,  4th  dam  Demirep  by  Highflyer ;  5th  dam  Brim  by 
Squirrel;  Gth  dam  Helen  by  Blank;  7th  dam  by  Crab;  8tli 
dam  sister  to  Partner  by  Jigg ;  9  th  dam  sister  to  Mixbury  by 
Curwen's  Bay  Barb;  10th  dam  by  Old  Spot;  11th  dam  by 
White-legged  Lowther  Barb;  l?lh  dam  Old  Vintner  mare. 

Don  Quixote,  ch.  c,  foaled  1784,  by  Eclipse,  bred  by  Mr.  Taylor, 
and  imported  into  Virginia.  1st  dam  Grecian  Princess  by 
Williams'  Forester ;  2d  dam  by  the  Coalition  colt  (son  of  the 
G.  Arabian);  3d  dam  by  Bustard;  4th  dam  Lord  Leigh's 
Charming  Molly  by  Second;  5th  dam  Mr.  Hanger's  brown 
mare  by  Stanyan's  Arabian;  Gth  dam  Gipsy  by  King  Wil- 
liam's No-tongued  Barb;  7th  ^am  by  Makeless ;  8th  dam  Royal 
mare. 

DOEMOtrSE,  ch.  c,  foaled  1753,  by  Dormouse,  bred  by  Lord  Ched- 
worth,  1st  dam  Diana  by  Whitefoot ;  2d  dam  Silverlocks  by 
the  Bald  Galloway;  3d  dam  by  Akaster  Turk;  4th  dam  by 
Leedes ;  5th  dam  by  Spanker. 

DoTTEBREL,  g.c,  foaled  1756,  bred  by  Sir  John  Pennington,  and  said 
pedigree  given  by  him  (P.  N.  Lee,  of  Virginia).  By  Change- 
ling.   This  horse  stood  in  Westmoreland  county,  Va.,  in  1766. 


528 


THE    HORSE. 


ft 


% 
t 


Ist  dam  by  a  son  of  Wyiin's  Arabian ;  2d  dam  by  a  eon  of 
Lonsdale  Arabian;  3d  dam  by  Black  Arabian;  4th  dam  by 
Curwen's  Bay  Barb;  5th  dam  by  Burton  Barb  marc. 

Dove,  g.  c,  foaled ,  imported  by  Dr.  Thomas  Hamilton,  of 

Prince  George  county,  Md.  By  Young  Cade.  Thos.  Good,  of 
Virginia,  stood  him  in  1787.  We  cannot  find  him.  He  was 
imported  in  17G1  or  17G3.  He  ran  in  17G3,  at  Annapolis,  Md. 
Ist  dam  by  Teazer;  2d  dam  by  Gardinej-. 

Dkagon,  ch.  c,  foaled  1787,  by  Woodpecker,  bred  by  the  Duke  of 
Bedford;  imported  into  Virginia  by  Col.  Hoomes.  He  died  in 
Tennessee  in  1812,  aged  25  years.  1st  dam  Juno  by  Spectator 
(sister  to  the  dam  of  Diomed) ;  2d  dam  by  Blank  (sister  to 
Horatius) ;  3d  dam  by  Childers ;  4th  dam  Miss  Belvoir  by  Grey 
Grantham;  5th  dam  byPajetTnrk;  6th  dam  Betty  Percival 
by  Leede's  Arabian ;  7th  dam  by  Spanker. 

Driver,  b.  c,  foaled  180G,  by  Driver,  bred  by  Mr.  Brnhl ;  imported 
into  Virginia  by  Dr.  William  Thornton,  of  Washington  city, 
D.  C.  Ist  dam  by  Dorimant;  2d  dam  Mnso  by  Herod;  3d 
dam  by  Shepherd's  Crab;  4th  dam  Miss  Meredith  by  Cade; 
5th  dam  Little  Hartley  mare  by  Bartlett's  Childers;  6th  dam 
Flying  Whig  by  William's  Woodstock  Arabian ;  7th  dam  by 
St.  Victor  Barb ;  8th  dam  Why-not  (son  of  the  Fenwick  Barb) ; 
9th  dam  Royal  mare. 

Drone,  b.  c,  foaled  1777,  by  Herod,  bred  by  Mr.  Panton;  imported 
into  Massachusetts  or  Connecticut.  He  stood  in  Litchfield, 
Conn.,  and  in  Dutchess  Co.,  N.  Y.  1st  dam  Lilly  by  Blank; 
2d  dam  Peggy  by  Cade ;  3d  dam  sister  to  Widrington  mare  by 
Partner;  4th  dam  sister  to  Squirrel's  dam  by  Bloody  Buttocks; 
5th  dam  by  Greyhound;  6th  dam  byMakeless;  7th  dam  by 
Brimmer;  8th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  9th dam  by  Dods- 
worth ;  10th  dam  Layton  Barb  mare. 

Drdid,  ch.  c,  foaled  1780,  by  Pot-8-o's,  bred  by  Lord  Grosvenor, 
and  imported  into  Virginia,  in  1800,  by  Col.  Hoomes.  Ist  dam 
Maid  of  the  Oaks  by  Herod;  2d  dam  Earity  by  Matchem;  3d 
dam  Snapdragon  by  Snap;  4th  dam  by  Eegulus;  5th  dam  by 
Bartlett's  Childers;  6th  dam  by  Honeywood's  Arabian;  7th 
dam,  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

DUNQANNON,  b.  c,  foaled  1786,  by  Dungannon,  bred  by  Mr.  Gra- 
ham, and  imported  by  Colonel  Tayloe,  of  Virginia  in  1799. 
Ist  dam  Flirtilla  by  Conductor;  2d  dam  Flirt  by  Squirrel;  3d 


dam  by  a  eon  of 
liuu;  4th  dam  by 
•b  marc. 

mas  Hamilton,  of 
!.  Thos.  Good,  of 
ind  him.  He  Avaa 
at  Annapolis,  Md. 

1  by  the  Duke  of 
omes.  He  died  in 
Juno  by  Spectator 
y  Blank  (sister  to 
isa  Bel  voir  by  Grey 
am  Betty  Pcrcival 

r.  Bruhl ;  imported 
'  "Washington  city, 
use  by  Herod;  3d 
Heredith  by  Cade ; 
Childers;  6th  dam 
bian;  7th  dam  by 
le  Fenwick  Barb) ; 

Panton;  imported 
ood  in  Litchfield, 
Lilly  by  Blank ; 
drington  mare  by 
Bloody  Buttocks ; 
iless;  7th  dam  by 
9th  dam  by  Dods- 

Lord  Grosvenor, 
oomes.  1st  dam 
by  Matchem ;  3d 
pilus ;  5th  dam  by 
)d's  Arabian;  7th 

bred  by  Mr.  Gra- 
Virginio  in  1799. 
•t  by  Squirrel ;  3d 


LIST    OF    IMPOnXED    STALLIONS. 


029 


dam  Helen  by  Blank;  4th  dam  by  Crab;  5th  dam  sister  to 
Partner  by  Jigg ;  Gth  dam  sister  to  Mixbury  by  Curwcn's  Bay 
Barb;  7th  dam  by  Old  Spot;  8th  dam  by  White-legged 
Lowther  Barb ;  9th  dam  Old  Vintner  mare. 

Eagle,  b.  c,  foaled  179G,  by  Volunteer,  bred  by  Sir  F.  Standish,  and 
imported  into  Virginia,  the  fall  of  1811,  by  Mr.  Bell.  Died  in 
Kentucky,  182G,  aged  30.  1st  dam  by  Highflyer;  2d  dam  by 
Engineer ;  3d  dam  by  Cade ;  4th  dam  Lass  of  the  Mill  l)y 
Traveler;  5th  dam  Miss  Mukeless  by  Young  Greyhound;  Gth 
dam  by  Partner ;  7th  dam  (dam  of  the  Lambton  Miss  Doe)  by 
Woodcock ;  8th  dam  by  Croft's  Bay  Barb ;  9th  dam  (Desde- 
mona  dam)  by  Makeless ;  10th  dam  by  Brimmer ;  11th  dam  by 
Dicky  Pierson ;  12th  dam  Burton  Barb  mare. 

Eclipse,  b.  c,  foaled  1747,  by  Partner,  bred  by  Mr.  Crofts;  im- 
ported by  Col.  Harris,  of  Virginia,  and  called  sometimes  "  Har- 
ris' Eclipse."  He  died  on  Manherrin  river,  Va.,  in  1771,  aged 
24  years.  We  do  not  vouch  for  the  accuracy  of  the  following 
pedigree;  the  mare  had  seven  colts  by  Partner,  1734,  '37,  '40, 
'43,  '45,  '46  and  '47.  Wo  have  taken  the  last  foal  as  tlie  colt. 
1st  dam  bay  Bloody  Buttocks  by  Bloody  Buttocks ;  2d  dam  by 
Greyhound;  3d  dam  by  Makeless;  4th  dam  by  Brimmer;  5th 
dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  Gth  dam  by  Dodsworth ;  7th  dam 
Layton  Barb  mare. 

Eclipse,  ch.  c,  foaled  1778,  by  Eclipse,  bred  by  Sir  J.  Shelley. 
This  horse  Avas  imported  and  owned  by  Richard  B.  Hall,  of 
Prince  George  county,  Md.,  and  was  called  Hall's  Eclipse.  1st 
dam  Phoebe  by  Regulus ;  2d  dam  by  Cottingham ;  3d  dam  by 
Snake ;  4th  dam  by  ]  'aid  Galloway ;  5th  dam  by  Lord  Carhsle's 
Turk. 

Eclipse,  b.  c,  foaled  1855,  by  Orlando,  bred  by  Mr.  Greville,  im- 
ported by  R.  Ten  Broeck,  and  owned  by  Frank  Morris,  Esq., 
of  New  York.  1st  dam  Gaze  (sister  to  Gasser)  by  Bay  Middle- 
ton  ;  2d  dam  Flycatcher  by  Godolphin ;  3d  dam  sister  to  Cob- 
web by  Phantom;  4th  dam  Filagree  by  Soothsayer;  5th  dam 
Web  by  Waxy ;  Gth  dam  Penelope  by  Trumpator ;  7th  dam 
Prunella  by  Highflyer;  8th  dam  Promise  by  Snap;  9th  dam 
Julia  by  Blank;  10th  dam  Sjiectator's  dam  by  Partner;  lltli 
dam  Bonny  Lass  by  Bay  Bolton;  12th  dam  by  Diirlcy's  Ara- 
bian; 13th  dam  by  Byerly  Turk;  14th  dam  by  Taffolct  Barb; 
15th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  IGth  dam  Natural  Barb 
mare. 

Vol.  I.— 34 


'1W!,'#  ' 


530 


THE    nORSE. 


Eclipse,  cli.  c.  (cpllod  Northern  Eclipse),  imported,  consigned  to 
MeHsi's.  "Walliice  &  Miiir,  Anniipolis,  Md.  By  O'Koliy's  Eclipse. 
Ist  (lum  Amaryllis  by  Adolplius ;  2d  dam  by  Cub ;  3d  dam 
(A.  La  Oreqiie'8  diiin)  by  All  worthy;  4th  dam  l)y  Bolton  Star- 
ling; 5111  dam  Dairy  Maid  by  Bloody  Buttocks;  Oth  dnm  Bay 
Brockle8l\y  by  Old  Partner;  7tli  dam  Brocklesby  by  Grey- 
hound ;  8th  dam  Brocklesby  Betty  by  Curwen's  Bay  Barb;  9tli 
dam  Mr.  Lecdes'  Hobby  mare  by  The  Lister  Turk. 

EmaNlHv  noN,  b.  c,  foaled  1827,  by  Whisker,  bred  l)y  Mr.  Rid- 
J"ls.  and  imported  into  Virginia,  183.5,  by  Messrs.  Merritt  & 
Jo.  j.tdam  by  Ardrossan  (Beeswing's  dam);  2d  dam  Lady 
Fliza  I  >^  ^Hiitworth  ;  3d  dam  X  Y  Z's  dam  by  Spadille ;  4th 
dam  Syivi'  uy  Young  Marske ;  5th  dam  Forrett  by  brother  to 
Silvio;  6th  dam  by  Regulus;  7th  dam  by  Lord  Morton's  Ara- 
bian ;  8th  dam  by  Mixbnry ;  Oth  dam  by  Mulso's  Bay  Turk ; 
10th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton;  11th  dam  by  Coneyskini^;  12th  dam 
by  Ilutton's  Grey  Barb;  13th  dam  by  Bycrly  Turk;  14th  dam 
by  Bustler.  < 

Emancipation  Colt,  eh.  c,  foaled  183G ;  imported  in  New  York. 
By  Emancipation  before  his  importation ;  dam  Rosalind  by 
Paulowitz,  foaled,  in  England  before  her  importation.  (Sec 
imported  Rosalind.) 

Emu,  b.  c,  foaled  1832,  bred  by  Jlr.  Hunter;  imported  by  Thomas 
Flintotr,  Esq.,  of  Nashville,  Tenn.  By  Picton.  1st  dam  Cui- 
rass by  Oiseau ;  2d  dam  Castanea  by  Gohanna ;  3d  dam  Grey 
Skin  by  Woodpecker;  4th  dam  Silver's  dam  by  King  Herod; 
5th  dam  Young  Hag  by  Skim ;  Gth  dam  Hag  by  Crab ;  7th 
dam  Ebony  by  Childers ;  8th  dam  Old  Ebony  by  Basto ;  Oth 
dam  the  Massey  mare. 

Englishman,  b.  c,  foaled  1812.  The  property  of  Walter  Bell,  of 
Virginia;  imported  in  his  mother's  belly.  By  imj).  Eagle. 
1st  dam  by  Pot-oooooooo  (sister  to  Timidity) ;  2d  dam  by  Peg- , 
asus;  3d  dam  by  Highflyer;  4th  dam  Smallbones  by  Justice ; 
5th  dam  by  Pangloss ;  6tli  dam  Riddle  by  Wolseley  Barb ;  7th 
dam  Lady  Augusta  by  Spot ;  8th  dam  by  Crab ;  Oth-  dam  sister 
to  Partner  by  Jigg ;  10th  dam  sister  to  Mixbury  by  Curwen's 
Bay  Barb;  11th  dam  by  Old  Spot;  12th  dam  by  White-legged 
LowtherBarb;  13  th  dam  Old  Vintner  mare. 

Envoy,  b.  c,  foaled  1833,  by  Memnon,  bred  by  Mr.  Mott;  stood  at 
Lewis  K.  Grigsby's,  Winchester,  Ky.,  in  1830.    1st  dam  Zarina 


toil,  consigned  to 
O'KoUy's  Eclipse, 
by  Cub ;  3d  diim 

I  by  Bolton  Star- 
:ks ;  (itli  dam  Bay 
(ckU'sby  by  tlrcy- 
n'sBtiy  Barb;9tli 
Turk. 

bred  by  ilr.  Kid- 
Messrs.  Merritt  & 
n);   2d  dam  Lady 

II  by  Spadillc ;  4th 
rrctt  by  brother  to 
,ord  Morton's  Ara- 
^lulso's  Bay  Turk ; 
cvskiniv,  12th  dam 
,y  Turk ;  14th  dam 

•ted  in  New  York. 

dam   Rosalind  by 

importation.      (Sec 


tiportcd  by  Thomas 

Ist  dam  Cui- 

ina;  3d  dam  Grey 

by  King  Herod ; 

lag  by  Crab ;  7th 

Dony  by  Basto ;  9th 

of  "Walter  Bell,  of 
By  imp.  Eagle. 
2d  dam  by  Peg-  ^ 
Ibones  by  Justice ; 
iVolseley  Barb ;  7th 
•ab ;  9th  dam  sister 
xbury  by  Curwen's 
im  by  White-legged 

Mr.  Mott ;  stood  at 
9.    1st  dam  Zarina 


LIST  OF   IMPOUTEI)  STALLIONS. 


681 


by  Morisco;  2d  dam  Ina  by  SmoK'Usko;  .Id  dam  Morgiana  l)y 
Coriander;  4th clam  Euiry  Uy  liigliilyer;  5tli  dam  Fairy  Queeu 
by  Y(unig  Cadi- ;  (ith  dam  Itoutb'ti  Black  Eyes  by  Criib  •  7lh 
dam  Warlock  (ialloway  by  Snake ;  Ktli  dam  sister  to  Carlisle 
gelding  by  the  Bald  (Julloway;  9th  dam  Wliurton  mare  by  liia 
Turk;  10th  dam  by  Bald  Galloway ;  11th  dam  by  Byerlj 
Turk. 
Escape  (called  Ilorns  furiiierly,  and  so  entered  in  English  Stui 
Book),  cli.  c,  foaled  1798,  and  imported  into  Virginia  by  Col. 
Iloomes.  By  I'recipitute.  Died  1807.  1st  dam  by  Wood- 
jiecker;  2d  dam  by  Sweetbriar;  .'5d  dam  (Buzzard's  dam)  Miss- 
fortuno  by  Dux ;  4th  dam  Curiosity,  sister  to  Angelica  by 
"nap;  5th  dam  by  Regulus ;  Gth  dam  by  Bar  tt'fl  Cliildcrs; 
7th  dam  by  Iloneywood's  Arabian  ;  8th  dam,  'ini  .'  the  two 
True  Blues. 

EsPEHSYKES,  br.  c,  foaled  1837,  bred  by  Mr.  Allen ;  imported  by 
Thomas  Alderson,  Esq.,  Nashville,  Tenn.  By  imported  Bcliaz- 
zar.  lit  dam  by  Capsicum ;  2d  dam  Acklam  ^..ass  by  Prime 
Minister;  3d  dam  Ti^oung  Harriet  by  Can  Uus;  4th  dam  Har- 
riet by  Precipitate;  5th  dam  Young  IWjIu  jy  Volunteer;  Gth 
dam  Rachel  by  Highflyer;  7th  dam  (sister  to  Tandem)  by 
Syphon  ;  8th  dam  by  Regulus ;  9th  dam  by  Snip;  10th  dam  by 
Cottingham;  11th  dam  Warlock  Galloway  by  Snake. 

EuGENius,  ch.  c,  foaled  1770,  bred  by  the  Duke  of  Ancaster.  By 
Chrysolite.  1st  dam  Mixbury  by  Regulus;  2d  dam  Littlo 
Bowes  by  brother  to  Mixbury;  3d  dam  Bowes  by  Button's 
Barb ;  4th  dam  by  Byerly  Turk ;  5th  dam  by  Selaby  Turk ; 
6th  dam  Mr.  Place's  mare  by  Hautboy ;  7th  dam  sister  to  Mor- 
gan Dun  by  a  son  of  the  Helmsley  Turk ;  8th  dam  by  Dods- 
worth ;  9th  dam  by  Burton  Barb. 

Expedition,  ch.  c,  foaled  1795,  bred  by  Lord  Egremont,  and  im- 
ported into  New  York.  By  Pega.9U8.  He  stood  in  New  Jersey 
in  1803.  1st  dam  Active  by  Woodpecker ;  2d  dam  Laura  by 
Whistle-Jacket;  3d  dam  Pretty  Polly  by  Starling;  4th  dam 
sister  to  Lord  Leigh's  Diana  by  Second ;  5th  dam  Mr  Hanger's 
brown  mare  by  Stanyan's  Arabian  ;  Gth  dam  Gipsey  by  King 
William's  Notongued  Barb ;  7th  dam  by  Makeless ;  8th  dam 
Royal  mare. 

Express,  b.  c,  foaled  1785,  bred  by  Mr.  Barton.  By  Postmaster. 
1st  dam  by  Syphon;  2d  dam  by  Matchem;  3d  dam  by  Snip; 


rftr~v~5~s*rTr3zS3i^ 


532 


TUG    HORSE. 


4tli  dam  by  Regiiliis;  nth  iluin  Parker's  Lady  Thigh  by  Purt- 
iut;  litli  duiii  J{;iy  IMoody  IJuttocks  by  Hkwdy  Uuttock.s;  ';ib 
duiii  by  (Jroyhuuiid;  8lh  diim  by  Makoless:  Oth  dam  by  trim- 
mer; 10th  dam  by  Place's  Whito  Turk;  11th  dam  by  Dods- 
W'ortli ;  12th  dam  Lay  ton  Barb  maro. 

EXTOK,  b.  c,  foak'd  1791,  by  Highflyer,  bred  by  JUr.  Addy.  let  dam 
lo  by  Spectator;  2d  dam  bylihmk;  3d  dam  Lord  Ix'igh'ri 
Diana  by  Second;  4th  dam  i\Ir.  Hanger's  brown  marc  by  Slaii- 
yan's  Arabian;  Stii  (him  Oipsey  by  King  William's  Notongued 
Barb;  Cth  dam  by  Makeless:  7th  dam  Royal  marc. 

Fairfax  Hoan,  alias  Strawberry,  alias  StraAvbciTy  Roan,  r.  c, 
foaled  1704,  bred  by  Mr.  Simpson  ;  imported  (it  is  believed)  by 
Lord  Fairfax  into  Virginia  during  the  Revolutionary  war.  Ry 
Adolphus.  1st  dam  by  Mr.  Smith's  Tartar  (a  son  of  Croft's 
Partner) ;  2d  dam  by  Midge  (son  of  Snake) ;  3d  dam  by  Hip. 

Fallower,  c,  foaled  1701,  bred  by  Duke  of  Grafton.  Imported 
into  South  Carolina  1700,  by  Mr.  Fen  wick.  By  Blank.  1st 
dam  by  Partner;  2d  dam  by  Bloody  Buttocks;  3d  dam  by 
Greyhound;  4th  dam  by  Makeless;  6th  dam  by  Brimmer;  Cth 
dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  7th  dam  by  Dodsworth ;  8th  dam 
Lay  ton  Barb  mare. 

Fazzoletto,  Jr.,  b.  c,  foaled  1859,  imported  in  his  mothci-'s  belly,  by 
Mr.  Keene  Richards,  Scott  Co.,  Ky.,  by  Eng.  Faggoletto,  dam 
imp.  Emilia  by  Young  Emclius.    (See  Emilia.) 

Fearnought,  b.  c,  foaled  1755,  bred  by  Mr.  Warren,  and  imported 
into  Virginia  in  March,  17G4,  by  Col.  John  Baylor.  He  died 
in  Greenville  County,  Va.,  the  fall  of  1770,  aged  21  years.  By 
Regiilus.  1st  dam  Silvertail  by  Mr.  Hencage's  Whitenose ; 
2d  dam  by  Rattle  ;  3d  dam  by  Darley's  Arabian  ;  4th  dam  Old 
Child  mare  by  Sir  T.  Gresley's  bay  Arabian;  5th  dam  Mr. 
Cook's  Vixen  by  the  Helmsley  Turk;  Cth  dam  Dodsworth's 
dam  Royal  mare. 

Fellow,  ch.  c,  foaled  1757,  imported  into  Pennsylvania,  the  exact 
date  not  known,  or  by  whom  imported.  By  Cade.  1st  dam 
by  Duke  of  Bolton's  Goliah ;  2d  dam  by  Wilkinson's  Turk ; 
3d  dam  by  Cupid.     (See  Pick.) 

Felt,  b.  c,  foaled  1826,  by  Langar,  bred  by  Lord  Sligo,  and  im- 
ported in  1835,  by  Merritt  &  Co.,  of  Virginia.  1st  dam  Steam 
by  Waxy  Pope ;  2d  dam  Miss  Stavely  by  Shuttle ;  3d  dam  by 
Drone;  4th  dam  by  Matchem;  5th  dam  Jocasta  by  Croft's 


idy  Thigh  hy  Pait- 
ody  Buttocks;  Ilh 
!)th  (lain  l)y  Hriiii- 
1th  dam  by  Dods- 

Mr.  Addy.  Ist  dam 
duiii  liord  Loigli'rt 
•own  mure  by  Stan- 
illiani's  Notongued 
d  inure. 

ybciTy  Iloan,  r.  c, 
X  (it  is  believed)  by 
lutionary  war.  By 
r  (a  Bou  of  Croft'.s 
;  3d  dam  by  Hip. 

Oral'ton.  Imported 
k.  By  Blank.  Ist 
tocks;  3d  dam  by 
ri  by  Brimmer ;  Gth 
odsworth ;  8th  dam 

18  mothei-'s  belly,  by 

g.  Faggoletto,  dam 

lia.) 

rren,  and  imported 

Baylor.  He  died 
aged  21  years.  By 
leage's  Whitenose ; 
ibiaii ;  4th  dam  Old 
ian ;   5th  dam  Mr. 

dam  Dodsworth's 

isylvania,  the  exact 
Uy  Cade.  1st  dam 
Wilkinson's  Turk ; 

lOrd  Sligo,  and  ini- 
ia.  1st  dam  Steam 
luttle;  3d  dam  by 
Jocasta  by  Croft's 


LIST    OF    I.MP()UTi:i)    8TAI.LIUN8. 


533 


Forester;  Olh  dam  MilkMop  liy  Cade;  7th  dam  Miss  Partner 
by  Partner;  8lh  darn  liy  Makiless ;  !)th  dam  I'.v  Hriinnicr; 
lOlh  dam  l)y  Plaer's  White  Turk;  llth  dam  i>y  Dodsworth; 
l\Jtli  dam  Ijuyton  Barl»  mare. 
Fki.T  IIousi;.  eh.  c,  foaled  IS.'Wi,  imported  in' New  York  in  1R38.  by 
Pelt,  liel'ore  his  importation.  l'"irst  dam  imporlfd  Vaga ;  he 
was  fouled  in  England.     (See  imported  Vaga.) 

Fiat,  br.  c,  foaled  1803,  bred  by  Maj.  Green  Tiiompi^on,  imported 
into  Canada  ISO."").  By  the  Judge.  1st  dam  liy  Van  'I'romp; 
lid  dam  i»y  Bay  Middleton  ;  3d  dam  Nitoeris  liy  Whi,-ker;  Ith 
dam  Manuellu  liy  Dick  Andrews;  Gth  dam  Mandano  by  Pot- 
8-o*s;  Gth  dam  Young  Camilla  by  Woodpecker;  7lh  dam 
Camilla  by  Trentham ;  8lh  dam  Co(|uette  by  the  (,'ompton 
Barl);  Otli  dam  sister  to  Begulus  by  liu-  Codolpbin  Araliian ; 
10th  dam  Orey  Robinson  by  the  Bald  flalloway  ;  llth  dam  by 
Snake';  12th  dam  Old  Wilkes  by  Old  Hautboy. 

FiouUK,  b.  c.,  foaled  1757,  by  (irey  Figure  ;  imported  by  Dr.  Ham- 
ilton in  tlie  year  17()5.  Ist  dam  Y'oung  Mariamne  byCrul); 
2d  dum  Mariamne  by  Partner. 

Wo  cannot  find  this  colt.  Ho  ran  at  Annapolis,  in  1700, 
winning  a  race  at  four  heilts  ;  ho  ran  several  other  races.  W'e 
doubt  the  correctness  of  the  ])edigreo  on  the  dam's  side.  There 
is  no  Mariamne  by  Partner,  but  in  vol.  1,  page  427,  Mariamne 
foaled  1748,  by  Lord  Portmore's  Victorious.  Wc  think  the 
following  his  correct  pedigree :  1st  dam  by  Partner ;  2d  dam 
by  Richardson's  Merlin ;  3d  dam  by  Makeless ;  4th  dam  by 
Burtord  Bull ;  5th  dam  by  Devonshire  Arabian. 

FlUEnnAXD,  ch.  c,  foaled  1803,  by  Buzzard,  bred  by  the  Duke  of 
Grafton,  and  imported  by  Gen.  John  McPherson,  of  South 
Carolina.  Said  to  have  died  on  his  passage.  1st  dam  Fanny 
(sister  to  King  Fergus)  by  Eclipse;  2d  dam  Tuting's  Polly  by 
Othello  ;  3d  dam  Fanny  by  Tartar ;  4tli  dam  by  Starling ;  5tli 
dam  by  Childers  ;  Gth  dam  Lilliput's  dam  by  Wilkinson's  Barb ; 
7th  dtim  Mr.  Milbank's  Bald  Peg. 

FiRETAiL,  b.  c,  foaled  1795,  by  Phocnomenon,  bred  by  Mr.  Welburn ; 
imported  by  Messrs.  Cain  &  Rea,  of  Orange  County,  N.  C,  in 
1801;  Ist  dam  Columbine  by  Espersykes ;  2d  dam  by  Babror 
liam  Blank ;  3d  dam  Tipsey  by  Starling ;  4th  dam  Switch  by 
Lonsdale  Arabian  ;  5th  dam  by  C37)rus ;  0th  dam  Crab's  dam 
by  Basto  ;  7th  dam  sister  to  Mixbury  by  the  Curwen  Bay  Barb ; 


Wmmm^mmt 


534 


Titj;  iiousr:. 


8th  (lain  l»y  C'lirwcii  Spot;  Dtli  tlum  Wliite- legged  Lowthcr 
Burl);  loth  dam  Old  Vuitiicr  iimrc 
Fla(1  oi'  Tuirr,,  lir.  c,  l>y  iiii|tortid  SoImm'  .Tuhii.  VirM  dam  im- 
jxtrttil  S|iuiiisili  mart'  t'lvi'piiig  Kale  {{an  hiicivssrully  up  ti> 
lT(i7;  Htood  that  yciir  ut  Mr.  lVti.r  .Sinkk'r'u,  Kt.  .Sleplicu 
I'arisli,  H.  C,  at  X3:). 

FLATTi:iti:i{,  I),  c,  foaled  1831,  hy  Miilcy,  hrod  hy  Sir  M.  Wood,  and 
imported  in  18.').'),  Stood  ut  Samuel  MimV,  l''ayeltevi!le,  N.  C, 
in  1839.  lut  dam  Cluro  by  iMarmion ;  :;M  dam  Ilarpalieo  by 
(ioluiiiiui;  ;td  dam  Amazon  by  Driver;  4th  dam  FnictiouH  by 
Mercury;  .'ilii  dam  by  Woodpecker;  Gtli  dam  MverhiHlirig  by 
Eclipse;  ;ili  dam  llyaiia  by  Siuip ;  8lh  dam  Misis  l{el«ca  l)y 
IfeguluH;  !)tli  dam  by  Uarllett's  Childers;  10th  dam  Jloney- 
Avood's  Arabian  :   Nth  dam,  dam  of  the  two  True  ]{|iieH. 

Flexiiilk,  b.  <>.,  fouled  lH'i2,  by  Whalebone,  !)red  by  Lord  Egrc- 
mont,  and  imported  in  I8[i:>,  by  Merritt  &  Co.,  of  Virginia. 
1st  dam  ThemiH  by  Soreor;  2d  dum  Ilanna  by(iohunnu;  ;!(! 
dam  Humming-bird  by  Woodpecker;  4th  dam  Cumilla  by 
Trcntham;  .'illi  dam  Ccxpietto  by  tho  Compfon  iJurb;  Oth 
dam  sister  to  Ifegulus  by  (iodolph in  Arabian ;  7th  dam  dray 
Robinson  by  Raid  (iailoway;  8th  dam  by  Siudvo;  9th  dam  Old 
Wilkes  by  Old  Hautboy, 

Flijinai',  1).  c,  foaled  K'fi.^,  by  South,  bred  by  Sir  J.  Moore,  and 
imported  into  South  Curolina.  1st  dum  byCJygnct;  5Jd  dam 
by  Cartouch  ;  'M  dam  Ebony  by  Childers;  41  h  dam  Old  Ebony 
by  Basto ;  5th  dam  Massey  maro  by  Mr.  Massey's  black  Barb. 

FLoniZEL,  br.  c,  by  Florizel,  imported  by  Messrs.  Ringold  &  Co. 
The  above  horse  was  said  to  have  been  the  ]»roperty  of  Walter 
Ilillcn,  Esq.,  of  Georgetown,  D.  C,  and  called  Ilillen's  Florizel. 
We  can  find  the  Alfred  maro,  but  no  produce,  but  presume  tho 
following  is  correct,  as  Fairy  Queen  had  the  filly  by  Alfred  in 
1778.  It  is  not  stated  when  Florizel  was  foaled  or  by  whom 
imported,  lat  dam  by  Alfred ;  2d  dam  Fairy  Queen  by  Young 
Cade;  3d  dam  Ilouth's  Black-Eyes  by  Crab;  4th  dam  Warlock 
Galloway  by  Snake  ;  5th  dam  sister  to  Carlisle  Gelding  by  the 
Bald  Galloway;  0th  dam  Wharton  mare  by  Lord  Carlisle 
Turk;  7th  dam  by  Bald  Galloway;  8th  dam  by  Byerley  Turk. 

FLY-BY-Nioni,  br.  c,  foaled  1853,  by  Tho  Flying  Dutchman,  bred 
by  M.  Bowes,  and  imported  by  Col.  John  L.  White,  of  Pittsyl- 
vania Court  Uouse,  Va.,  in  January,  1858.    1st  dam  The  Flap- 


te-li'gj^ed    Lowlhor 

II.     Kirst  iluin  im- 

HUcccHsrulIy  up  to 

di'r'ti,   St.    Stojiliiii 

8ir  M.  Woiul,  uiul 

Faycttcvillf,  N.  C, 
(liiiii    Ilarpalico  by 

(lain  Fnu'titniH  by 
uni  Kverlawtiiig  by 
III!  Miss  Hclsca  Ity 

lOlh  ilaiii  lloiu'y- 
'rriic  HluoH. 

reel  by  Lord  Egro- 
I&  Co.,  of  Virf;;iiiia. 
a  by  (lolianiia  ;  '.k\ 
\\  dam  Cam  ilia  by 
jMipton  liarb;  (itii 
ian  ;  7th  dam  (Iniy 
iiako ;  9th  dam  Old 

[  Sir  J.  Moore,  niul 
y  CJygnct ;  2d  dam 
th  dam  Old  Ebony 
jsoy's  black  IJarb. 

IB.  Riiigold  &  Co. 

)roperty  of  Walter 

il  Ilillcn's  Florizel. 

e,  but  presume  the 

filly  by  Alfred  in 
)aled  or  by  whom 
y  Queen  by  Young 

4th  dam  Warlock 
sic  (ielding  by  the 

by   Lord  Carlisle 

by  Byerley  Turk. 

g  Dutchman,  bred 

White,  of  Pittsyl- 

1st  dam  The  Flap- 


L18T    01'    nil'OUTF.n    STALLIONS. 


r):»:» 


|Kr  ity  Toui'liHtonc;  "M  dam  Mickletou  Maid  by  Viliuipi'dt'; 
'M  dam  Maid  of  liiim'  by  Wlii.skir;  4th  dum  (liltHido  Fairy  by 
Ilcnncrt;  r»th  dam  Vicisriitiide  by  I'ipatnr;  flth  dam  Hcalrice 
by  Sir  I'l'ter  Teazle;  Tth  dam  I'yrrlia  by  Matehem;  Hlli  diim 
J)ii('lie,s.s  by  Wliitenose;  illli  dam  Miss  Slamerlxiii  by  Youii/,' 
True  Hliie;  lOth  dam  by  Oxford's  Dun  Aral»ian;  11th  dum 
D'Arcy's  Hlaok-logged  Hoyal  mare. 

Flyixo  Cllll.DKHS,  eh.  c,  i'oaled  IK.'JS;  imported  by  Major  Cook, 
New  .lersey,  with  his  dam,  by  Uuskin.soii  of  Tramp;  dam  imp. 
IVunella  by  (Jomus.     (See  imp.  I'runella  by  Comus.) 

Fop,  g.  c,  foaled  1832,  by  Stumps,  bred  by  Mr.  C'ookes,  and  im- 
jiorted  into  Tennessee,  by  L.  J.  I'olk,  E.m|»  1st  dam  liy  l'"il/ 
James;  2d  dum  by  Windle;  ;jd  dam  by  Anvil;  llli  dam  Virago 
by  Snap;  5lh  dam  by  Uegulus;  Olli  dam  sister  to  Mlaek-and-all 
Ulaek  by  Crab;  Tth  dam  Miss  Slamerkin  by  Young  True  Hlue; 
8th  dam  by  Lord  Oxford's  Dun  Arabian;  0th  dam  D'Arey's 
Ulaeklegged  Uoyal  mare. 

FoKUKSTKR,  —  p.,  fouled ,  by  Magog  (son  of  Matohem).     Ho 

stood  in  Kentucky,  1803.  Not  down  in  the  Stud  Book,  l-'irst 
dum  by  Hurry's  l<'orrester. 

FiiEDEUiCK,  ch.  c,  foaled  1810,  by  Sellm,  bred  by  Mr.  Bell,  and  im- 
ported by  Mr.  Hell  in  the  fall  of  1811.  Ist  dam  by  Pot-S-o's 
(the  dam  of  linglishman) ;  2d  dam  by  IVgusus ;  3d  dam  by 
Ilighllyer;  Ith  dam  Small  Bones  by  Justice;  5th  dum  l)y 
Pungloss;  Gth  dam  Kiddle  by  Wolsely  Burb;  7th  dam  l^ady 
Augusta  by  Spot ;  8th  dam  by  Crab ;  9th  dam  sister  to  Partner 
byJigg;  10th  dum  sister  to  Mixbury  by  Curwen's  Bay  Barb; 
11th  dam  by  Old  Sj)ot;  12th  dam  by  White-legged  Lowther 
Barb;  13th  dum  Old  Vintner  mure. 

Fkiar,  1).  c,  fouled  1759,  bred  by  Sir  J.  Moore,  imported  into  South 
Carolina,  176(5,  stood  at  Mr.  Thomus  Boone's  Pon  Pon,  and  up 
to  1774  at  Beach  Hill.  By  South.  Ist  dum  by  Babraham ;  2d 
dam  by  Goldeii  Ball ;  3d  dam  Bushey  Molly  by  Hampton  Court 
Childers;  4th  dam  Lord  Halifax's  Bushey  Molly  by  Chestnut 
Lytton  Arabian  ,  5th  dam  Lord  Halifax's  Farmer  mare  by  the 
Chillaby  Barb;  Gth  dam  Sir  W.  Eamden's  Byerly  Turk  mare; 
7th  dam  by  Spanker. 

Fylde,  b.  c,  foaled  1824,  by  Antonio,  bred  by  'Mr.  Clifton,  and  im- 
ported by  Messrs.  Avery  Merritt  and  Townes,  into  Virginia  in 
August,  1832.    Fylde  got  crippled  in  lauding  from  tlio  ship. 


i 


53G 


THE    HORSE. 


1st  dam  Fadladlniaa  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle;  2d  dam  Fanny  by 
Dioraed;  3d  dam  Ambrosia  by  AVoodpecker;  -ith  dam  Rnth  by 
Blank  (sister  to  Highflyer's  dam);  5tli  dam  by  Regulus;  Gtli 
dam  by  Sorehecls ;  7th  dam  l)y  Makeless ;  8th  dum  Christr.pher 
D'Arcy's  Royal  marc. 
Gabriel,  b.  c,  foaled  1790,  by  Dorimant,  bred  by  Mr.  Hull,  and 
imported  or  consigned  to  Col.  Tayloe,  of  Virginia,  in  1799. 
Died  in  Virginia,  1800,  aged  10  years.    1st  dam  by  Highflyer; 
2d  dam  by  Snap;  3d  dam  by  (.'halkstone's  dam  by  Shepherd's 
Crab ;  4th  dam  Miss  Meredith  by  Cade ;  5th  dam  Little  Hart- 
ley mare  l)y  Bartlctt's  Childers;   Cth  dam  Fljing  Whig  by 
Woodstock  Arabian;  7th  dam  by  St.  Victor  Barb;  8th  dam  by 
Why-not  (son  of  the  Fenwick  Barb) ;  9th  dam  Royal  mare. 
Genius,  b.  c,  foaled  1753,  by  Babraham,  bred  by  Mr.  Keck ;  (stood 
in  New  York.)    1st  dam  Aura  by  the  Stamford  Turk ;  2d  dam 
by  brother  to  Conqueror;  3d  dam  sister  to  Snip  by  Childers; 
4th  dam  sister  to  Sorehecls  by  Basto ;  5th  dam  sister  to  Mix- 
bury  by  the  Curwen  Bay  Barb ;  Gtli  dam  by  Curwen  Spot;  7th 
dam  by  White-logged  Lowthcr  Barb;  8th  dam  Old  Vintner  mare. 
Gift,  b.  c,  foaled  17G8,  by  Cadormus,  bred  by  Mr.  Lord,  and  im- 
ported by  Colonel  Dangerfield,  of  Kent  county,  Va.    1st  dam 
imported  Cub  mare's  dam  by  Second;  2d  dam  by  Starling;  3d 
dam  sister  to  Vane's  Little  Partner  by  Partner ;  4th  dam  by 
Greyhound;  5th  dam  by  Makelosc;  Gth  dam  by  Brimmer;  7th 
dam  by  Place's  White  Turk ;  8th  dam  by  Dodsworth  ;  9th  dam 
Layton  Barb  mare. 
Glencoe,  ch.  c,  foaled  1831,  by  Sultan,  bred  by  Lord  Jersey,  and 
imported  by  James  -Jackson,  of  Florence,  Ala.,  in  183G.    1st 
dam  Trampoline  by  Tramp;  2d  dam  Web  by  Waxy;  3d  dam 
Penelope  by  Trumpator;  4th  dam  Prunella  by  Highflyer;  5th 
dam  Promise  by  Snap;  Gth  dam  Julia  by  Blank;   7th  dam 
Spectator's  dam  bv  Partner ;  8th  dam  Bonny  Lass  by  Bay  Bol- 
ton ;  9th  dam  by  barley's  Arabian;  10th  dam  byByerly  Turk; 
11th  dam  by  Taffolet  Barb;  12th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk; 
13tii  dam  "Natural  Barb  mare. 
Glenelg,  b.  c,  foaled  18GG,  bred  by  Mr.  R.  W.  Cameron,  owned  by 
m-.  A.  Belmont,  New  York.    By  Citadel  (son  of  Stockwell) ; 
dam  Bapta  by  Kingston  (which  see). 
Glenevis,  br.  c,  foaled  in  18GG.    Bred  by  Colonel  Angerstein, 
England.    Imported  by  R.  W.  Cameron,  Esq.,  of  Clifton,  Staten 


2cl  dam  Fanny  b}' 
4th  ilam  Ruth  by 
I  by  Reguhis ;  Gth 
I  dum  Christr.iiher 

by  Mr.  Hull,  and 
Virginia,  in  1799. 
iam  by  Highflyer; 
am  by  Shepherd's 
dam  Little  Hart- 
Flying  Whig  by 
Barb ;  8th  dam  by 
in  Royal  mare, 

Mr.  Keck ;  (stood 
>rd  Turk ;  2d  dam 
5nip  by  Childers; 
im  sister  to  Mix- 
Curwen  Spot;  7th 
Old  Vintner  mare. 
Mr.  Lord,  and  im- 
nty,  Va.  1st  dam 
n  by  Starling ;  3d 
tner;  4th  dam  by 
by  Brimmer ;  7th 
dsworth ;  9th  dam 

J  Lord  Jersey,  and 
Ala.,  in  1836.  1st 
by  Waxy ;  3d  dam 
by  Highflyer;  5th 
Blank;  7th  dam 
'  Lass  by  Bay  Bol- 
tn  by  Byerly  Turk ; 
lace's  White  Turk; 

ameron,  owned  by 
son  of  Stockwell); 

olonel  Angerstein, 
.,  of  Clifton,  Staten 


LIST    OF    IMPORTED    STALLIONS. 


537 


Island,  in  18GG.  Got  by  Oulston,  dam  Volucris  by  Voltigeur; 
2d  dam  by  The  Doctor ;  3d  dam  Gray  Araby  by  Talisman ;  4th 
dam  Bay  Araby  by  Camel;  5th  dam  Bay  Bess  by  Sultan;  Gth 
dam  by  Napoleon,  Arabian :  7th  dam  by  Hippomencs ;  8th  dam 
by  Quicksilver ;  9th  dam  by  Doge. 

Glenoaky,  br.  c,  foaled  18GG,  bred  by  Mr.  Lane,  imported  by  Mr. 
L.  W.  Jerome,  New  York.  By  Thormanby  :  dam  Carbine  by 
Rifleman;  2d  dam  Troica  by  Lancrcost;  3d  dam  Siberia  by 
Brutandorf;  4th  dam  by  Bluchcr;  5th  dam  Opal  by  Sir  Peter; 
Gth  dam  Olivia  by  Justice ;  7th  dam  Cypher  l)y  Squirrel ;  8th 
dam  by  Regulus ;  9th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers ;  10th  dam  by 
Honeywood's  Arabian;  lltli  da~n,  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues, 
a  Byerly  mare. 

Gouty,  b.  c,  foaled  179G,  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle,  bred  by  Sir  F.  Stand- 
ish,  and  imported  in  1806,  by  Robert  Rives,  of  Nelson  county, 
Virginia.  1st  dam  Yellow  riiare  by  Tandem ;  2d  dam  Perdita 
by  Herod ;  3d  dam  Fair  Forester  by  Sloe ;  4th  dam  by  For- 
ester ;  5th  dam  by  Partner ;  Gth  dam  by  Croft's  Bay  Barb ;  7th 
dam  by  Makcless ;  8th  dam  by  Brimmer ;  9th  dam  by  son  of 
Dodsworth ;  10th  dam  Burton  Barb  mure. 

Geanby,  b.  c,  foaled  1759,  by  Blank,  bred  by  Mr.  Wildman  (also 
called  Marquis  of  Grauby).  1st  dam  by  Crab;  2d  dam  by 
Cj'prus  Arabian ;  3d  dam  by  Commoner ;  4th  dam  by  Make- 
less  ;  5th  dam  by  Brimmer ;  Gth  dam  by  Dicky  Picrson ;  7th 
dam  by  Burton  Barb  mare. 

Gheyhound,  b.  c,  foaled  1794,  by  Sweetbriar,  bred  by  Mr.  Went- 
worth.  IvSt  dam  Miss  Green  by  Highflyer;  2d  dam  Harriet  by 
Matchem ;  3d  dam  Flora  by  Regulus ;  4th  dam  by  Bartlett's 
Childers;  5th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton;  Gth  dam  by  Belgrade 
Turk. 

HAiiBLETOif,  b.  c,  foaled  1791,  by  Dungannon,  bred  by  Mr.  Hutchi- 
son, and  imported  by  William  Lightfoot,  of  Sandy  Point,  Va. 
1st  dam  by  Snap;  2d  dam  Young  Marske's  dam  by  Blank;  3d 
dam  Bay  Starling  by  Bolton  Starling ;  4th  dam  Miss  Meynell 
by  Partner ;  5th  dam  by  Greyhound ;  Gth  dam  by  Curwen's 
Bay  Barb ;  7th  dam  by  Lord  D'Arcy's  Arabian ;  Sth  dam  by 
Whiteshirt ;  9tli  dam  Old  Montague  mare. 

Hampton  Cocrt,  b.  c,  foaled  1864,  bred  by  Mr.  Groville  ;  imported 
by  R.  W.  Cameron,  Esq.,  New  York.    By  Young  Melbourn. 


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538  THE    nOBSE. 

1st  dam  Durindana  by  Orlando,  dam  of  Mantrap,  Miss  Palmer- 
Bton  and  Dundee ;  2d  dam  Despatch  by  Defence  (dam  of  Her- 
mes, Milo  and  Ilonconi) ;  3d  dam  Nannette  (sister  to  Glaucus) 
byPartizan;  4tli  dam  Nanine  by  Selim;  5  th  dam  Bizarre  by 
Peruvian  (dam  of  Scarpa) ;  Gth  dam  Violantc  by  John  Bull 
(dam  of  Iletman  and  Finesse) ;  Ytli  dam  sister  to  Sl^yscraper 
by  Highflyer;  8th  dam  Everlasting  by  Eclipse;  9tli  dam 
HysBua  by  Snap;  10th  dam  Miss  Belsea  by  Eegulus;  Uth  dam 
by  Bartlett's  Childers ;  12th  dam  by  Iloneywood's  Arabian ; 
13th  dam  the  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

HABKroRWAHD,  b.  c,  foaled  in  1840,  by  Economist,  bred  by  Mr. 
Ferguson,  and  imported  by  Judge  Alexander  Porter,  Oak  Lawn, 
near  Franklin,  La.,  in  the  spring  of  ISll.  1st  dam  Ilarkaway's 
dam  by  Nabocklish ;  2d  dam  Miss  Toolcy  by  Teddy  the  Grinder ; 
3d  dam  Lady  Jane  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle ;  4th  dam  Paulina  by 
Florizel ;  5tli  dam  Captive  by  Matcliem ;  Gth  dam  Calliope  by 
Slouch ;  7th  dam  Lass  of  the  Mill  by  Oroonoko ;  8th  dam  by 
Old  Traveler;  9th  dam  Miss  Makcless  by  Greyhound;  10th 
dam  by  Partner;  11th  dam,  dam  of  the  Lambton  Miss  Doe  by 
Woodcock;  12th  dam  by  Croft's  Bay  Barb;  13th  dam  Desde- 
mona's  dam  by  Makcless;  14th  dam  by  Brimmer;  15th  dam 
by  Dicky  Pierson ;  IGth  dam  Burton  Barb  marc. 

Hartington,  b.  c,  foaled  1859,  bred  by  Mr.  Robinson;  imported 
by  II.  W.  Cameron,  Esq.,  New  York.  By  Voltigeur:  dam 
Countess  of  Burlington  by  Touchstone ;  2d  dam  Lady  Emily 
by  Muley  Moloch ;  3d  dam  Caroline  by  Whisker ;  4th  dam  Gib- 
side  Fairy  by  Hermes ;  5th  dam  Vicissitude  by  Pipator ;  Gth 
dam  Beatrice  by  Sir  Peter;  7th  dam  Pyrrha  by  Matchem  ;  8th 
dam  Duchess  by  Whitcnose;  9th  dam  Miss  Slamerkin  by 
Young  True  Blue ;  10th  dam  by  Lord  Oxford's  Dun  Arabian ; 
11th  dam  D'Arcy's  Black-legged  Royal  mare. 

Hector,  bl.  c,  foaled  1745,  by  Lath,  bred  by  Lord  Hartington,  and 
imported  by  Col.  Itlarshall.  1st  dam  by  Childers  (sister  to 
Snip) ;  2d  dam  sister  to  Sorehecls  by  Basto ;  3d  dam  sister  to 
Mixbury  Galloway  by  Curwcn's  Bay  Barb;  4th  dam  by  Old 
Spot ;  5th  dam  by  White-legged  Lowthcr  Barb ;  Gth  dam  Old 
Vintner  mare. 

Hedgeford,  l)r.  c,  foaled  1825,  by  Filho  da  Puta,  bred  by  Mr.  Myt- 
ton.  Imported  by  William  Jackson,  New  York,  1832.  Died 
1840  in  Kentucky.     1st.  dam  Miss  Craige  by  Orville ;  3d  dam 


I  igimftiaa'jiii 


LIST    OF    IMPOUTED    STALLIONS. 


539 


•ap,  Miss  Palmer- 
ice  (dam  of  Iler- 
listcr  to  Glaucus) 
dam  Bizarre  by 
;e  by  John  Bull 
er  to  Sl^yscrapcr 
clipse;  9th  dam 
■gulus;  nth  dam 
^wood's  Arabian ; 

nist,  bred  by  Mr. 
'orter,  Oak  Lawn, 
;  dam  Ilarkaway's 
jddy  the  Grinder; 
dam  Paulina  by 
dam  Calliope  by 
jko;  8th  dam  by 
Greyhound;  10th 
bton  Miss  Doe  by 
13  th  dam  Desde- 
mmer;  15th  dam 
irc. 

binson;  imported 
Voltigeur :  dam 
dam  Lady  Emily 
ker ;  4th  dam  Gib- 
!  by  Pipator ;  Gth 
by  Matchcm ;  8th 
iss  Slamerkin  by 
[I's  Dun  Arabian ; 

I  Hartington,  and 
)hilders  (sister  to 
3d  dam  sister  to 
4th  dam  by  Old 
arb ;  Gth  dam  Old 

bred  by  Mr.  Myt- 
Zork,  1833.  Died 
y  Orville ;  3d  dam 


Marchioness  by  Lurcher ;  3d  dam  Miss  Cogden  l)y  Phcenomo- 
non;  4th  dam  by  Young  Marske;  5th  dam  l)y  Silvio  ;  Gth  dam 
Mr.  llutton's  Daphne  by  Itegulus ;  7th  dam  Brandy  Nan  by 
Sedbury;  8th  dam  by  Starling;  9th  dam.  dam  of  Hutton's 
Spot  by  a  son  of  his  Grey  Barb;  10th  dam  by  Coneyskins ; 
nth  dam  by  llautljoy. 
Herald,  ch.  c,  foaled  1839,  bred  by  Col.  Wade  Hampton,  South 
Carohna.  Imported  in  his  mother's  belly  by  English  Plenipo- 
tentiary; dam  imp.  Delphine  by  Whisker.     (See  Dclphine.) 

IIebcules,  b,  c,  foaled  1857,  bred  by  Mr.  J.  B.  Shepherd.  Sent  to 
California,  1803.  By  Kingston.  1st  dam  daughter  of  Toscar 
by  Bay  Middleton ;  3d  dam  Malvina  by  Oscar;  3d  dam  Spot- 
less by  Walton ;  4th  dam  by  Trumpator;  5th  dam  by  High- 
flyer; Gth  dam  Otheothea  byOtho;  7th  dam  by  Snap;  8tli 
dam  by  Regnlus ;  9th  dam  Wildair's  dam  by  Steady ;  10th  dam 
by  Parmer;  11th  dam  by  Greyhound;  13th  dam  Chestnut 
Layton  by  Makelecs. 

Hero,  b.  c,  foaled  1747,  by  Blank,  the  property  of  the  Duke  of 
BridgeAvater.  First  dam  by  Godolphin  Arabian.  See  E.  R.  C. 
for  17G3,  page  — . 

Herod,  g.  c,  foaled  1793,  by  Young  King  Herod,  and  imported 
into  Virginia  by  Col.  Hoomes  (it  is  sui^posed),  and  called  Hil- 
ton's King  Herod.  He  is  not  in  the  Stud  Book.  He  Avas  said 
to  be  imported  in  179G.  1st  dam  by  Conductor;  3d  dam  by 
Florizel ;  3d  dam  by  Matchcm. 

Hibiscus,  br.  c,  foaled  1834,  by  Sultan,  bred  by  Lord  Exeter,  and 
imported  in  1840,  by  Mr.  Ereyer,  South  Carolina.  1st  dam 
Duchess  of  York  by  Waxy ;  3d  dam  Moses'  dam  by  Gohanna ; 
'd  \  dam  Grey  Skim  by  Woodpecker;  4th  dam  by  Herod ;  5th 
dam  Young  Hag  by  Skim;  Gth  dam  Hag  by  Crab ;  7i'i  dam 
Ebc  ay  by  Ohilders ;  8th  dam  Ebony  by  Basto ;  9tli  dam  Massey 
mare  by  Mr.  Massey's  Black  Barb. 

Highflyer  (Cragg's),  br.c,  foaled  1783,  by  Highflyer,  bred  byLoi-d 
Egremont.  He  sired  Lee  Boo  and  other  good  runners.  Im- 
ported 1778  into  Virginia.  1st  dam  Angelica  by  Snap;  3d  dam 
by  Eegulus ;  3d  dam  by  Bartlett's  Ohilders ;  4th  dam  by  Iloney- 
AA'ood's  Arabian;  6th  dam  the  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

Highlander,  g.  c,  foaled  1783,  by  Bordeaux,  bred  by  Mr.  Doug- 
las. Imported  into  Ncav  York  1794.  1st  dam  Tetotum  by 
Matchcm;   2d  dam  Lady  Bolingbroke  by  Squirrel;   3d  dam 


s*iii>>;5TsaS5  <A«^ 


540 


THE    HORSE. 


€37)™!!  (Herod's  dam)  by  Blaze ;  4th  dam  Sclima  by  Bctliell's 
Arabian ;  i5th  dam  by  Graham's  Champion ;  Cth  dam  by  Dar- 
ley's  Arabian;  7fch  dam  liy  Merlin. 

Hillsborough,  b.  c,  foaled  1858 ;  imported  with  his  dam  by  Mr. 
A.  Kccne  Richards,  Kentucky.  By  Stockwell;  dam  imp.  maro 
by  Lanercost ;  2d  dam  The  Nun  by  Cattou.  (Sec  imp.  Laner- 
cost  mare.) 

HoB-OR-NOB,  b.  c,  foaled  1747,  by  Goliah,  run  by  Mr.  Reynolds. 
First  dam  by  Bald  Galloway.  He  ia  not  down  in  the  Stud 
Book.  See  English  Racing  Calendar,  1754,  page  242,  for  the 
years  1758  and  1759,  ibr  1758  page  43,  for  1759  page  32.  It 
appears  in  1758,  page  IIC,  that  Mr.  Reynolds'  Hob-or-Nob  was 
by  Babraham. 

Honest  Joii  s',  br.  c,  foaled  1794,  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle,  bred  by  Mr, 
Milbanke,  and  imported  by  Dr.  James  Tate,  of  Philadelphia, 
Pa.  1st  dam  by  Magnet  (sister  to  Windlestone);  2d  dam  by 
Le  Sang  •  3d  dam  by  Rib ;  4th  dam  Mother  Western  by  Smith's 
son  of  Snake  j  5th  dam  by  Montague;  Gth  dam  byHp.nfboy; 
7tli  dam  by  Brimmer. 

Hooton,  b.  c.,  foaled  1840,  bred  ])y  Mr.  Worthington ;  in;]  orted 
into  United  State-  by .  Stood  in  Kentucky.  By  Des- 
pot. 1st  dam  by  Catton ;  2d  dam  Melrose  by  I'ilgarlick ;  3d 
dam  by  Whisker ;  4th  dam  by  On-ille ;  5th  dam  ( )tierington's 
dam  by  Expectation ;  Gth  dam  ])y  Spadille;  7th  daii'.  Grog's 
dam  by  Alfred ;  8th  dam  by  Locust;  9th  dam  by  Chaiigeliug; 
10th  dam  by  Cade. 

Huoii  Lupus,  b.  c,  foaled  183C  bred  by  Mr.  Mostyn,  and  imported 
to  New  Orleans,  La.  B.''"-'-m.  1st  dam  Her  Highness  by 
Moses;  2d  dum  PriuccsE  (>(■  i  by  Castrel;  3d  dam  Queen  of 
Diamonds  by  Diamond;  vv.i  ^lam  l)y  Sir  Peter  Teazle;  5th  dam 
Lucy  by  Plorizel ;  Cth  dam  Freniiy  by  Eclipse ;  7lh  dam  by 
Engineer ;  8th  dam  by  Blank ;  9tli  dam  Lass  of  the  Mill  by 
Traveler;  10th  dam  Miss  Makeless  by  Young  Greyhound; 
11th  dam  by  Old  Partner;  12th  danv  Miss  Doe's  dam  by  Wood- 
cock; 13th  dam  by  Croft's  Bay  Barb  ;  14th  dam  Desdemcna's 
dam  by  Makeless ;  15th  dam  by  Bnmmer ;  IGth  dam  by  Dicky 
Pierson  ;,  17th  dam  Burton  Barlj  mare. 

Hurrah,  b.  c,  foaled  1862,  bi-cd  by  Rawcliff  Stud  Co.  Imported 
by  John  Reber,  Esq.,  Lancaster,  Oliio.  By  Ncwminster:  dam 
Jovial  ])y  Bay  Middleton ;  2d  dam  (sister  to  Grey  Momus)  by 


U 


LISl    OF    I.;-P0IITKD    dTALLIOXS. 


Ul 


ima  by  Bcthcll's 
Ctli  dam  by  Dar- 
ius (lam  by  Mr. 
;  clam  imp.  mare 
[See  imp.  Laner- 

by  Mr.  Reynolds, 
wn  in  the  Stud 
age  242,  for  the 
'59  page  32.  It 
Hob-or-Nob  was 

Lzle,  bred  by  Mr. 
of  Philadelphia, 
lie);  2d  dam  by 
jstern  by  Smith's 
im  by  Hantboy ; 

igton:  in!].orted 
tucky.  By  Des- 
y  I'ilgariick ;  3d 
m  Otieriiigton's 
7th  ilaiii  Grog's 
by  Chaugeling; 

n,  and  imported 
vr  Highness  by 

dam  Queen  of 
Teazle ;  5th  dam 
36 ;  Till  dam  by 

of  the  Mill  by 
ng  Greyhound; 
's  dam  by  Wood- 
mi  Desdemcna's 
h  dam  by  Dicky 

Co.  Imported 
3wminster:  dam 
jrey  Momus)  by 


Comus ;  3d  dam  by  Cervantes ;  4th  dam  Emma  by  Don  Cos- 
sack; 5th  dam  Vesta  byDelpini;  Cth  dam  Faith  byPacolct; 
7th  dam  Atulantu  by  Matchem ;  8th  dam  Lass  of  the  Mill  by 
Oroonoko ;  0th  dam  by  Old  Traveler ;  10th  tlani  Miss  Mukeless 
by  Young  Greyhound;  11th  dam  by  Old  Partner;  13th  dam 
by  Woodcock ;  13th  dam  by  Croft's  Bay  Barb ;  14th  dam  by 
Makeless;  15<^h  .lam  by  Brimmer;  IGth  dam  by  Dicky  Pierson; 
17tli  dam  Burton  Barl)  mare. 

Iota,  b.  c,  foaled  1854;  bred  by  Mr,  J.  Milner.  Sent  to  New 
Orleans,  1850.  By  Storm  or  Maroon.  1st  dam  Beta  by  Vol- 
tair ;  2d  dam  by  Ra])liael ;  3d  dam  sister  to  Rosette  by  Bcnuing- 
brough;  4th  dam  Rosamond  by  Tandem;  5tli  dam  Tuberose 
by  Herod;  Gth  dam  Grey  Starling  by  Starling;  7th  dam 
Coughing  Polly  by  Bartlett's  Childcrs;  8th  dam  by  Counsellor; 
9th  dam  by  Snake ;  lOtli  dam  by  Luggs ;  11th  dam  by  Davill's 
Old  Woodcock. 

Jack  Andrews,  b.  c,  foaled  1794,  by  Joe  Andrews,  bred  by  Mr. 
Lord,  and  imported  by  William  Lightfoot,  Sandy  Point,  Va. 
1st  dam  by  Highflyer;  2d  dam  by  Cardinal  Puff;  3d  dam  by 
Tatlcr;  4tli  dam  by  Snip;  5tli  dam  by  Godolphiu  Aral)iau ; 
Gth  dam  by  Framptou's  Whitcneuk ;  7th  dam  by  Pclham 
Barb. 

Jack  of  Diamonds,  b.  c,  foaled ,  by  the  Cullen  Arabian,  bred 

by ,  and  imported  by  Gen.  Spotswood,  of  Virginia.     Ho 

was  a  dark  bay  horse,  witli  a  spot  in  the  shape  of  a  diamond  in 
his  face.  We  cannot  find  him  in  the  Stud  Book.  He  stood  at 
Solomon  Dunn's,  in  Virginia,  1703.  Ist  dam  by  Darlcy  Ara- 
bian ;  2d  dam  by  Bj^erly  Turk ;  3d  dam  by  Taffolet  Barb ;  4th 
dam  by  Place's  White  Turk ;  5th  dam  Natural  Barb  mare. 

Janus,  eh.  c,  foaled  174G,  by  Old  Janus  (son  of  the  Godolphin  Ara- 
bian out  of  the  Little  Hartley  mare),  bred  by  Mr.  Swymmer,  im- 
ported into  Virginia  about  the  year  1752.  He  was  the  property 
of  John  Goode,  Sr.,  of  Mecklenburgh  county,  Va  who  agreed 
to  give  £150,  Virginia  currency,  for  him,  provided  he  was  safely 
delivered  at  his  stable,  in  the  winter  of  1779  or  1780,  being  in 
the  34th  year  of  his  age.  Janus  started  for  the  stable  of  Mr. 
Goode,  as  aforesaid,  and  progi-essed  as  far  as  the  stable  of  Col. 
Hayiies,  where  he  died  in  1780.  This  colt  is  not  laid  down  in 
the  Stud  Book  or  Racing  Calendar.  Ho  was  foaled  before  the 
issue  of  either.  No  doubt  a  correct  pedigree.  1st  dam  by  Fox ; 
3d  dam  by  the  Bald  Galloway. 


542 


THE    HOUSE, 


John  Bull,  b.  c,  foaled  1833,  by  Chateaux  Margatix,  purchased  by 
Mr.  Tuttersall  for  Captain  H.  F.  Stockton,  and  imported  in 
1831,  when  a  yearling.  Wo  do  not  doubt  this  pedigree,  but  in 
vol.  3,  i)ago  305,  of  the  English  Stud  Book,  this  mare  has  no 
foal  credited  for  1833.  Her  last  foal  was  to  Sultan,  in  1831, 
and  note  at  the  bottom  states  that  she  was  sent  to  GL'rmau}'. 
1st  dam  by  Woful ;  2d  dam  sister  to  Brandon  by  Beningbrough ; 
3d  dam  Miss  Tomboy  hy  Highflyer ;  4th  dam  l)y  Shakespeare ; 
5th  dam  Barbara  by  Snap ;  Cth  dam  Miss  Vernon  by  Cade ; 
7th  dam  sister  to  Spinster  by  Partner;  8th  dam  sister  to 
Scpiirrcl's  dam  by  Bloody  Buttocks ;  9tli  dam  by  Greyhound ; 
10th  dam  by  Makcless;  11th  dam  by  Brimmer;  12th  dam  1)y 
Place's  White  Turk;  13th  dam  by  Dodsworth  ;  14th  dam  Lay- 
ton  Barb  mare. 

John  Bull,  ch.  c,  foaled  1789,  by  Fortitude,  bred  by  Lord  Gros- 

venor,  imported  by .     1st  dam  Xantippe  (sister  to  Don 

Quixote)  by  Eclipse ;  2d  dam  Grecian  Princess  by  William's 
Forester ;  3d  dam  by  the  Coalition  Colt ;  4th  dam  by  Bustard. 

Jolly  Roger  (in  the  Enghsh  Stud  Book,  Boger  of  the  Vale),  ch.  c, 

foaled  1741,  bred  by  Mr.  Craddock,  imported  by .    He 

died  at  James  Belford's,  Greenville  county,  Va.,  in  1772,  aged 
31  years.  By  Roundhead.  1st  dam  sister  to  Wilkie  mare  by 
Croft's  Partner ;  2d  dam  by  Woodcock ;  3d  dam  by  Croft's  Bay 
Barb;  4th  dam  by  Makeless ;  Sth  dam  by  Brimmer;  6th  dam 
by  Dicky  Pierson ;  7th  dam  Burton  Barb  mare. 

JoKAH,  b.  c,  foaled  1795,  by  Escape,  bred  by  Mr.  Baker;  imported 
by  Gov.  James  Turner,  of  JSTorth  Carolina,  who  transferred  him 
to  Mr.  Caleb  Bush,  aliout  1803.  1st  dam  Lavender  by  Herod; 
2d  (lam  by  Snap ;  3d  daiii  ^liss  Roan  (Sweetv/illiam's  dam)  by 
Cade ;  4th  dam  Madam  l)y  Bloody  Buttocks ;  5th  dam  sister  to 
Matcliem's  dam  by  Partner ;  Gth  dam  by  Makeless ;  7th  dam 
by  Brimmer;  8th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  9th  dam  by 
Dodsworth ;  10th  dam  Layton  Barb  marc. 

Jorvr>ON,  ch.  c,  foaled  1833,  by  Langar,  bred  by  the  Duke  of  Cleve- 
land, and  imported  in  18 — ,  by .    1st  dam  Matilda  by 

Co^v^'.s;  2d  dam  Julianna  by  Gohanna:  3d  dam  Platina  by 
Mercury;  4th  dam  by  Herod  ;  5th  dam  Young  Hag  by  Skim; 
Ckh  dam  Hag  by  Crab;  7th  dam  El)ony  by  Childers;  8th  dam 
Ebony  by  Basto ;  9th  dam  Massey  mare  by  Mr.  Massey's  Black 
Barb. 


LIST  OF   IMPORTED  STALLIOXS. 


543 


jc,  purchased  by 
nil  imported  in 
pedigree,  but  in 
lis  nmre  has  no 
">nltan,  in  1831, 
it  to  GL'rman}'. 
Beningbrough ; 
l)y  Shakespeare ; 
^rnon  by  Cade; 
dam  sister  to 
by  Greyhound ; 
■;  12th  dam  1)y 
14th  dam  Lay- 
by Lord  Gros- 
(sister  to  Don 
iss  by  WilHam's 
iam  by  Bustard. 

the  Vale),  ch.  c, 

by .    He 

i.,  in  1772,  aged 
f\rilkie  mare  by 
a  by  Croft's  Bay 
nmer;  6tli  dam 

laker;  imported 
transferred  him 
nder  by  Herod ; 
Uiam's  dam)  by 
til  dam  sister  to 
celess;  7th  dam 
k ;  9  til  dam  by 

Duke  of  Cleve- 
lain  Matilda  by 
dam  Platina  by 
Hag  by  Skim ; 
ilders ;  8th  dam 
,  Massey's  Black 


Julius  Cjesar  (Mr.  Cross'),  bred  by  Mr.  Crofts,  foaled  1757.  By 
Young  Cade.  1st  dam  by  Snip;  2d  dam  by  Lonsdale  Ara- 
bian. 

Junius,  bl.  c,  foaled  1754,  by  Starling,  bred  by  Mr.  Williams ;  import- 
ed in  1759.  1st  dam  by  Crab;  2d  dam  by  Monkey  (brother  to 
Mixbury) ;  3d  dam  by  Basto;  4(li  dam  by  CuvAveu's  Bay  Barb; 
5th  dam  by  Cnrwen's  Spot;  0th  dam  by  White-legged  Lowther 
Barb ;  7th  dam  Old  Vintner  marc. 

Juniper,  b.  c,  foaled  1753,  by  Babraham,  bred  by  My.  Gorges,  and 
imported  by  Col.  Symc,  of  Virginia,  in  1701.  1st  dam  Aura  by 
Stamford  Turk;  2d  dam  by  brother  to  Conqueror;  3d  dam 
sister  to  Snip  by  Childcrs;  4th  dam  sister  to  Soreheels  by 
Basto ;  5i;Ii  dam  sister  to  Mixbury  Galloway  by  Curwen's  Bay 
Barb;  Gth  dam  by  Cnrwen's  Spot ;  7tli  dam  by  White-legged 
Lowther  Barlj ;  8th  dam  Old  Vintner  mare. 

Justice,  ch,  c,  said  to  have  been  foaled  in  1752,  by  Regulus,  bred 
by  William  Manby, of  Gloucestershire,  England;  imported  into 
Virginia.  We  find  Sweepstakes,  but  no  jiroduce  given ;  likely 
a  correct  pedigree.  For  pedigree  of  Sweepstakes,  see  E.  S.  B., 
vol.  1,  page  433.  He  was  imported  into  Virginia,  and  stood  in 
Prince  George  county,  in  1701.  1st  dam  Duke  of  Bolton's 
Sweepstakes  by  Oxford's  Dun  Arabian ;  2d  dam  by  Bay  Bolton ; 
3d  dam  by  Basto. 

Justice,  b.  c,  foaled  1759,  by  Blank,  bred  by  Lord  Boliugbroke. 
1st  dam  Aura  by  Stamford  Turk ;  2d  dam  by  1)rother  to  Con- 
(jueror ;  3d  dam  sister  to  Snip  by  Childcrs ;  4tli  dam  sister  to 
Soi'eheels  by  Basto ;  5th  dam  by  the  Curwen  Bay  Barb ;  0th 
dam  by  Cnrwen's  Spot;  7th  dam  by  White-legged  Lowther 
Barb ;  8th  dam  Old  Vintner  marc. 

Justice,  b.  c,  foaled.  1782,  bred  by  Mr.  Fenwicke ;  imported  into 
South  Carolina  by  Major  Butler.  By  Justice.  1st  dam  Miss 
Timms  by  Matchem ;  2d  dam  by  Squirt ;  3d  dam  (Lot's  dam) 
by  Mogul ;  4th  dam  Camilla  by  Bay  Bolton ;  5tli  dam  Old 
Lady  by  Pullcin's  chestnut  Arabian ;  0th  dam  by  Eockwood  ; 
7th  dam  by  Bustler. 

KiLTON,  ch.  c,  foaled  1831,  by  Figaro,  bred  by  Mr.  Russol.  and  im- 
ported by  Thomas  H.  Perkins,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1834.  The 
Stud  Book  states  that  this  colt  died  a  foal.  1st  dam  by  Black- 
lock  ;  2d  dam  Selina  by  Delpini ;  3d  dam  by  Beninglirougli ; 
4th  dam  l>y  Highflyer ;  5th  dam  Sincerity  by  JIatchem ;  Gth 


5U 


TUE  nOHSE. 


dam  rapillon  by  Snap ;  7th  clam  Miss  Cleveland  ])y  Keguhis ; 
8tli  dam  Midge  by  a  son  of  Hay  Holton  ;  9th  dam  by  Bartlett's 
Chiklers;  lOtli  dam  l)y  lloueywood's  Arabian;  11th  dam,  dam 
of  the  two  True  Blues. 

King  Eunest,  b.  c,  foaled  18CC,  bred  by  Sir  L.  Newman,  imported 
by  Mr.  D.  D.  Withers,  New  York.  By  King  Tom :  dam  Ernes- 
tine by  Touchstone ;  2d  dam  Lady  Geraldinc  by  The  Colonel ; 
•  3d  dam  Nurse  by  Neptune  ;  4th  dum  Otis  by  Bustard  ;  5th  dam 
by  Election;  Gth  dam  by  llighllyor;  7th  dam  by  Eclipse;  8th 
dam  Ilosebud  by  Snap;  9th  dam  Miss  Belsea  by  Regulus;  10th 
dam  by  Bartlett's  Chiklers;  11th  dam  by  Honey  wood's  Ara- 
bian ;  12th  dam  the  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

King  of  Cymuy,  b.  c,  foaled  18-17,  bred  by  Sir  W.  W.  Wynn  ;  im- 
ported and  owned  by  Capt.  McKinnon,  of  Wisconsin.  By 
Touchstone.  1st  dam  Merganser  by  Merchant;  2d  dam  Shov- 
cler  by  Scud ;  3d  dam  Goosander  by  Ilambletonian ;  4th  dam 
Rally  by  Trumpator;  5th  dam  Fancy,  sister  to  Diomed  by 
Florizel;  Gth  dam  by  Spectator;  7th  dam  by  Blank;  8th  dam 
byChilders;  9th  dam  Miss  Belvoir  by  Grey  Grantham ;  10th 
dar-i  by  Paget  Turk  ;  11th  dam  Betty  Percival  by  Leede's  Ara- 
bian ;  12th  dam  by  Spanker. 

King  Hiram,  —  c,  foaled ,  by  Clay  Hall  (son  of  Clay  Hall 

Marske).  Wc  find  no  produce  of  Yarico  or  Rockingham  marc, 
but  presume  the  pedigree  to  be  correct.  1st  dam  by  Rocking- 
ham ;  2d  dam  Y'arico  (dam  of  Little  Flyer)  by  Eclipse ;  3d 
dam  Fidget  by  Spectator;  4th  dam  Gaudy,  sister  to  Chrysolite 
by  Blank;  5th  dam  by  Crab;  Gth  dam  byChilders;  7th  dam 
Miss  Belvoir  by  Grey  Grantliam ;  Btli  dam  l)y  Paget  Turk ;  9tli 
dam  Betty  Percival  by  Leede's  Arabian ;  10th  dam  by  Spanker. 

King  William,  b.  c,  foaled  1777,  by  Herod,  bred  by  Mr.  A.  Smith, 
and  imported  by  Mr.  Skinner,  of  Hartford,  Conn.  1st  dam 
Madcap  by  Snap ;  2d  dam  Miss  Meredith  by  Cade ;  3d  dam 
Little  Hartley  marc  by  Bartlett's  Cliilders ;  4th  dam  Flyiu-T 
Whig,  by  William's  Woodstock  Arabian  ;  5th  dam  by  St.  Vic- 
tor Barb  ;  Gth  dam  by  Why-not  (soii  of  the  Fenwick  Barb) ; 
7  th  dam  Royal  mare. 

King  W^illiam,  ch.  c,  fviaied  1781,  by  Florizel,  i.red  b"  Mr.  Vernon, 
and  imported  by  Dr.  Norris,  Chester  county,  Pa.,  in  1795.  1st 
dam  Milliner  by  Matchem;  2d  dam  Cassandra  by  Blank;  3d 
dam  sister  to  Snip  by  Cliilders ;  4th  dam  '  ister  to  Soreheels  by 


LIST    OF    IMPOUTED    STALLIOXS. 


ri45 


11(1  by  Regains ; 

urn  Ity  Hiiitk'tt's 

lltli  duni,  daiii 

wman,  importcil 
nil :  dam  Enics- 
ly  The  Colonel ; 
istnrd ;  5tli  dam 
by  Eclipse ;  8th 
f  Regulus ;  lOtli 
Diieywood's  Aru- 
). 

W.  Wynn ;  im- 
Wiseousiii.  By 
;  iid  dam  Shov- 
)nian ;  4tli  dam 
•  to  Diomcd  Ijy 
Blank;  8th  dam 
h-antham ;  10th 
by  Leede's  Ara- 

)n  of  Clay  Hall 
jkingham  mare, 
im  by  Rocking- 

by  Eclipse ;  3d 
?r  to  Chrysolite 
Iders ;  7th  dam 
aget  Turk ;  9th 

am  by  Spanker. 

y  Mr,  A.  Smith, 
onn.  1st  dam 
Cade ;  3d  dam 
li  dam  riyin'T 
am  by  St.  Vic- 
'enwick  Barb) ; 

b"  Mr.  Vernon, 

,  in  1795.     1st 

bv  Blank;  3d 

to  Soreheels  by 


Bosto;  5th  dam  by  Curweirs  Bay  Barb;  G(h  dam  by  Curwcn'ii 
Spot ;  7th  dam  by  White-legged  Lowther  Barb :  8tli  dam  'Jkl 
Vintner  mare. 

Knioht  op  St.  Geouoe,  br.  c,  fouled  1851,  by  Irish  Birdeatohor. 
bred  by  Mr.  Disney,  and  imported  by  A.  Keenc  Richards,  of 
Scott  county,  Ky.  Ist  dam  Maltese  by  Iletmann  Platoff;  'Zd 
dam  Water  Witch  by  Sir  Hercules  ;  3d  dam  Mary  Anne  by  Waxy 
Pope ;  4th  dam  Witch  by  Sorcerer ;  5th  dam  by  Precipitiito ; 
Gth  dam  Diddlcr's  dam  })y  Highflyer;  7th  dam  by  (Joldlinder ; 
8th  dam  by  Lady  Bolingbroke  by  Scpiirrel ;  9th  dam  Ilerod'y 
dam  by  Blaze;  10th  dam  Selima  by  Bethell's  Arabian;  llth 
dam  by  Graham's  Champion ;  12th  dam  by  Darley's  Arabian ; 
13th  dam  by  Merlin. 

Knowsley,  b.  c,  foaled  1795,  liy  Sir  Pebr  Teazle,  bred  l)y  Mr. 
Walker;  imported  into  Virginia,  1802,  by  William  Lightfoot. 
1st  dam  CapcUa  by  Herod ;  2d  dam  Miss  Cape  by  Regulus;  3d 
dam  Blackej'es  ])y  Crab ;  4th  dam  Warlock  Galloway  by  Snake ; 
5th  dam  sister  to  Carlisle  gelding  by  Bald  Galloway ;  6th  dam 
Wharton  marc  by  Lord  Carlisle's  Turk;  7th  dam  by  Bald 
Galloway ;  8th  dam  by  Bald  Galloway. 

KouLi  Kuan,  b.  c,  foaled  1772,  by  the  Vernon  Arabian,  b.-^d  by 
Loi*d  March.  Ist  dam  Rosemary  by  Blossom  ;  2d  dam  by  An- 
caster  Starling ;  ?J  dam  by  Grasshopper ;  4th  dam  by  Sir  M. 
Newton's  Arabian;  5th  dam  by  Old  Pert;  Gth  dam  by  St. 
Martin's ;  7th  dam  by  Sir  E.  Hale's  Turk ;  8th  dam  the  Old 
Field  mare. 

LA.NGF0BD,  br.  c,  foaled  1833,  by  Starch,  bred  by  Mr.  Corbin,  and 
imported  by  Com.  Stockton,  of  New  Jersey.  1st  dam  Peri  by 
Wanderer;  3d  dam  Thalcstris  by  Alexander;  3d  dam  Rival  by 
Sir  Peter  Teazle  ;  4th  dam  Hornet  by  Drone ;  5th  dam  Manilla 
by  Goldflnder ;  Gth  dam  Mr.  Goodrick's  Old  England  mare ; 
7th  dam  by  CuUen's  Arabian ;  8th  dam  Miss  Cado  by  Cade ; 
9th  dam  Miss  Makeless  by  a  son  of  Greyhound ;  10th  dam  by 
Partner;  llth  dam  Miss  Doe's  dam  by  Woodcock;  12th  dam 
by  Croft's  Bay  Barb ;  13th  dam  Desdemona's  dam  V)y  Makeless ; 
14th  dam  by  Brimmer ;  15th  dam  by  Dicky  Pierson  ;  16th  dam 
Burton  Barli  marc. 

Lapdog,  b.  c,  foaled  1823,  by  Whalebone,  bred  by  Lord  Egremont, 
and  imported  by  James  Jackson,  Alabama,  in  1835.  1st  dam 
by  Canopus ;  2d  dam  by  Young  Woodpecker ;  3d  dam  Frac- 
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THE  uoRsa 


10* 


Hons  liy  Mcrcnrj*;  4th  dam  l»y  Woodj^ockor ;   fith  dam  Ever- 
lasting l»y  Kcli|>.sc;  (itii  dam   llyuna  bySnaii;  ?tli  diim  AIIks 
Ik'lsoa  l)y  Ilcgulus ;  8th  dam  by  Bartlott's  ChildtTs ;  9th  dam 
IIoiH'ywooil's  Arahiati;  10th  dam,  dam  of  tho  two  True  Blues. 
Lapii>ist,  h.  e.,  foaled  I84'J,  Uy  'rtiiichHtoiie,  hred  liy  (.'ol.  Peel,  and 
impurted  l)y  Mr.  John  Simpson  into  Canada,  in  1858;  now  tho 
property  of  Philo  C.  Bush,  of  New  York.    1st  dam  lo  i»y  Tau- 
rus; Sd  dam  Arotliissa  l)y  Quiz;  .3d dam  Persepolis  by  Alexan- 
der; 4th  dam  sinter  to  Tickle  Toby  by  Alfred;  Gth  dam  (!aelia 
by  Ilerod;  0th  dam  Proserpine  (nister  to  Eclipse)  by  Marskc; 
Yth  dam  Spiletta  by  Regulus;  8th  dam  Mother  Western  by 
Smith's  son  of  Snake;  9th  dam  by  D'Arey's  Old  Montague; 
10th  dam  l>y  Hautboy;  11  th  dum  by  Brimmer. 
Latii,  bred  by  Mr.  Vernon,  foaled  17G.3,  by  Shepherd's  Crab,  and 
imported  (it  is  said)  by  James  Delancey,  of  New  York,  in  ITGS. 
He  could  not  have  been  imported  that  year,  as  ho  ran  in  Eng- 
land in  1770,  ttt  Warwick.    Appears  in  the  Stud  Book,  vol.  1, 
page  57,  as  Protector.     1st  dam  Crazy  by  Lath ;  2d  dam  by 
Childers;  3d  dam  Basto  marc  (sister  to  Son-heels  byBasto); 
4th  dam  sister  to  Mixbury  Galloway  by  Curwon  Bay  Barl);  5th 
dam  by  Cunveii's  Spot;  Gth  dam  by  White-legged  Lowther 
Barb;  7th  dam  Old  Vintner  mare. 
Lawteh,  The,  —  c,  foaled  1852,  bred  by  Mr.  AVofHnden ;  imported 
into  California  by  William  ilood,  Estj.,  1854.    By  Elatcatcher. 
Ist  dam  Koyalty  (first  called  Mrs.  Wright)  by  Bay  Middleton ; 
2d  dam  Hoyden  by  Tomboy ;  3d  dam  Ilocbana  by  Velocipede ; 
4th  dam  Miss  Garforth  by  Walton;  5th  dam  by  Ilyacinthus ; 
Gth  dam  Zara  by  Delpini ;  7th  dam  Flora  by  King  Fergus ; 
8tU  dam  Atalanta  by  Matchem  ;  9tli  dam  Lass  of  the  Mill  by 
Oroonoko  ;  10th  dam  by  Old  Traveler ;  11th  dam  Miss  Makeless 
by  Young  Greyhound ;  12th  dam  by  Old  Partner ;  13th  dam  by 
Woodcock ;  14th  dam  by  Croft's  Bay  Barb ;  15th  dam  Desde- 
mona's  dam  by  Makeless;  IGth  dam  by  Brimmer;  17th  dam' 
by  Dicky  Pierson  ;  18th  dam  Burton  Barb  mare. 
Leamington,  br.  c,  foaled  1853;  bred  by  Mr.  Ilalford,  of  England; 
imported  by  R  W.  Cameron,  Esq.,  Clifton,  Staten  Island,  N.  Y.; 
sired  by  Faugh-a-Ballagli.     1st  dam   by  Pataloon;   2d  dam 
Daphne  by  Laurel ;  3d  dam  Maid  of  Honor  by  Champion  ;  4th 
dam  Etiquette  by  Orville;  5th  dam  Boadecia  by  Alexander; 
6th  dam    Brunette    by  Amaranthus;    7th    dam    Mayfly  by 
Matchem ;  8th  dam  by  Ancaster  Starling ;  9th  dam  by  Grass-. 


LIST    OF    IMl'()UTi;i)    8TALI,IO>'8. 


rAf 


f)fh  dum  Evcr- 
;  Till  diim  Wm 
ilcU'i-H;  Dtli  (lain 
two  'rruu  BUios. 
hy  Col.  Pcc'l,  iiiul 
n  1858;  now  the 

(km  lo  l»y  Tuu- 
L'lHilis  by  Alcxan- 
;  5th  ilimi  Caclui 
lipse)  by  Murske; 
itbcr  Western  l)y 

Old  Montague; 
I'. 

iherd's  Crab,  and 
ew  York,  in  ITOS. 
lis  ho  ran  in  Eng- 
Stnd  Book,  vol.  1, 
jath;  ;Jd  dam  by 
•eheels  by  Busto); 
en  Bay  Barl) ;  5th 
;c-lcggcd  Lowther 

(linden;  imported 
By  Flatcatcher. 

)y  Bay  Middleton ; 

la  by  Velocipede ; 

n  by  Ilyacinthns ; 

by  King  Fergus ; 

ass  of  tlio  Mill  by 

am  Miss  Makeless 

ner ;  13th  dam  by 
15  th  dam  Dcsde- 

immcr ;  17th  dam  ' 

lare. 

Iford,  of  England; 

aten  Island,  N.  Y. ; 

'ataloon;   2d  dam 

»y  Champion ;  4tli 

icia  by  Alexander ; 
dam   Mayfly  by 

)th  dam  by  Grass-. 


hopper;  10th  dam  liy  Sir  M.  Ni wtoii's  Araliian;  lltli  dam  by 
IVrt;  12th  dam  liy  St.  Martin's;  l.'ilh  dam  liy  Sir  E.  ILiK'a 
Arabian  ;  14tli  dum  tlie  Old  Eield  marc. 

Leviathan  (formerly  called  Mezereon),  oh.  c,  foaled  1823,  bred  liy 
Painter,  and  imported  by  . Tames  .Jackson  &  Co.,  into  Alaliainu, 
1830.  By  Mulcy.  1st  dam  by  W indie;  2d  dam  li\  Anvil  ;  ;Jd 
dam  Virago  (Saltram's  dam)  by  Snap;  4tli  dam  by  Uegnliin; 
5th  dam  sister  to  Blaek-and-all-Blaok  by  Crab;  (ith  dam  Jlisa 
Slammcrkin  by  Young  True  Blue;  Tth  thiiu  by  Oxford  Ara- 
bian; 8th  dam  Miss  D'Arcy's  Black-k'gged  IJoyal  mare. 

Light  Infantry,  bred  by  IHihard  Oulston,  of  Clandon,  in  Surrey, 
England.  AVo  give  his  pedigree  as  found  in  Edgar.  By 
Eclipse  (foaled  1779).  See  E.  It.  C.  for  1783,  page  154.  let 
dam  by  Feather;  2d  dam  by  Childers;  3d  dam  by  Partner; 
4th  dam  by  Bloody  Buttocks;  r)th  dam  by  Greyhound ;  (Ith 
dam  by  Makeless;  7th  dam  by  Brimmer}  8th  dam  by  Place's 
White  Turk;  9th  dam  Lay  ton  Barb  mare. 

LocniEL,  b.  c,  foaled  1850,  bred  by ;  imported  by  If.  W. 

Cameron,  Esq.  By  Sweetmeat.  1st  dam  The  Mitro  by  Cowl ; 
2d  dam  Red  Rose  by  Rubini ;  3d  dam  Sweetbriar  by  Sultan ; 
4th  dam  Anliopo  by  Whalebone  ;  5th  dum  Amazon  by  Driver; 
Gth  dam  Fractious  by  Mercury;  7th  dam  by  Woodpecker  ;  81h 
dam  Everlasting  by  Eclipse;  9th  dam  Ilyama  bySnap;  Kith 
dam  Miss  Belsca  by  Regulus;  11th  dam  l)y  Bartlett's  Childers; 
12th  dam  by  Honcywood's  Arabian ;  13th  dam  Byerly  marc, 
dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

Lofty  (first  called  Deputy),  b.  c,  foaled  1753,  by  Godolphin  Ara- 
bian, bred  by  Mr.  Panton.  He  stood  at  Thomas  Good's,  Ches- 
terfield county,  Virginia,  in  1702.  Ist  dam  Spinster  (the  AVid- 
dington  mare)  by  Partner;  2d  dam  sister  to  Squirrel's  dam  by 
Bloody  Buttocks ;  3d  dam  by  Greyhound ;  4th  dam  by  Make- 
less; 5th  dam  by  Brimmer;  6th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk; 
7th  dam  by  Dodsworth ;  8th  dam  Layton  Barb  marc. 

Lofty,  h.,  by  Snap ;  was  imported  into  South  Carolina,  and  stood 
at  Mr.  Arthur  Middleton's,  on  Ashley  River,  in  1772. 

LONGWAISTE,  b.  c,  foaled  1834,  bred  by  Mr.  No  well;  imported  by 
Capt.  W.  J.  Minor,  Mississippi.  By  Longwaiste :  dam  by  Mu- 
ley;  2d  dam  Lady  Em  by  Stamford;  3d  dam  by  Trumpator; 
4th  dam  Demiremp  by  Highflyer ;  5th  dam  Brim  by  Squirrel ; 
6th  dam  Helen  by  Blank ;  7tli  dam  by  Crab ;  8th  dam  sister  to 
Partner. 


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Lonsdale,  b,  c,  by  Jolly  n<ijr.>r  (hou  f»f  tho  Oowor  Btii"'')n  in  Y.n<r. 
liiiul).  W(^  givo  liiH  jH'dij^ivf  us  luiiiid  in  AnuTicuii  Tiirl'  Hc^Wh- 
tiT,  wliioli  stutc's  tliut  Lonsduli!  und  his  diua  wero  both  iinporicd 
into  Virj,Miiiu.  Int  duin  l>y  Monkey  ;  I'd  dam  Lonsdiilo'H  Idack 
Anibiun;  IJd  duni  Lon.sdaK''rt  l)ay  Arabian;  4th  dam  liy  (!oiuv- 
Hkins;  5th  dam  hy  J)od8\vorth ;  fith  dam  D'Aroy's  Uoyal  niaiv. 

Li-r)FOHT),  ch.  c,  foalod  18.'J3,  bred  by  F.  R.  Price ;  imported  1h;19. 
]ly  Wambn.  Know  nothing  of  him  in  America.  Ist  dam  Idalia 
by  Peruvian;  '-.M  dam  MuKidora  by  Meteor  ;  Ud  dam  Maid  of 
Ail  Work  by  Ifigjiflycr;  4th  dam  by  Syphon;  fltli  thun  by 
Regubis;  0th  di.m  by  Snip;  7th  dam  by  Cottingham:  Hth  dam 
Warlock  (Jalloway  by  Snako. 

LuRCiiKU,  b.  c,  foaled  183^,  by  Grcyleg,  bred  by  Mr.  Mills;  im- 
ported  by  A.  J.  Davie,  Esi].,  North  Carolina.  Ist  dam  iitirpa- 
lico  by  (Johanna;  2d  dam  Amazim  by  Driver;  3d  dcm  Fruc- 
tious  by  Mercury;  4th  dam  l>y  Woodpecker;  fith  dam  Ever- 
lasting by  EclipHe ;  Gth  dam  Ilyivna  by  Snap;  7th  dam  Miss 
Bclsea  byRcgulus;  8th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers;  9th  dam 
by  Honey  wood's  Arabian;  10th  dam,  dam  of  tho  two  True 
Blues. 

LuznoRouoH,  br.  c,  foaled  1820,  by  Williamson's  Ditto,  bred  by  Mr. 
Meynell,  and  imported  into  Virginia,  1832,  by  Messrs.  Avery, 
Merritt  &  Townes.  Died  in  Georgia,  1840.  1st  dam  by  Dick 
Andrews;  2d  dam  Eleanor  by  Whiskey;  3d  dum  Young  Gi- 
antess  (dam  of  Sorcerer)  by  Diomed ;  4th  dam  Giantess  by 
Matchem ;  5th  dam  Molly  Longlogs  by  Babraham ;  Gth  dam 
by  Cole's  Foxhunter ;  7th  dam  by  Partner ;  8th  dam  sister  to 
Roxana  by  tho  Bald  Galloway  ;  9th  dam  sister  to  Chanter  by 
Ancaster  Turk;  10th  dam  by  Leede's  Arabian ;  11th  dam  by 
Spanker. 

Lycuegus,  ch.  c,  foaled  17G7  by  Blank,  bred  by  the  Duke  of  An- 
caster. Lycurgns  was  full  brother  to  the  imported  mare, 
Bonny  Lass.  1st  dam  Bonny  Lass  by  Snip ;  2d  dam  by  Lath ; 
3d  dam  by  Eastl)y  Snake;  4th  dam  Grey  Wilkes  (sister  to 
Clumsy)  by  Hautboy. 

Magic,  ch.  c,  foaled  1794,  by  Volunteer,  bred  by  Lord  Sackville, 
and  imported  by  Gov.  James  Turner,  of  Warren  county,  N.  C. 
1st  dam  Marcella  by  Mambrino ;  2d  dam  Medea  by  Sweetbriar ; 
3d  dam  Angelica  by  Snap ;  4th  dam  by  Regulus ;  5th  dam  by 
Bartlett's  Childers;  fith  dam  by  Honeywood's  Arabian;  7th 
dam,  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 


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itii  dum  liy  ('oney- 
Arcy's  Uoya)  mure. 
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cti.  Istdamldtilia 
;  3d  dnm  Muid  of 
lion  ;  fitli  dnni  by 
tinglmmr  Hth  dam 


by  Mr.  Mills ;  im- 
Ist  dam  litu'pa- 
cr;  3d  dnm  Fnic- 
r;  5th  dam  Evor- 
ip;  7th  dam  Miss 
I!hilders;  9th  dam 

of  the  two  True 

Ditto,  bred  by  Mr. 
,  by  Messrs.  Avery, 

Ist  dam  by  Dick 
1  dum  Young  Gi- 

dam  Giantess  by 
braham;  0th  dam 
8th  dam  sister  to 
;cr  to  Chanter  by 
ian;  11th  dam  by 

the  Duke  of  An- 

3  imported  mare, 

2d  dam  by  Lath ; 

Wilkes  (sister  to 

ly  Lord  Sackvillo, 
rren  county,  N.  C. 
lea  by  Sweetbriar; 
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510 


Magnetic  Needle,  b.  c,  foaled  1787,  by  Magnet;  imported  from 
England,  December,  1793.  This  horse  stood  near  Trenton, 
N.  J.,  in  1794.  1st  dam  sister  to  dam  of  Euphrosyne  and  Tlia- 
lia  by  Sweetbriar;  2d  dam  JJarity  by  Matcliem  ;  ;jd  dam  Snap- 
dragon by  Snap;  4tli  dam  bj  Regnlns;  51  li  dam  by  IJartlett's 
Childers;  Gth  dam  by  lloneywood's  Arabian;  7th  dam,  dam 
of  the  two  True  Blues. 

Magnu-M  Bonum,  r.  c,  foaled  1773,  by  Matcliem,  bred  by  Mr. 
Bethell,  and  imported  by  Freeman  Kelborn,  of  Ilartfoj-d,  Conn. 
1st  dam  l)y  Swift;  2d  dam  byKegulus;  3d  dum  Dairy  ilaid 
by  Bloody  Buttocks;  4tli  dam  Bay  Brocklesby  by  Partner ;  5th 
dam  by  Greyhound;  Gth  dam  by  Brocklesby  Betty  by  Cnr- 
wen's  Bay  Barb ;  7th  dam  Leede's  Ilobby  mare  by  the  Lister 
Turk. 

Manfred,  b.  c,  foaled  179G,  by  Woodpecker,  bred  by  Lord  Egre- 
mont ;  imported  by  Col.  John  Iloomes,  of  Virginia,  and  there 
died.  1st  dam  by  Mercury  (sister  to  Mother  Bunch) ;  2d  dam  by 
Highflyer;  3d  dam  by  Snap;  4th  dam  Miss  Middleton  by  Reg- 
ulus ;  5th  (lam  Camilla  by  a  son  of  Bay  Bolton ;  Gth  dam  l)y 
Bartlett's  ('hild(>rs;  7th  dam  by  Iloncywood's  Arabian;  8tli 
dam,  dam  of  the  two  True  Biues. 

Mango,  br.  c,  foaled  18S4,  by  Emilius,  bred  by  Mr.  Grcville,  owned 
in  18G0  by  J.  &  A.  Bathgate,  Morrisania,  N.  Y.  1st  dam  Mus- 
tard by  Merlin ;  2d  dam  Morel  by  Sorcerer ;  3d  dam  Hornby 
Lass  by  Buzzard ;  4th  dam  Puzzle  by  Matcliem ;  5th  dam 
Princess  by  Herod;  Gth  dam  Julia  by  Blank;  7th  dam  Spec- 
tator's dam  by  Partner;  8th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton  (Bonny  Lass) ; 
9th  dam  by  Darlcy's  Arabian  ;  lOth  dam  by  Byerly  Turk ; 
11th  dam  by  Taffolet  Barb;  12th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk; 
13th  dam  Natural  Barb  mare. 

Margrave,  c.  c,  foaled  1829,  by  Muley,  bred  by  Mr.  Dilley,  and 
imported  in  1835,  by  Merritt  &  Co.,  of  Virginia.  1st  dam  by 
Election;  2d  dam  Fair  Helen  by  Hambletonian ;  3d  dam 
Helen  by  Delpini ;  4ui  dam  Rosalind  by  Phenomenon;  5th 
dam  Atalanta  by  Matchem ;  Gth  dam  Lass  of  the  Mill  by  Oroo- 
noko ;  Tth  dam  by  Old  Traveler ;  8th  dam  Miss  Makeless  by 
Young  Greyhound ;  9th  dam  by  Old  Partner;  10th  dam  Lamb- 
ton's  Miss  Doc's  dam  by  Woodcock;  11th  dam  by  Croft's  Bay 
Barb;  12th  dam  Desdcmona's  dam  by  Makeless  ;  13th  dam  by 
Brimmer;  14th  dam  by  Dicky  Pierson  ;  15th  dam  Burton  Barb 
mare. 


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550 


THE  nORSE. 


Marplot,  foaled  ,  l)y  IlighUyer,  Irod  by  Lord  Eliiigton ;  im- 
ported into  South  Carolina.     1st  diim  by  Omar;    ^d  dam  l)y 
tiodolphiu  Arabian;  3d  dam  Blossom  by  Crab  ;  41  h  dam  by 
Cbilders;  Sth  dam  Miss  Bulvoir  by  (hvy  Orantbam  ;  Gtb  dam 
by  Paget  Turk;  Tih  dam  Betty  rereival  by  Leede's  Arabian ; 
8th  dam  by  Spanker. 
Mask,  an  English  horse,  by  Young  Babrahain,  dam  by  Old  Cade, 
Avith  a  jiedigreo  running  to  the  Curwen  liay  Barb,  was  imported 
into  South  Caroliiia,  and  stood  on  the  Santeo  in  17T1. 
Master  Robkut,  eh.  c,  foaled  1703,  by  Star,  bred  by  Col.  Uamil- 
ton.    1st  dam  by  Young  Marske  ;  2d  dam  Gentle  Kitty's  dam 
by  Dorimond  :  3d  dam  Portia  by  Regulus  ;  4tii  dam  by  Spot ; 
nth  dam  l)y  Bay  Bolton ;  Cth  dam  by  Fox  Cub ;  7th  dam  by 
Coneyskins;   8th  dam  by  Ilutton's  Grey  Barb;  9th  dam  by 
Royal  Colt;  10th  dam  by  Byerly  Turk;  11th  dam  by  Bustler. 
Matchem,  b.  c,  foaled  1773,  by  Matcliem,  bred  by  Lord  Grosvenor, 
and  imported  into  South  Carolina  by  Mr.  Gibbs.    1st  dam  Lady 
by   Sweepstakes;   2d   dam,  dam  of  Shuttle    and  Syphon  by 
Patriot ;  3d  dam  by  Crab ;  4th  dam  sister  to  Sloven  by  Bay 
Bolton;  otli  dam  Curweu's  Bay  Barb ;  Cth  dam  by  Spot ;  7th 
dam  by  White-legged  Lowther  Barb;  8tli  dam  Old  Vintner 
marc. 

Matchem,  —  '-.,  foaled  ,  imported  into  South  Carolina  by  Mr. 

Fenwiok.  By  Bosphorus.  1st  dam  by  Villager;  2d  dam  by 
Cullen  Arabian ;  3d  dam  Blaekeyes  by  Regulus ;  4th  dam 
Routh's  Blaekeyes  by  Crab ;  5th  dam  AVarlock  Galloway  by 
Snake  ;  Gib  dam  sister  to  Carlisle  gelding  by  Bald  Galloway ; 
7th  dam  Wharton  mare  by  Lord  Carlisle's  Turk  ;  8th  dam  by 
Bald  Galloway;  9th  dam  by  Byerly  Turk. 
Matchless,  b.  c,  foaled  1704,  by  Godolphin  Arabian,  bred  by  Mr. 
Panton,  and  imported  into  South  Carolina.  1st  dam  by  Sore- 
heeis ;  2d  dam  the  dam  of  Uartley's  blind  horse  by  Makeless ; 
3d  dam  Christopher  D'Arcy's  Royal  mare. 
Medley,  g.  c,  Toaled  177G,  by  Gimcrack,  bred  by  Mr.  Medley,  and 
imported  into  Virginia  about  1783  or  '4,  in  the  ship  Theodor- 
ick,  Capt.  McXabb,  by  Malcolm  Hart,  and  afterwards  called 
Hart's  Medley.  Jiledley  was  sold  by  :Mr.  Hart  to  James  Wil- 
kinson, of  Southampton  county,  Va.,  and  died  his  property  at 
the  Milbrook  Plantation,  Soutbampton  county,  on  the  Mechanic 
river,  of  colic,  in  1793.    1st  dam  Arminda  by  Snap ;  2d  dam 


LIST  OF  IMPORTED  STALLIOXS. 


551 


I  Elingtoii ;  im- 
ar ;  ^cl  dam  l)y 
lb  ;  41  h  (lam  by 
itbain  ;  Otli  uam 
Lcc'cle's  Arabian ; 

m  by  Old  Cade, 
irb,  was  impovtod 
in  ITTl. 

by  Col.  Hamil- 
II tie  Kitty's  dam 
ii  dam  by  Spot ; 
:hil) ;  7th  dam  by 
irb;  9th  dam  by 
dam  by  Bustler. 

Lord  Grosvenor, 
s.    1st  dam  Lady 

and  Syi)hon  by 
0  Sloven  by  Bay 
am  by  Spot ;  7tli 
am  Old  Vintner 

L  Carolina  by  Mr. 
agcr ;  2d  dam  by 
'giilus ;  4th  dam 
lock  Galloway  by 
y  Bald  Galloway ; 
irk ;  8th  dam  by 

bian,  bred  by  Mr. 
1st  dam  by  Sore- 
)rse  by  Maktless ; 

^  Mr.  Medley,  and 
lie  ship  Theodor- 
afterwards  called 
irt  to  James  Wil- 
d  his  property  at 
v,  on  the  Mechanic 
by  Snap  ;  2d  dam 


Miss  Cleveland  by  Kegulus ;  3d  dam  by  Midge  (l)y  a  Ron  of 
Bay  Bolton);  4th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Ciiildors;  otii  dam  liy 
Iloneywood's  Arabian ;  Cth  dam,  dam  of  tlic  two  True  Blues. 

Mendoza,  b.  c,  foaled  1788,  by  Javelin,  bred  by  Mr.  Broadhurst. 
1st  dam  by  Paymaster ;  2d  dam  Pomona  by  Herod;  3d  dam 
Caroline  by  Snap;  4th  dam  by  Eogulus  ;  5th  dam  by  Hip  ;  Oth 
dam  Bal)rahani's  dam  by  Hartley's  blind  liorao  ;  7th  dam  Fly- 
ing Wliig  by  Williams'  Woodstock  Arabian ;  8th  dam  by  St. 
Victor  Barb ;  Oth  dam  by  Why-not  (son  of  tlie  Fcnwick  Barb) ; 
10th  dam  Royal  mare. 

Mehcer,  br.  c,  foaled  183G,  by  En-.'lius,  bred  by  His  ^lajesty,  and 
imported  by  Capt.  K.  F.  Stockton,  Xew  Jersey.  1st  dam 
Young  Mouse  by  Godolphin ;  2d  dam  Mouse  by  Sir  Kichard  ; 
3d  dam  Louisa  by  Ormand;  4tli  dam  Evelina  (Orville  dam)  by 
llighilyer;  5th  dam  Termagant  by  Tantrum  ;  Gth  dam  Canta- 
trice  by  Sampson;  7th  dam  by  llegulus;  8th  dam  Marske's 
dam  by  Blacklegs ;  Oth  dam  by  Bay  Bolton ;  10th  dam  by  Fox 
Cub;  11th  dam  by  Coneyskins;  12th  dam  l)y  Hutton's  Grey 
Barb ;  13th  dam  by  Hutton's  Royal  Colt ;  14th  dam  by  Byerly 
Turk;  15th  dam  by  Bustler. 

Mermax,  br.  c,  foaled  182G,  by  Whalebone,  bred  by  Mr.  Payne, 
and  imported  by  Merritt  &  Co.  into  Virginia,  1835.  1st  dam 
Mermaid  by  Orville ;  2d  dam  by  Sir  Solomon ;  3d  dam  Miss 
Brim  by  Highflyer;  4th  dam  Brim  by  S([uirrel;  5th  dam 
Helen  by  Blank ;  Gth  dam  by  Crab ;  7th  dam  sister  to  Partner 
by  Jigg ;  8th  dam  sister  to  Mixbury  by  Curwen's  Bay  Barb ; 
Oth  dam  by  Old  Spot;  10th  dam  by  White-legged  LoAvther 
Barb;  11th  dam  Old  Vintner  mare. 

Merryfield,  br.  c,  foaled  1808,  by  Cockfighter,  bred  by  Mr. 
Jaques ;  imported  into  Virginia  in  181G,  by  Mr.  Uunlop,  of 
London,  formerly  of  Petersburgh,  Va.  1st  dam  by  Star ;  2d 
dam  by  Young  Marske ;  3d  dam  Emma  by  Telemachus ;  4tli 
dam  A  la  Grecque  by  Regulus  ;  5th  dam  by  Alhvorthy  ;  Gtli 
dam  by  Bolton  Starling ;  7tli  dam  Dairy  Maid  by  Bloody  But- 
tocks; 8th  dam  Bay  Brocklesby  by  Partner ;  9th  dam  Brock- 
lesby  by  Greyhound;  10th  dam  Brocklesby  Betty  by  Curwen's 
Bay  Barb ;  11th  dam  Leede's  Hobby  mare  by  the  Lister  Turk. 

Merry  Pintle,  g.  c,  foaled  1752,  by  Old  England.  We  cannot 
find  this  colt.  1st  dam  by  Old  Mcvvy  Pintle ;  2d  dam  by  Skip 
Jack ;  3d  dam  daughter  of  Hackwood. 


553 


THE    HORSE. 


MEnnY  ToAi,  1).  c,  foaled  17r.9,  l)y  Rcgulns.  bred  hy  Wm.  Parker, 
Ncvciistlo,  England.  He  stood,  in  170G,  in  Prince  George 
county,  Virginia.  1st  dam  by  Locust;  2d  dam  by  a  son  of 
Flying  Cliilders;  3d  dam  byCrolVs  Partner;  4th  dam  l)yCrfft's 
]{ay  Marb;  5tli  dam  l)y  Makeless ;  Gtli  dam  by  Brimmer;  7tli 
dam  by  ])ieky  Piersou;  8th  dam  IJurton's  Barl)  mare. 

MESSEN{}En,  g.  c,  foaled  1780,  by  Mambrino,  bred  by  John  Pratt, 
and  died  the  property  of  Cornelius  AV.  Van  Rantz,  of  Kew 
York,  in  1808,  aged  28  years.  1st  dam  liy  Turf;  2d  dam  sister 
to  Figurante  by  Kegulns;  3d  dam  by  Starling;  4th  dam 
Snap's  dam  by  Fox;  .5th  dam  Gii)sey  by  Bay  Bolton;  Ctli  dam 
by  Duke  of  Newcastle's  Twk;  7th  dam  by  Bycrly  Turk ;  8(h 
dam  by  Taffolet  Barb;  9th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk ;  10th 
dam  Natural  Barb  mare. 

Meteok,  Ijr.  c,  foaled  18G0;  imported  in  his  mother's  belly  by  Mr. 
A.  Belmont,  18G8.  By  Adamas:  dam  imported  Beautiful  Star 
by  Weatherbit  (»vhich  see). 

Meux,  1).  c,  foaled  1833,  bred  by  Mr.  W.  Richardson ;  imported 
into  Canada  by  Mr.  William  Chapinan,  183G.  By  Young 
Phantom.  Isfc  dam  by  Cerberus;  2d  dam  Diana  by  Kill 
Devil ;  3d  dam  l)y  Pot-8-o's ;  4th  dam  Maid  of  All  Work  by 
Highflyer;  5(h  dam  sister  to  Tandem  by  Syphon  ;  Gth  dam  by 
Regulus ;  7th  dam  by  Snip ;  8th  dam  by  Cottingham ;  9th  dam 
Warlock  Galloway  by  Snake;  10th  dam  sister  to  Carlisle  Geld- 
ing by  the  Bald  Galloway. 

Mexican-,  b.  c,  foaled  1775,  by  Snap,  bred  by  Lord  Grosvenor.  1st 
dam  Matcliem  Middleton  byMatchcm;  2d  dam  Miss  Middleton 
by  Regulus ;  3d  dam  Camilla  by  a  son  of  Bay  Bolton ;  4tli 
dam  by  Bartlett's  Cliilders ;  5tli  dam  by  HoncyAVOod's  Ara- 
bian ;  Gth  dam,  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

Mickey  Free,  br.  c,  foaled  1841,  bred  by  Mr.  G.  Knox ;  imported 
by  Ohio  Importing  Co. ;  owned  by  A.  Keene  Richards,  Esq., 
Scott  county,  Ky.  By  Irish  Birdeatcher.  1st  dam  Annie  (late 
Colly)  by  Wanderer;  2d  dam  Caroline  by  Whalebone;  3d  dam 
Marianne  l)y  3Iufti ;  4th  dam  Maria  by  Telemachus ;  5th  dam 
A  la  Grccque  by  Regulus ;  Gth  dam  by  Allworthy ;  7th  dam 
by  Bolton  Starling;  8th  dam  Dairy  Maid  by  Bloody  Buttocks; 
9th  dam  Bay  Broeklesby  l)y  Old  Partner ;  10th  dam  Brocklosby 
by  Greyhound  ;  11th  dam  Broeklesby  Betty  by  Curwen's  Bay 
Barb;  12th  dam  Mr.  Leede's  Hobby  mare  by  Lister  Turk. 


LIST    or    IMl'OUTM)    STALLIONS. 


553 


1)y  Wm.  Parker, 
Prince  George 
im  by  a  son  of 
h  (lam  by  Crr  ft's 
y  Briniuier;  7tli 
1)  mure. 

by  Jobu  Pratt, 
IJuiitz,  of  Kew 
f ;  5i(l  flam  sister 
•ling;  4th  ilam 
iolton ;  0th  dam 
yerly  Turk;  8fh 
iiite"^Tiirk;  10th 

'r's  belly  by  Mr, 
il  Beautiful  Star 

rdson ;  imported 
30.  By  Young 
Diana  by  Kill 
of  All  Work  by 
on  ;  Gth  dam  by 
igham ;  9th  dam 
to  Carlisle  Geld- 

Grosvenor.    1st 

Miss  Middleton 

Jay  Bolton ;  4th 

)neywood's  Ara- 

iinox ;  imported 
Eichards,  Esq., 
;lam  Annie  (late 
Icbone ;  3d  dam 
achus ;  5th  dam 
:)rtliy ;  7th  dam 
loody  Buttocks; 
dam  Brocklosby 
f  Curwen's  Bay 
ister  Turk. 


MoLOCK,  b.  c,  foaled  1838;  imported  in  his  mother's  belly  by  E.  II. 
Boardman,  Esq.,  Alabama.  By  MuK'y  Moloek :  dam  iViiier's 
mare,  sister  to  Pus.s  by  Teniers.     (See  imported  Teuiers  mare.) 

Monarch,  —  o.,  foaled ,  by  Wentworth's  Ancaster.    Monarch 

was  a  full  brother  to  Republican.  We  cannot  find  him  either 
in  iStud  Book  or  Calendar;  he  stood  at  Norfolk,  Va.,  in  1795. 
1st  dam  by  Old  Pioyai;  2d  dam  by  Oumyeling;  3d  dam  by 
Bctliel's  Arabifi.n. 

jMonarcu,  b.  c,  foaled  1834,  by  imported  Priam,  bred  by  llis 
Majesty  King  William  IV,  at  Hampton  Courl,  and  ini|)(irted 
by  Col.  Waile  Hampton,  of  South  Carolina,  in  1S.'!.J.  Jst  dam 
imported  Dclphino  by  Whisker ;  2d  dam  ]\Iy  TiUily  by  Comus ; 
3d  dam  the  Colonel's  dam  by  Delpini;  4th  dam  Tipple  Cyder 
by  King  Fergus ;  5th  dam  Sylvia  by  Young  I\Iarske ;  Gth  dam 
Ferret  by  a  jjrother  to  Silvio;  7th  dam  by  Regulus;  8th  dam 
by  Lord  Morton's  Arabian ;  9th  dam  by  Mixbury ;  10th  dam 
by  Mulso  Bay  Burl);  11th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton;  iSih  dam  by 
Coneyskins;  13th  dam  by  llutton's  Grey  Barb;  14tli  dam  by 
Byerly  Turk;  15th  dam  by  Bustler. 

Monkey  (Lord  Lonsdale's),  foaled  1725  by  Lord  Lonsdale's  Bay 
Arabian,  and  imported  by  Nathaniel  Harrison,  ol"  Brandon,  Va., 
at  83  years  of  age,  in  1747;  he  died  in  1754.  Isi  dam  by  Cur- 
Aven's  Bay  Barb ;  2d  dam  by  Byerly  Turk ;  3d  dam  an  Arabian 
mare. 

Mordecai,  b.  c,  foaled  1833,  by  Lottery,  bred  by  Sir  R.  W.  Bulko- 
ley;  imported  into  Tennessee.  1st  dam  Miss  Thomasina  by 
Welbeck;  2d  dam  Thomasina  by  Tomboy;  3d  dam  Violet  by 
Shark ;  4th  dam  by  Syphon ;  5th  dam  Charlotte  by  Blank ; 
Gth  dam  l)y  Cral);  7th  dam  by  Dyer's  Dimple;  8th  dam  by 
Why-uot ;  9th  dam  Royal  mare. 

MoRO,  —  c,  foaled  about  1759;  imported  into  South  Carolina  and 
owned  in  1709  by  Mr.  Henry  Drayton.  By  Moro  (son  of  the 
Bolton  Starling).  1st  dam  by  Regulus;  2d  dam  by  Rib;  3d 
dam  by  Partner;  4th  dam  by  Greyhound;  5th  dam  by  Cur- 
Aven's  Bay  Barb. 

MoRWiCK  Ball,  ch.  c,  foaled  1702,  by  Regulus,  bred  byMr.Vevcrs, 
and  imported  into  Virginia.  1st  dam  by  Traveler;  2d  dam  by 
Hartley's  blind  horse. 

Morten,  ch.  c,  foaled  1836,  by  imported  Rowton,  bred  by  His 
Majesty,  and  imported  by  Capt.  R.  F.  Stockton,  of  New  Jersey. 


554 


THE    HOUSE. 


1st  (lam  Xiinine  (.Irtm  of  Cilaiicus)  by  Sclim;  2a  dam  Bizarre 
by  IVriiviaii;  Ikl  chmi  Viulanto  by  Jolni  JbiU;  4th  ilai-.i  eistvr 
to  Skv.^crapcr  by  llighllycr;  5th  dam  Kverhisting  by  Efh..^.", 
(Uh  dam  lhvimbySna,i;  7th  dam  MisH  l^rlsca  by  IJcgi.lu^; 
8lh  dam  bv'Bartlott's  Cliil.krs;  Dili  dam  by  lloufywood's  Ara- 
bian; lOlli  dam,  dam  of  the  two  True  Bhics. 
Mosco,  br.  c,  foaled  1740,  by  Cullou'8  Arabian,  bred  l)y  Mr.  Wil- 
liams.    Ist  dam  by  Sta.-linp:;  2d  dam  by  Partner;  ;id  dam  by 
Mai    less;  4th  dam  bv  l$rimmer;  5th  dam  by  Places  VV  hue 
Turk;  Glh  dam  l)y  Dudsworth  ;  Ttli  dam  Lay  ton  Barb  mare. 
MorsETKAP,  b.  c,  foaled  1771,  by  Careless,  rm  by  Mr.  Went^vorth. 
He  Avas  imported  into  Virginia  about  1778  by  Capt.  Belcher, 
and  sold  bv  him  to  Col.  John  Dawson,  of  Scotland  ^eek,  Hali- 
fax county,  K.  C.    (See  English  Bacing  Calender  for  1777,  page 
IGG.)    lot  dam  l)y  Regulus;  2d  dam  by  Liberty;  3d  dam  by 
Cade. 
Mousetrap  (Jack  Rapp),  cb..  c,  foaled  1787,  by  Yonng  Marske, 
bred  bv  Mr.  Ilutton,  and  imported  into  \  n-gmia.     1st  dam 
Cientle  Kitty  by  Silvio;  2d  dam  by  Dorimond;  3d  dam  lortia 
by  Regulus;  4th  dam  bv  Ilutton's  Spot;  tMh  dam  by  I  ox  Cul); 
(ith  dam  by  Bav  Bolton;  7th  dam  by  Coneyskins;  8th  dam 
liutton's  Grey  Barb;  9th  dam  by  Byerly  Turk. 
Mufti,  b.  c,  foaled  1783,  by  Fitz  Ilerod,  bred  by  Mr.  Mann,  and 
imported  bv  Col.  John  Tayloo,  of  Virginia,  in  1801.    Ist^  dam 
by  Infant;  '2d  dam  by  Whittington;  3d  dam  sister  to  Blaek- 
and-all-Black  bv  Crab;  4th  dam  Miss  Slamerkin  by  Young 
True  Blue;  5th\lam  by  Lord  Oxford's  Dun  Arabian;  Gth  dam 
D'Arcy's  Eoyal  marc. 
:N'ative    ch.  c,  foaled  183G:    imported  in  his  mother's  belly,  by 
Capt.W.  J.  J^Iinor,  Mississippi.    By  The  Saddler:  dam  imp. 
Jfovelty  by  Blackloek.     (See  imp.  Novelty.) 
Nicholas,  colt,  foaled  1835;  imported  with  his  dam  by  M  .  li.  D. 
Shepherd,  Virginia.     By  Eng.  St.  Nicholas:    dam  imp.  Miss 
Rose  by  Tramp.     (See  imp.  Miss  Rose.) 

NiMKOD,  b.  c,  foaled ,  by  King  Fergus,  bred  by  Edward  Thom- 
son, of  Yorkshire,  England,  and  imported  by  Dr.  Jamc^  late, 
of  Philadelphia,  in  1788.  We  cannot  lind  this  colt  in  English 
Stud  Book.  1st  dam  by  Eclipse  ;  2d  dam  by  Markse ;  3d  dam 
by  Fortitude ;  Itli  dam  by  Matchem. 


LIST    01'    IMPOUTF.n    STALLIONS. 


555 


2(1  (lam  Bizarre 
4th  diii-.i  sistor 

:ing  by  Ediiso; 

soil  l)y  I{('<,'iilus; 

0110}  wood's  Ani- 

irecl  by  Mr.  "\Vil- 
iior;  I3il  dum  by 
ly  IMueo's  Whiio 
un  Barb  mure. 

Mr.  Wenhvortb. 
I)y  C'apt.  Bolcbor, 
land  Neck,  Ilali- 
lor  lor  1777,  page 
;rty;  3d  dam  by 


r  YoiMig  !Marske, 
rginia.  1st  dam 
1 ;  3d  dam  Portia 
dam  by  Fox  Cvib; 
•yskins;  8tli  dam 
k. 

ly  Mr.  Mann,  and 
1  1801.  1st  dam 
sister  to  Black- 
lerkin  by  Yonng 
Vrabian ;  Gth  dam 

motbcr's  belly,  by 
iddler:  dam  imp. 

dam  byM  .i{.D. 
i:    dam  imp.  Miss 

by  Edward  Thom- 
y  Dr.  James  Tate, 
lis  colt  in  English 
y  Marksc ;  3d  dam 


Noble, —  c,  broci  in  South  Car.>!ina;  by  imported  Brutus.    IIi< 
ran  successfully  up  to  Kii.".    Tiiere  Avas  i.rior  to  the  late  civil 
war  u  tankard  in  j^ossossion  of  the  Matthews  family,  won  by 
him.     Ist  dum  imp.  by  S(iuirl ;  M  dam  by  Slurlin.ir;  'M  dam 
by  Bethel's  Arabian;  4lh  dam  by  Char.,  ioii  ;    5t!i   dam   by 
Durley'a  Arabian. 
NONP.VUKIL,  importci'    into  Souih   Cuvolina,  17»i^;    vas  citiite  a 
famoua  horse.     iSiood,  the  year  of  his  importation,  at  Mr.  Dan- 
iel Iluger's,  St.  John's  Parish,  at  X;.'0. 
Nonplus,  b.  c,  foaled  1824,  by  Catton,  bred  by  ^Ir.  AY.  Armitage, 
ami  imported  by  Col.  Sinj^doton  into  Charleston,  S.  ('.,  lu  18:54, 
He  diod  in  Lexington,  Ky.,  in  184;J.     1st  dam  Miss  (iaribrth 
by  Walton;  2d  dam  by  llyaeintluis;  3d  dam  Zaru  by  Delpmr, 
4th  dam  Flora  bv Ki-ig  Fergus ;  f)th  dam  Atlanta  by aialcluni ; 
Gth  dam  Lass  ot  the  Mill   by   Oroonoko;    7th  dam  liy  Old 
Traveler;    8th   dam    iMiss    :Makoless  by  Young  Greyhound; 
nth  dam  by  Old  Partner;  lOlh  dam  Miss  Doe's  dam  Ijy  Wood- 
cock ;  nth  dam  by  Croft's  Bay  Barb;  12th  dam  Desdomona's 
dam  by  Makcless;  i;3th  dam  by  Brimmer;  14tli  dam  by  Dicky 
Pierson  ;  15th  dam  Burton  Barb  mare. 

NoilTri  BRiTTO-f,  br.  c,  foaled ,  by  Alcock's  Arabian;  imported 

into  Virginia  by  James  Baird,  of  Greencroft,  near  Petersburg!). 
Wo  cannot  find  this  colt  in  English  Stud  lV)ok.     It't  dam  by 
Northumberland  Arabian;  2d  dam  by  Hartley's  blind  horse. 
NouTU  Star,  b.  c,  foaled  in  17G8,  by  IMatchem,  bred  by  Sir  J.  Pcn- 
tiymnn.     1st  dam  Lass  of  the  Mill  by  Oroonoko ;  2d  dam  b,y 
Traveler;  3d  dam  Miss  Makeless  by  Young  Greyhound;  4th 
dam  sister  to  Wilkie's  maro  by  Partner ;  5th  dam  Miss  Doe's 
dam  by  Woodcock;  Gth  dam  1)y  Croft's  Bay  Barb;  7tli  dam 
Desdemona^s  dam  by Makeless ;  8th  dam  by  Brimmer;  9lh  dam 
by  Dicky  Pierson ;  lOth  dam  Burton  Barb  mare. 
NOETiiiTMnERLAND,  gi".  c,  foaled  17—,  by  Bustard,  bred  by  Lord 
Mazarine,  and  imported  with  his  full  sister.  Lady  Northumber- 
land, into  America  (it  is  said)  by  a  Mr.  Crow.    He  is  not  in 
English  Stud  Book.    Ho  stood  in  Philadelphia  in  1708,  and 
ran  there  in  17G7,  and  was  defeated  by  ]\Ir.  Galloway's  Selim. 
1st  dam  by  Crab ;  2d  dam  by  Babraham. 
Oberon,  b.  c,  foaled  (it  is  said)  1805,  by  Oberon.    Wo-see  that; 
Sweepstakes'  maro  produced  the  dam  of  Oberon,  but  no  foals 
of  this  mare  are  given ;  we  think  the  following  correct.     1st 


606 


TlIE    UOUtJE. 


(lam  by  T^anthos;  2il  diim  l)y  Turner  Sweepstakes;  M  (km 
Histcr  In  Ilultuii's  Cureless  l.v  Ife^'ulus ;  4tli  (liim  Silvcrtuil  by 
nciu'a},'«''s  WhitoiKise ;  r.ili  diiiii  by  Kallle;  <illi  »Iain  l^y  Dar- 
Icy'H  Amliian;  ;(h  dara  Old  Cldld  maro  by  Sir  T.  flrcsloy's  Hay 
Arabian;  Stii  dam  Afr.  Coolv'ri  Vixen  by  tlie  lU'lnisi -y  Turk ; 
!)tli  duin  Dodsworth  dam  (IJoyal  mare). 
Odscuuity,  eh.  c,  foaknl  lITr,  by  Eclipse,  ran  hy  Lord  .Afilford, and 
imported  into  Virginia  in  ViSi.  1st  dam  by  Careless ;  )id  dam 
hy  Cullen  Arabian  ;  'M  dam  by  Norlli  Counlry  Diamond  ;  -Itli 
dam  by  Sir  J.  llarpier's  liarb;  fitli  dam  Old  Cliild  mare  by  Sir 
T.  Oresley's  I'.ay  Arabian;  Ctli  dam  Mr.  Cook's  Vixen  by  the 
Helmsley  Turk';  Tth  dam  IJoyul  niaro  dam  of  Dodsworlh. 

O'Kem.y,  -  0.,  foaled  liH-K  by  Anvil,  bred  by .  and  believed 

to  have  been  imported  by  Col.  Jolin  Tayloe,  of  Virginia.  We 
find  no  produce  of  tlio  Eclipse  mare;  balance  of  pedigree  cor- 
rect, and  presume  it  is  all  so.  1st  dam  by  Eclipse ;  2d  dam 
sister  to  Aurelius  bvTUunk;  Hd  dam  Hay  Snip  by  Snip  ;  4th 
dam  hy  Godolphin  Arabian;  f)tli  dam  Erampton's  Wbiteneck 
by  Cnrwcn'ri  IJayHarb;  Cth  dam  by  Old  Spot;  7tli  dam  hy 
White-legged  Lowther  Barb;  8lh  dam  Old  Vintner  mare. 

Old  Enolaxd,  b.  c,  foaled ,  by We  cannot  find  this 

colt.  He  ran  with  Selim  and  Xorthumborland  at  riiiladelphia, 
in  October,  1707.  (See  American  Turf  Register,  vol.  1,  page 
17.) 
Onus,  l)r.  c,  foaled  1834,  hy  Camel,  bred  hy  Mr.  Wright;  imported 
hy  Col.  Chas.  Oakley,  Illinois.  1st  dam  The  Etching  by  Ilu- 
hcns;  '-^d  dam  Lamas  liy  Gohanna;  3d  dam  sister  to  Chester 
hy  Sir  Peter  Teazle;  4th  dam  hy  Woodpecker ;  Sth  dam  hy 
Sweetbriar ;  Cth  dam  (Buzzard's  dam)  Misfortune  by  Dux ;  7th 
dam  Curiosity  by  Snap;  8th  dam  by  Regulus;  9th  dam  hy 
Bartlett's  Childers;  10th  dam  hy  IIone}'Avood'8  Arabian ;  11th 
dam,  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

Orooxoko,  bl.  c,  foaled  1745,  liy  Crab,  bred  by  Lord  Portmorc,  and 
imported  into  South  Carolina.  1st  dam  ]\[iss  Slamcrkin  by 
Young  True  Blue ;  2d  dam  by  Lord  Oxford's  Dun  Arabian ; 
3d  dam  D'Arcy's  Black-legged  Eoyal  mare. 

Oscar,  ch.  c,  foaled ,  by  Young  Snip.    We  cannot  find  this 

colt.  He  stood  in  Cumberland  county,  Va.,  in  1777.  1st  dam 
hy  Lord  Morton's  Araljian  ;  2d  dam  hy  Crab;  3d  dam  by  Bald 
Galloway;  4th  dam  by  Darley's  Arabian;  5th  dam  Bay  Bol- 


LIST  or    IMl'OUTi;!)   STAI.I.IOXa. 


557 


pstakcs;  M  (I'vm 
lam  Silvci'tiiil  liy 
;ili  (liiMi  l.v  Diir- 
•'I'.CiiTsUys  Hay 
IKliiLsl'v-'Turk; 

jord  jrilforcl,  and 
L'arek'ss ;  ;id  dam 
•y  Diamond ;  -Kli 
'hild  mare  by  Sir 
)k'H  Vixen  by  the 
Dodsworth. 

,  and  1)elleved 

of  Virginia.  Wo 
)  of  j)edigreo  cor- 
Kclijise ;  5Jd  dam 
nip  by  Snip  ;  4tli 
il)ton's  Whiteneck 
pot;  7tii  dam  by 
intner  nuirc. 

cannot  find  this 
id  at  rhihidclpliia, 
gistcr,  Yok  1,  page 

Wright;  imported 
I  Etching  l)y  Ilu- 
sistcr  to  Chester 
ker;  Cth  dam  by 
■tune  by  Dnx ;  7th 
lUis;  9th  dam  by 
)d's  Arabian;  11th 

ord  Portmorc,  and 
liss  Hlamcrkin  by 
•d's  Dun  Arabian ; 

!  cannot  find  tliis 
in  1777.  1st  dam 
y;  3d  dam  by  Bald 
5th  dam  Bay  Bol- 


ton'rf  dam  by  Makeless ;  (Itli  dam  by  I'riMinur;  7lh  diun  by 
Diiunond;  8lh  dam  bister  to  tlio  dum  of  iMerlin. 

OscAH,  br.  c,  foaU'd  17'.)"),  by  Saltram,  bred  by  Mr.  Turner,  and  im- 
ported l)y  \\illiam  LigiUloot,  of  Sandy  Point,  Virginia.  Ist 
dam  by  Iligiillyer;  ^M  dam  by  Herod;  :)d  dam  Miss  Middleton 
by  Hegiilu.s;  -llh  dam  Camilla  by  a  son  of  Kay  Bollon;  r)th 
dam  by  Uarlleirrt  CliilderH;  Clh  dam  by lloueyvvood'd  Arabian; 
7th  dam  tlie  ilam  of  tho  two  True  Blues. 

OiiiELr.o,  or  Black-anp-all-Black,  bk  c,  foak'd  1743,  by  (!rul>, 
bred  by  Mr.  Parston,  and  imported  by  f<ov.  Sliarpe,  of  Mary- 
kmd.  Died  17<!7.  1st  dam  Miss  Slannrkin  by  Young  True 
Blue  ;  ^'d  dam  by  Lord  Oxford'^  Dun  Arabian;  yd  dam  D'Arcy'a 
]}laek-legged  Royal  mure. 

Pacolet,  — c,  foaled  ,  by  Sparke,  bred  l)y  Mr. ;  im- 

l)orteu,  it  is  believed,  by  Col.  lIoi)per,  of  Maryland.  Wo  cannot 
llnd  this  colt.  1st  dam  imp.  Queen  Mab  by  ^Musgrove's  (irey 
Arabian;  2d  dam  by  Hampton  Court  Cliilders;  3d  dum  by 
flov.  Harrison's  Arabian;  -Ith  dam  by  Chestnut  Aralnan;  5lh 
dam  by  Leedes;  Oth  dam,  dam  of  Crofts'  Greyhound. 

Pam,  c,  bred  by  Mr.  Ward,  foaled  1757 ;  imported  into  South  Caro- 
lina 1701,  by  Mr.  Fenwiekc.  By  Regulus.  1st  dam  by  Cade; 
2d  dam  by  Sedbury ;  3d  dam  by  Scarborough  colt;  41h  dam  by 
D'Arcy's  Woodcock;  51h  dam  by  Blackatop;  Oth  dam  by  Old 
Smithson  ;  7lh  dam  by  Brimmer;  Stii  dam  l)y  Hautboy. 

Paktaloon,  b.  c,  foaled  1778,  by  llerod,  bred  by  Mr,  Fenwiekc,  and 
imported  into  Virginia.  1st  dam  Nutcracker  by  Alatcliem  ;  2d 
dam  Miss  Starling  by  Starling;  3il  dam  by  Partner;  4th  dam 
by  Croft's  Bay  Barb;  5th  dam  by  Makelcss;  Oth  dam  by  Dicky 
Piorson  ;  7th  dam  Burton  Barb  maro. 

Partner  (Moore's),  b.  c,  foaled ,  by  Partner,  bred  by  the  Duko 

of  Bolton;  imported  1700,  and  stood  at  Wyllie  Jones',  North- 
ampton county,  Ti.  C,  on  the  Roanoke  river.  1st  dam  sister  to 
Starling  by  Bay  Bolton ;  2d  dam  by  a  son  of  tho  Brownlow 
Turk;  3d  dam  Old  Lady  liy  the  Pullein  Chestnut  Arabian  ;  4th 
dam  by  Rockwood ;  5th  dam  by  Bustler. 

Partner,  b.  c,  foaled ,  by  Crofts'  Partner,  bred  by  Richard 

Crofts,  of  Raby,  Yorkshire,  England.  We  lind  no  foal  by  Part- 
ner out;  of  a  Godolphin  Arabia:-  mare,  in  the  Stud  Book.  1st 
dam  by  Godolphin  Araljian ;    ;.'d  dam  by  Fox;   3d  dam  by 


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508 


Tin:   IKMISK. 


riiililcr,-^-.  nil  (lam  l>y  MiikrK.sH ;  .Mh  dam  hy  Tuft o lot  Hiirli; 
(Itli  ilam  Matuml  Barh  man'. 

rAss.vii'.cli.c,  foali'il  IH'M'i,  l-rc'il  li_v  1 1  i.s  Majesty  at  Ilamptnii  Court; 
imixirtc'd  liy  ('(Hii.  J{.  I'\  Stockton,  New  Jcnscy.  I>y  Kivtllir. 
Ist  dam  Itiiclu'l  liy  Wiiali-lwiR-;  id  dam  (Most'ti' dam)  liy  (io- 
liaima:  lid  dam  (Irry  Skim  liy  Wood  pecker;  llli  dam  (Silver's 
dum)  l)y  Herod;  Atli  dam  Yoiin;,'  llajj  liy  Skim;  fitli  diim  Jla^' 
by  Cral) ;  Ttli  dam  Ebony  by  Cliildera;  8th  dam  Old  Ebony  by 
IJasto;  !»t!i  dam  ^[nsdt'y  mtiro  by  Mr.  Mussey's  Black  IJarli. 

pASHrvdn?,  br.  0.,  foaled  .18;)(!;  imported  by  ■>rr.  Corbiii,  \'ir;,'inia, 
wilii  liiti  dam.  \\y  Kng.  liangar:  dam  imp.  ^ly  I^aily  by  C'omus. 
He  died  1811. 

Payma8Ti:h.  I),  c,  foaled  ITOl,  by  Paymaster,  l)red  liy  Lord  Ossory, 
and  imported  by  ])r.  iS'orris,  of  C'liester  ('(Uiiity,  Pa.  We  find 
the  llorod  mare  in  tiie  following  jiedigree,  but  she  had  no  foal 
by  Otho  which  is  reported.  1st  dam  byOtho;  J.'d  dam  by 
llerod;  .Id  dam  by  Northumberland  Arabian;  Ith  dam  by 
Starling;  :>th  dam  Mis.s  Mayes  by  Hartlett's  Childers;  (ith  dam 
by  Counsellor;  "Ith  dam  by  Snake ;  btJi  dam  by  Luggs;  Dth 
dam  by  Davill's  Woodcock. 

Paymahticu,  b.  c,  foaled  ,  imported  by  T)r.  IJylander,  of  New 

York.  l?y  Homer  (son  of  Olil  Paymaster).  Cannot  be  found 
in  Eiigli.sh  Stud  liook.  1st  dum  by  Snake;  Xid  dam  by  Trav- 
eller. 

PuAiyroN',  b.  c,  foaled  IS'"..',  bred  by  ^Ir.  J.  Johnstone  ;  imported 
by  i\Ir.  Piehard  Tenbroock,  Jelfer.son  county,  Ky.  ]iy  King 
Tom:  dam  Merry  Sunshine  by  Storm;  ;!d  dam  by  Falstalf;  .'id 
dam  sister  to  Pompoy  by  Emilias;  4th  dam  Variation  by  Bus- 
tard; nth  dam  Johanna  Soutlicote  by  Beniugbrough ;  (Jth 
dam  Lavinia  by  Pipator;  7th  dam  by  IliglUlver ;  8lh  dam  by 
Cardinal  Puff;  0th  dam  by  Tatlcr  ;'lOth  dam  by  Snip  ;  11th 
dam  by  (Jodolphin  Aral)ian;  12th  dam  by  Frami)ton's  White- 
neck  ;  13th  dam  by  Pelham  Barb. 

PiiAUAOU,  1).  c,  foaled  1753,  by  Moses,  bred  by  Lord  Qower,  and 
imported  into  South  Carolina.  1st  dam  by  Godoli)hin  Ara- 
bian ;  2d  dam  by  a  brother  to  Jlixbury  ;  3d  dam  by  Smockface; 
4th  dam  by  Snail ;  5th  dam  l)y  Burford  Bull ;  Gth  dam  Mr. 
AYilkinson's  marc. 

PnEXOMENON,  oh.  c,  foaled  1780,  by  Herod,  bred  by  Sir  J.  Kaye, 
and  imported  in  1803,  and  died  immediately  after  landing.    He 


LIST  Of   I.Ml'OllTKU   HT.VLMONS. 


650 


i-Tufiolot  Barl); 

lUiiiiptiiii  Court; 
•y.  I'.y  Ifrvill.r. 
sou'  (lain)  Ity  (io- 
tlli  (liiiii  (Silver's 
II ;  Oil)  (liiiii  Jliig 
in  Old  El)()i»y  by 
lilack  IkrI). 

t'orliiii,  Vir^jiiiia, 
•  Lady  liy  Conuisj. 

liy  Tiord  Of^sory, 
ty,  I'll.     W'v  liiul 

!?lio  had  no  loal 
tho ;  JJd  dam  by 
,n ;  4th  dam  liy 
hildcrs;  (ith  dam 

I  l>y  Liiggs;  Uth 

[ylaiidor,  of  New 
L'aiiuofc  Ik-  I'oiind 
;^d  lUim  by  Trav- 

istono  ;  imported 
!•,  Ky.     ]^\■  King 

II  l.y"Falsta(r;  ;kl 
'ariation  l)y  Biis- 
uiiirbronsrh ;  Olh 
•or;  8lh  dam  by 
m  by  Snip  ;  11th 
nimpton'a  White- 
Lord  Qowcr,  and 

Ciodolphin  Ara- 
m  by  8mockface; 
11;  Gth  dam  Mr. 

I  by  Sir  J.  Kayo, 
fter  landing.    IIo 


was  tho  Hire  of  imported  l{i'HtK'.s.^  and  Womlcr.  lnt  darn 
Fivnzy  by  Kclipffi' ;  ;'d  dam  liy  Kngin.vr;  lid  dam  i'\  iHank; 
4th  dam  Lass  of  the  Mill  by  Tnivelir;  ".Ih  dam  Miss  Makelesn 
by  a  son  of  (Irevhound;  Dili  dam  by  Partner;  Ttli  dam  Miss 
lioe's  dam  by  Woodcock;  Hlli  dam  by  Croft's  IJay  I$arb;  Dth 
dam  Desdemona's  dam  byMakeless;  Kith  dam  OM  Thornton 
by  Urimmer;  llthdum  by  Dicky  I'ierson ;  I'^th  dam  lUirtoii 
Hurl)  nuuv. 
Vnih  Huowv.  ch.  c..  foaled  lH:r,'.  bred  by  Dr.  A.  T.  W.  Merritt.  Vir- 
giniu  ;  imported  in  his  mother's  belly.  Jiy  t;iaiiciis:  dam  imp. 
Jlustlo  by  Whalebone  (which  sec). 

PniLU',  br.  ('..  foaled  18-28,  by  Filho  da  I'nta,  bred  by  Ilouldsworth ; 
imported  into  'Ponncssee.  1st  dam  Treasiire  by  Camilliis;  •■2d 
dam  by  ilyacinlhtis;  ;Jd  dam  Flora  by  King  Fergus;  -Ith  dam 
Atalaiitii  liy  Matchem  ;  Tith  dam  Lass  of  Iho  Mill  by  Oroonoko  ; 
(ith  dam  by  Old  Traveler;  lib  dam  :\Iiss  Makeless  by  Young 
(ireyhonnd  ;  8th  dam  by  Old  Partner  ;  Utb  dam  Miss  Doe's  dam 
by  Woodcock  ;  lOth  dam  by  Croft's  HayJiarb;  11th  dam  Des- 
demona's dam  by  Makeless;  V^th  dam  by  IJrimmer ;  13th  dum 
by  Dicky  I'ierson  ;  1-lth  dam  lUirton  Mavh  mare. 

I'llcEXlx,  C'h.c,  foaled  r/OH,  by  Dragon,  bred  by  ^Ir,  Higg.^,  and  in.- 
ported  by  'L'homas  H.  Dili,  of  Halifax  coui'ity,  N.  C.  Died  1810, 
aged  21  years.  1st  dum  Portiu  by  Vohintcer ;  2d  dum  sister  to 
Florizel  by  Herod  ;  ;]d  dam  by  Cygnet ;  4lh  dam  by  Cartouch  ; 
5th  dam  Klnmy  by  Clulders ;  0th  dam  Ebony  bylJasto;  Tth 
dum  tho  Massey  mare. 

Plat  or  Pay  (first  culled  Jrurs,)  b.  c.  foaled  1791,  by  Ulysses,  bred 
by  Mr.  Parker;  tho  ])roporty  of  Caleb  Boush,  Princess  Anno 
county,  Vii.;  imported  by  Col.  Hoomcs.  1st  dam  by  Herod ; 
2d  dum  by  llegulus ;  3d  dum  by  Piib  (Koyal  George's  dum) ; 
4th  dam  by  Snuke  ;  5th  dam  by  Coneyskins  ;  .Uth  dum  by  Hut- 
ton's  Burb;  7th  dum  by  Marshall's  Turk  ;  8th  dum  by  Place's 
White  Turk. 

PouTLAND,  ch.  c,  foulod  1834,  by  Recovery,  bred  by  Mr.  R.  Turner; 
imported  into  South  Curolinu.  1st  dam  Cuifai.'araduddera  by 
Walton;  2d  dam  byPipator;  3d  dam  1)y  Delpini;  4th  dam 
Tuberoso  l)y  Herod;  5th  dam  Grey  Starling  by  Starling;  0th 
dam  Coughing  Polly  by  Bartlett's  Childers;  7th  dam  by  Coun- 
sellor; 8th  dam  by  Snake;  9th  dam  by  Luggs;  10th  dam  by 
Davill's  Old  Woodcock. 


■  ■.-SS,'i3S5& 


Uii 
/I 


I 


5G0 


THE  nOBSE. 


Porto,  b.  c,  foaled ,  by  Herod,  bred  by  Marquis  of  Rockiiig- 

biun.  Wc  cannot  find  uny  produce  from  the  Snap  mare,  but 
find  the  pedigree  correct  from  Latliam's  Snap  dam  back,  1st 
dam  b\  Snap;  2d  dam  Latliam'ti  Snap  dam  by  Cade;  ,'Jd  dam 
by  Partner;  4tli  dar'  l)y  Makeless;  utli'  dam  by  trimmer;  Gth 
dam  by  Place's  Wiiitc  Turk ;  7tli  dam  by  Dodsworth  ;  8th  dam 
Layton  13arl)  mare. 

Prerogatite,  —  c,  foaled  ,  by  Trumpator,  imported  into 

America  from  Jamaica.  First  dam  by  Cliangeling.  We  can- 
not find  this  colt. 

PRiiCiPiTATE,  ch.  c,  foaled  1787,  by  IMcrcury,  bred  by  Lord  Egre- 
mont,  and  imported  into  Virginia  by  William  Lightfoot,  in 
1803.  1st  dam  by  He  rod ;  M  dam  Maiden  by  Matchem ;  3d 
dam  by  Squirt ;  4th  dam  by  Mogul ;  5th  dam  by  IJay  Bolton  ; 
Gth  dam  by  Pullein's  chestnut  Arabian  ;  7th  dam  by  Eockwood ; 
3th  dam  by  Bustler. 

Priam.,  b.  c,  foalefl  1827,  by  Emilius,  bred  by  AV.  Chifney,  and  im- 
ported in  1837,  l>y  Messrs.  Merritt,  of  Virginia.  1st  dam  Cres- 
eida  (sister  to  Eleanor)  by  Whisky;  2d  dam  Young  Giantess 
by  Diomcd ;  3d  dam  Giantess  by  Matchem;  4th  dam  Molly 
Long-Legs  by  Babraham ;  5th  dam  by  Cole's  Fox  Hunter ;  Gth 
dam  sister  to  Cato  by  Partner;  7th  dam  sister  to  Eoxana  by 
Bald  GailoM^ay ;  8th  dam  sister  to  Chanter  by  Ancaster  Turk  ; 
Otli  dan!  by  Lcedes'  Arabian ,  10th  dam  by  Spanker. 

Prince,  b.  c,  foaled  1773,  by  Herod,  bred  by  Lord  Farnham ;  im- 
ported, it  is  said,  into  South  Carolina.  1st  dam  Helen  by 
Blank;  2d  dam  by  Crab;  3d  dam  sister  to  Partner  byJigg; 
4tli  dam  sister  to  Mixbury  by  Curwen's  Bay  Barb;  oth  dam  ))y 
Old  Spot;  Gth  dam  by  White-legged  Lowther  Barb;  7th  dam 
Old  Vintner  mare. 


Prince  Ferdikaxd,  —  c,  foaled  — 
Matchem  ;  2d  dam  Old  Squirt  by 
Mogul ;  4th  dam  Camilla  by  Bay 
by  Pullein's  Chestnut  Arabian ; 
dam  by  Bustler. 

Prince  Frederick,  foaled  1792,  by 
T,'ard  Davis,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1 
in  the  Stud  Book.    He  appears  in 
'9G,  etc. ;  ran  Avith  success  under 
dam  by  Lexicon ;  2d  dam  by  Spor 


— ,  by  Herod.  1st  dam  l)y 
Squirt ;  3d  dam  Lot's  dam  Ijy 
Bolton  ;  5th  dam  Old  Lady 
Gth  dam  by  Piockwood ;  7th 

Fortunio;  imported  by  Ed- 
708.  He  is  not  to  bo  found 
the  Racing  Calendar  of  1795, 
ihc  name  of  Frederick.  1st 
tsman. 


LIST    Of    IMPOHTED    STALLIOXS. 


501 


|uis  of  Rocking- 
Siiaii  mare,  but 
tliim  back,  1st 
ly  (Jailo;  ',U\  dam 
ly  Brimmer;  Gth 
swortli ;  8tli  tlam 

',  imported  into 
;eling.     We  can- 

l  by  Lord  Egrc- 
m  Liglitfuot,  in 
by  Matchcm ;  3d 
.  by  Bay  Bolton  ; 
.m  by  Eockwood ; 

Uhifiiey,  and  im- 
.  1st  dam  Cres- 
Young  Giantess 
4tli  dam  Molly 
''ox  Hunter ;  Gth 
'r  to  Eoxana  by 
Ancastcr  Turk ; 
inker. 

[  FarnliaTTi ;  im- 
;  dam  Helen  by 
'artncr  by  Jigg ; 
arb;  otli  dam  by 
'  Barb ;  7th  dam 

ad.     1st  dam  by 

am  Lot's  dam  Ijy 

I  dam  Old  Lady 

Hockwood;  7th 

mportcd'  by  Ed- 

not  to  bo  found 

L'alendar  of  1795, 

'  Frederick.    1st 


^'I'XCH,  —  c,  foaled 


by  Ilerod ;    the  property  of  Sir  Jolin 


Lade;  imported  into  Piiiladelpliia  in  1799  by  Wm.  Powers. 
1st  dam  by  Marske ;  2d  dam  by  Cullen  Arabian  ;  3d  dam 
Blackeyes  by  Begulus  ;  4th  dam  Routh's  Blackeycs  by  Cmb; 
5th  dam  Warlock  Galloway  by  Snake  ;  Gth  dam.  sister  to  Carl- 
isle Gelding  by  the  Bald  Galloway ;  7th  dam  Wharton  mare  by 
Carlisle  Turk  ;  8th  dam  by  Bald  Galloway;  9th  dam  by  Bycrly 
Turk. 

Puzzle,  b.  c,  foaled  1831,  by  Reveller,  bred  by  Mr.  W.  K  Pliilli- 
moro;  imported  by  A.  J.  Davie,  North  Carohna.  1st  dam  by 
Juniper;  2a  dam  Trimbush  by  Teddy  the  Grinder ;  3d  dam 
Princess  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle ;  4th  dam  by  Dungannon ;  5th 
dam  by  Turf;  Gth  dam  by  Ilerod;  7th  dam  Golden  Grove  by 
Blank;  8th  dam  Spinster  by  Partner;  9th  dam  sister  to 
Squirrel's  dam  by  Bloody  Buttocks  ;  10th  dam  by  Greyhound  ; 
11th  dam  byMakelcss;  13th  dam  by  Brimmer;  13th  dam  by 
Place's  White  Turk ;  14th  dam  by  Dodsworth ;  15th  dam  Lay- 
ton  Barb  mare. 

Rakgek,   b.  c,   foaled  ,  by  Martindalc's  Rcgulus;    bred  by 

Thomas  Ilutcheson,  of  Smeaton,  Yorkshire,  and  imported  by 
Dr.  Thomas  Hamilton,  of  Prince  George's  county,  Md.  1st 
dam  by  Merry  Andrew  ;  ^d  dam  by  Steady ;  3d  dam  by  Croft's 
Partner ;  4th  dam  by  Grovhound ;  5th  dam  by  Makeloss ;  Gth 
dam  by  Counsellor;  7th  dam  by  Brimmer;  8th  dam  by  Place's 
White  Turk. 

Ranter,  b.  c,  foaled  1755,  by  Dimple,  bred  by ;  imported  by 

William  S.  Wadniau,  in  17G3.  We  cannot  find  this  colt.  He 
stood  in  Stafford  county,  Va.,  in  17G3.  1st  dam  by  Crab;  3d 
dam  by  Bloody  Buttocks. 

Reqtjlus  (Burwell's),  b.  c,  foaled  1747,  by  Regulus,  bred  by  Mr. 
Blake,  and  the  property  of  Col.  Lewis  Burwell,  of  Stoneland, 
Mecklenburgh  county,  Va.  1st  dam  by  Partner;  2d  .dam  by 
Cupid;  3d  dam  by  Hautboy;  4th dam  by  Bustler, 

Regulus  (Dunmore's)  by  the  Godolphin  Arabian,  and  supposed  to 
have  been  imported  by  Lord  Dunmoro  from  England.  First 
dam  unknown.     Cannot  find  this  colt  in  the  Stud  Book. 

Remus,  —  c,  foaled ,  by  the  imported  Dove.    Wo  cannot  find 

this  colt,  and  doubt  his  pedigi-ee  from  the  way  it  is  given. 
Betty  Leedes  was  the  dam  of  Flj'ing  Childers.     1st  dam  by 
Spanker;  2d  dam  by  Flying  Childers;  3d  dam  Betty  Leedes  by 
Vol.  L— 36 


S63 


THE  HORSE. 


Careless ;  4th  clam  sister  to  Leedes  by  Lcedes  AraWan ;  5th 
dam  Spanker's  dam  by  D'Arcy's  Yellow  Turk;  0th  dan.  by 
Lord  Fail-fax's  Morocco  Barb;  7th  dam  Bald  Peg  by  an  7 Ara- 
bian ;  8th  dam  Natural  Barb  mare. 

Republicak,  eh.  c,  foaled ,  by  AVentworth  Ancaster,  bred  by 

Sir  Clement  Cotterell,  and  imported  by  Charles  Young,  of  Nor- 
folk, Va.  Cannot  find  this  colt.  !st  dam  by  Old  Royal;  2d 
dam  by  Changeling;  3d  dam  by  Beth  'I's  Arabian. 

Restless,  b.  c,  foaled  1788,  by  Phccnomenon,  bred  by  Lord  A. 
Hamilton,  and  imported  into  Virginia  by  Mr.  Lightfoot.  Rest- 
less is  said  to  have  ran  four  miles,  at  York,  in  1793,  in  7:30.\. 
1st  dam  Duchess  by  Lc  Sang ;  2d  dam  Calliope  by  Slouch ;  3d 
dam  Lass  of  the  Mill  by  Oroonoko;  4th  dam  by  Traveler; 
5th  dam  Mis.«  Makcless  by  Young  Greyhound ;  Gth  dam  by 
Partner ;  7th  dam  Miss  Doe's  dam  by  Woodcock ;  8th  dam  by 
Croft's  Bay  Barb ;  9th  dam  Desdemona's  dam  by  Makcless ; 
10th  dam  Old  Thornton  by  Brimmer;  11th  dam  by  Dicky  Pier- 
son  ;  12th  dam  Burton  Barb  mare. 


Retexoe,  b.  c,  foaled  1791,  bred  by 


V 


— ;  imported  and  stood 
in  Maryland ;  he  cannot  be  found  in  English  Stud  Book.  By 
Archclaus.  1st  dam  Lively  Lass  by  Old  Pagan ;  2d  dam  by 
Blank ;  3d  dam  by  Doge. 

Richard,  b.  c,  foaled  1818,  by  Orville,  bred  by  Lord  Jersey,  and 
imported  by  C.  W.  Many,  of  IMassachusetts.  1st  dam  Miss 
Sophia  (Master  Henry's  dam)  by  Stamford ;  2d  dam  Sophia  by 
Buzzard;  3d  dam  Iluncamunca  by  Highflyer;  4th  dam  Cypher 
by  Squirrel;  5th  dam  Fribble's  dam  by  Regulus ;  Gth  dam  by 
Bartlett's  Childers;  7th  dam  by  Uonepvood's  Arabian;  8th 
dam,  dam  of  the  two  True  Blies. 

RiDDLESWORTH,  cli.  c,  foaled  1828,  by  Emilius,  bred  by  Lord  Jor- 
sev,  and  imported  in  1839  by  Dr.  J.  C.  Nott,  of  Alabama.  He 
died  at  J.  L.  Bradley's,  Lexington,  Ky.,  in  1843.  1st  dam  Fil- 
agree by  Soothsayer;  2d  dam  Web  by  Waxy;  3d  dam  Penel- 
ope by  Trumpator;  4th  dam  Prunella  by  Highflyer;  5th  dam 
Promise  by  Snap ;  Gth  dam  Julia  by  Blank  ;  7th  dam  Specta- 
tor's dam  by  Partner;  8th  dam  Bonnie  Lass  by  Bay  Bolton; 
9th  dam  by  Darley  Arabian ;  10th  dam  by  Byerly  Turk ;  11th 
dam  Tafi'oiet  Barb;  12th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  13th 
dam  Natural  Barb  mare. 


s  AraWan ;  5th 
k;  (5th  dan.  hy 
Peg  hy  an  VLra- 

ncastcr,  hrcd  hy 
3  Young,  of  Nor- 
,•  Old  Royal ;  2d 
jian. 

red  hy  Lord  A. 
jightfoot,  Rcst- 
L  1793,  in  7:30.\. 
0  hy  Slouch ;  3d 
m  hy  Traveler; 
id;  Gth  dam  hy 
lek ;  8th  dam  hy 
im  hy  Mukcless; 
in  hy  Dicky  Picr- 

lortcd  and  stood 
Stud  Book.  By 
gau ;  2d  dam  hy 

Lord  Jersej',  and 
.  1st  dam  Miss 
!d  dam  Sophia  hy 
4th  dam  Cypher 
lus;  Gth  dam  hy 
Vs  Arahian;   8th 


•cd  hy  Lord  Jer- 
of  Alahama.  lie 
13.  1st  dam  Fil- 
,•;  3d  dam  Pencl- 
Thflj-er;  5th  dam 
7th  dam  Specta- 
8  hy  Bay  Bolton ; 
yeriy  Turk ;  11th 
iiito  Turk;  13th 


LIST  OF  IMPORTED  STALLIONS. 


503 


Robin  Rsddreast,  h  c,  foaled  irOG,  hy  Sir  Peter  Teazle,  bred  !.y 
Mr.  Lockley,  and  inii)orted,  it  is  saitl,  hy  Col.  Tayloe,  of  Vir- 
ginia, m  1800.  1st  dam  Wren  by  Woodpecker;  2d  dam  I'auil- 
Ion  (Sir  Peter  Teazle's  dam)  by  Snap;  3d  dam  Miss  Cleveland 
by  Rogulus  ;  4th  dam  Midge  by  a  son  of  Bav  Bolton ;  5th  dam 
by  Bartlett's  Guilders ;  Gth  dam  by  lloneywood's  Arabian ;  7th 
dam,  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

Roderick  Dnu,  hr.  c,  foaled  1807,  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle,  hrcd  hy  Mr. 
Clifton,  said  to  have  been  imported  into  New  York.  1st  dam 
by  Young  Marske ;  2d  dam  hy  Matehem;  3d  dam  by  Tarquin ; 
4th  dam  Antelope's  sister  hy  Young  Belgrade;  5th  dam  by 
Scarborough  colt;  Gth  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers;  7tli  dam  by 
Devonshire  Turk;  8th  dam  by  Cunven  Barb;  9th  dam  by  Old 
Spot;  lOtl)  dam  hy  Woodcock. 

RoDKETb.  c.,  foaled  1790,  br'^d  hy  Lord  Lincoln;  imported  and 
stood  m  Maryland.  By  Payma.ster.  1st  dam  Nina  hy  High- 
flyer; 2d  dam  by  Snap  (sister  to  Gnawpost);  3d  dam  Miss 
Cranbourne  hy  Godolphin  Arabian;  4tli  dam  Miss  Western  by 
Sedbury;  5th  dam  Mother  AVcstern  by  Smith's  son  of  Snake  • 
6th  dam  by  Montague;  7tli  dam  by  Hautboy;  8th  dam  by 
Bnmmer.  "^ 

RODOLPH  hr.  c,  foaled  1S28,  bred  hy  John  Scott.  Shipped  from 
±.ngland,  1833 ;  died  on  the  passage.  By  Der  Frieschutz.  Isfc 
dam  Frailty  by  Filho  da  Puta;  2d  dam  Agatha  by  Orville;  3d 
dam  hy  Star;  4th  dam  by  Young  iMarske. 

Roman,  b.  c,  foaled  1815,  by  Camillus,  bred  by  Mr.  Riddell  and 
imported  into  Boston  or  New  York,  in  March,  1823,  by  F  B 
Ogden.  1st  dam  Leon  Forte  hy  Eagle;  2d  dam  Tamborino  by 
Trumpator;  3d  dam  Crane  by  Highflyer;  4th  dam  Middlesex 
by  Snap;  5th  dam  Miss  Cleveland  byRegulus;  Gth  dam  .^ridffo 
by  a  son  of  Bay  Bolton;  7th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers-  8th 
dam  hy  Honey  wood's  Arabian;  9th  dam,  dam  of  the  two  True 
Blues. 

Roscius,  br.c.,  foaled  1841,  bred  hy  Mr.  Jipson;  imported  into 
Missouri,  1842,  by  Capt.  J.  M.  White,  and  John  Evens,  Esq. 
By  Gambol  (son  of  Filho-da-Pnta).  1st  dam  ])y  Necrotiator 
(son  of  Prime  Minister);  2d  dam  by  Octavian ;  3d  dam  Miss 
Cragie  by  Orville;  4th  dam  Marchioness  by  Lurcher;  otli  dam 
Miss  Cogden  by  Plicenomenon ;  Gth  dam  hy  Young  Marske  • 
7th  dam  by  Silvio;  8th  dam  Daphne  by  Regnlus.  ' 


iMIH 


«f 


5G4 


THE    UOKSE. 


ROWTOX,  ch.  c,  foaled  182G,  by  Oiscau,  bred  by  Mr.  Petrc,  and  im- 
ported in  1835  by  Messrs.  Merritt  &  Co.,  of  Virginia.  Died 
July,  1841.  1st  dam  Katharina  by  Woful ;  2d  dam  Landscape 
by  Uubeiis;  3d  dam  Iris  by  Brush;  4th  dam  l)yIIcrod;  Hth 
dam  sister  to  tiic  Doctor  by  (ioldlinder;  Otii  dam  by  Sedley 
Aral)ian  ;  7tli  dam  Vanessa  by  Ecgulns;  8th  dam  by  Fox  ;  9tl» 
dam  l)y  Bloody  Shouldered  Arabian ;  lOtli  dam  by  Basset  Ara- 
bian; 11th  dam  Arabian  mare. 

Royalist,  b.  c,  foaled  1790,  by  Saltram,  bred  ])y  Mr.  Bullock,  and 
imported  into  Tennessee.  Died  in  Tennessee,  1814,  aged  24 
years.  Ist  dam  by  Ilorod;  2d  dam  Carina  by  :Marske ;  3d  dam 
by  Blank ;  4th  dam  Dizzy  by  Driver ;  5th  dam  by  Smiling 
Tom;  0th  dam  Miss  Hip  by  Oysterfoot ;  7th  dam  by  Merlin; 
8th  dam  by  Commoner ;  9th  dam  Coppin  mare. 

EUBY  (called  Riddlesworth),  foaled  183G ;  imported  in  his  mother's 
belly  by  Thos.  Kirkman,  Esq.,  Alabama.  By  Eng.  Emilius: 
dam  imp.  Eliza  (sister  to  Defiance)  by  liubens.  (See  imj/. 
Eliza.) 

Saltkam,  br.  c,  foaled  1780,  by  Eclipse,  bred  by  Mr.  Parker,  and 
imported  by  William  Lightfoot,  of  Virginia,  in  1800.  1st  dam 
Virago  by  Snap ;  2d  dam  by  liegulus;  3d  dam  sister  to  Black- 
and-all-Black  by  Crab ;  4th  dam  ]!iliss  Slamerkin  by  Young 
True  Blue  ;  5tli  dam  by  Lord  Oxford's  Dun  Arabiaai ;  Gtli  dam 
D'Arcy's  Black-legged  Rcjyal  mare. 

Sam  Pauk,  b.  c,  foaled  1839  ;  imported  with  his  mother  by  Messrs. 
Hugh  and  John  Kirkman,  Alabama.  By  The  Saddler :  dam 
imported  Nanny  Kilhani  by  Voltair.  (See  imp.  Nanny  Kil- 
ham.) 

Sampson,  b.  c,  foaled  1778,  bred  by  Lord  Rockingham,  by  Tan- 
Irum.  Ist  dam  by  Sampson;  2d  dam  by  the  Godolphin  colt; 
3d  dam  Flora  by  Regulus;  4th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers; 
6th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton ;  Cth  dam  by  Belgrade  Turk. 

Sarpedox,  br.  c,  foaled  1828,  by  Emilius,  bred  by  Geiieral  Grosye- 
nor,  and  imported  into  America;  stood  at  AVilliam  G.  Skill- 
man's,  near  Lexington,  Ky.,  1835.  Imported  by  Merritt  &  Co., 
in  1834.  1st  dam  Icaria  by  The  Flyer;  2d  dam  Parma  by 
Dick  Andrews ;  3d  dam  May  by  Beningbrough ;  4th  dam  Prim- 
rose by  Mambrino ;  5th  dam  Cricket  by  Herod ;  6th  dam  Sophia 
by  Blank ;  7th  dam  Lord  Leigh's  Diana  by  Second  ;  8th  dam 
by  Stanyan's  Arabian;   9th  dam   Gipsy  by  King  William's 


LIST    OF    nrPOUTED    STALLIONS. 


5fi5 


Pctrc,  and  ini- 
Virginia.  Died 
danx  Landscape 
l)y  Ilcrod;  nth 
dam  hf  Scdloy 
im  by  Fox  ;  9tii 
I  by  Basset  Ara- 

Ir.  Bullock,  and 
3,  1814,  aged  24 
ilarske ;  3d  dam 
am  by  Smiling 
ilam  by  Merlin ; 

.  in  his  mother's 
y  Eng.  Emilius: 
sns.     (See  imp. 

Mr.  Parker,  and 

1800.    1st  dam 

sister  to  Black- 

■rkin  by  Young 

abian ;  0  th  dam 

other  by  Messrs. 
0  Saddler:  dam 
mp.  Nanny  Kil- 

ingham,  by  Tan- 
Godolphin  colt ; 
•tlett's  Childers; 
Turk. 

General  Grosve- 
niliam  G.  Skill- 
)y  Merritt  &  Co., 

dam  Parma  by 
;  4th  dam  Prim- 

6  th  dam  Sophia 
lecond ;  8th  dam 
King  William's 


No-tongucd  Barb;  10th  dam  by  Makeless;  11th  dam  IJoyal 
mare. 

Scout,  br.  c,  foaled  183G,  by  St.  Nicholas,  bred  by  Mr.  J.  Briskham  ; 
imported  by  Col.  W.  C.  Beatty,  Estj.,  of  South  Carolina.  1st 
dam  Mrs.  Walker  by  Blacklock ;  52d  dam  Priniettc  by  Prime 
^Minister;  3d  dam  Miss  Paul  liy  Sir  Paul;  4th  dam  Miss  Dun- 
nington  by  Shuttle;  5th  dam  Miss  Grimstone  by  Weasel;  (ith 
dam  l)y  Ancastcr;  7th  dam  by  the  Damascus  Arabian;  8th 
dam  by  Sampson ;  9th  dam  Sophia  (sister  to  Mirza)  by  the 
Godoli)hin  Arabian;  10th  dam  l)y  lIo1)gol)lin ;  11th  dam  by 
Whitefoot;  12th  dam  by  Leedes;  13th  dam  Moonah  Barb 
mare. 

ScYTiiiAK',  b.  c,  foaled  1851,  by  Orlando,  bred  by  Col.  Anson,  and 
imported  by  R.  Aitcheson  Alexander,  of  Woodburn  Stud  Farm, 
Spring  Station,  Woodford  county,  Ky.,  in  1857.  1st  dam 
Scythia  by  Iletman  Platoff;  2d  dam  Princess  by  Slanc;  3d 
dam  sister  to  Cobweb  by  Phantom  ;  4th  dam.  Filagree  by  Sooth- 
sayer; 5th  dam  Web  by  Waxy;  fJth  dam  Penelope  byTrumpa- 
tor ;  7th  dam  Prunella  by  Highflyer;  8th  dam  Promise  by  Snap ; 
9th  dam  Julia  by  Blank ;  10th  dam  Spectatoi-'s  dam  by  Part- 
ner; nth  dam  Bonny  Lass  by  Bay  Bolton;  12th  dam  by  Dar- 
Icy's  Arabian ;  13th  dam  by  Byerly  Turk ;  14th  dam  by  Taffolet 
Barb;  15th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  IGth  dam  Natural 
Barb  mare. 

Seagull,  b.  c,  foaled  1786,  by  Woodpecker,  bred  by  IMr.  Panton ; 
imported  into  Virginia  about  1790,  by  Col.  Iloomes.  1st  dam 
Middlesex  by  Snap;  2d  dam  Miss  Cleveland  by  Regulus;  3d 
dam  Midge  by  son  of  Bay  Bolton ;  4th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Chil- 
ders ;  5th  dam  by  Iloneywood's  Arabian ;  6th  dam,  dam  of 
the  two  True  Blues. 

Selim,  b.  c,  foaled  1760,  by  Bajazct,  bred  by  His  Royal  Highness 
the  Duke  of  Cumberland,  and  imported  into  Virginia.  1st 
dam  Miss  Thigh  by  Rib;  2d  dam  Griswood's  Lady  Thigh  by 
Partner ;  3d  dam  by  Greyhound .  4th  dam  Sophonisba's  dam 
by  the  Curwen  Bay  Barb;  5th  dam  by  D'Arcy's  Chestnut  Ara- 
.    bian ;  6th  dam  by  Whiteshirt ;  7th  dam  Montague  mare. 

Serab,  b.  c,  foaled  1821,  by  Phant  i,  bred  by  Mr.  Batson ;  im- 
ported by  Sir  Isaac  Coffin  into  Massachusetts,  in  1828.  (Im- 
potent.) 1st  dam  Jessy  by  Totteridge;  2d  dam  Cracker  by 
Highflyer ;  3d  dam  Nutcracker  by  !Matchem ;  4th  dam  Miss 


iM 


„..  5J 


5C6 


THi    nORSF. 


Starling  by  Starling:  5tii  dam  by  Pjrtncr;  Cth  (lain  by  Crofts' 
Bay  Barb;  7th  dam  by  Makuless ;  8t)>  dam  by  Brimmer;  9th 
dam  by  Dicky  Pierson ;  lOtli  dam  Burton  Barb  mare. 
SUADOW,  b,  c,  foaled  1759,  by  Bultraham,  bred  by  Duke  of  Nor^b- 
nmberland,  and  the  projieLy  of  Tbacker  Burwell,  Esq.,  of  Vir- 
ginia. 1st  dam  by  Starling;  2d  Jam  Cougliing  P.  liy  by  Bart- 
lett's  Cliilders  ;  3d  dam  by  Counsellor  (sister  to  TliundeVl)olt) ; 
4th  dam  liy  Snake;  5th  dam  byL'iggs;  Gth  dam  by  Davill's 
Old  Woodcock. 

Shakespeauk,  br.  c,  foaled  1835,  by  Smolensko,  bred  by  Mr.  West, 
and  imported  by  Merritt  &  Co.  into  Virginia,  in  1835.  1st 
dam  Charming  Molly  by  Eubens ;  2d  dam  Comedy  by  Bening- 
brough;  3d  dam  Mrs.  Jordan  by  Ilighllyer;  4th.  dam  Harriet 
by  Matchem ;  5th  dam  Flora  by  Regulus ;  Otli  dam  l)y  Bart- 
lett's  Childcrs;  7th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton;  8th  dam  by  Belgrade 
Turk. 

Shamrock,  ch.  c,  foaled  183G,  by  St.  Patrick,  bred  by  Mr.  Sadler; 
imported  in  his  mother's  belly,  in  1035.  1st  dam  Delight  by 
Rev-Her;  2d  dam  Defiance  by  Rubens;  3d  dam  Little  Folly  by 
Highland  Fling;  4th  dam  Harriet  by  Volunteer;  5th  dam  by 
Alfnd;  Gth  dam  Magnolia  by  Marske;  7th  dam  by  Babraham; 
8th  dam  by  Sedbury;  9th  dam  Ebony  by  Childers;  10th  dam 
Old  Elwny  by  Basto;  11th  dam  Massey  mare  by  Mr.  Massey's 
Black  Barl). 

Shark,  br.  c,  foaled  1771,  by  Marakc,  bred  by  Mr.  Pigot.  Died  in 
Virginia,  1795  or  'G,  aged  24  or  '5  years.  Marlborough  was  full 
l)rothcr  to  Babraham  and  imported  Selima,  by  Godolphin  Ara- 
bian. 1st  dam  by  Snap ;  2d  dam  by  Marlborough  (Warwick- 
shire Wag's  dam) ;  3d  dam  Natural  Barb  marc. 

Sharpcatcher,  br.  c,  by  Flat  Catcher;  imported  by  Kentucky  Im- 
porting Company,  18G0;  foaled  1859;  bred  by  Mr.  Farrow; 
ownod  by  A.  S.  Talbot,  Lexington,  Ky.  1st  dam  by  Cowl;  2d 
dam  Venus  by  Hercules  (Aphrodite's  dam) ;  Sd  dam  Echo  by 
Emilius  ;  4th  dam  by  Scud  or  Pioneer ;  5th  dam  Canary  Bird 
by  Whiskey  or  Sorcerer ;  Gth  dam  Canary  l)y  Coriander ;  7th 
dam  Miss  Green  by  Highflyer ;  8th  dam  Harriet  by  Matchem  ; 
9th  dam  Flora  by  Regulus;  10th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers; 
11th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton  ;  12th  dam  by  Belgrade  Turk,  etc. 

Shock.  ^,  c,  foaled  1729,  by  Jigg,  bred  by  Mr.  Howe,  and  imported 
into  Virginia.    1st   dam  by  Snake   (sister  to  Old  Country 


LIST    OF    IMPOIITED    STALLIONS. 


507 


(liiiii  by  Crofts' 
■  Brimmer;  9th 
mare. 

)nkc  of  Nor*  ti- 
ll, Esq.,  of  Vir- 
r  p.  Uy  !y  Bart- 
Tliunderljolt) ; 
lam  by  Davill's 

d  by  Ml-.  West, 
,  in  1835.  1st 
edy  by  Beuing- 
I)  dam  Harriot 
dam  by  Bart- 
im  by  Belgrade 

by  Mr.  Sadler; 
am  Delight  by 
Little  Folly  by 
[•;  5th  dam  by 
I  by  Babraham; 
lors;  10th  dam 
ly  Mr.  Massey's 

*igot.  Died  in 
M-ough  was  full 
Todolphin  Ara- 
ugh  (Warwick- 
Kentucky  Im- 
'  I'^r.  Farrow; 
n  by  Cowl ;  2d 

dam  Echo  by 
a  Canary  Bird 
Coriander;  7th 

by  Matchem ; 
ett's  Childers; 
!  Turk,  etc. 

and  imported 
Old  Country 


Miijs 


iin- 


Weuch);    2d  dam   (Jrey  Wilkes  by  Hautboy;   ;5d  dam 
D'Arcy's  IVt  marc  by  IVt;  4th  dam  Sedbuiy  lloyal  mare. 

Shock,   1».  c,  foaled ,  hy  Old  Shock,  bivd  by ,  and 

ported  l)y  Cul.  Baylor,  of  Virginia.  We  cannot  iiiid  this  colt, 
and  find  l)ut  one  colt  by  Shock  out  of  a  Partner  mare,  Bolton, 
foaled  1752.  1st  dam  l)y  Partner;  2d  dam  by  Afakeless;  3d 
dam  by  Brimmer;  4th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  5th  dam 
by  Dodsworth ;  Gtli  dam  Layton  Barb  mare. 

Silver,  g.  c,  foaled  1789,  by  Mercury,  bred  by  the  Duke  of  Graf- 
ton; imported  by  Mr.  Drew,  of  Halifax  county,  N.  C;  after- 
ward called  Drew's  Silver.  1st  dam  by  Herod;  2d  dam  Young 
Hag  by  Skim;  3d  dam  Hag  by  Crab;  4th  dam  Ebony  by 
Childers;  5th  dam  Ebony  by  Basto;  Cth  dam  Massey  mare  by 
Mr.  Massey's  Black  Barb. 

Silver  Eye,  ch.  c,  foaled ,  bred  by .  By  Cullen  Ara- 
bian. Wo  are  unable  to  find  Silver  Eye.  He  is  described  as  a 
pale  sorrel  horse,  with  a  white  face,  glass  5yes,  four  white  legs 
above  the  knees  before,  and  hocks  behind.  This  description 
was  given  by  a  gentleman  who  saw  him  in  1702  or  1703.  He 
was  imported  by  Mr.  S.  Duval.  1st  dam  by  Curwen's  Bay 
Barli;  2d  dam  Byerly  Turk;  3d  dam  Curwen's  Spot;  4th 
dam  White-legged  Lowther  Barb ;  5th  dam  Old  Vintner  mare. 

Sib  Harry,  br.  c,  foaled  1795,  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle,  bred  by  Mr. 
Cookson,  and  imported  by  Mr.  Haxall,  of  Virginia,  in  1804. 
1st  dam  Matron  by  Alfred ;  2d  dam  Pilot's  dam  by  Marske ;  3d 
dam  by  Regulus ;  4th  dam  Wildair's  dam  by  Steady ;  5th  dam 
by  Partner ;  Cth  dam  by  Greyhound ;  7th  dam  Chestnut  Lay- 
ton  by  Makeless;  8th  dam  Bay  Layton  by  Counsellor;  9th 
dam  by  Brimmer ;  10th  dam  Trumpet's  dam  by  Place's  WHiitc 
Turk;  11th  dam  by  Dodsworth;  12th  dam  Layton  Barb  mare. 

Sib  Peter  Teazle,  br.  c,  foaled  1791,  bred  by  Lord  Stamford;  im- 
ported into  Virginia  by  Hon.  John  Tajloe.  By  Sir  Peter  Tea- 
zle. Died  1811.  1st  dam  Lucy  by  Conductor;  2d  dam  Lucy 
by  Spectator;  3d  dam.  by  Blank;  4th  dam  by  Childers;  5th 
dam  by  True  Blue ;  Gtli  dam  by  Cyprus  Arabian ;  7th  dam 
Bonny  Black  by  Black  Hearty. 

Sir  Peter  Teazle,  r.  c,  foaled  1802,  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle,  bred  by 
Mr.  Harris;  imported  into  South  Carolina  by  Gen.  John 
McPherson.  1st  dam  Vivaldi's  dam  by  Mercury;  2d  dam 
Cytherea  by  Herod;  3d  dam  Lily  by  Blank;  4th  dam  by  Cade; 


■g^immiBimmi 


nos 


THK    irOUSE. 


nth  (1am  pistor  to  Witldriiiptoii  rnnro  l»y  Partner;  fith  dam  hy 
niuddy  liuttocks;  Ttli  dam  l)y  (iivyhoimd;  •itli  dam  by  JTakc- 
Ifss;  '.itli  dam  l>y  nriiiiiiKT;  lOtli  dam  hy  J'huv'.s  White  Turk; 
II  til  dam  liy  Dudsworth;  isith  dam  Luyton  Harb  marc. 

Siu  PktivU  Tkazlk  (Young),  l.r.  c,  foak-d  in  1801,  l)red  l)y  Mr. 
Walker,  and  imported  into  Virfjiiiia,  hy  C'ohmels  Talimadpo 
and  Tayloe.  Ist  dam  hy  Alexander;  yd  dam  hy  Dux;  ;3d  diuu 
Folly  hy  Blank;  4th  dam  sister  to  IJefrulus  hy  uodolphiu  Ara- 
hian  ;  ^th  dam  Grey  IJohini-on  hy  the  Bald  Galloway;  Gth  dam 
hy  Snake;  7tli  dam  Old  Wilkes  i)y  Old  Hautboy. 

Sin  IloiiKiiT,  h.  c,  foaled  1833  or  1833  (Fidalma  had  two  i'oals  in 
succession,  both  bay  colts,  }«y  Bohadil),  by  Bobadil.  l.st  dam 
Fidalma  by  Waxy  Pope;  Sd  dam  Dinarzade  hy  Selim;  3d  dam 
Princess  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle  ;  4th  dam  by  Dunganon;  Atli  dam 
t)yTurf;  fith  dam  byllcrod;  7th  dam  Golden  Orovc  by  Blank; 
8ih  dam  Spinster  by  Partner;  9th  dam  sister  to  Squirrel's  dam 
hy  Bloody  Buttocks;  10th  dam  hy  Greyhound;  llth  dam  hy 
Makeless;  12th  dam  hy  Brimmer;  13th  dam  by  Place's  White 
Turk ;  14th  dam  by  Dodsworth  ;  IStli  dam  Layton  Barl)  marc. 

Sir  Tatton,  ch.  c,  foaled  1850,  bred  by  Sir  Tatton  Sykes;  imjiorted 
into  Ohii)  by  James  FuUington,  Es(i.  By  I)a»'"'^l  O'Kourko. 
Sir  Tatton  covered  two  mares  spring  of  18G0,  aw.'  died  soon 
after.  Ist  dam  sister  to  Drifilokl  by  Hampton;  2d  dam  by 
Comus;  3d  dam  by  Smoknisko;  4th.  dam  (sister  to  Orphan)  hy 
Camillus ;  oth  dam  hy  Gabriel ;  oth  dam  Legacy  by  King  Fer- 
gus ;  7th  dam  Mortonia  by  Ilerod ;  Stli  dam  by  Northumber- 
land; Oth  dam  by  Eegulus ;  10th  dam  by  Lord  Moreton's  Ara- 
bian. 

Sir  Walter,  —  c,  foaled ,  hy  Marjilot.    First  dam  (imported 

Citizen's  dam)  Princess  by  Turk,  Princess  by  Turk  had  no 
foal  hy  Marplot.  Wo  think  this  a  spurious  pedigree,  or  else 
the  year  of  foaling  would  be  given.  (See  E,  S.  B.,  vol.  1,  pages 
153  "and  1.54. 

Skim,  gr.  c,  foaled  1740,  by  Starling,  bred  hy  Mr.  Routh.  st  dam 
Miss  Mayes  by  Bartlett's  Ohildcrs;  2d  dam  hy  Counsellor;  3d 
dam  hy  Suakc;  4th  dam  by  Xjuggs;  5th  dam  hy  Davill's  Wood- 
cock. 

Skim,  c,  imported  into  South  Carolina,  17C0,  ther  five  years  old, 
Avas  by  the  CuUen  AniLian.  He  rau  successfully,  and  stood  at 
Mr.  John  Myraut's,  on  the  Santee,  at  £20. 


"WWWf 


LIST  OF  IMI'OUTED  STALLIONS. 


f)C9 


p;  Otli  ilam  by 
(lam  by  Jiakc- 
'h  Whik-Turk; 
b  mure. 

1,  l)reil  l)y  Mr. 
u'ls  'rallmadpc 
Dux ;  3(1  (luiii 
"lodolpbiu  Ara- 
)\vay ;  (itli  dam 

1  (wo  foals  in 
adil.  1st  dam 
Sol  ill! ;  3d  dam 
anon;  Ath  dam 
rove  by  Blank ; 
S(inirrL'l's  dam 
;  nth  dam  by 
-  riace's  "White 
on  Barb  mare. 

I'kos;  imjiorted 
'"'^1  O'Kourke. 
awv'  di(j{l  soon 
i;  2d  dam  by 
to  Orphan)  by 
by  King  Fer- 
r  Northumbcr- 
^loreton's  Ara- 

lani  (imported 
Turk  had  no 
digree,  or  else 
'>.,  vol.  1,  pages 

nth,  sfc  dam 
•ounsellor;  3d 
Davill's  Wood- 

ivo  years  old, 
,  and  stood  at 


Skylark,  br.  c,  foaled  1783,  by  Highflyer,  l)red  by  Mr.  Wyndliam. 
Ist  dam  Chedworth's  Snap;  2d  dam  by  Squirt;  3d  dam  Biija- 
zot'.s  dam  l>y  Whitefoot;  Ith  diim  by  Leedes;  5th  dam  Moo- 
mih  Barb  mare. 

Skylark,  br.  c,  foak^d  1820,  by  Waxy  Pope,  l)rcd  by  Mr.  Daxon. 
Imi)orted  by  !^^essr.s.  Merritt,  of  N'irginia.  1st  dam  Skylark  liy 
Musician  ;  2d  dam  Pirouette  by  Young  Eagle ;  3d  dam  Parisot 
by  Sir  Peter  Teazle;  4lh  dam  Deceit  by  Tandem;  .Mb  dam 
Perdita  by  llerod;  (Jth  dam  Fair  Forester  by  Sloe;  7th  dam  by 
Forester;  8th  dam  by  Partner;  0th  dam  by  Croft's  Bay  Barb'; 
101  h  dam  by  IMiikeless ;  11th  dam  by  Brimmer;  Ir.Mli  dam  by 
u  son  of  Dodsworth ;  13th  '  m  Burton  Burb  mare. 

Slendkr,  b.  c,  foaled  1779,  by  Tlcrod,  bred  by  the  Duke  of  (Jueens- 
bnry.  He  was  full  brother  in  blood  to  IIighil^,er,and  stood  near 
New  York  in  1788.  1st  dam  Buth  (sister  to  Ilighllyer's  dam) 
by  Blank;  2d  dam  by  Begulus;  3d  dam  by  Soreheels;  4lh 
dani  by  Mukeloss;  Sth  dam  Christopher  D'Arcy's  lioyal 
mare. 

Slim,  or  SpmoiiTLY,  or  Slip,  ch.  c,  foaled  1708,  by  son  of  Bal)ra- 
ham,  bred  by  Mr.  Wildman.  1st  dam  by  iiubraham ;  2d  dum 
by  Sedbury;  3d  dam  Ebony  by  Childers;  4th  dam  Ebony 
liy  Basto;  5tli  dam  Masscy  marc  by  Mr.  Masscy's  Black 
Barb. 

SLOLfCii,  ch.  c,  foaled  1747,  by  Cade,  bred  by  Sir  J.  Moore,  and  im- 
ported into  i-  outh  Carolina,  1st  dam  Little  Hartley  mare  by 
Bartlett's  Childers;  2d  dam  Flying  Whig  by  William's  Wood- 
stock Araljian  ;  3d  dam  by  St.  Victor  Barb ;  4th  dam  by  Why- 
not  (sou  of  the  Feuwick  Barb) ;  5th  dam  Eoyal  mare. 

Slovex,  bl.  c,  foaled  175G,  by  Cub,  and  imported  into  New  York. 
W^o  cannot  find  this  colt.  1st  dam  by  the  Bolton  Starling;  2d 
dam  by  Godolphin  Arabian;  3d  dam  by  Childers;  4th  dam 
Bonny  Black  by  Black  Hearty.  * 

Snap,  br.  c,  foaled  about  1757  or  '8;  imported  into  South  Carolina 
by  Capt.  Parker,  17G7.  By  Snap.  1st  dam  Vanessa  by  Regu- 
lus  ;  2d  dam  by  Fox ;  3d  dam  l)y  Bloody  Shouldered  Arabian ; 
4tli  dam  by  Bassett  Arabian ;  5th  dsmi  an  Arab  mare. 

Snipe,  b.  c,  foaled  1702,  bred  by  Mr.  Vernon;  imported  into  South 
Carolina,  and  stood  near  Jacksonborongh  in  1772  and  "73.  By 
Snap.     1st  dam  by  Blank;  2d  dam  Dizzy  by  Driver;  3d  dam 


670 


THE    HOUSE. 


hySniilinpTom;  4th  dum  Mins  Ilip  l)y  Oysterfo(.t;  f)tli  dum 
liy  Mirliii;  tltli  dum  by  Commoner ;  Till  dam  Uiu  Duko  of  Som- 
ersL't'-s  C'oi>i»iii  mure. 
SoBEn  Jon  X,  foaled  1748;  imiiortod  into  Virginm  by  Cnl.  Baylor. 
Hy  l{il»;  bulaiuT  of  iKdi;,m'.>  uiikiiown.    The  followiii},'  Hkclch 
limy  be 'found  in   lk'l)or"H  Kiifxlish    Itminj?  C'akndur  for   1'.:.4, 
imge  1H7.     lb'  ran  tliat  year  mx  timcn,  and  won  tlio  following 
races:   May  Z),  WiHl)ocli,  Norfolk,  JESO;  Juno   1'^  Ktumford, 
Ijincolnsliire,  iJ50. 
SoMONocoPUov,  b.  c.  foaled  18:50,  bred  by  :^^r.  Smith;    imported 
into  Canada  by  H.  1'-  Simmons.  Ksq.    Hy  BrMtand..rt.     Ist  dam 
by  Traveler;  'Al  dam  by  JIaml)letoni-m  ;  M  dam  Vesta  by  Del- 
pini-    4th    dam    Tailh    by   Paeolet :    .^th    dam   Atalanta   by 
Matehem;  (ith  dam  huss  of  the  Mill  by  Oroonoko;  7lh  dam 
Lasflof  the  Mill  by  Traveler;  8lh  dam  Mi>^9  MakeleB8  hyson 
of  Greyhound;  0th  dam  by  Partner;  lOlh  dam  Miss  Doe's  dam 
by  Woodeoek;  11th  dam  by  Crofts'  Bay  Barb;  12tli  dam  Des- 
demona's  dam  by  Makeless. 
SOBROW,  ch.  c,  foaled  in  1835,  by  Defence,  bred  by  Mr.  Sadler,  and 
imported  with  his  dam  when  a  suckling,  by  Col.  Wade  Hamp- 
ton of  South  Carolina.     1st  dam  imp.  Tears  by  Woful ;  2d  dam 
Miss  Stephenson  l)y  Scud  or  Sorcerer;  ;3d  dam  sister  to  Pet- 
worth  by  Precipitate ;  4th  dam  hy  Woodpecker ;  r.th  dam  sister 
to  Juniper  hy  Snap ;  0th  dam  Young  Marske's  dam  by  Blank  ; 
7th  dam  Bay  Starling  by  the  Bolton  Starling ;  8th  dam  Miss 
Mevnell  by  Partner;  9th  dam  by  Greyhound;  10th  dam  l)y 
Curwen  Bay  Barl);  11th  dam  by  Lord  D'Arcy's  Arabian;  12th 
dam  by  Whiteshirt;  13th  dam  Old  Montagu  mare. 
SouncROUT,  1).  c,  foaled  178G,  by  Highflyer,  bred  by  the  Duke  ot' 
Grafton;  stood  in  Tennessee.    1st  dam  Jewel  by  Squirrel;  2d 
dam  Sophia  by  Blank ;  3d  dam  Lord  Leigh's  Diana  by  Second  ; 
4th  dam  Mr.  Hanger's  Brown  mare  by  Stanyan's  Arabian  ;  5th 
dam  Gipsey  by  King  William's  Ko-tongued  Barb ;  Gth  dam  by 
Makeless  ;  7th  dam  Royal  mare. 
SOVEREION,  b.  c,  foaled  1830,  by  Emilius,  hred  1)y  His  Majesty  King 
William  IV,  at  Hampton  Court,  and  imported  by  Col.  AVade 
Hampton,  of  South  Carolina;  late  the  property  of  Capt.  A. 
Buford,  Bosque  Eonita,  Stud  Farm,   Woodford  county,    Ky. 
Since  dead.     Ist  dam  Fleur-de-Lis  hy  Bourbon  ;  2d  dam  I.ady 
Eachel  by  Stamford;  3d  dam  Young  Rachael  hy  VolunlcLr; 


1 


LIST    OP    IMPORTED    8TALMOK8. 


571 


tcrfoot;  M\\  dum 
Llio  Duke  of  .Sum- 
Ill  by  Cnl.  Baylor, 
fdllowiiij;  Hkctcli 
iiKiular  fur  ll-'il, 
■on  tlio  following 
mo   1"^,  Stunil'onl, 

8niitli  ;  iiiiportcil 
iliuulorf.  Istdiini 
lam  Vi'Hlii  liy  \M- 
(1am  Atalantii  liy 
•oonoko;  7lli  ilum 
8  Makt'k'S8  by  son 
im  Miss  Doc'tfdum 
b;  12th  iliun  Dca- 

l)y  Mr.  Sadler,  and 
Col.  Wado  1  lamp- 
by  Woful ;  2d  dam 
dam  sister  to  Pet- 
ccr;  r)th  dam  sister 
<c'8  dam  by  Blank  ; 
ng;  8tli  dam  Miss 
ind;  lOtli  dam  by 
•cy's  Arabian ;  12  th 
I  mare. 

;d  by  the  Diikc  of 
vc\  by  Squirrel ;  2d 
's  Diana  by  Second  ; 
1  van's  Arabian  ;  5th 
Barb  ;  Gth  dam  by 

)y  His  Majesty  King 
lorted  by  Col.  Wade 
roperty  of  Capt.  A. 
odford  county,  Ky. 
•bon  ;  2d  dain  T.iuly 
chael  by  VoluntcLr ; 


4H»  dam  Ihichael  liy  Iliglillyer;  Ath  dam  Tundom's  Bister  Ity 
Syphon;  fith  dum  by  Ueguius;  ;th  dam  by  Snip;  hlli  dam 
Cotlingham;  5)th  dam  Warlock  (lalloway  by  Snake;  lOth  dam 
sister  to  Ibe  Carlisle  gelding  by  llie  Bald  (iulloway. 

Spadille,  1).  c,  foaled  ITHi,  by  llighllyer,  bred  by  Lord  A.  Hamil- 
ton, and  imported  into  Virginia.  iHt  dam  Flora  by  Sipiirrel ; 
2d  dam  Angelica  by  Snai>;  M  dam  by  Higidus;  lili  dam  by 
Burtl.K's  Cbilders;  .Mh  dam  liy  lloiieywuod's  Arabian;  lith 
dum,  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

Spauk,  —  c,  fouled  ,  by  lloneycond)  Punch;  imi)or(ed   inio 

Maryland  by  (iov.  Ogle,  and  was  presented  to  him  by  Lord  Mal- 
timore,  who  received  him  as  a  present  i'nmi  llis  Royal  lligh- 
nesa,  Frederick,  Prince  of  Wales.  The  Wilkes'  mare  was  im- 
ported  into  America  by  Col.  Colville,  of  Virginia,  and  called 
Miss  Colville.  1st  dam  Wilkes'  mare  (called  Miss  Colville)  by 
Hautboy;  2d  dam  by  Brimmer. 

SpAliK  (Ohl),  foaled ,  bred  by ,  imported  by  Benj.Tasker, 

Es(|.,  Maryland.  By  Aleppo  (son  of  Darley  Arabian).  1st  dam 
by  Bart  let  fs  Cbilders;  2d  dam  by  Old  Spark  (son  of  Honey- 
comb  Punch);  3d  dam  by  Coneyskins;  4th  dam  Sweetlii)8  by 
Cade;  5th  dam  by  Jigg;  Gth  dam  (dam  of  S(piirt)  by  Snake. 

SPECULATon,  b.  c,  foaled  17!>5,  by  Dragon,  bred  by  the  Duke  of 
Bedford,  aiul  imported  into  Virginia  by  Col.  Hoomes,  in  1801. 
Ist  dam  sister  '  Sting  by  Uerod;  2d  dam  Florizel's  dam  by 
Cygnet;  3d  dar  by  Cartouch ;  41  h  dam  Ebony  by  Cbilders; 
5th  dam  Ebony  Dy  Basto;  Gth  dum  Mr.  Massey's  mare  by  Mr. 
Massey's  Black  Barb. 

Spoutsman,  ch.  c,  foaled  about  1757,  imported  into  South  Carolina 
by  Messrs.  Mansell,  Corbctt  &  Co.  By  son  of  Blaze  out  of  a 
Second  mare.  1st  dam  by  Golden  Ball ;  2d  dam  by  Lord  Bed- 
ford's Arabian ;  3d  dam  by  Bay  Bolton. 

Spread  Eagle,  b.  c,  foaled  1792,  by  Volunteer,  bred  by  Sir  F. 
Standish,  and  imported  into  Virginia  by  Col.  Iloomes.  Died 
in  Kentucky  1805,  aged  13.  1st  dam  by  llighllyer ;  2d  dam 
by  Engineer ;  3d  dam  by  Cade ;  4tli  dam  Lass  of  the  Mill  by 
Traveler  ;  5th  dam  Miss  Makeless  by  a  son  of  Greyhound ;  Gth 
dam  l)y  Partner ;  7th  dam  Miss  Doe's  dam  by  Woodcock ;  8th 
dam  by  Crofts'  Bay  Barb;  9th  dam  by  Makeless  ;  10th  dam  by 
Brimmer;  11th  dam  by  Dicky  Pierson ;  12th  dam  Burton  Barb 
mare. 


873 


xnr,  ijonsR. 


Si'itKiiiTLY,  ell.  c,  fonlcd  ITOH,  iiuporti-d  by  MfssrH.  MiuihcII,  Cork'tt 
&  Co.  into  Month  Ciiroliiia,  i;H7.  Ky  Sportsman,  aUo  iinpurtcd 
liy  tile  winie  imrtios.  Ist  duni  Ity  Cartoncli ;  '^M  datn  liy  Old 
('ado. 

Ht.vpfoiik,  —  c,  fouled  1H3.*1,  by  Miinnon,  lired  l»y ,  and  ini- 

porti'd  into  New  York  tiic  nprin^'  of  ina.'),  at,  two  years  old.  Ho 
inaile  his  lirst  season  in  Sonth  Carolimi  in  Ih;)H,  and  dhd  in 
l^oviiniier,  IHK).  Isl  dam  l>y  I'iseutoi  ;  '-'d  dam  MadeinoiHclIc 
IMvsIc  hy  Sir  IVter  Teazle;  ;Jd  dam  Niiui  hy  Eclipse  ;  4tii  dam 
I'omona  hy  Herod;  Tdh  dam  Caroline  hy  Snap;  Olh  dam  hy 
Wefjuliis;  7th  dam  hy  Hip;  Htii  duni  hy  liiu'tley's  hUnd  iiurso; 
S)th  dam  hy  Flyinj,'  Whij,'. 

Stah,  b.  0.,  foaled  lT8i'.,  by  Hi<;hllyer,  bred  hy  llielmrd  Tuylor,  Esq., 
an<l  imported  into  South  Carolina  hy  (ieneral  .lohn  Meriierson. 
He  died  in  isil.  1st  dam  hy  Snap;  ^'d  dam  Uidille  (sister 
to  rumpkin)  liy  Mai'hem  ;  M  dam  l>y  S(piirt;  4tli  dam  Lot's 
dam  hy  Mogul ;  M\  dam  Camilla  hy  Hay  Holton  ;  Olh  dam  Old 
Lady  hy  I'ullenrs  Clicstnut  Arabian  ;  7lh  dam  hy  Uockwood  ; 
8tli  dam  l)y  JJustler. 

Staulincj,  c,  lired  hy  Lord  Uoekingham,  imported  into  Ronth  Curo- 
linn  about  17G7,  owned  by  Wm.  Moultrie,  St.  John's  Parish,  up 
to  1772.  By  Old  Starling.  1st  dam  hy  the  Godolphin  Ara- 
bian ;  2d  dam  hy  Childers  ;  ;id  dam  liy  True  lUue  ;  4th  dam  by 
Cyi)ress;  .'itli  dam  Duke  of  Ihitland's  famous  mare  IJonny 
IMack  hy  Black  Hearty ;  Ot'u  dam  by  Persian  stallion. 

Staruxo,  g.  c,  foaled  17.jO  (it  is  said),  by  Young  Starling,  bred  liy 
Mr.  Holme;  imported  by  I\Iessrs.  Carlisle  &  Dalson,  of  Alexan- 
dria, Ya.  We  cannot  lind  the  produce  of  the  Ilegulus  mare; 
the  balance  of  the  pedigree  from  Regulus  back  is  correct,  and 
doubtless  the  other  is.  Ist  dam  by  Kegulna ;  2d  dam  by  "Snake ; 
3d  dam  by  Partner;  4th  dam  hy  Crofts' Egyptian  ;  r)th  dam 
Grey  Woodcock  by  Woodcock;  Gth  dam  Pet  Mare  by^Vatsell's 
Turk;  7th  dam  hy  Hautboy;  8th  dam  Trumpet's  dam  }>/ 
Place's  White  Turk ;  9th  dam  l»y  Dodswortli ;  lOtli  dam  Layton 
Barb  marc. 

Starling,  g.  c,  foaled  1757 ;  imported  by  Messrs.  Carlisle  &  Dalson, 
of  Alexandria,  Va.,  in  tlic  ship  Christian.  Full  brother  to  the 
preceding  colt. 

Starwxg,  b.  c,  foaled  1757,  by  Yovng  Starling.  We  cannot  find 
this  colt.    1st  dam  by  Slipby  ;  2d  dam  by  Partner;  3d  dam  by 


't- 


aMMta! 


etrnmiMmma 


L18T    or    IMPOIITED    8TAI,LI0Kg. 


573 


NkManacll,  CorlK'tt 
nan,  uIho  iinpnrtcil 
;   ^(l  ilani   \>y  Old 


•y 


-,  and  im- 


two  yi'iirn  old.  Ho 
IKW.  lind  dh'd  in 

diini  ^Iud('ini)iHi'lle 
Ecliprn' ;  4tli  diiin 

>nii|) ;  Olli  dam  liy 

rlh'y's  blind  liurso; 

;'lmrd  Taylor,  Ks(|., 
1  dolin  Mcl'licnson. 
liim  Widdlc  (Kister 
rt;  •Itli  dam  Toot's 
Iton;  filh  dam  Old 
am  by  Uockwood  ; 

d  into  Sontli  Curo- 
,  John's  Parish,  up 
10  Godolpliin  Ara- 
Blue  ;  4th  dam  by 
tioiia  mare  IJonny 
L  stallion. 

g  Starlinjj,  brod  by 
Dalson,  of  Akxan- 
hc  Rc'guliis  mare; 
ick  is  correct,  and 
2d  dam  hy "Snake ; 
lgyi)tian  ;  C)\\\  dam 
,  Mare  by  ^Vat  sell's 
'runipet's  dam  })y' 
;  10th  dum  Layton 

,  Carlislo  &  Dalson, 
'uU  brother  to  the 

,  We  cannot  find 
irtncr ;  3d  dam  by 


nrovhound ;  4th  dum  by  WuHleirH  Turk ;  fith  dam  by  Old 
Hautboy  ;  (1th  dam  by  IMa.r'H  White  Turk;  7th  dam  by  DodH- 
worth;  Htli  dam  jjiylon  Uarb  man'. 

STAnMXO,  g.  c,  loaU'd  mo,  by  Sir  IV ter  Teazle,  lir.d  by  Mr.  Wil- 
son, and  imported  int..  Virginia.  1st  dam  sister  to  W  indlestono 
by  Magm't;  !id  dam  by  U  Sang;  :id  dam  by  Ifib;  Hh  .lam 
M<.ther  Wrslern  by  Smith'Hson  ..f  Snak.';  .Mi.  dam  by  M.ju- 
tague;  (ith  «lam  by  Hautboy;  Tib  dam  by  HrimnuT. 

HTEULiNd,  b.  c.  foaled  IToT,  by  Young  Slarling.  We  cann..t  find 
this  cdt;  the  pedigree  may  be  correct.  Int  dam  by  U.'gidus; 
2d  dam  by  Uotuulheail;  3.1  dam  ly  I'artn.r;  4th  dam  by 
Mukeless;  T.th  dam  by  Brimmer;  (Uh  dam  Trumpet's  dam  by 
Place's  White  Turk;  7th  dum  by  Dodsworth;  «th  dam  Luytou 
Barb  mare. 

STEliLiNC.,  cdied  also  Starling,  g.c,  foaled  1702,  bythe  Belsize  Ara- 
biun,  bred  by  Mr.  Sioipson,  and  imported  by  Cupt.  W  lUuun 
Evans,  of  Surry  county,  Vu.  We  cannot  lind  the  ulu.ve  eolt; 
the  pedigree  maybe  correc^t.  Ut  dam  by  How  h  Snakr;  X,d 
dam  by  Partner;  3d  dum  by  Jiephewson;  4th  dum  Mr.  Shir- 
ley's famous  nuire. 

SllRLiNO,  b.  c,  foaled  1791,  by  Volunteer,  bred  by --,  and  im- 
ported into  Virginia,  1799,  by  Col.  Hoom.'s.  Int  dam  1  arriet 
1)V  Highllyer ;  2d  dam  by  Young  Cade  ;  3d  dam  Childerkin  by 
Second  ;  4th  dam  Snap's  dam  by  Fox  ;  5th  dam  Gipsey  by  Bay 
Bolton ;  Gth  dam  by  Duke  of  Newcastle's  Turk ;  7th  dam  by 
Byerly  Turk;  8th  dum  by  Taffolet  Barb;  9th  dam  by  Place's 
White  Turk ;  10th  dam  Natural  Barb  mare. 

Stone  Plover,  b.  c,  bred  by  Lord  Spencer,  foaled  1850;  imported 
by  Thomas  Williams,  and  stood  one  season  m  Kentucky;  now 
in  Michi-^an.  By  Cothcrstonc.  1st  dam  Wryneck  by  Slanc  ; 
2d  dam  Gitana  by  Tramp ;  3d  dam  Mrs.  Fry  by  Walton  ;  4th 
dam  Vourneen  by  Sorcerer ;  5th  dam  Tooco  by  Buzziird  ;  0th 
dam  Violet  by  Shark  ;  7th  dam  by  Syphon ;  8th  dam  Charlo  to 
by  Blank;  9th  dam  by  Crab;  10th  dam  by  Dyer's  Dimple; 
nth  dam  by Be'Jiel'8  Castaway;  12th  dum Why-not ;  13th  dam 
a  Royal  mare. 

Strap,  b.  c,  foaled  1800,  by  Beningbrongh,  bred  by  Mr.  W.  Leo; 
imported  bv  Mr.  Cotton  into  North  Carolina.  1st  dam  by 
Hi-hflver ;  '2d  dam  by  Tatler :  3d  dam  by  Snip  ;  4th  dam  by 
Godolphin  Arabian;*5th  dam  by  Frampton's  Whitc-neck  by 


574 


THE    HORSE. 


Cui-wcn's  Bay  Barb  ;  Gtli  dam  by  Old  Spot;  7th  dam  by  White- 
legged  Lowthcr  Barl) ;  Stli  dam  Old  Viutner  mare. 
St.  George,  br.  c,  foalod  1771,  by  Dragon,  bred  by  Mr.  G.  Hanger, 
and  imported  (it  is  said)  by  Col.  Hoomcs,  of  Virginia.  1st  dam 
Sally  by  Blank;  2d  dam  Pop})et  by  Black  Chance;  3d  dani  by 
Looby;  4th  dam  by  Partner;  M\i  dam  by  Woodcock  ;  Gth  dam 
I)y  Makeless ;  7th  dam  by  Dicky  Piersoii ;  8th  dam  Burton 
Barb  mare. 

St.  George,  b.  c,  foaled  1789 ;  imported  into  Virginia  (it  is  said)  by 
Col.  J.  C.  Goode,  Virginia.  By  Highflyer.  1st  dam  by  Eclipse ; 
2d  dam  Miss  Spindleshanks  by  Omar;  3d  dam  by  Starling; 
4th  dam  by  Uic  Godolphin  Arabian  ;  5th  dam  bv  Stanyan  Ara- 
bian ;  Gth  dam  by  Pelham  Barb  ;  7th  dam  by  Spot ;  8th  dam 
by  White-leggod  Lowther  Barb;  9th  dam  Old  Vintner  mare. 

St.  Giles,  ch.  c,  foaled  1829,  by  Tramp,  bred  by  Ridsilale,  and 
imported  by  James  Jackson,  of  Alabama,  in  "^1835.  1st  dam 
Arcot  Lass  by  Ardrossan ;  2d  dam  by  Cramliugton ;  3d  dam 
Floyerkin  by  Stride;  4th  dam  Little  England's  dam  by  Jave- 
lin ;  5th  dam  sister  to  Toby  by  Highflyer;  Gth  dum  by  Matchem ; 
7th  dam  by  Dainty  Davy;  8th  dam  by  son  of  Mogul ;  9th  dam 
by  Crab;  10th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton ;  11th  dam  by  Curwen's  Bay 
Barb;  12th  dam  by  Old  Spot;  13th  dam  by  White-legged  Low- 
ther Barb ;  14th  dam  Old  Vintner  mare. 

St.  Paul,  ch.  c,  foaled  1789,  by  Highflyer,  bred  by  11.  R.  H.  the 
Prince  of  Wales,  and  imported  into  Virginia  by  Wm.  Lightfoot, 
Esq.,  in  1804.  1st  dam  Purity  by  Matchem;  2d  dam  by 
Squirt;  3d  dam  Lot's  dam  by  Mogul;  4th  dam  Camilla  by 
Bay  Bolton ;  5th  dam  Old  Lady  (Starling's  dam)  by  Pullein's 
chestnut  Arabian ;  Gth  dam  by  Rockwood ;  7th  dam  by  Bust- 
ler. 

Sweeper,  bl.  c,  foaled  in  1751,  by  Sloe;  imported  and  stood  in 
North  Carolina.  The  English  Stud  Book  does  not  state  the 
year  of  his  foaling;  see  vol.  1,  page  433.  1st  dam  by  Mogul; 
2d  dam  by  Partner;  3d  dam  by  Coneyskins. 

Sweeper,  br.  or  bl.  c,  fooled ,  bred ,  and  imported  by 

.     By  Beavei-'s  Driver.    We  cannot  find  Sweeper,  and 

think  there  is  an  error  in  the  pedigree.  Thwaite's  Dun  marc 
was  the  dam  of  Beavei-'s  Driver,  the  sire  of  Sweeper.  We  sup- 
pose this  was  intended  for  Sweeper  by  Sloe,  which  we  give.  1st 
dam  Thwaite's  Dun  mare  by  the  Ancaster  Turk ;  2d  dam  by 


th  (lam  by  ■White- 
mare. 

ij  Mr.  G.  Hanger, 
r^irgiiiia.  1st  dam 
lanco ;  3d  dam  by 
)odcock ;  Gtli  dam 
8th  dam  Burton 


inia  (it  is  said)  by 
it  dam  by  Eclipse ; 
dam  by  Starhng ; 
.  by  Staiiyan  Ara- 
)y  Spot ;  8tli  dam 
Vintner  mare, 
by  Rideclalo,  and 
I  1835.  1st  dam 
Hngton;  3d  dam 
i's  dam  by  Jave- 
lam  by  ]\Iatchem ; 
Mogul ;  9th  dam 
by  Curwen's  Bay 
'hite-legged  Low- 
by  II.  R.  II.  the 
y  Wm.  Lightfoot, 
3m;  2d  dam  by 
dam  Camilla  by 
lam)  by  Pullein's 
th  dam  by  Bust- 
ed and  stood  in 
cs  not  state  the 
dam  by  Mogul; 

nd  imported  by 
nd  Sweeper,  and 
aito's  Dun  maro 
eeper.  We  sup- 
ich  we  give.  1st 
'urk ;  2d  dam  by 


LIST    OF    IMPOUTED    STALLIONS. 


575 


the  Walpole  Barb ;  3d  dam  Miss  Belvoir  by  Grey  Grantham ; 
4th  dam  by  Paget  Turk ;  5th  dam  Betty  Percival  by  Lecdes' 
Arabian ;  Gth  dam  by  Spanker, 

Swiss,  b.  c,  foaled  1821,  by  Whisker,  bred  by  Col.  Cradock,  and  im- 
ported in  1835,  by  F.  B.  Ogdcn.  1st  dam  by  Shuttle  ;  2d  dam 
Lady  Sarah  by  Fidget ;  3d  dam  by  Alfred ;  4th  dam  Magnolia 
by  Marske ;  5th  dam  by  Babrahara ;  Gth  dam  by  Sedbury ;  7th 
dam  Ebony  by  Childcrs ;  8th  dam  Ebony  by  Basto;  9tn  dam 
Massey  mare  by  Mr.  Massey's  Black  Barb. 

Tanner,  b.  c,  foaled  1757,  bred  by ,  and  imported  into  St. 

Mary's  county,   Md.,  by  Daniel  Wolstenholme.     By  Young 

Cade.    First  dam  l)y .    We  cannot  find  anything  beyond 

what  is  stated  above.  This  colt  was  run  by  Mr.  Harrison. 
(See  English  Bacing  Calendar  for  1762,  page  84.) 

Tabquin,  —  c,  foaled  1720,  by  the  Hampton  Court  Chestnut  Ara- 
bian, bred  by  Mr.  Strickland.  Ist  dam  Leedes'  mare  by  Leedes ; 
2d  dam  Moonah  Barb  mare. 

Tarquin,  c;  imported  into  South  Carolina,  17G3;  stood  at  John 
Izard's,  on  Ashley  River.  By  Old  Tarquin.  First  dam  an 
Arabian  mare. 

Tattessall,  b.  c,  foaled  1837,  bred  by  Mr.  Tattersall ;  imported  by 
Capt.  Donald  Itowe,  South  Carolina.  By  Saracen.  1st  dam 
Minnow  by  Filho  da  Puta ;  2d  dam  Mervinia  by  Walton ;  3d 
dam  Phantasmagoria  by  Precipitate ;  4th  dam  Cerberus  dam 
by  Herod^  5th  dam  by  Marske ;  Gth  dam  by  Skim ;  7th  dam 
Hag  by  Crab ;  8th  dam  Ebony  by  Childers ;  9th  dam  Ebony  by 
Basto ;  10th  dam  Massey  maro.  by  his  Black  Barb. 

Telegraph,  br.  c,  foaled  1795,  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle,  bred  by  Mr. 
Baldock.  1st  dam  Fame  by  Pantaloon ;  2d  dam  Diomed's  dam 
by  Spectator ;  3d  dam  sister  to  Iloratius  by  Blank ;  4th  dam 
by  Childers ;  5th  dam  Miss  Belvoir  by  Grey  Grantham ;  Gth 
dam  by  Paget  Turk ;  7th  dam  Betty  Percival  by  Leedes'  Ara- 
bian ;  8th  dam  by  Spanker. 

Tenebiffe,  b.  c,  foaled  1832,  bred  by  Mr.  Boothe ;  imported  by 
Thos.  Flintoff,  Esq.,  Nashville,  Tenn.  By  Conqueror.  1st 
dam  by  Mulatto ;  2d  dam  by  Discount ;  3d  dam  by  Stamford ; 
4th  dam  by  Young  Marske ;  5th  dam  by  Bosphorus ;  Gth  dam 
by  Rib ;  7th  dam  by  Hip ;  8th  dam  Large  Hartley  mare  by 
Mr.  Hartley's  blind  horse  ;  9th  dam  Flying  Whig  by  Woodstock 
Arabian ;  10th  dam  by  St.  Victor  Barb ;  11th  dam  by  Why^ 
not;  12th  dam  Royal  mare. 


570 


THE  nORSE. 


The  Earl,  b.  c,  foaled  18G8 ;  imported  in  his  mother's  belly  bv 
Mr.  A.  Belmout,  N.  Y.  By  The  Marquis :  dam  imported  rioiir- 
dc8-Cliamps  (wiiich  see). 

Tickle  Toby,  1).  c,  foaled  1786,  bred  by  Mr.  Wastell;  tlie  property 
of  Caleb  Boush,  of  Princess  Anne  county,  Virginia.  T3y  Alfred. 
1st  dam  Cu'lia  by  Herod ;  2d  dam  Proserpine  by  Marskc ;  3d 
dam  Spiletta  by  Regulus ;  4th  dam  Mother  Western  by  Smith, 
"  son  of  Snake ;  5th  dam  by  Montague .:  Cth  dam  by  Hautboy ; 
7th  dam  by  Brimmer. 

Toby,  ch.  c.  (called  also  Sporting  Toby),  foaled ,  bred  by , 

By  Janus.  We  cannot  find  this  colt.  He  was  imported  into 
North  C^arolina,  and  was  the  property  of  Mr.  Alston,  of  that 
State.    1st  dam  by  Fox ;  2d  dam  by  Bald  Galloway. 

Toby,  b.  c,  foaled  178G,  by  Highflyer,  bred  by  Mr.  Bullock,  and  im- 
ported by  Col.  Tayloc,  of  Virginia.  He  died  on  his  passage  to 
America.  1st  dam  by  Matchem ;  2d  dam  by  Dainty  Davy ;  3d 
dam  by  a  son  of  Mogul ;  4th  dam  by  Crab ;  5th  dam  by  Bay 
Bolton;  Cth  dam  by  Curwen's  Bay  Barb;  7th  dam  by  Old 
Spot;  8th  dam  by  White-legged  Lowther  Barb;  9th  dam  Old 
Vintner  mare. 

Tom  Breeze,  ch.  c,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  Mr.  Thornhill ;  imported 
by  John  Routh,  Esq.,  Natchez,  Miss.  By  St.  Patrick.  1st  dam 
Maria  by  Whisker;  2d  dam  Gibside  Fairy  by  Hermes ;  3d  dam 
Vicissitude  by  Pipator ;  4th  dam  Beatrice  by  Sir  Peter ;  5th 
dam  Pyrrha  by  Matchem ;  Cth  dam  Duchess  by  Whitenose ; 
7tli  dam  Miss  Slamerkin  by  Young  True  Blue ;  8th  dam  by 
Oxford  Dun  Arabian ;  9th  dam  D'Arcy's  Black-legged  Eoyal 
mare. 

Tom  Crib,  ch.  c,  foaled  1847,  by  Gladiator,  bred  by  Mr.  R.  E.  Oli- 
ver, or  Sir  R  W.  Bulkele}-,  and  imported  into  America ;  owned 
by  John  Appleton,  New  York.  1st  dam  Jemima  by  Count 
Porro;  2d  dam  Mrs.  Suggs  by  Crispin  ;  3d  dam  by  Totteridge ; 
4tli  dam  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle  ;  5th  dam  Maid  of  Ely  by  Tan- 
dem ;  Cth  dam  Harlot's  dam  by  Herod ;  7th  dam  by  Young 
Cade. 

Tom  Jones,  g.  c,  foaled  1745,  by  Partner,  bred  by  Mr.  Crofts,  and 
imported  by  Sir  Marmaduko  Beckwith,  of  Virginia,  about  1755. 
1st  dam  by  Truo  Blue ;  2d  dam  by  Cyprus ;  3d  dam  Bonny 
Black  by  Black  Hearty ;  4th  dam  by  a  Persian  stallion. 

ToucnsTOKE.  half-brod  c,  foaled  about  1800;  stood  at  Thos.  Beans', 
Pennsylvania.    By  Clothier  (sou  of  Matchem) ;  dam  unknown. 


LIST    OF    IMPOUTED    STALLIOXS. 


877 


mother's  belly  by 
m  imported  Fleur- 

itell;  iho  property 
•ginia.  T3y  Alfreii. 
ne  ])y  Marskc  ;  3d 
Western  by  Smith, 
dam  by  Hautboy ; 

— ,  bred  by , 

iaa  imported  into 
rr.  Alston,  of  that 
lloway. 

.  Bullock,  and  im- 
on  his  passage  to 
Dainty  Davy ;  3d 
5  th  dam  by  Bay 
7th  dam  by  Old 
irb;  9th  dam  Old 

jrnhill;  imported 
Patrick.  1st  dam 
Hermes ;  3d  dam 
jy  Sir  Peter ;  5th 
S3  by  Whitenose ; 
luo;  8th  dam  by 
lack-legged  Eoyal 

by  Mr.  R.  E.  Oli- 
America;  owned 
emima  by  Count 
m  by  Tottcridge ; 
1  of  Ely  by  Tan- 
1  dam  by  Young 

y  Mr.  Crofts,  and 
ginia,  about  1755. 
;  3d  dam  Bonny 
1  stallion. 
I  at  Thos.  Beans', 
;  dam  unknown. 


Tbanby,  br.  c,  foaled  182ti,  by  Bhickloek,  bred  by  Mr.  IJid.(l;.K-, 
and  imported,  in  1835,  by  Merritt  &  Co.,  of  Virginia.  1st  dam 
by  Orvillc;  2d  dam  Miss  Grimstone  by  Weasel;  3d  dam  by 
Ancaster ;  4th  dam  by  Damascus  Arabian  ;  5th  dam  by  Samp- 
son ;  0th  dam  by  Oroonoko ;  7th  dam  sister  to  Mizra  by  Oo- 
dolpliin  Arabian  ;  8th  dam  by  Hobgoblin  ;  0th  dam  by  White- 
foot;  10th  dam  by  Leedea;  11th  dam  Moonah  Barb  mare. 

TiiAVELEU  (Mr.  Coatsworth's),  —  c,  foaled  1710,  by  Traveler.  Ist 
dam  by  Bartlett's  Qhilders ;  2d  dam  Mr.  Durham's  Favorite  by 
a  son  of  Buld  Galloway  ;  3d  dam  Daffodil's  dam  by  a  foreign 
horse  of  Sir  T.  Gascoigiie's. 

Traveleu  (Moreton's).  Various  conjectures  have  arisen  respecting 
the  true  pedigree  of  this  horse.  We  give  the  different  pedigrees. 
Bay  colt,  foaled  about  1748,  bred  by  Mr.  Crofts,  by  Partner. 
This  mare  had  colt  foals  by  Partner  in  1734,  '37,  '40,  *43,  '45, 
'40  and  '47.  She  missed  to  Partner  in  1743  and  1748.  This  is 
the  true  pedigree.  1st  dam  Bay  Bloody  Buttocks  l)y  Bloody 
.Buttocks;  2d  dam  by  Greyhound;  3d  dam  byMakeless;  4th 
dam  by  Brimmer;  5th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  0th  dam 
by  Dodsworth  ;  7th  dam  Layton  Barb  mare. 

Traveleb  (alias  Big  Ben),  b.  c,  foaled  1781,  and  imported  by  Wil- 
liam Barksdale,  of  London,  for  James  Strange,  Esq.,  near  Man- 
chester, Virginia,  in  1797.  By  Eclipse.  He  appears  as  Mr. 
Croke's  Charlemont.  1st  dam  by  Herod ;  2d  dam  by  Blank ; 
3d  dam  by  Snip ;  4th  dam  by  Partner ;  5th  dam  by  Bloody 
Buttocks ;  Cth  dam  by  Greyhound  ;  7th  dam  by  Makeless ;  8th 
dam  by  Brimmer;  9th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  10th  dam 
by  Dodsworth ;  11th  dam  Layton  Barb  mare. 

Trinculo,  b.  c,  foaled  ,  ])y  Willeby's  Old  Trinculo,  bred  by 

Mr.  R.  W.  Pearce.  We  cannr '  find  this  colt.  1st  dam  by  Jus- 
tice; 2d  dam  by  Highflyer;  3d  dam  by  Star  Gazer;  4th  dam  by 
Amazon. 

True  Blue,  b.  c,  foaied  1797,  by  Walnut,  bred  by  Mr.  Hutchison ; 
imported  by  Governor  James  Turner,  of  Warren  county,  N.  C, 
in  1803.  1st  dam  by  King  Fergus;  2d  dam  Cselia  by  Herod; 
3d  dam  Prosei-pine  by  Marske ;  4th  dam  Spiletta  by  Regulus ; 
5th  dam  Mother  Western  by  Smith,  son  +"  Snake ;  Gtli  dam  by 
Montague;  7th  dam  by  Hautboy;  8th  c^am  by  Brimmer. 

Truffle  Youn-g,  br.  c,  foaled  1824,  by  Old  Trufllo.  bred  by  the 
Duke  of  Glaiche,  in  France,  and  imported  into  Virginia  by 
Vol.  I.— 37 


5^8 


TUE  nORSE. 


James  Barbour,  ^linister  Plcuipotentiary  from  tlie  United  States 
to  the  Court  of  Great  Britain,  in  1830.  We  lind  no  jjroduce 
given  out  of  Helen,  but  tluit  is  doubtless  owing  to  her  exporta- 
tion to  Fnuu'L',  wluTe  this  colt  was  foaled.  1st  dam  Ilelra  by 
"Whiskey ;  ~d  dam  Brown  Justice  by  Justice ;  3d  dam  Xcnia 
by  Challenger ;  4th  dam  Xantijjpo  by  Eclipse ;  6th  dam  Gre- 
cian Princess  by  William's  Forester;  0th  dam  by  the  Coalition 
colt;  7th  dam  by  Bustard ;  8th  dam  Lord  L^'igh's  Charming 
ilolly  by  Second;  9th  dam  Mr.  Hanger's  brown  mare  by  Stan- 
yan's  Arabian  ;  10th  diim  Gipsey  by  King  William's  No-tougued 
Arabian;  11th  dam  by  Makeless;  12th  dam  Ruyal  mare. 

Trustee,  ch.  c,  foaled  1829,  by  Catton,  bred  by  Mr.  Ilidsdale,  and 
imported,  in  1835,  by  Capt.  Stockton,  IT.  S.  N.,  of  New  Jersey. 
1st  dam  Emma  by  AVhisker ;  2d  dam  Gibside  Fairy  by  Hermes; 
3d  dum  Vicissitude  by  I'ipator ;  4(li  dam  Bt'atrice  by  Sir  Peter 
Teazle;  5th  dam  Pyrrha  by  Matchem ;  Gth  dam  Duchess  by 
Whiteuose ;  7th  dam  Miss  Slamerkin  by  Young  True  Blue ; 
8th  dam  by  Oxford  Dun  Arabian ;  9th  dam  by  D'Arcy's  Black- 
legged  Royal  mare. 

Tup,  b.  c,  foaled  179G,  by  Javelin,  bred  by  Mr.  Bullock.  1st  dam 
Flavia  by  Plunder;  2d  dam  Miss  Euston  by  Snap;  3d  dam 
Charmer  by  Blank ;  4th  dam  by  Cartouch ;  5th  dam  by  Sore- 
heels  ;  Gth  dan\  by  Makeless ;  7th  dam  D'Arcy's  Royal  mare. 

Valentine  (originally  called  Tommy  Longlegs),  b.  c,  foaled  1823, 
bred  liy  Mr.  Houldsworth,  and  imported  into  New  York,  182G. 
By  Magistrate.  1st  dam  Miss  Forester  (iirst  called  Miss  Hol- 
land) by  Diamond ;  2d  dam  by  Alexander ;  3d  dam  Captain 
Absolute's  dam  by  Sweet  William;  4th  dam  Thetis  byChymist; 
5th  dam  Curiosity  by  Snap ;  Gth  dam  l)y  Regulus ;  7th  dam  by 
Bartlett's  Childcrs ;  8th  dam  by  Honepvood's  Arabian ;  9th 
dam  the  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

Valliant,  dun  colt,  foaled ,  by  Dormouse.    Wo  cannot  find 

this  colt.     1st  dam  by  Old  Crab  ;    2d  dam  by  Crofts'  Partner;' 
3d  dam  Thwaite's  dun  mare  by  the  Ancaster  Turk. 

Valparaiso,  ch.  c,  foaled  18. '1,  l)y  Velocipede,  bred  by  the  Duke 
of  Leeds,  and  imported  in  1840,  by  Messrs.  Shirley  &  Birch, 
Kentnckj'.  1st  dam  Juliana  l)y  Golianna ;  2d  dam  Platina  by 
Mercury ;  3d  dam  by  Herod  ;  4th  dam  Young  Hag  by  Skim ; 
5th  dam  Ilag  by  Crab ;  Gth  dam  EI)ony  by  Childcrs  ;  7th  dam 
Ebony  by  Basto  ;  8th  dam  Massey  mare  by  Mr.  Massey's  Black 
Barb. 


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LIST  OF  IMI'ORTKD  STALM0N3. 


579 


the  United  States 
lind  no  produce 
iig  to  her  exporla- 
st  dam  Ilelra  liy 
)c  ;  3d  dam  Xcnia 
so  ;  6th  dam  Ciro- 
1  by  the  Coal  i  I  ion 
Loigirs  Charming 
wn  mare  by  Stan- 
iam's  No-tougued 
Liuyal  marc. 
Jlr.  llidsdale,  and 
•i.,  of  New  Jersey. 
Fairy  by  Hermes; 
itrice  by  Sir  Peter 
dam  Dnchess  by 
onng  True  Bine ; 
y  D'Arcy's  Black- 
hillock.  1st  dam 
by  Snap;  3d  dam 
5th  dam  l)y  Sorc- 
;y's  Eoyal  inare. 
b.  c,  foaled  1823, 
New  York,  1820. 
it  called  Miss  IIol- 
3d  dam  Captain 
'hctis  byChymist; 
ulus;  7th  dam  by 
d's  Arabian;    9th 

"Wo  cannot  find 
y  Crofts' Part-uer;' 
Turk. 

ired  by  the  Duke 
,  Shirley  &  Birch, 
Id  dam  Platina  by 
ig  Hag  by  Skim ; 
^hilders ;  7th  dam 
[r.  Masse}''s  Black 


Vampiue,  —  c,  foaled  1757,  by  Kegulus,  bred  l)y  Lord  Waldegrave. 
Ue  stood  in  Virginia.  Edgar  states  that  Vampire  was  by  Wil- 
son's Aral  )ian:  but  the  English  Stud  liook  states  lie  Avas  by 
Keguhus.  1st  dam  (the  dam  of  Wildair)  by  Steady  ;  2d  dam  by 
Partner;  3d  dam  by  (livyliouiid  ;  4th  dam  Cliestnut  liayton 
byMakeless;  5th  dam  by  Counsellor;  0th  dam  ly  Brimmer; 
7tli  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk. 

Vexetiax,  b.  c,  foaled  1782,  bred  by  Sir  James  Pennyman,  of 
Yorkshire,  England.  By  Doge.  We  cannot  lind  this  colt. 
We  find  two  stud  colts  called  Venetian,  by  Doge,  but  the  dama 
are  differently  bred  fi'om  the  above.  1st  dam  by  Old  Snap  ;  2d 
dam  by  Dyer's  Dimi)le ;  3d  dam  by  Fox. 

Venetian,  ch.  c,  foaled  1780,  bred  by  Mr.  Panton.  By  Doge.  We 
are  inclined  to  believe  this  is  the  pedigree  of  the  Venetian  im- 
ported. 1st  dam  Helen  l)y  Conductor;  2d  dam  by  Shakes- 
peare; 3d  dam  by  Cade;  4th  dam  sister  to  Lo  !  :■  '■'.  Roan  mare 
by  Partner. 

ViCTORT,  b.  c,  foaled  1825,  by  Waterloo,  l)red  by  the  Dnko  of  Rut- 
land; stood  at  Lancaster,  Pa.,  at  EdAvard  Parker's,  in  1835; 
imported  1833,  by  William  Juekso"  Ist  dam  Adeline  by 
Soothsayer;  2d  dam  Elizabeth  by  Orville;  3d  dam  Pcmy- 
trumpet  by  Trnmpator;  4tli  dam  Young  Camilla  by  Wood- 
pecker; 5tli  dam  Camilla  by  Trentham;  0th  dam  Coquette  by 
the  Compton  Barb ;  7th  dam  sister  to  Regiil us  by  the  Godol- 
phin  Arabian;  8th  dam  Grey  Robinson  l>y  the  Bald  Galloway; 
'  th  dam  by  Snake;  10th  dam  Old  Wilkes,  a  daughter  of  Old 
Hautboy. 

VoLNEY,  b.  c,  foaled  1833,  by  Velocipede,  bred  by  Mr.  R.  Stephen- 
son ;  imported  into  Tennessee.  1st  dam  by  Phantom ;  2d  dam 
by  Overton  ;  3d  dam  Gratitude's  dam  by  Walnut ;  4th  dam  liy 
Rnler ;  5th  dam  Pirancantha  by  Matchcm  ;  Gth  dam  Proplu^tess 
by  Regulus ;  7th  dam  Jenny  Spinner  by  Partner ;  8tl>  dam  by 
Greyhound;  9th  dam  Sophonisba's  dam  by  Dyer's  Dimple; 
10th  dam  by  Curwen's  Bay  Barb;  11th  dam  by  D'Arcy's 
Chestnut  Arabian ;  12th  dam  by  Whiteshirt ;  13th  dam  Mon- 
tague mare. 

Volunteer,  ch.  c,  foaled ,  by  Volunteer,  bred  by  Col.  O'Kelly, 

and  imported  by  Col.  Tayloe,  of  Virginia,  along  with  Dungan- 
non.  We  cannot  find  the  Whipcord  mare,  but  find  her  dam. 
Miss  Wriggle,  by  Blank.     1st  dam  by  Whipcord;  2d  dam  by 


S-!t3J)-7j^f-*4,.^^5H 


580 


THE  nonsG. 


Bliiiik  (Miss  Wriggle);  3d  dum  by  Crab;  4Ui  dam  by  Childers; 
.^tb  (lain  Miss  Jigg  (sister  to  Partner)  by  Jigg;  Otii  dum  sister 
to  ^lixbury  l)y  Curwen's  Bay  JJarb ;  Tth  dam  l)y  Old  Spot; 
81b  (lam  by  Wliite-logged  Lowtber  Burbj  Dtb  dam  Old  Vintner 
mare. 

Wai-tox,  b.  c,  foaled  1804,  bred  by  !Mr.  W.  Reeves ;  imported  into 
America  1808.  By  Wild  Deyrell:  dam  Alma  by  l-'latcatclier ; 
2d  dam  Miss  (iilniour  by  Pbysician  ;  '3d  dam  by  Stamford;  4tli 
dam  Lady  of  the  Lake  by  BeningbroUj^h ;  5th  dam  Tliatchella 
by  Iligliflycr ;  Gth  dam  by  Marske ;  7th  dam  byllegulus;  8th 
dam  by  Steady. 

Waumixstkr.  b.  or  b.  c,  foaled  1859,  bred  by ;  imported  by 

E.  W.  Cameron,  Esq.,  New  York.  By  Ncwminster.  1st  dam 
Black  Bess  by  Ratcatcher;  2d  dam  Polydora  by  Priam,  dam  of 
Polydore  and  Wrotham ;  3d  dam  Manto  by  Tiresias  (dam  of 
Cassandra) ;  4th  dam  l)y  Walton ;  5th  dam  Yonng  Noisette  by 
Diomed ;  Gth  dam  Noisette  by  Squirrel ;  7th  dam  Carina  by 
Marske;  8th  dam  (Thunder's  dam)  by  Blank;  9th  dam  Dizzy 
by  Driver;  10th  dam  by  Smiling  Tom ;  11th  dam  by  Oyster- 
foot;  12th  dam  by  Merlin;  13th  dam  by  Commoner;  14tli  dam 
Coppin  mare. 

WnALE,  b,  c,  foaled  1830,  by  Whalebone,  bred  by  Mr.  Grcville,  and 
imported  into  Virginia,  in  1835,  by  Merritt  &  Co.  1st  dam 
Rectory  ])y  Octavius ;  2d  dam  Catherine  by  Woodpecker ;  3d 
dam  Camilla  by  Trentham ;  4th  dam  Coquette  by  the  Compton 
Barb;  5th  dam  sister  to  Regulus  by  the  Godolphin  Arabian ; 
Gth  dam  Grey  Robinson  by  the  Bald  Galloway ;  7th  dam  by 
Old  Snake;  8th  dam  Old  Wilkes  by  Old  Hautboy. 

"Whip,  b.  c,  foaled  1794,  by  Saltram,  bred  by  Mr.  Durand ;  imported 
into  Virginia,  1801.    Died  1825.     1st  dam  by  Herod ;  2d  dam 

4th  dam 


by  Oroonoko ;  3d  dam  Creampot's  dam  by  Cartouch : 
Arabian  mare  of  Sir  John  Seabright's. 


WniULiGio,  b.  c,  foaled  1703,  by  Capt. 


bred 


and 
He 


imported  by  Capt.  Allen  into  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1773, 
Avas  a  successful  racer,  and  stood  in  North  Carolina.  We  can- 
not find  this  colt.  1st  dam  by  Devonshire  Blacklegs ;  2d  dam 
by  True  Blue;  3d  dam  by  Bloody  Shouldered  Arabian;  4th 
dam  D'Arcy's  Royal  mare. 

WniTTixoTOX,  ch.  c,  foaled  1743,  by  a  brother  to  Whitenose,  bred 
by  the  Duke  of  Marlborough.    There  has  been  a  doubt  about 


LIST  OF   IMPOUTKI)  STALLIOXS. 


581 


1  dam  by  Childors; 
g;  0th  diim  sistir 
lam  l)y  Old  Spot ; 
I  dam  Old  Vintner 

es;  imported  into 
Ml  by  J''liitcatclier ; 
by  Stamford;  4t]i 
h  dam  Thatchella 
I  by  llegulus ;  Stii 

;  imported  by 

minster.  Isfc  dam 
by  Priam,  dam  of 
Tircsias  (dam  of 
^onng  Noisette  by 
th  dam  Carina  l)y 
:;  9th  dam  Dizzy 
h  dam  by  Oyster- 
imoner ;  l-ltli  dam 

'  Mr.  Grcville,  and 
;  &  Co.  1st  dam 
f  Woodpecker ;  3d 
te  by  the  Compton 
adolphiu  Aral)ian ; 
ivay ;  7th  dam  by 
itboy. 

Durand ;  imported 
y  Herod ;  2d  dam 
irtouch:  4th  dam 

,  bred ,  and 

Pa.,  in  1773.  He 
arolina.  We  can- 
ilacklegs ;  2d  dam 
red  Arabian ;  4th 

0  Whitenose,  bred 
en  a  doubt  about 


the  tnic  pedigree  of  tiiis  colt.  We  iK'lieve  this  to  be  the  (rue 
jK'digree,  being  the  only  Wliittington,  and  correspoiuling  (o 
iiim,  1st  dam  by  Stanyun'ri  Aratiian  ;  2d  dam  by  Cnrwen's 
Bay  Barb ;  3d  dam  by  .Man^hali's  Spot  ;  4(li  dam  by  Wliite- 
legged.  Lowther  Barb  ;  uth  dam  Old  Vintner  mare. 

AViLDAiB,  b.  c,  foaled  17")3,  by  Cade,  bred  by  Mr.  Swinburne,  and 
im])orred  by  James  Delancey;  sold  afterward  and  reslii])ped  to 
England,  where  he  was  let  to  mares  at  40  guineas  each.  Ist  dam 
by  Steady;  2d  dam  by  Partner;  3d  dam  by  C.reyhound ;  4tli 
dam  Chestnut  Layton  byMakelcss;  .''(th  dam  l)y  Counsellor; 
Gth  dam  by  Brimmer ;  7th  dam  l)y  Place's  White  Turk. 

William  IV,  b.  c,  foaled  1834,  by  Tranby,  bred  by  ^Ir.  Shard,  and 
imported  into  America,  lie  stood  at  Cincinnati  Eace  Coiu'se, 
Ohio,  in  1830,  at  Geo.  N.  Sanders  &  Co's.  1st  dam  Codicil  by 
Smolcnsko;  2d  dam  Legacy  by  Bcningbrough  ;  3d  dam  Koxana 
by  Sir  Peter  Teazle ;  4th  dam  Tulip  by  l)am])er;  5th  dam  by 
Eclipse;  Gth  dam  Rarity  by  JIatchem;  7th  dam  Snapdragon 
by  Snap;  8th dam  l)y  Regulus;  9th  dam  by  Bartlctt's  Childers; 
10th  dam  by  Iloneywood's  Arabian;  11th  dam,  dam  of  the  two 
True  Blues. 

Wonder  (called  Crippled  Wiiiider),  ch.  c,  foaled  1794,  by  Phncnom- 
enon,  bred  by  Lord  Fitzwilliam,  and  imported  in  the  fall  of 
1803  into  Virginia.  1st  dam  by  imp.  Diomod  ;  2d  dam  Desde- 
mona  by  Marske ;  3d  dam  Young  Ilag  by  Skim ;  4th  dam  by 
Crab  (Hag) ;  5th  dam  by  Childers  (Ebony) ;  Gth  dam  Ebony 
by  Basto;  7tli  dam  Masscy  marc  by  Mr.  Masscy's  Black 
Barb. 

Wonder,  b.  c,  foaled  178G,  by  Florizel,  bred  by  Mr.  Lacey.  1st 
dam  Sackarissa  by  Matcliem ;  2d  dam  Aurora  by  Duke  of 
Northumberland's  Golden  Arabian  ;  3d  dam  by  Snip  ;  4th  dam 
by  Godolphin  Ara])ian ;  5th  dam  by  Bald  Galloway ;  Gth  dam 
by  Ancaster  Turk. 

Wrangler,  b.  c,  foaled  1794,  by  imported  Diomcd,  bred  by  Sir 
Charles  Bunbury ;  imported  into  Virginia,  1802.  1st  dam 
Flcacatcher  by  Goldfinder;  2d  dam  by  Squirrel;  3d  dam  bj 
Ball ;  4th  dam  by  Lath  ;  5th  dam  sister  to  Snip  by  Childers ; 
Gth  dam  sister  to  Soreheels  by  Basto ;  7th  dam  sister  to  the 
Mixbury  Galloway  by  Curwcn's  Barb;  8lh  dam  by  Cnrwcn's 
Spot;  9th  dam  by  White-legged  Lowther  Barb;  10th  dam  Old 
Vintner  mare. 


"■^^JSSfessaasKa^^swfflwaaimBWt!^ 


688 


THE   nORSE. 


YouKsiiruK,  1).  ('.,  foalfd  1834,  by  St.  Nicholas,  lircil  l)y  Mr.  Moss, 
iiiul  iiii|iiirl(_'tl  by  l{.  J).  Shij)piir(l,  of  .K'H'crsnii  coiintv,  \'a.\ 
at'torwaril  tbc  i)r(iiHrty  of  Jlon.  Jlniry  Cluy,  and  diid  tlio  i»ro|)- 
orhy  of  liis  son,  .luliii  A[.  Clay,  of  Asliland,  iiL'ur  Loxinj^ton.  Kv., 
ill  1H.")0,  ago  27.  Ist  dam  Alias  l{oso  by  'I'ranip;  ad  dam  by 
Suiiclio;  .'id  dam  Hlackiock'n  dam  by  Coriander;  4(Ii  daniAVild- 
gooso  (.sister  to  llyiu'rioii)  by  liighllyer;  .")tli  dam  Colieiress  by 
Pot-8-o's;  01  b  dam  iManiila  by  (ioldUndcr;  ;th  dam  by  Old 
England;  Htb  dam  by  Cullon  Arabian;  !)tli  dam  l)y  Cado;  JOth 
dam  Mi.s,s  Mak<  less  by  Yonng  (ireybonnd  ;  lllli  dam  l>y  Part- 
ner; latli  dam  by  Woodcoek;  ]:3lli  dam  l)y  Croft's  Bay  Barb  ; 
1-ltli  dam  by  Makeless;  IStli  dam  by  Brimmer;  IGth  dam  by 
Dicky  Pierson;  17tli  dam  Burton  Burb  marc. 

Yorxd  Fazzolktto,  a  rich  blood  bay,  with  black  legs,  sixteen 
hands  higii,  breil  and  imported  l)y  A  Keene  Richards,  Esq.,  of 
Scott  county,  Ky. ;  is  by  Fazzolctto,  son  of  Orlando.  1st  dam 
Emilia  by  Young  Emilius ;  2d  dam  Persian  by  Whisker ;  3d 
dam  Variety  !)y  Selim ;  4tli  dam  Sprite  by  Bobtail ;  flth  dam 
Catharine  by  Woodjiecker.  Catharine  was  the  dam  of  Go- 
lumpus,  the  sire  of  Catton  that  sired  Trustee,  and  Gallopadc 
the  dam  of  Reel,  the  dam  of  L-comte,  Prioress  and  Starke ;  Gth 
dam  Camilla  by  Trentbam  ;  7lh  dam  Coquette  by  the  Compton 
Barb;  8th  dam  sister  to  Rtgulus  by  Godolphin  Arabian;  Uth 
dam  Grey  Ilobinson  by  the  Bald  Galloway ;  10th  dam  by  Snake, 
son  of  Lister  Turk;  11th  dam  Old  Wilkes  by  Old  Hautboy ; 
12th  dam  Miss  D'Arcy's  Pet  mare;  13th  dam  a  Royal  mare. 

YOUNO  FLATCATcnER,  called  in  the  English  Stud  Book  TIio  Law- 
yer, br.  c,  foaled  1856,  bred  by  Mr.  S.  Cass ;  purchased  in  18G0 
by  Mr.  B.  Wardle  for  Gen.  S.  R.  Gist,  South  Carolina,  By 
Flatcatcher.  1st  dam  Miss  Gilmour  by  Physician;  2d  dam  by 
Stamford ;  3d  dam  Lady  of  the  Lake  by  Beniugbrough ;  4th 
dam  ThatchcUa  by  Highflyer;  5th  dam  byMarskc;  Cth  dam 
by  Regnlus ;  7th  dam  by  Steady. 

Y'oux'G  Spot,  ch.  c.  foaled ,  by  Old  Spot ;  imported  by  Mr. 

Hyde,  of  Frederickslmrgh,  Va.  Wo  cannot  find  this  colt.  1st 
dam  by  Martindale's  Regulus;  2d  dam  by  Jigg;  3d  dam  by 
Tom  Jones  ;  4th  dam  by  Young  Greyhound. 

ZiNGANEE,  b.  c,  foaled  1825,  by  Tramp,  bred  by  Lord  Exeter,  and 
imported  l)y  Messrs.  Merritt  into  Virginia.  Died  fall  1841. 
1st  dam  Folly  by  Young  Drone ;  2d  dam  Regina  by  Moorcock ; 


LIST  OP  IMPOIiTED   MAKES. 


583 


ircd  l)y  Mr.  Moss, 
5()ii  coiiiity,  Va. ; 
id  died  tlio  prop- 
r  IiO.\iiij,'t()ii.  K\., 
imp;  Sd  dam  })y 
r;  4tIidamAVild- 
1am  CuliL'iirss  liy 
:tli  dam  by  Old 
imby  Cade;  iOtli 
111  dam  1)y  I'art- 
Jroft's  Bay  Bai-h ; 
ler;  lOth  dam  by 

ic'k  legs,  gixtceii 
{ichards,  Esq.,  of 
I'laiido.  1st.  dam 
by  Whisker ;  3d 
obtail ;  r)Ui  duni 
the  dam  of  Go- 
c,  and  Gallopado 
i  and  Starke ;  Gtli 
;  by  the  Compton 
lin  Arabian ;  Utli 
th  dam  by  Snake, 
by  Okl  Hautboy; 
a  Royal  mare. 

Book  Hie  Law- 
lU'clmsed  iu  18G0 
h  Carolina,  By 
)ian;  2d  dam  by 
[lingbrougli ;  4th 
larske ;  Cth  dam 

mported  by  Mr. 
id  this  colt.  1st 
igg;  3d  dam  by 

jord  Exeter,  and 

Died  fall  1841. 

Qa  by  Moorcock ; 


3d  dam  Rally  by  Trumpalor  ;  llli  dam  Fancy  (sister  to  Diomed) 
by  Florizel ;  5tli  dam  by  Spectator  (sister  to  .Juno);  Cth  dam 
sister  to  Iloratius  by  Blank  ;  :tli  dam  liy  Cliilders ;  8lb  dam 
Miss  Belvoir  hy  Grey  (J  rant  ham  ;  Dili  dam  by  Paget  'i'urk  ; 
10th  dam  Betly  IVrcival  by  Lcedca' Aral)iuii ;  lllli  dam  by 
Spanker. 
ZIXOAN'TE  or  I'lUAM  horse,  b.  c,  foaled  183^,,  l)r(d  by  Lord  Chest.^r- 
lield  ;  imported  into  Tsew  Orleans,  and  iiiircbased  liy  Hichard 
Ilaile,  Es(i.  By  Zinganec  or  Triam.  1st,  dam  Theresa  Panza 
by  Cervantes;  2d  dam  Gadabout  l»y  Oiville  ;  3d  dam  Alinslirl 
by  Sir  Peter;  4th  dam  Matron  by  Florizel;  .5lli  dam  Maiden 
by  Matchem;  Gth  dam  by  Squirt;  Uh  dam  by  Mogul. 


LIST    OF    IMPORTED    MARES. 

AcTAEOX  Mare,  ch.  f.,  foaled  183G,  bred  by  King  William  IV; 
imported  into  Indiana  by  Col.  Oakley,  1840.  By  Actaeon.  Ist 
dam  Ada  (sister  to  Augusta)  by  Woful ;  2d  dam  oy  Rnbens ; 
3d  dam  Guildford  marc  by  Guildford  (son  of  lligldlyer)  ;  4tli 
dam  Vulture's  dam  by  Justice;  5th  dam  Parsley  l)y  Pot-8-o's; 
Cth  dam  Lady  Bolinbroke  ])y  Squirr  1;  7lh  dam  Herod's  dam. 

AcTiiESS,  ch.  f.,  foaled  183G,  bred  by  His  Majesty  William  IV;  im- 
ported by  Col.  Wado  Hampton,  South  Carolina.  By  The  Col- 
onel. 1st  dam  Miss  Chfton  by  Partizan;  2d  dam  Isis  by  Sir 
Peter;  3d  dam  Ibis  by  Woodpecker;  4th  dam  Isabella  by 
Ecdpsc ;  5th  dam  by  Squirrel ;  Gth  dam  Ancaster  Nancy  by 
Blank ;  7th  dam  Phoebe  by  Tortoise ;  8th  dam  by  Looby ;  9th 
dam  by  Partner,  etc. 

Adana,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1832,  bred  by  Mr.  Yates;  imported  by  E.  II. 
Boardman,  Esq.,  Alabama.  By  Snltan.  1st  dam  Eachcl  by 
Whalebone ;  2d  dam  Moses'  dam  by  Gohanna ;  3d  dam  Grey 
Skim  by  Woodpecker ;  4tli  dam  Silver's  dam  by  Herod ;  5th 
dam  Young  Hag  by  Skim ;  Gth  dam  Hag  by  Crab ;  7th  dam 
Ebony  by  Childers ;  8th  dam  Old  Ebony  by  Basto ;  9th  dam 
Massey  mare  by  ]\Iassey's  Black  Barb. 

Adela  (The  Colonel's  Daughter),  b.  f.,  foaled  1839;  imported  by 
L.  J.  Polk,  Esq.,  Tennessee.  By  The  Colonel :  dam  imp.  Vari- 
clla  by  Blacklock.     (Sec  inip.  Variella.) 


If^^r 


.-.'?^a;a.-;jag'ja'T!3 


584 


TIFE    H0H8E. 


AuRiANA,  ]>.  f,  fouled  1830,  bml  by  Mr.  Riilsdiilo ;  importoil  inio 
South  Ciiniliim  l>y  Col.  Siiifjleton.  Hy  Mil  hit  to.  1st  dam  Oc- 
liiviii  l)y  Walton;  JJd  dam  Marcia  l>y  ('oriamlor;  ;i(l  dam  Kuith 
byPacok't,;  4th  dam  Atalauta  by  Matciium  ;  otii  dam  LiieS  of 
the  Mill  by  Orooiioko,  etc, 

Alaiim,  1).  f..  foakd  IH'H),  bred  by  Lord  (Irosvi'tior;  imported  by 
C.  II.  Ilidl.  New  York,  ^'Slh  July,  IH'.^.  Hy  ThuudcrlioU.  Ist 
dam  Zatloru  by  Trafal/j^ar;  )in  dam  Nike  by  Alexander;  Dd  dam 
Nimble  by  Florizel;  4th  dam  Ifantipole  by  IMank;  5lii  dam 
Hister  to  Careless  by  l{ci,'ulus;  Olli  dam  Silvertuil  by  Ilenengo's 
"Widlenose;  7(h  dam  by  liuttle,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

Albkhtazzi  (called  Fuga)  eh.  f.,  bred  by  Mr.  Petit;  imported  by 
E.  II.  Hoardman,  Esq.,  Iluntsville,  Ala.,  1837.  By  Parfizan. 
Ist  dam  Bravura  by  Outcry:  '^.'d  dam  Prodigious  by  Caleb 
Quolem;  3d  dam  Fair  Forester  by  Alexander;  -lih  dam  ])y  Sir 
Peter;  r)th  dam  Maid  of  Ely  by  Tandum;  Gtli  dam  Harlot's 
dam  by  Herod  ;  7th  dam  by  Young  Cade. 

Alexandria,  f.,  foalod  179G,  bred  by  Mr.  Kidd;  imported  by  Col. 
John  Iloonies,  Bowling  fJreen,  Va.  By  Aii'xander  (son  of 
Eclipse).  She  cannot  bo  found  in  Weatherl)y;  tlie  pedigree  is 
uncpiestionably  correct.— S.  D.  B.  1st  dam  by  Woodpecker ;  JJd 
dam  l)y  Phlegon ;  3d  dam  by  Highflyer,  Lord  Egrcmont's  Iligh- 
ilyer  mare. 

Alfred  Mare,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1707,  bred  by  Ih-.  Curzon;  imported 
by  Col.  Chas.  Mayle,  Norfolk,  Va.,  before  the  Ilevolution.  By 
Alfred.  1st  dam  by  Cade ;  2d  dam  by  Lister's  Squirrel ;  3d 
dam  byMixl)ury;  4th  dam  by  Terror;  5th  dam  by  Untton's 
Bay  Barb;  Gth  dam  Natural  Barb  mare. 

Alfred  Mare,  ch.  f.,  foalod  about  1780;  imported  into  Virginia 
by  Edward  Carter,  Esq.  By  Alfred  (brother  to  Conductor  and 
Dictator).    1st  dam  by  Squirt ;  2d  dam  by  Crab. 

Alleorante,  b.  f.,  bi-cd  and  owned  by  Gov.  Jas.  Barbour,  Virginia; 
presented  to  Hon.  H.Clay.  By  imported  Y'oung  Trufllc.  First 
dam  imported  Phautomia  by  Phantom  ^vhicli  see). 

Amanda,  b.  f.,  foaled  1828,  bred  by  Duke  of  Crafton;  imported  by 
E.  II.  Boardman,  Esq.,  near  Iluntsville,  Alabama.  By  Morisco 
(son  of  Muley).  1st  dam  Mantuit  by  Woful  ;  2d  dam  Miltonia 
by  Patriot;  3d  dam  Miss  Musto.-?  by  King  Fergus;  4th  dam 
Columbine  by  Espersykes ;  5th  dam  by  Babraham  Blank ;  Gth 


swwiiatfc' 


LIST    OF    IMmnTED    MAHES. 


S86 


b;  importoil  inio 
;o.  1st  (lam  Oc- 
r;  .'M  (lam  KaiHi 
5th  ilum  JjtifiS  of 

or;  im ported  I)y 
'huiiilcrlmlt.  1st, 
'xaiidcr;  'M  dam 
IMiiiik;  r)(li  dam 
tail  by  llenenge's 

tit;  imported  by 
7.  By  I'artizaii. 
ligioiis  liy  Caleb 
;  lib  dam  by  Sir 
Lb  dam  Harlot's 

imjwrted  by  Col. 
I'xauder  (son  of 
;  tlie  pedigree  is 
Woodpecker;  ^d 
gremont's  Iligh- 

av'/Am ;  imported 
Ilevolution.  By 
r's  Scjuirrel;  3d 
am  by  llutton's 

ed  into  Virginia 
>  Conductor  and 
b. 

rbour,  Virginia ; 
cr  Trufllc.  First 
see). 

>v.;  imported  by 
iia.  By  Morisco 
Id  dam  Miltonia 
ergus;  4th  dam 
lam  Blank;  Gth 


dam  Tipsv  by  Starling;  7tli  dam  Switch  by  Lonsdale  Aral lian; 
8th  dam  by  Cyprus  Arabian;  IJtli  dam  Crab's  dam. 

Amazov,  b.  r,  fi)aled  IHIltl,  bred  by  Sir  T.  Stanley;  imported  into 
Alaltama;  ran  in  the  name  of  I >.  Stephenson.  Ks(|.  liy  Mird- 
ctttcher.  Ist  dam  by  Unbens;  ^d  dam  lli|)ped  mare  by  Meteor; 
.')d  dam  Petrowna  by  Sir  IVter;  llh  dam  (leorgiana  by  Sweet- 
l>riar;  Tith  dam  Capella  by  Herod;  (ith  dam  .Miss  Capi'  by  {{cg- 
nlus;  7th  dam  Uouth's  Blackeyea  by  Crab;  8th  dam  Warlock 
Calloway  by  Snake. 

Amazon',  b,  f.,  foaled  1850.  by  King  Tom,  bred  by  P-ir  TTobert  Peel; 
imported  by  Messrs.  Dudley  &  Bruce,  agents  of  the  Kentucky 
Importing  Company.  J'roperty  of  M.  T.  Armant,  Lexington, 
Ky.  1st  dam  lim./.  by  MuleyMuloch;  2d  dam  Scandal  by 
Selim;  ;)d  dam  by  Haphazard;  4th  dam  by  Precipitate;  5th 
dam  Colibri  by  Won  I  pecker ;  Otli  dam  Camilla  byTrenlham; 
7th  dam  Cotinctte  by  the  Compton  Barb;  8th  darn  sister  to 
Keguliis  by  (iodolplun  Arabian;  !)th  dam  Grey  Kobinson  by 
the  Bald  Galloway;  10th  dam  by  Snake  (sister  to  Country 
Wench);  11th  dam  Grey  Wilkes  by  Ilautlmy;  T^Jth  dam  Miss 
D'Arcy's  Pet  mare ;  13th  dam  Scdl)ury  iiojal  mare. 

Amitsta,  b.  f.,  foaled  183>,  bred  by  Mr.  Gardner ;  imported  by  E.  IL 
Boardman,  ]']sq.,  Iluutsville,  Ala.  By  (iaberlunzie.  1st  dam 
Luna  by  Wanderer;  2d  dam  byCanopus;  3d  dam  by  Teddy 
the  (irinder;  4ih  dam  by  Precipitate  ;  5th  dam  by  Pumpkin ; 
Gth  dam  Flea  Catcher  by  GoldlJnder ;  7th  dam  byS(|uirrel;  8th 
dam  by  Ball,  etc. 

AMunATH  Mari:,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1843,  bred  by ;  impcn-ted  by 

Messrs.  Cammack  &  Co.,  New  Orleans.  By  Amurath  (son  of 
Langar).  1st  dam  by  Champion;  2d  dam  by  Cestrian  ;  3d  dam 
Paulina  by  Orville;  4th  dam  by  Shuttle;  5th  dam  Hopeful 
by  Sir  Peter ;  Gth  dam  Play  or  Pay's  dam  by  Herod. 

Amurath  Mare  ch.  f.,  foaled  1842,  bred  by ;  imported  by 

Messrs.  Cammack  &  Co.,  New  Orleans,  La.  By  Amurath.  1st 
dam  by  Recovery  (foaled  183G) ;  2d  dam  The  Nun  by  Black- 
lock;  3d  dam  by  Whisker ;  4th  dam  by  Orville  ;  5th  dam  Otter- 
ington's  dam  by  Oolumpus;  Gth  dam  by  Expectation;  7th  dam 
Calabria  by  Spadille ;  8th  dam  Grog's  dam  by  Alfred,  etc. 

Akka  Maria,  ch.  f ,  foaled  1829,  bred  by ;  imported  by 

Gov.  Jas.  Barbour,  with  her  dam  Phantomia.  By  English 
Truffle.     (See  imported  Phantomia.)    Isfc  dam  Phantomia  by 


5H0 


TlIK    1IUR8E. 


Pliiiiiloni;  2il  (liim  h\  Wallnn;  lid  djun  AII(';rmii(i  by  IVposiin; 
4tli  iliini  ()iiin;,'f  S(|uwzcr  l»y  lli;,'hll}cr;  .Mli  duiii  Mop  S(|1U'iz(t 
by  Miilclioiu. 

Antkua,  Ii.  f.,  foalinl  IH.'JU;  iiiiiKirkd  in  Ikt  niollior'M  lit'lly  liy 
'I'liort.  I'liiitoir,  Km(i.,  'I'l'iiiit'SHi-c.  Uy  EngliHli  Sliect  Aiit'lior: 
(lain  imp.  Tit.scy  Ity  Laiiyur.     (Sw  imp.  TitMi'y.) 

An'VIMNa,  h.  f.,  foaled  1T!)J  or '0,  hn-d  l.y  Mr.  O.  Killy.  ami  pro- 
BC'iitcd  by  liim  to  Col.Tayloc.or  Vii|;iiiia.  (Sold  to  t'ol.  Alston, 
H.  C.)  Diod  NovemluT,  IHIii,  Ity  Anvil.  IhL  dam  AngiiHtii 
bvKclipsc;  ^'d  dam  Ilardwickc's  dam  liy  ili  rod  ;  .'id  dam  by 
l{iijazft  ;  Itli  dam  liy  J{t'i,'iihi,s;  .Mli  dam  by  Lonsdalo  AraUun ; 
Otli  dam  l»y  Hay  Uolton;  Ttli  ilam  iiy  Darky's  Arabian. 

AnAiu.\>f  Maui;,  foali'd ,  bred  by ;  imported  by . 

My  1 'an  I  on  Anil>ian.  1st  dam  l)y  llie  (lodolpbin  Arabian;  !id 
dam  by  Snap;  :M  dun  tlio  Widdrin^^ton  mare  by  Partner;  Itli 
dam  l)y  Hlo.  dy  UuttoekH;  r)lli  dam  l>y  (Jreyliound  ;  Otli  dam 
by  MakelesH;  7th  dam  by  Hrimmer;  8th  dam  by  I'lacv's  White 
Turk;  0th  dam  by  Dodsworth;  10th  ilam  Laytoii  Uarb  mure. 

AuNlf'A,  br.  f.,  foaled  IHCJJ,  lnod  by  ('apt.  Skipworlh;  imported  into 
Canada,  lH(iH;  covered  by  Lord  t'lilden.  IJy  Clieildin^'tou: 
dam  Tutelinu  by  The  Cure;  2d  dam  Telltale  by  The  Nob;  3d 
dam  Premature  by  Touchstone;  Itli  dam  Frederica  by  Moses  ; 
r)th  dam  sister  to  Komami  by  Oolianna;  (jth  dam  by  Sir  Peter; 
7th  dam  Kenssa  by  Volunteer;  8th  dam  I)y  llerod ;  9tli  dam 
by  Cygnet;  lOlh  dam  by  Carlouch  :  11  th  dam  Ebony  by  Chil- 
dern:  I'.'th  dam  Old  Ebony  by  IJasto ;  i;3th  dam  Mussey  maro 
by  hi^  IJlack  Itarl). 

A'lTltACTloN-,  b.  f.,  foaled  1801,  bred  by  Mr.  Johnstone ;  imported 
into  Nova  Scotia,  1805;  covered  by  Diophantus.  13y  New- 
minster:  dam  Helen  Fauci  t  by  Telemachus;  Sid  dam  Rebeeca 
by  Lottery;  ad  dam  by  Cervantes;  4lh  dam  Antieii)ation  by 
Beningl)rougii.     (For  balance  of  pedigree  see  Polenta.) 

Augustus  Mare,  foaled  1837,  bred  by  Mr.  Sowerby;  imported  by 

.    By  Augustus.     1st  dam  Toso  by  Rainbow;  2d  dam 

Brown  Duchess  byOrville;  3d  dam  Sagana  by  Sorcerer;  4th 
dam  l)y  Woodpecker;  5th  dam  Goluinna's  dam  by  Herod;  Clh 
dam  Maiden  by  Jxatchem. 

AunivLiA,  b.  f.,  foaled  1794,  bred  by  Mr.  0.  Kelly.  By  Anvil:  dam 
Augusta  by  Eclii)se.    (See  Auveliua.) 


l.IST    OI'    lMI'<)UTi:il    MAUKS. 


mi 


:nm\\  hy  IVpnsiiH; 
lam  Mop  S(|iu't'Zt'r 

moUicr'H  liflly  liy 
ill   Wiec't  Anchor: 

}•■) 

).  KiHy.  and  piv- 
ol(l  to  t'ol.  Al.slon, 
IhL  (lam  Aiigiislii 
iTod  ;  .'id  dam  liy 
lionsdalo  Aniliau; 
!)  Aralilan. 

1  ported  l>y . 

pliin  Araliian;  :;M 
I'  Ity  Tartncr;  -11 1> 
^lioiind  ;  (till  dam 
I  by  Pluee's  Wliid- 
yton  Burb  mure. 

•(li ;  imported  into 
IJy  t'lu'ddinf^tun : 
byThoNob;  M 
'I'd  rica  by  Moses  ; 
ilam  iiy  Sir  IVtor; 
•  llcrod  ;  9tli  dam 
m  Ebony  by  Chil- 
dum  Mussey  mure 

nstono;  imported 
luntus.  By  New- 
Sid  dam  Rcbeeca 
I  Anti('i])ation  by 
Polenta.) 

rby;  imported  by 

Rainbow ;  2d  dam 

l)y  Horccrer;  4(li 

im  by  Ucrod;  Clli 

By  Anvil:  dam 


Av  IJi:vntn.  railed  Belle  Boyd  in  KhkIhikI.  cli.  f.,  fouled  18(14.  I.nil 
by  Mr.  H.  ('.  Naylor:  imporlul  and  owned  by  |{.  W.  ('annron. 
K.oii,  C'lil'ton  Stnd  Farm,  .^lalrn  JMland,  N.  Y.  By  iionj,d)o\v. 
Ist  dam  Heroine  by  Nea.-iliam;  Jid  iliim  tlu»  Maid  of  Sara;,'osHa 
by.Iereed;  ltd  dam  (.mIhIi  r  to  Aindtrbv)  by  Neloeipede ;  4tli  dam 
Kate  by  Cutton  ;  .'tih  dam  Miss  (l.irfnrlli  by  Walton  ;  filli  dam 
by  llyacinllniH:  lib  dam  Zani  by  Ihlpini:  hlli  dam  rioru  by 
Kin/j;  I'Vr;,'ns!  illli  dam  Atalanta  by  ^laleliem;  KHli  dam  LasH 
of  the  Mill  byOroonoko;  I  lib  dam  hister  to  Tlark'n  Lass  of 
the  .Mill  by  Old  Travrh  r;  I -.'lb  dam  .Miss  Makelcss  by  V nun-,' 
Oreylnmnd;  l.'llb  dam  by  old  I'arlMir;  I  lib  dam  (dam  of 
Tiambloii  Miss  Doe)  by  Woodeoek;  l.Mli  dam  by  Crofts'  Bay 
Barb;  liltli  dam  (DeMli'inoiia's  dam)  by  .Make leas;  ITlli  «Iam 
by  Brimmer;  iHtb  dam  by  Dicky  I'ierson  (son  of  Dodswortb); 
10th  dam  Ibirlon  Barb  mare— stinted  to  lloniton  (Hon  of 
Stockwell  out  of  I'lux)  hy  Snr}»lice. 

Bahu.MIAM,  f..  foaled ;    imported  into   tlie  T'niled   States  by 

.     Bv  iSabrabam.     \.d  dam  by  Old  Slarlii,!/;  ^.'d  dam  by 


Bet  bell's  Arabian;  Jiil  dam  by  (Irabam'H  Cliampii^n;  4Lh  dam  by 
Darley's  Arabian  ;  .'ith  dam  l)y  Old  Merlin. 

B.vnr.v,  b.  f.,  bred  by  Sir  J.  B.  ]\lill,  foaled  1H.">S,  by  Kingfiton;  im- 
jiorted  by  U.  W.  Cameron,  K.sii.,  New  York.  1st  dam  Alice 
Lowe  by  Defence;  2d  dam  Pet  by  (iaiiisiioroiigb,  dam  of  J'ert, 
Petnlant  and  Pas.sion  ;  ;Jd  dam  by  Top.sy-Turvy ;  41h  dam 
AgneH  by  Sluittlii;  otli  dam  bv  Tlighnyer;  Olli  dam  by  (iold- 
linder;  7tli  dam  Lady  Bolingbroke  by  Sipiirrel;  8lli  dam 
Herod's  dam  Cypron  by  Blaze ;  9th  dam  Helina  by  Betliell's 
Arabian;  lOtb  dam  by  (irabatn'.s  Chamiaon  ;  lltli  dam  by 
Durlcy's  Anilmm ;  12tli  dam  by  JMerlin. 

Bajazet  M Ann,  bred  by  Mr.  Wildeman ;  own^'d  in  TTnited  States 
by  Abm.  Barnes,  Esq.,  Maryland.  By  Bajazet.  1st  dam  by 
Babraliam  ;  2d  dam  bySedbury;  M  dam  Ebony  by  Cbilders; 
4th  dam  Ebony  by  Basto ;  5th  dam  by  Massey's  Black  Barb. 

Barhauity,  b.  f.,  foaled  18.")4,  bred  by  Mr.  Brasbaw;  imjjorted 
into  United  States  in  18.')9;  oAvned  by  I*'.  Morris,  Es<i.  By 
Simoon.  1st  dam  by  Bnzzard ;  2d  dam  Donna  !Maria  by  Par- 
tizan ;  3d  dam  Donna  Clara  by  Cesario ;  4th  dam  Nimble  by 
Flori-^el;  .5th  dam  Rantipole  by  Blank ;  0th  dam  Joan  by  Kep- 
nlus;  7th  dam  Silvcrtail  by  Ileneage's  Whitenosej  8tli  dam  by 
Kattle ;  9th  dam  by  Darley's  Arabian. 


588 


THE    nORSE. 


Bashful,  b.  f„  foaled  1831,  bred  by  Lord  Oxford;  imported  by 

.    By  Hi.  Patrick.     1st  diim  .Spavina  by  Orville  ;  2d  dam 

Minuulola  by  Haphazard;  3d  dam  Allogrctta  by  Trximpator; 
4tli  dam  Young  Camilla  by  AVoodpeckcr ;  5th  dam  Cami'la  V)y 
Treiitliam;  Gth  dam  Coquette  by  the  Compton  J3arb;  7ih  dam 
sister  to  Regulua  by  Godolphiu  Arabian. 

Battledore  Mare,  cli.  f.,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  Sir  T.  Stanley;  im- 
ported l)y  E.  II.  Boardman,  Esq.,  Iluntsville,  Ala.  By  Br ttledore. 
1st  dam  Mima  by  General  Miua;  2d  dam  Maid  of  Lora  by  Cas- 
trol ;  3d  dam  by  Eichardson's  Marsko ;  4th  dam  by  Rocking- 
ham; 5th  dam  Butterlly  by  Eclipse,  etc. 

Bat  Maltox  Mare,  foaled  (it  is  said)  in  1837,  bred  by ; 

imported  by  J.  Maxwell,  South  Carolina.  By  Bay  Malton.  1st 
dam  by  Whisker;  2d  ilam  I'm  Sure  He  Shan't  by  Coriolanus; 
3d  dam  Warrior's  daiv.  by  Young  Marske ;  4th  dam  by  Matehcm ; 
6th  dam  l)y  Tarquin ;  Gth  dam  Antelope's  sister  by  Young  Bel- 
grade. 

Beautiful  Star,  cli.  f.,  foaled  1805,  bred  by  Mr.  J.  Watson ;  im- 
ported by  Mr.  A.  Belmont,  New  York,  18G8.  Covered  by 
Adamas  by  Weatherbit:  dam  Mrs.  Dodds  by  Irish  Birdcatcher; 
2d  dam  Sophistry  by  Voltair ;  3d  dam  AVagtail  by  Whisker ; 
4th  dam  by  Sorcerer ;  5th  dam  by  Sir  Solomon ;  Gth  dam  by 
Young  JIarskc ;  7th  dam  ^'hamomenon ;  8th  dam  Calliope  by 
Slouch  ;  0th  dam  Lass  of  the  ]\Iill  by  Oroonoko  ;  10th  dam  by 
Traveler;  11th  dam  Miss  Makcless  by  Young  Greyhound. 
Balance  same  as  Fluke  (which  see). 

Belzoni  Filly,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1837,  in  the  United  States ;  owned  by 
E.  II.  Boardman.  near  Iluntsville,  Ala.  By  Belzoni  (brother  to 
Belshazzar).     Dam  Amanda  by  Morisco.     (See  Amanda.) 

Berxice,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1858,  lired  by  Mr.  I'Anson.  By  Stock  well. 
Imported  by  Mr.  A.  Belmont,  Xew  York.  1st  dam  Braxey  by 
Moss  Trooper ;  2d  dam  Queen  ]\Iary  (dam  of  Balrownic,  Bonnie 
Scotland,  Blooming  Heather,  Blink  Bonny,  etc.,  by  Gladiator); 
3d  dam  by  Plenipotentiary ;  4th  dam  Myrrha  by  Whalebone ; 
5th  dam  Gift  by  Young  Gohanna ;  Gth  dam  (sister  to  Grazier) 
by  Sir  Peter;  7th  dam  (sister  to  Aimotor)  by  Trumpator ;  8th 
dam  (sister  to  Postmastc")  by  Ilerod ;  9th  dam  l)y  Snap ;  10th 
dam  by  Gower  stallion ;  11th  dam  by  Childcrs — stinted  to 
Thormanby. 


LIST    OF    IMPOUTED    JIAUES. 


589 


rd;  imported  by 

Orville ;  2d  dam 

1  by  Tmmpator; 

I  diim  Camilla  by 

II  Barb ;  7th  dam 

•  T.  Stanley;  im- 
i.  By  Brttledorc. 
I  of  Loru  by  Cas- 
lam  by  Eocking- 


bred  by ; 

Bay  Malton.  1st 
t  by  Coriolanus; 
am  by  ^Matchcm ; 
!r  by  Young  Bol- 


,  J.  Watson ;  im- 
)8.  Covered  by 
•ish  Birdcatclier ; 
:ail  by  AVhisker ; 
on ;  Gth  dam  Ijy 
dam  Calliope  by 
:o  ;  10th  dam  by 
Ling  Greyhound. 

States ;  owned  by 
koni  (brother  to 
Amanda.) 

.  By  Stockwell. 
dam  Braxey  by 
alrownic,  Bonnie 
2.,  by  Gladiator); 
.  by  Whalebone ; 
sister  to  Grazier) 
Trumpator;  8th 
1  by  Snap ;  10th 
dcrs — stinted  to 


Bkrwicksiiiiit:  Lass,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1818;  owned  by  Bencjah  Gil)l), 
Montreal,  Canada,  By  Competitor  (last  living  son  of  Eng. 
Eclipse).  1st  dam  by  Star:  2d  dam  by  Paymaster;  Ikl  dam  l)y 
LeSang;  4th  dam  by  Bib;  5th  dam  (gnindam  of  Eclii)se) 
Iklother  Western  by  Smith's  son  of  Snake ;  Gth  dam  by  Lord 
D'Arcy's  Old  Montague ;  Tth  dam  by  Hautboy ;  8th  dam  by 
Brimmer. 

Betty  Blazella,  by  Eng.  Blaze,  dam  Jonny  Cameron  (which 
sec);  imported  with  her  dam  by  Col.  J.  Tayloe,  Sr.,  of  Vir- 
ginia. 

BiRDCATCiiEU  Mare,  foaled  1830,  bred  by  Mr.  C.  Stanly ;  imported 

by .    By  Birdcatclier.     1st  dam  by  Phantom;  2d  dam 

Breeze  by  Soothsayer ;  3d  dam  Blowing  by  Buzzard ;  4tli  dam 
Pot-8-o's ;  5th  dam  Maid  of  All  Work  by  Ilighllyer ;  Gth  dam 
sister  to  Tandem  by  Sji)hon. 

BiRBCATcnER  Mare,  b.  f..  foaled  1837,  bred  by  Sir  T.  Stanley,  by 
Birdcatchcr  (by  St.  Patrick  out  of  Pickpocket's  dam) ;  imported 
into  South  Carolina  by  Messrs.  Elliott,  Condy  &  Daws.  1st 
dam  by  Rubens;  2d  dam  Hipped  Mare  by  Meteor;  3d  dam 
Petrowna  l)y  Sir  Peter;  4th  dam  Georgiana  by  Swcctbriar ; 
5th  dam  Capella  byllerod;  Gth  dam  Mi.sa  Capo  by  Regulus; 
7th  dam  Blackeyes  by  Crab ;  8th  dam  Warlock  Galloway  by 
Snake. 

Black  Bess,  bl.  f ,  foaled  1833,  bred  by  Mr.  Beardsworth ;  imported 
by  Thos.  Alderson,  Esq.,  Nashville,  Tenn.  By  Bclzoni.  1st 
dam  Livonia  bySmolensko;  2d  dam  Sttlla  by  L'Orient;  3d 
dam  by  Piuler ;  4th  dam  Magdalena  by  Highflyer ;  5th  dam  by 
Matchem  ;  Gth  dam  sister  to  Dainty  Davy  by  Old  Traveler;  7tli 
dam  Slighted  by  all  by  Fox  Cub;  8th  dam  Slighted  byjigg; 
9tli  dam  Matcheni's  grandam. 

Blacklock  Mare, ,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  Mr.  White ;  imported 

by  A.  D.  Sliepard,  Esq.,  into  Louisiana,  owned  by  Messrs.  Rou- 
zan  &  Duplantier.  By  Young  Blacklock.  1st  dam  Spermaceti 
by  Sligo  Waxy ;  2d  dam  Aliss  Cogden  by  Phcenomenon  ;  3d  dam 
Miss  Cogden  by  Young  Marskc ;  4tli  dam  Miss  Cogden  by  Sil- 
vio ;  5th  dam  Daphne  by  Regulus,  etc.,  etc. 

Blossom,  f.,  foaled ;  imported  by  Gen.  Thos.  Nelson,  of  York- 
town,  Va.  By  Old  Sloe  (son  of  Crab) ;  dam  by  Regulus.  Blos- 
som cannot  be  found  in  English  Stud  Book ;  the  pedigree  is 
doubtless  correct — S.  D.  B. 


590 


THE    UOKSK. 


BoMT.vs,  1).  f..  foalod  1832,  brod  by  Mr.  J.  Day;  imported  into 
Vir,<:iiiia  hy  "W.  1^.  Stott,  Es([.,,  Poterslmrgh.  By  Fungus.  1st 
(luni  Zclindii  by  l{u)K'n.s;  ^d  dam  Zuk'ika  liy  Golianna;  3d 
dam  'Friuidada  by  Young  Woodpecker ;  4tb  dam  Platiua  by 
Mercury;  'A\\  dam  l)y  Ilerod;  (itb  dam  Young  Hag  liy  Skim; 
7tb  dam  Hag  liy  Crai);  8tb  dam  Eljony  by  Chiklers;  Dlb  dam 
Old  ]';i)ony  sister  to  Brown  Betty  by  Basto. 

Bonny  Lass,  b.  f.,  foaled  1723,  bred  by  Duke  of  Bolton ;  imported 

l)y  .     By  Bay  Bolton.      1st  dam  Darley  Arabian  ;    2d 

damby  Byerly  Turk;  3d  dam  by  Taflblet  Barb;  41b  dam  by 
Place's  Wiiite  Turk ;  5tb  dam  Natural  Barb  mare.  Tlic  mare 
does  not  again  appear  in  tbe  English  Stud  Book,  and  must 
have  been  imported  when  17  or  18  years  old.  She  produced  in 
United  States  Y'oung  lionny  Lass  by  imported  Jolly  Pioger. 
Another  report  makes  her  by  Blai>k.  This  is  the  true  pedi- 
gree. 1st  dam  Bonny  Lass  by  Snip ;  2d  dam  by  Lath ;  3d  dam 
(Shock's  dam)  l)y  Snake ;  4th  dam  Grey  Wilkes  by  Ilautlioy ;  Stli. 
dam  Ikliss  D'Arcy's  Pet  marc ;  Gth  dam  a  Sedbury  Koyal  mare. 

Bbilliant  Mare,  bred  in  England;  imported  into  Virginia  by  J[r. 
Fcnwick.  Cannot  be  identified  in  English  Stud  Book.  By 
Brilliant.  Isit  dam  by  Tartar ;  2d  dam  by  Devonshire  Childers ; 
3d  dam  Bushy  Mcdly  by  cli.  Litton  Ar;  l)ian  ;  4th  dam  Farmer 
Mane  by  "White  Barb  Chillal)y's  King  William's ;  5th  dam  by 
Byerly  Turk;  Gth  dam  by  Spanker. 

BniTANXiA,  b.  f.,  foaled  1800,  in  Virginia,  bred  and  owned  by  Col. 
Tayloe,  Virginia.  By  Pegasus,  in  England.  First  dam  im- 
ported  Peggy  by  Trumpator.     (See  Peggy.) 

Britannia,  br.  f.,  foaled  1834,  bred  by  Mr.  Xowcll ;  imported  and 
run  with  success  by  Capt.  W.  J.  Minor,  Natchez,  Miss.  By 
Mule}-.  1st  dam  Xancy  (the  dam  of  Mnley  ^Moloch)  by  Dick 
Andrews;  2d  dam  Spit  lire  by  Benningbrough ;  3d  dam  by 
Young  Sir  Peter  (son  of  Doge) ;  4th  dam  by  Engineer ;  5th 
dam  by  Wilson's  Ara1)ian;  Gth  dam  by  Ilutton's  Spot. 

Britannia,  b.  f.,  foaled  183G,  bred  by  King  AVilliani  IV ;  imported 
by  Col.  Wade  Hampton,  of  South  Carolina;  owned  by  Messrs. 
Irby  and  Fair.  By  Action.  1st  dam  Scandal  by  Selim ;  2d 
dam  by  Haphazard ;  3d  dam  by  Precipitate ;  4th  dam  Colebri 
by  Woodpecker ;  5th  dam  Camilla  by  Trentham;  Gth  dam 
Coquette  by  the  Compton  Barb;  7th  dam  sister  to  Regulus  by 
the  Godolpliin  Arabian. 


LIST    OP    IMPORTED    MARES. 


601 


y;  imported  into 
By  Fungus.  1st 
l)y  (JolKinna;  .'3d 

I   dam   Pliiti'Ki  by 

mg  Iliig  liy  Skim; 

'hilders;  Dtli  dam 

Bolton ;  imported 
rley  Arabian  ;  2d 
arb;  4(b  dam  liy 
mare.  The  mare 
.  Book,  and  must 

Slie  produced  in 
rtcd  Jolly  IJoger. 
is  the  true  jiedi- 

by  Lath;  3d  dam 
s  Ijy  Hautboy ;  5tli. 
bury  Koyal  mare. 
to  Virginia  hy  'Mr. 

Stud  Book.  By 
•onshlrc  Childer.s; 

4tli  dam  I'^armer 
iin's;  5tli  dam  by 

nd  owned  by  Col. 
.     First  dam  im- 

cll;  imported  and 
atchez.  Miss.  By 
'  ^loloeh)  by  Dick 
ugh ;  od  dam  by 
by  Engineer;  5th 
)n*s  Spot. 
am  IV ;  imported 
owned  ])y  Messrs. 
dal  by  Sclim  ;  2d 
;  4th  dam  Colebri 
ntham;  Gtli  dam 
ster  to  Regulus  by 


Britannia  4tii,  br.,  foaled  IS.'iO ;  imported  l)y  Kentucky  Im- 
porting Company.  By  Flying  DutcliniMu.  (Flying  Dutch- 
man by  Bay  Middleton;  dam  Barbclie,  l)y  Sau'iltcck.  Bred  by 
John  Osborne,  at  Leyburn,  Yorkshire.)  Owned  l)y  B.  A.  Alex- 
ander, Kentucky.  1st  dam  Bar))ata  by  tlic  Bard:  2d  dam 
Vitula  l)y  Voltaire;  ;]d  dam  by  Lottery;  4tb  dam  Wagtail  by 
Prime  Minister;  Sfli  dam  by  Orville;  ('Ah  dam  Miss  Grinistono 
by  Weasel;  7th  dam  by  Ancaster;  8th  dam  by  Damascus 
Arabian  ;  9th  dam  l)y  Sampson  ;  10th  dam  l)y  Oroonoko ;  1 1th 
dam  Sophia  (sister  to  Mirza)  ))y  Godolphiu  Arabian;  l^th  dam 
by  Hobgoblin;  13th  dam  by  Whitefoot ;  14th  dam  Leeds;  lath 
dam  Moonah  (Barb  mare). 

Britannia,  b.  f.,  foaled  1831,  bred  by  Mr.  Beardsworth ;  imported 
by  AV.  Wallace  Cook,  Esq.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  By  Lottery.  1st 
dam  Novice  by  Young  Filho-da-Puta ;  2d  dam  by  Walton;  3d 
dam  Two  Shoes  by  Asparagus;  4th  dam  by  Mercury;  5th  dam 
by  Highflyer;  Gth  dam  by  Snap;  7tli  dam  ]\riss  ^liddletou  by 
Begulus;  8th  dam  Camilla  l)y  son  of  Bay  Bolton;  9th  dam 
by  Bartlett's  Childers;  10th  dam  by  Honey  wood's  Arabian; 
11th  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

BusiRis   Mare,  foaled  ,  bred  by ;  imported  1790,  and 

owned  l)y  Gen.  John  McPherson,  South  Carolina.  By  Busiris. 
1st  dam  by  Bajazet;  2d  dam  by  The  King  of  x'.ngland's  Barb; 
3d  dam  by  Hampton  Court  Childers ;  4th  dam  by  the  Chestnut 
Arabian. 

Bustard  Mare,  b.  f.,  foaled  1827,  bred  by  Mr.  jSTowell;  imported 
into  Canada  by  H.  P.  Simmons,  Esq.,  Ancaster,  U.  C.  By 
Bustard.  1st  dam  Bequest  by  Election;  2d  dam  Legacy  by 
Benningbrou.gh  ;  3d  dam  Koxaua  by  Sir  Peter;  4th  dam  Tulip 
by  Damper;  5th  dam  by  Eclipse;  Gth  dam  litu-ity  by  Matchem; 
7th  dam  Snapdragon  by  Snap;  8th  dam  by  Begulus;  9ih  dam 
by  Bartlett's  Childers ;  10th  dam  by  Houeywood's  Arabian ; 
11th  dam  of  the  True  Blues. 

Bustle,  f.,  foaled  1837,  bred  by  Lord  Egremont;  imported  l)y  Dr. 
A.  T.  B.  Merritt,  Virginia,  183G,  in  foal  to  English  Glaucus. 
By  Whalebone.  1st  dam  The  Odd  Trick  l)y  Quiz ;  2d  dam 
Grey  Duchess  by  Pot-8-o's;  3d  dam  Duchess  by  Herod;  4th 
dam  Gaudy  by  Blank ;  5th  dam  Blossom  by  Crab ;  Gth  dam 
by  Childers  ;  7th  dam  Miss  Bclvoir  }v'  Grey  Grantham. 


50-:: 


TUE    nOESE. 


Cairx-gorm,  b.  f.,  foaled  1859,  by  Cotlierstono ;  bred  by  Earl 
Speiu'cr,  and  imported  by  Kentucky  Importing  Company. 
Cotlu  rstonc  by  Touchstone,  dam  Emma  by  Whisker.  Owned 
by  1{.  A.  Alexander,  Esq.  1st  dam  Glcnluco  (Uarlestone's  dam) 
by  Shine;  :^d  dam  fflencairnc  (sister  to  Glencoc)  by  Sultan; 
3d  dam  Trampoline  by  Tramp ;  4tli  dam  Wei)  byAVaxy;  5tli 
dam  Penelope  by  Trumpator;  Gth  dam  Prunella  by  Ilighllyer; 
7tli  dam  Promise  Ijy  Snap;  8th  dam  Julia  by  Blank  ;  9th  dam 
Spectator's  dam  by  Partner;  10th  dam  Bonny  Lass  by  Bay 
B(jlton;  11th  dam  by  Darley's  Arabian;  12th  dam  by  Byerly 
Turk;  13th  dam  by  Tafiblct'Barb ;  14th  dam  by  Place's  White 
Turk;  ir^th  dam  a  natural  Barb  mare. 

Caledonia  Brander,  b.  f.,  foaled  1834,  bred  by ;   imported 

into  Virginia  by  W.  II.  E.  Merritt,  Esq.  by  Longwaisto,  dam 
by  Orville.     She  ran  in  America. 

Calista  Byrd's,  b.  f.,  foaled  17C5,  bred  by  Mr.  Grieswood;  im- 
ported by  Col.  B}rd,  of  Westover  county,  Va.  By  Forester. 
1st  dam  by  Crab;  2d  dam  by  IIobgol)lin ;  3d  dam  Bajazet  by 
Whitefoot;  4th  dam  by  Lccdes;  5th  dam  Moonah  Barb  mare. 

Camelita,  br.  f.,  bred  by  Mr.  Nowell,  foaled  1834 ;  imported  by 
the  Messrs.  Corl)in,  of  Virginia,  By  Bustard.  1st  dam  Cam- 
clina  (sister  to  Camel)  by  Whalebone ;  2d  dam  by  Selim ;  3d 
dam  Maiden  by  Sir  Peter;  !th  dam  by  Phcenomenon;  5th  dam 
Matron  by  Florizcl ;  0th  dam  Maiden  by  Matchem ;  7th  dam 
by  Stjuirt ;  8th  dam  Lot  by  Mogul ;  9th  dam  Camilla  by  Bay 
Bolton,  etc. 

Camel  Mare,  br.  f.,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  King  William  IV ;  im- 
ported. By  Camel.  1st  dam  Codicil  by  Smolensko ;  2d  dam 
Legacy  by  Benningbrough ;  3d  dam  Roxana  by  Sir  Peter 
Teazle ;  4th  dam  Tulip  by  Damper ;  5th  dam  by  Eclipse ;  Gth 
dam  Rarity  by  Matchem,  etc. 

Camel  Mare,  br.  f.,  foaled  1837,  bred  by  E.  H.  Boardman,  Esq., 
near  Iluntsville,  Ala.  By  Camel  (in  England) ;  dam  Miranda 
by  Woful.     (See  Miranda). 

Camilla,  b.  f.,  foaled  18G4,  bred  by  Baron  Rothschild ;  imported 
by  Mr.  A.  Belmont.  By  King  Tom.  1st  dam  Agnes  by  Pan- 
taloon; 2d  dam  Black  Agnes  by  Velocipede;  3d  dam  by 
Walton;  4th  dam  Young  Noisette  by  Dioried;  5th  dam  Noi- 
sette by  Squirrel;  Gth  dam  Carina  byMarske;  7th  dam  by 
Blank;  8th  dam  Ancaster  Dizzy  by  Driver;  9th  dam  by  hmil 


LIST  OF  IMPORTED  MARES. 


)03 


>nc;  bred  by  Earl 
iportiug  Company. 
f  Whisker.  Owned 
(Ilarlcstonc's  dam) 
"Jleiicoc)  by  Sultan; 
Wei)  by  Waxy;  5th 
inelJa  by  Highflyer; 
by  Blank  ;  9th  dam 
lonny  Lass  by  Bay 
2Mi  dam  by  Byerly 
m  by  Place's  White 

r ;   imported 


by  Longwaistc,  dam 

VIr.  Griesw'ood;  im- 
,  Va.  By  Forester. 
3d  dam  Bajazet  by 
[oonah  Barb  mare. 
183-i;  imported  by 
ird.  1st  dam  Cam- 
dam  1)y  Selim ;  3d 
iuonienon;  5th  dam 
^latchcm ;  7th  dam 
am  Camilla  by  Bay 

g  William  IV ;  im- 
molensko ;  2d  dam 
:ana  by  Sir  Peter 
im  by  Eclipse ;  Ctli 

H.  Boardman,  Esq., 
nd) ;  dam  Miranda 

thschild ;  imported 
iam  Agnes  by  Pan- 
pede;  3d  dam  by 
led;  5th  dam  Noi- 
irske;  7th  dam  by 
;  9th  dam  by  bmil 


ing  Tom ;  10th  dam  by  Oysterfoot ;  11th  dam  l)y  Merlin  ;  12th 
dam  by  Commoner;  13th  dam  Coi)pin  mare.  Stinted  to  North 
Lincoln. 

Caprice,  b.  f.,  foaled  1833,  bred  by  Mr.  Nowell ;  imported  by 
Messrs.  Corbin,  of  Virginia.  By  Midey.  1st  dam  Young 
Caprice  by  Waxy ,  2d  dam  Caprice  by  Walton  ;  3d  dam  Vanity 
by  Buzzard;  4tli  dam  Daljchiek  by  Pot-8-o's:  51  h  dam  Drab 
by  Ilighilyer;  (Kh  dam  Ilebo  by  Chrysolite;  7th  dam  Proser- 
pine sister  to  Eclipse  by  Marske. 

Casemate,  ch.  f.,  bred  by  Mr.  Samuel  Smith,  foaled  18G0;  im- 
ported by  R.  W.  '"Jaraevon,  Esq.,  New  York.  By  Chatiiaiu.  1st 
dam  Photograph  by  Woodpigcon  (dsnn  of  Ranee  Agneta  and 
Robert  Macaire) ;  2d  dam  Camera  Obscura  (dam  of  Lens,  Cali- 
l)an,  Nutjobber  and  Ombra)  by  Elis;  3d  dam  Diversity  by 
Muloy ;  4th  dam  Johanna  Southcotc  by  Benningbrough  (dam 
of  Vicissitude) ;  5th  dam  Lavinia  by  Pipator;  (!tli  dam  by 
Highflyer  (dam  of  Dick  and  Jack  Andrews) ;  7th  dam  Cardinal 
Puff;  8th  dam  Tatler ;  9th  dam  Snip;  10th  dam  Godolphin 
Arabian;  11th  dam  Frampton's  Wliiteneck;  13th  dam  Pelh-im 
Barb.     (In  foal  to  Claret.) 

Cassandra,  b.  f.,  foaled  1754,  bred  by  Lord  Portmorc ;  imported 
into  Virginia  by  Col.  John  Baylor,  it  is  believed.  By  White- 
nose.  1st  dam  Blackleg's  mare  by  Devonshire  Blacklegs;  2d 
dam,  dam  of  Ilumbertson's  Stump  by  the  Holderness  Turk ; 
3d  dam  l)y  Snake;  4th  dam  by  Diamond. 

Castianira,  br.  f.,  bred  by  Mr.  Popliam,  foaled  1790;  imported 
and  owned  by  Col.  John  Taylor.  By  Rockingl:am.  1st  dam 
Tabitha  by  Trentham ;  2d  dam  by  Bosphorus ;  3d  dam  sister 
to  Grecian  Princess  by  Forester ;  4th  dam  by  Coalition  Colt ; 
5th  dam  by  Bustard ;  Gth  dam  Ld.  Leigh's  Chai-ming  Molly  by 
Second ;  7th  dam  Hanger's  br.  mare  by  Stanyan  Arabian ;  8th 
dam  Gipsey  by  King  W'illiam's  No-tongued  Barb ;  9tli  dam  by 
Makeless;  10th  dam  by  Royal  mare. 

Catalani,  bl.  f.,  foaled  1838,  bred  by  Mr.  R.  Kitching;  imported 
by  D.  D.  Campbell,  Esq.,  New  York.  By  Muley  Moloch.  1st 
dam  Catalani  by  Tiger ;  2d  dam  Wilna  by  Smolensko ;  3d  dam 
Morgiana  by  Coriander ;  4th  dam  Fairy  by  Highflyer ;  5th  dam 
Fairy  Queen  by  Y'oung  Cade;  Gth  dam  Routh's  Blackeyes  by 
Crab ;  7th  dam  Warlock  Galloway  by  Snake,  etc. 
Vol.  I.— 38 


ygg^v^'-r-fgy. 


594 


TOE  iionsE, 


Catchfly,  1)1.  1".,  foaled  1850,  bred  by  Major  Yarbrough  ;  imported 
into  United  Slates  in  18.');.     By  I'icaroon.     Dam  Brandy  h'nap 
by  M.uley  Muloeli.     (Sec  Lucious.) 
Catton  Makk,  f.,  foaled  1818,  bred  by  Mr.  Milncr ;  sent  to  United 
States  18.3;^ ;  covered  by  Wavcrly.    By  Catton.    1st  dam  llannaii 
by  Soreerer;  2d  dam  Amelia  by  Highflyer;  3d  dam  Mi.-^s  'I'unis 
by  :\Iatcbem;    4th  dam   by  Squirt;    5th  dam    IaA'a  dam   !)y 
Mogul ;   0th  dam  Camilla  by  Buy  Bolton ;  7th  dam  Old  Lady 
by  Pullein's  chestnut  Arabian ;  8th  dam  by  llockwood ;  9th 
dam  by  Bustler. 
Cattox  ]\rAUE,  ch.  f.,  foaled  IB'^l,  bred  by  Mr.  Moss;  imported  by 
R.  I).  Shepherd,  Virginia;  covered  by  Columbus.     By  Catton. 
1st  dam  Kilnoeky's  dam  by  Sancho ;  2d  dam  lilaeklock's  dam 
by  Co!-iander;    ;id  dam  Wildgooso   by  Ilighllyer;    4tli   dam 
Coheiress  by  Pot-S-o's ;  r)th  dam  Manilla  byGcddlinder;  Gth 
dam  Mr.  Goodrickc's  Old  England  mare  by  Old  England. 
Cattox  Mare,  foaled  1823,  bred  by  Mr.  Humphries ;  imiiorted  by 
Ad.  Sir  Isaac  Coffin,  Bart.,  into  Boston,  Mass,     By  Catton. 
1st  dam  Miss  Ilaworth    by   Spadille;    2d  dam  by   Clayhall 
Marsko ;  3d  dam  by  Herod ;  4th  dam  by  Goldfindcr ;  5  th  dam 
by  Compton  liarb;  Gth  dam  Vanessa  by  Regulus;  Tth  dam  ^>y 
.  jx ;   8th  dam  by  Bloody  Shouldered  xVrabian ;  Uth  dam  by 
Basset  Arabian ;  lOth  dam  Arabian  marc. 
Cattox  Mare,  b.  f.,  foaled  1831,  bred  l)y  Lord  Scarborougli ;  im- 
ported by  J.  L.  Lewis,  New  Orleans,  La.;  in  foal  to  Voltair. 
By  Catton.  1st  dam  IMelrosc  by  Pilgarlic ;  2d  dam  by  Whisker ; 
3d  dam  by  Orvillc;  4th  dam  Otterington's  dam  by  Expectation ; 
5th  dam  Calabria  by  Spadille;  Gth  dam  Grog's  dam  by  Alfred; 
7th  dam  by  Locust;  8th  dam  by  Cliangeliiig;  9th  dam  by 
Cade,  etc.,  etc. 
Centaur  :Mare,  b.  f.,  foaled  182G,  bred  by  Mr.  J.  Shelly ;  imported 
in  1831  and  lost  on  the  passage.     By  Centaur.     1st  dam  by 
Sorcerer;  2d  dam  Tawny  by  Mentor ;  3d  dam  Jemima  by  Sat- 
ellite ;  4th  dam  Waxy's  dam  by  Herod. 
Champion  Mare,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1832,  bred  by  Mr.  James  Lea ;  im- 
ported by  Messrs.  Cammack  &  Co.  into  New  Orleans,  La.,  No- 
vember, 1842.    Sold  to  Gen.  J.  L.  Lewis  and  Charles  Clai- 
bourne.     By  Champion  (son  of  Selim).    1st  dam  by  Ccstrian ; 
2d  dam  Paulina  by  Orvillc;  3d  dam  by  Shuttle;  4th  dam  by 
Sir  Peter ;  5th  dam  by  Herod. 


LIST    OF    IMPORTED    MARES. 


605 


irbrough ;  imported 
Dam  Bnuuly  h'naii 

icr ;  scut  to  United 
n.  1st  diim  lliinnali 
,  3d  dam  Mi.ss  Tunis 
dam  Ijot's  dam  !)y 
7tli  dam  Old  Lady 
by  llockwood ;  9tli 

Moss;  imported  by 
umbus.  By  Cattou. 
am  Blae]<locl<\s  dam 
lighllyer;    4th   dam 

by  CJoldlinder ;  Gtli 
'  Old  England, 
plirics;  im])ortod  by 
,  Mass,  By  Catton. 
d  dam  l)y  Clayliall 
^roldfiuder ;  5  th  dam 
tegulus ;  Tth  dam  ^>y 
•abiau;  Uth  dam  by 

rd  Scarliorougli ;  im- 
, ;  in  foal  to  Voltair. 
2d  dam  by  Whisker ; 
[lam  by  Expectation ; 
rog's  dam  by  Alfred; 
geling;  9th  dam  by 

.  J.  Shelly ;  imported 
!entaur.  1st  dam  by 
dam  Jemima  by  Sat- 

Mr.  James  Lea ;  im- 
[ew  Orleans,  La.,  No- 
is  and  Charles  Clai- 
st  dam  by  Cestrian; 
shuttle;  4th  dam  by 


Chance,  eh.  f.,  foaled  1833,  bred  l>y  Mr.  Marson ;  imporied  ))y 
E.  II.  Boardman,  Ei;([.,  Iluntsvilie,  Ala.  By  Patron  (sun  of 
Partizan).  1st  dam  Ifamona  by  Whisker;  :;\l  dam  I^ady  Cnim- 
feazer  by  Htamiurd;  3d  dam  ^lis^  P-aniet  l)y  Waxy;  4th  ilani  by 
Woodpecker;  Sth  ilam  Ilcinel  by  Squirrel ;  Gth  dam  Prineipessa 
by  Blank;  ith  dam  by  the  Cullen  Arabian;  8th  dam  (Jries- 
wood's  Lady  Thigh  l)y  Partner. 

Chance  Make,  b.  f.,  foaled  181L>,  bred  by  ¥^.  Dunoombe;  ini- 
l)orted  into  Virginia.  Owned  by  Messrs.  W  11.  E.  and  Dr.  A.  T. 
B.  Merritt,  Ilieksibrd,  Va.  By  Chance,  lot  daiu  Jt'inima  by 
Pluenomenon;  2d  dam  Eyebright  l)y  Matchem;  3(1  dam  by 
Snap;  4th  dam  by  Cullen  Aral)ian;  Hth  dam  Lady  Thigh  by 
Crofts'  Partner;  Gth  dam  by  Oreyhonnd ;  7tli  dam  Sophonisha's 
dam  byCnrwen  Bay  Bar));  8th  dam  by  Lord  D'Arcy's  chestnut 
Arabian;  9th  dam  Whiteshirt;  10th  dam  Old  Montague  mare. 

Charlotte,  b.  f,  foaled  about  1T92,  bred  by  Mr.  Hardy;  imported 
by  Mr.  Harford.  By  Snap  (son  of  Old  Sn!!})).  Lst  dam  by 
Lightfoot  (son  of  Old  CaJ.e) ;  2d  dam  by  Ilegulus  ;  ."^d  dam  by 
Old  Cade ;  4th  dam  by  Partner. 

Chateau,  b.  f.,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  Mr.  Tattersall ;  imjiortcd  into 
South  Carolina  by  Col.  R.  Singleton,  v.'ho  trained  and  ran  her 
Avithsome  success.  By  Chateau  j\Iargaux.  1st  dam  Cuirass  by 
Oiseau  ;  2d  dam  Castanea  by  Goluinna;  3d  dam  Grey  Skim  by 
Woodpecker;  4th  dam  by  Herod;  5th  dam  Young  Hag  by 
Skim ;  Gth  dam  Hag  by  Crab ;  7th  dam  Ebony  by  Childers  ; 
8th  dam  Ebony  by  Bflsto. 

Cheap,  b.  f.,  foaled  1838,  bred  by  Capt.  G.  Bulkely;  imported 
by  Col.  Singleton,  South  Carolina.  By  Glaucus.  1st  dam 
Christobel  by  Woful ;  2d  dam  Harriet  by  Pericles;  3d  dam  by 
Selim;  4th  dam  Pipylina  by  Sir  Peter;  5th  dam  Kally  by 
Trumpator ;  Gth  dam  Fancy  (sister  to  Diomed)  by  Florizel ; 
7th  dam  by  Spectator;  8th  dam  by  Blank  ;  9th  dam  by  Chil- 
ders; 10th  dam  ^liss  Belvoir  by  Grey  Grantham. 

Childers  Mare,  foaled ,  bred  by ;  imported  into  Vir- 
ginia, 1748,  by  Geo.  McNaught.  By  Bartlett's  Childers.  1st 
dam  by  Godolphin  Arabian  ;  2d  dam  by  Byerly  Turk;  3d  dam 
by  Taffolet  Barb ;  4th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk. 

Cicily  Jopsox,  see  Weatherbit  Mare,  p.  052. 
Cinderella,  br.  f.,  foaled  1801,  bred  by  Mr.  Harris;  importca  by 
Gen.  McPhersou,  South  Carolina.     By  Sir  Peter.     1st  dam 


696 


TTIE    nORSE. 


Vivaldi  l)y  Morcnrv;  2d  dam  Cythcroa  by  Ilcrod;  3d  dam 
Lilly  by  lilaiik  ;  4th  dam  IVppy  hy  Cade;  nth  dam  sister  to  the 
"\Vi(l(lrin<,'tou  mare  by  Crofts'  Partner ;  Otli  dam  ]}iiy  IJloody 
Buttueks  by  Bloody  Buttocks:  7tli  dam  by  Greyhou'id;  Hiii 
dam  by  Makeless ;  9th  dam  by  Brimmer ;  10th  dam  by  Place's 
White  Turk;  11th  dam  by  Dodsworth ;  13th  dam  by  Layton 
Barb  mare. 

CiNDEUKLLA,  br.  f.,  foaled  1803,  bred  by  ;   imported  and 

owned  by  Gen.  MePherson,  South  Carolina.  By  Sir  Peter 
Teazle.  Ist  dam  by  Woodjieeker;  3d  dam  by  Sweetbriar ;  3d 
dam  I)y  Buzzard's  dam  Misfortune  by  iJux;  4th  dam  Curiosity 
by  Snap ;  5th  dam  by  Regulus ;  Gth  dam  by  Bartlett's  Chil- 
ders ;  7th  dam  by  lloneywood's  Aral)ian ;  8th  dam  True  Blues. 

Cliftox  Lass,  b.  f.,  foaled  1859,  by  The  Cure,  bred  by  John  Os- 
borne, Leyburn,  Yorkshire ;  imported  18(50,  by  Messrs.  Dudley 
&  Bruce,  agents  of  the  Kentucky  Importing  Company.  Tlie 
property  of  R.  A.  Alexander,  Woodford  county,  Ky.  1st  dam 
Maid  of  Clifton  by  Touchstone  ;  2d  dam  Barba  by  Lanercost ; 
3d  dani  Cora  by  Belshazzar ;  4th  dam  Fanclion  (sister  to  Lap- 
dog)  by  Whalebone;  5th  dam  by  Canopus;  Gth  dam  by  Young 
W^jodpecker ;  7th  dam  Fractious  by  Mercury ;  8th  dam  by 
Woodi)ecker ;  9th  dam  Everlasting  (Skyscraper  dam)  by  Eclipse ; 
10th  dam  llya-na  by  Snap ;  11th  dam  Miss  Belsea  by  Regu- 
1ns;  12th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childcrs;  13th  dam  by  llonewood's 
Arabian  ;  14th  dam  Byerly  mare,  dam  of  the  two  Ti-ue  Blues. 

Clink,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  Mr.  Allen ;  imported  by  James 
Jackson,  Esq.,  lluntsvillo,  Ala.  By  Humphrey  Clinker.  1st 
dam  Lady  Newton  by  Oiseau  ;  2d  dam  by  IIa))hazard  ;  3d  dam 
by  Stamford;  4th  dam  Alexina  by  King  Fergus;  5th  dam 
Lardella  by  Young  Marske ;  Gth  dam  by  Cade ;  7th  dam  of 
Beaufreraont  by  brother  to  Fearnought ;  8th  dam  Miss  Wind- 
ham by  Windham ;  9th  dam  by  Belgrade  Turk  ;  10th  dam  Old 
Scarborough  marc  by  Makeless;  lltli  dam  by  Brimmer. 

Columbine,  gr.  f.,  foaled  17G0,  bred  by  Duke  of  Cumberland;  im- 
ported into  Maryland,  17G9.  By  Selim.  Her  pedigi-ee  cannot 
bo  found  in  the  English  Stud  Book.  1st  dam  Young  Ebony 
by  Crab  ;  2d  dam  Ebony  by  Childers  ;  3d  dam  Old  Ebony  by 
Basto ;  4th  dam  Massey  by  Mr.  l^Iassey's  Black  Barb. 

Comfort,  b.  f.,  foaled  1851,  bred  by  Mr.  J.  Willington ;  ini]iortrd 
by  Quincy  A.  Shaw,  Esq.,  Boston,  Mass.,  1857.    Covered  I  y 


LIST    OF    IMPORTED    MAHES. 


r.97 


by  Ilcrod;  3d  dam 
)tli  diim  sister  to  tlio 
h  dam  IJiiy  IJloody 
by  Oroyliou'id;  81  li 
loth  dam  by  Place's 
:Jth  dam  by  Laytou 

;  imported  and 

ina.  By  Sir  Peter 
1  by  Sweetbriar ;  3d 
;  4tli  dam  Curiosity 
I  by  Bartlett's  Cliil- 
:itli  dam  True  Blues. 

:>,  l)red  by  John  Os- 
),  by  Messrs.  Dudley 
ng  Company.  The 
unty,  Ky.  1st  dam 
[Jarba  by  Lanercost ; 
ichon  (sister  to  Lap- 
;  Gth  dam  by  Young 
cury ;  8th  dam  by 
per  dam)  by  Eclipse ; 
iss  Bclsea  by  Regu- 
dam  by  lIoneAvood'a 
he  two  True  Blues. 

imported  by  James 
iphroy  Clinker.  1st 
haphazard ;  3d  dam 
I  Fergus ;  5th  dam 

Cade;  7th  dam  of 
th  dam  Miss  Wind- 
'urk  ;  10th  dam  Old 
by  Brimmer. 

>f  Cumberland ;  im- 
ler  pedigi'ee  cannot 
dam  Young  Ebony 
dam  Old  Ebony  by 
ack  Barb. 

illington ;  inijiortrd 
1857.    Covered  I  y 


West  Australian.  By  Irish  Birdoateher.  1st  dam  All's  Well 
byHeeovery;  :.'d  dam  Mane.s  by  Spectre;  .'Jd  dam  Caleniliilao 
by  Canierton;  4th  dam  Snowdrop  by  iligliland  Fling;  5th 
dam  Dai^y  l>y  Buzzard;  (Hh  dam  Tulip  by  Danqjer;  7tli  dam 
by  Eclipse;  8(h  dam  Harity  l)y  Mateliem ;  i)th  ilam  Snapdragon 
bySuii]);  10th  dam  by  Heguius  ;  1  Itli  dam  by  Bartletl's  Cliil- 
ders;  Iv'th  dam  by  lluuey wood's  Arabian ;  lotii  dam,  dam  oi' 
the  two  True  Blues. 

COMUS  Maue,  br.  f.,  foaled  183'.',  bred  by  Lord  Fitzwilliam;  sent 
to  America.  By  C(mius.  1st  dam  Beposada  by  Amadis ;  M 
dam  Orvillina  by  Benningbrough  ;  3d  dam  Evelina  by  lligli- 
flyer;  4th  dam  Termagant  by  Tantrum ;  5th  dam  by  Samp- 
son ;  Gth  dam  by  Regulus ;  7th  dam  Marske's  dam. 

Coi^FEDEHATE  Mare,  bl.  f.,  foaled  IS.'Jl,  bred  l)y  Lord  Fitzwilliam; 
imjwrted  into  South  Carolina  1834  or  1835.  By  Confederate. 
1st  dam  Clinkerina  by  Clinker ;  M  dam  Pewet  by  Tandem  ;  3d 
dam  Termagant  by  Tantrum  ;  4th  dam  Cantalrice  Ity  Satnp- 
son ;  5th  dam  by  Regulus ;  Gth  dam  Marske's  dam  by  Black- 
legs; 7th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton;  8th  dam  by  Fo.\  Cub;  Dili  dam 
by  Coneyskins ;  10th  dam  by  Ilutton's  (ireyBarb;  IKli  dam 
by  Hntton's  Royal  colt;  12th  dam  by  Byerly  Turk;  13tii  dam 
by  Bustler. 

Cora,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1842,  bred  by  Mr.  James  Lea;  imported  by 
Messrs.  Cammack  &  Co.  to  New  Orleans,  Noveml)er,  1842. 
Owned  by  A.  Lecomte  Sc  Co.,  Louisiana.  By  Muley  Moloch. 
1st  dam  Champion  mare  by  Champion;  2d  dam  by  Cestrian; 
2d  dam  Paulina  by  Orvillo.     (See  Champion  mare.) 

CoRiOTiiiAN  Maue,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  Mr.  O.  Clark;  im- 
ported 1837,  by  R.  S.  Fay,  Esq.,  Boston,  Mass.  By  Corinthian. 
1st  dam  by  Catton  ;  2d  dam  Dulcinea  by  Cervantes  ;  3d  dam 
Regina  by  Moorecock ;  4th  dam  Rally  by  Trumpator ;  5th  dam 
Fancy  (sister  to  Diomed)  by  Florizel ;  Gth  dam  by  Spectator ; 
7th  dam  by  Blank.  8th  dam  by  Clnlders ;  01  li  dam  Miss  Bel- 
voir  by  Grey  Grantham  ;  10th  dam  l)y  Paget  Turk  ;  11th  dam 
Betty  Percival  by  Leedes'  Arabian  ;  12th  dam  by  Spanker. 

Cottager  Mare,   f.,  foaled ,  bred  by  :   imyiorted  by 

IL  N.  Cniger,  Esq.,  Virginia.  By  Cottager.  This  iiedigree  is 
given  as  represented.  Cannot  be  found  in  English  Stud  Book, 
though  doubtless  correct.— S.  J).  B.  1st  dnm  by  Teleniachus 
(son  of  Herod) ;  2d  dam  by  Trentham  ;  3d  dam  by  Ilenricus; 
4th  dam  by  Regulus. 


mmimm' 


598 


THE  nonsE. 


Cud  Make,  Dolnncy's  marc,  IbaUil  in  17C2,  bred  by  Mr.  Lcoik's; 
iinixnlcd  by  Col.  Dcliiiioy,  ul'  Kew  Vdi'Iv.  By  Cul).  Tliis  was 
OHO  of  till'  most  vaUiiibk'  iiuuvs  vwv  importi'd  to  tliia  coiiutry. 
nearly  all  of  the  be.sl  horses  ill  Anierica  tracing  to  her  e'llier  on 
tlip  (lam  or  sire's  Hide.  Among  the  most  noted  arc  Ifatler, 
Cbiiderf,  Snmpter,  Flirtilla,  Ivanhoe,  I'olly  Hopkins,  lliazim. 
Inangnral,  etc.,  etc.  The  grandam  of  the  celebrated  Lexington 
is  by  Sunipter.  1st  dam  Amarantluis  dam  by  Second  ;  2d  dam 
by  Starling  (dam  of  Leedes' I'lash  Fop);  3d  dam  sister  to  Vane's 
Little  Partner  by  CrolVs  Partner;  4th  dam  sister  to  tiny  by 
(ireyhonnd;  Oth  dam  Brown  Farewell  by  Makeless;  (it h  dam 
by  Brimmer;  Yth  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  8th  dam  by 
Dodswortb  ;  Otli  dam  Layton  Barb  mare. 

Cun  Make,  gr.  f..  Ibsded  IT'il,  bred  by  Mr.  Hodgson;  imported  by 
Jlenry  Mitchell,  Fs(|.,  Virginia,  1705.  By  Cub.  She  cannot 
be  identified  in  English  Stud  Book.  Ist  dam  by  Torrismond ; 
2d  dam  by  Second ;  3d  dam  by  Mogul ;  4th  dam  by  Sweep- 
stakes; r)tii  dam  by  Bay  Bolton;  0th  dam  by  Cnrwcn's  Bay 
Barb;   Tth  dam  by  Cnrwcn's  Old  Spot;  8th  dam  by  White- 


legged  Lowtlior  Barb. 


CuLLEX  Arahiax  Mabe,  foaled ,  bred  by 


owned  by 


William  Maxwell,  Esc].,  Virginia.  By  the  CuUen  Arabian.  1st 
dam  by  Cnrwcn's  Bay  Barb ;  2d  dam  by  Byerly  Turk ;  3d  dam 
byTaffolet  Barb;  4th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  5th  dam 
Natural  Barb  mai'e. 

CuLLEX  Arabian  Mare  Dt'cnESS  (called  also  Diamond),  f., 
foaled  174-,  bred  by  Duke  of  Cumberland;  importgd  into 
South  Carolina  before  the  Kevolution.  By  Cullen  Arabian. 
1st  dam  Gricswood's  Lady  Thigli  by  Crofts'  Partner ;  2d  dam 
by  Cireyliound;  3d  dam  Soplionisba's  dam  by  Curwcn  Bay 
Barb;  4th  dam  D'Arcy's  chestnut  Arabian;  uth  dam  by  White- 
shirt  ;  6th  dam  ^lontagu  mare. 

Delight,  b.  f.,  foaled  1828,  bred  by  Mr.  Sadler;  imported  by  E.  IL 
Boardman,  near  Ilnntsvillo,  Ala.,  183.5.  Winner  in  England. 
By  Reveler;  dam  Detiance  (dam  of  Design)  by  Rubens.  (See 
Design.) 

Delphine,  br.  f.,  foaled  1825,  bred  by  Mr.  Petre;  imported  by  Col. 
Wade  Hampton,  of  South  Carolina.  By  Whisker.  1st  dam 
My  ^odyby  Comus:  2d  dam  The  Colonel's  dam  by  Delpini ; 
3d  dam  Tipple  Cider  by  King  Fergus;   4th  dam  Silvia  by 


LIST    or    nH'OIlTKl)    M.VUKS. 


600 


•cd  by  Mr.  Leoik'S ; 
By  Cul».  Tliis  win 
I'd  to  tliis  (M)uulry, 
•iiig  to  her  oMier  tm 
it  noted  arc  Hatter, 
y  Hopkins,  lliazini, 
elebmted  Lexinfj;ton 
l)y  Second  ;  ^d  dam 
dam  sister  to  Vane's 
ni  sister  to  (iiiy  liy 
Makeless;  Otli  dam 
Turk;  8th  dam  hy 

dgson;  imported  by 
'  Cub.  Siie  cannuL 
am  by  Torrismond ; 
ith  dam  by  Swcop- 
m  by  Curwen's  Bay 
8th  dam  by  While- 

j ;  owned  by 

L'ullen  Arabian.  1st 
jerly  Turk  ;  3d  dam 
lite  Turk;  5th  dam 

also  Diamond),  f., 
md;  importgd  into 
By  Cullen  Arabian, 
ts'  Partner ;  2d  dam 
m  by  Curwcn  Bay 
;  Dth  dam  by  White- 

;  imported  by  E.  H. 
iVinner  in  England, 
n)  by  Rubens.     (Seo 

e:  imported  by  Col. 

Whisker.  1st  dam 
I's  dam  by  Delpini ; 

4th  dam  Silvia  by 


Young  ^Marske;  r)th  dam  Ferret  l)y  brotlier  to  Silvio;  Cth  dam 
by  lifgidiis;  7tii  dam  l)y  l^ord  Morilon'-s  Araltian;  Hih  dam  liv 
Mixbury  ;  mh  dam  l)y  MuUo  Bay  Turk  ;  loili  dam  by  May  Uol- 
ton  ;  mil  dum  by  Coneyskins;  T^'thdum  Uutton's  (Jrcy  Barb; 
i;}tli  dum  l)y  Byerly  Turk;  Uth  dam  by  Bustler. 

Di-suiX,  eh.  I".,  foaled  18-,>7,  bred  by  Mr.  Sadler:  imported  by  E.  IT. 
IJoanlman,  Es(|.,  lluntsville,  Ala.,  iKt.").  Siic  \va.s  a  good  raoir 
in  England.  By  Tramp.  1st  dam  Deliance  byKulieiis;  :Jd 
dam  Little  Folly  by  Highland  Fling;  ;5d  dam  Harriet  by  Vol- 
unteer; 4lh  dam  byAllVcd;  .^)lh  dam  Matrnolia  liy  Marskc; 
f!th  dam  by  Buliraham  ;  Tth  dam  liy  SeiUnwy;  Hlh  dam  Ehouy 
by  Childers,  etc. 

DiAN,  b.  f.,  foaled  ITS.'),  bred  by  Ijord  Cavendish;   importeil  by 

into  Virginia.     By  Eclipse.     1st  dam  Diana  by  Miahes- 

peare;  ^d  dam  by  J5ajazet;  IJd  dam  by  Lonsdale  I5ay  Araliian; 
4th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton;  6th  dam  by  Parley's  Arabian;  Gt!» 
dam  by  Byerly  Turk;  71  h  dam  by  TaVolet  Barb;  8th  dam  by 
Place's  White  Turk;  0th  dam  Natural  Barb  mare. 

Diana,  b.  m.,  Ibaled  18:28,  bred  by  Mr.  Gascoigue;  imported  by 
Com.  B.  F.  Stockton,  New  Jersey.  (In  foal  to  Eug.  Dr.  Syn- 
tax.) By  Ci'.tton.  1st  dam  Tridla  l)y  Sorcerer;  'iA  dam  by 
Weathercock;  (3d  dam  Cora  by  Matehem ;  41  li  dam  by  Turk  ; 
flth  dam  by  Cub;  Cth  dam  byAllworthy;  Tth  dam  by  Starling; 
8th  dam  by  Bloody  Buttocks ;  0th  dam  by  Greyhound;  10th 
dam  Brock]'i';l)y  Betty. 

DiAXA  Syktax,  b.  1",  foaled  1838.;  imported  in  her  mother's  I'clly 
by  Com.  Stockton,  New  Jersey.  By  Eng.  Dr.  Syntax:  dam 
imp.  Diana  by  Catton.     (Sec  imp.  Diana.) 

DiOMEDA,  r,  by  Diomed  in  England.  Imported  by  Col.  J.  Iloomes, 
Virginia ;  died,  leaving  no  i)roducc. 

Don  COS.SACK  Mare,  f.,  foaled  1819,  bred  by  Mr.  Villicrs;  imported 
by  M.  M.  Rawlings,  Esq.  By  Don  Cossack.  The  Don  Cossack 
mare  died  on  the  passage,  or  soon  after  landing. — S.  I).  B.  1st 
dam  by  Sorcerer;  :Jd  dam  by  Justice;  3d  dam  Parsley  by 
Pot-8-o's;  4th  dam  Lady  Bolingl)rokc  Ijy  Srpiirrel ;  Mh  dam  by 
Cypron,  King  Herod's  dam  by  Blaze :  filli  dam  Selima  by 
Bethel's  Arabian ;  Tth  dam  by  Graham's  Chani])ion ;  8th  dam 
by  Darley's  Arabian  ;  9th  dam  by  ]\Ierlin. 

DORIMANT  Mare,  b.  f.,  foaled  1T88,  bred  Ijy  Lord  Ossory ;  imported 
into  America  by .    By  Dorimant.    1st  dam  Muse  by 


V  3BB^"S 


(ion 


Tin;  HOUSE. 


Ilorod  ;  2(1  diim  hy  SlitpIunl'H  Criil* ;  3il  (lain  MIhs  ^fcroilitli  by 
Cmlf;  nil  (lam  Lilllc  lli.rll.'V  marc  by  l''ii1l.'lfH  CIhIiIcih  ; 
Bth  (him  FIviiig  Wlii;,'  by  William'H  Woo  i  .ock  Aiiil>iaii ;  Ctli 
(liun  l)y  St.  Victor  Harl» ;  Till  iluin  l)y  Why-not  (hou  of  Ft-nwifk 
Harb) ;  Hlh  dam  Hoyul  marc. 
Dolus,  ell.  f.,  I'luilcd  1h;1I,  bred  by  T.ord  Slradbndvc;  imporb'd  by 
A.  .1.  Davie,  Ks(|.,  Noidi  Carolina.  By  The  Colonel.  Int  dam 
Arcthissa  by  Quiz  ;  ii\  (him  IVrsepolis  by  Alexander ;  Ikl  dam 
Bister  to  'riekic  Tol>y  by  Alfred  ;  4(h  dam  Caclia  by  II.  rod  ;  r.ih 
dam  Proseriiinc  (sis'.er  to  Ecliptic)  by  Marske ;  Gtli  dam  Spi- 
letta  by  l{c<i;iiliiH,  etc.,  (jtc. 

Duchess,  br.  f.,  foaled  1801,  bred  by  Duko  of  Crrnfton  ;  imported 
by  Hon.  .John  Iiandolph.  Es(|.,  Uoaiiokc,  Va.  Hy  (i rouse  (hou 
of  lli;,'hflycr).  l.st  dam  by  Maf,'ne( ;  xM  dam  sister  to  .lohnny 
iiy  Matehem  ;  M  dam  Bay  IJala-aham  by  Hahraham  ;  tlli  dam 
by  Partner ;  oth  dam  Grey  Broeklenby  by  Dh.ody  Buttocks ; 
Otli  dam  Hrockl(>sby  by  Creyhound;  Tth  dam  Bn)eklesi)y  Hetty 
by  Ciuwen's  Hay  Harb;  8th  dam  Mr.  Leedes'  lloi)by  mare  by 
the  Lister  Turk. 

Duchess  of  York,  ch.  f..  foaled  1821,  bred  by  Mr.  Moss;  imported 
by  R.  I).  Shepherd,  Virginia,  after  IH;),'>.  Hy  Catton.  Jst  dam 
by  Sancho ;  2d  dam  HIackloek's  dam  by  Coriander;  Ud  dam 
Wildjj;oose  by  lliobilyer ;  4th  dam  Coheiress  by  l'ot-8-o's;  .'')th 
dam  Manilla  ))y  Goldiiiider;  Gthdam  Mr.  Goodricke's  Old  Eng- 
land mare. 

Eastern  Stak,  b.  f.,  foaled  1808,"  by  Cape  Flyaway,  bred  by  tho 
late  Lord  Deri )y;  imported  by  A.  Belmont,  Es([.,  in  1870.  Ist 
dam  Star  of  India  by  Longbow ;  2d  dam  Kanec  by  John 
O'Gaunt:  Hd  dam  Meanee  by  Touchstone ;  4th  dam  Ghuznee 
by  Pantaloon  ;  5lh  dam  Languish  (sister  to  Languid)  by  Cain  : 
Oth  dam  Lydia  by  Ponlton :  7tli  dam  Variety  by  Ilyaeinthus; 

8th  dam  sister  to  Swordsman  by  AVeasel ;  Oth  dam hy 

Turk  ;  lOlh  dam by  Changeling;  lltli  dam by 


Cade  (Maml)rino's  dam) ;  12th  dam 


by  the  Bolton  Little 


John ;  13tli  dam  Mr.  Durham's  Favorite  by  a  son  Of  the  Bald 
Galloway;  14th  dam  (the  dam  of  Tiord  Portmorc's  Daffodil)  by 
a  foreign  horse  of  Sir  T.  Gaseoigne's. 

Ebony,  or  Yorxo  EnoxY.  foaled  about  1700,  bred  by  His  IJoyal 
Ilighnesa  the  Duke  of  Cumlierland ;  im]iorted  by  Jonathan 
Plowman,  Esq.,  into  Maryland,  1702,  in  foal  to  Cato,  son  of 


'        / 


I  MiHs  ^fcroilHli  liy 
•irlli'tf.t  ('Iii1.1(tm'; 
t)ck  Ariiliiiiii ;  (,\h 
lit  (son  of  Fc'iiwitk 

•t>ko;  iinporlcd  l)y 
Ctiluiicl.  IkI  (Iiuii 
lU'-xuiuIcI'  ;  '.id  dani 
•liii  liy  Ilirod  ;  Tiih 
ki' ;  (itii  (liim  S|ii- 

rirnfton ;  imported 
l\\  droiisi'  (hoii 
I  sistiT  l(>  .loluiiiy 
liniliain  ;  4 (It  dam 
Bl(,i)dy  Buttocks; 
1  ]5n)(klc.sl)y  Hetty 
js'  ll(»l)l)y  mure  liy 

r.  Moss;  imported 
Catton.     1st  dam 

'oriandcr;  tjd  dam 
by  l'ot-8-o's ;  nth 

idrieke's  Old  Eiig- 

uvay,  l)rod  by  the 
Ks(i.,  in  1870.  let 
I  IJaiiee  by  Joiin 
4th  dam  (Jhuznee 
Languid)  by  Cain : 
ty  by  Ilyacinthus; 

til  dam by 

[til  dam by 

ythe  Bolton  Little 

a  son  df  the  Bald 

iiore's  Daffodil)  by 

red  by  His  IJoyal 
rtod  by  Jonathan 
A  to  Cato,  son  of 


LIST  OP  iMPoiiTF.n  maiu;h. 


noi 


Ucgiilus.  Khecannot  be  traced  in  Mnglish  Stud  Book.— S.  I).  B. 
My  II.  It.  II.  !>nkt'  of  Cumin  rland'.s  (irey  .Vrabiiin  (callfd  Mii- 
li").  1st  dam  by  Old  Crab;  '^'d  dam  by  Dcvon.sbirf  Cliild.  in; 
:)d  dam  by  Mastii;  Itii  dam  by  Duke  of  Uutlumrs  Black  Karl) 
out  of  the  Massi'y  mure. 

Kl-KAVOll,  br.  f.,  bred  l)y  Mr. . I.  Newton,  foaled  IH^O;  imported  liy 
If.  W.  Cameron.  Km(.,  New  York.  By  N'oltigtur.  Isl  dam 
'I'licmis  (dam  of 'rriidove,  Nester  and  Se<llMir\ )  by  'roueliHtune; 
^M  dam  Rectitude  (dam  uf  l.ais.  Dr.  Caiua,  Cliivulry  and  Avis- 
lidrs)  by  r.dttcry;  lid  dam  Decision  (dam  of  Brown  Stout 
X.X.Kand  Silvio)  by  Mauistrate;  -Itli  dam  le'iiiembrance  (dam 
of  Baron  Howes  and  Brineiss)  by  Sir  Solnman  ;  .Mh  dam  t^ucrii 
Mub  (sister  to  Mercury)  by  Eclipse;  (lib  dam  bv  Tartar;  7th 
dam  by  Mogul;  Sth  dam  by  Sweepstakes;  !)lh  dam  sister  to 
Sloven  by  Bay  Holloii;  loth  tlam  by  Curweu's  Bay  Harb;  llth 
dam  by  S])ot,  l^th  dam  by  Whito-legged  Lowther  Barb;  BUh 
dam  Old  Vimaer  mare. 

Eliza  (sister  to  Deliance),  l».  f..  foaled  18v»:),  bn  d  by  Mr.  Sadler; 
imported  by  Tiiomas  Kirkman,  Ks((.,  Alabama.  By  [{uln'us. 
1st  dam  Little  Folly  by  Highland  Fling;  2d  dum  Harriet  by 
Volunteer;  ;)d  dam  Lady  Sarah's  <!am  by  Alfred;  'll!t  dam 
Magnolia  by  Marske ;  oih  dam  by  Babraham  ;  Gib  dam  by  Sed- 
bury;  7th  dam  Ebony  by  Childcrs;  8th  dam  Old  Mbony  by 
Biisto ;  Oth  dam  jMassey  mure  by  Mr.  Mussey's  Black  Barb. 

Eliza,  b.  f.,  foaled  18;3;j,  bred  by  Mr.  ({ilford ;  imported  into  South 
Carolina;  (>\viied  by  Col.  Ferguson.  By  Fillio-da-l'ula.  1st 
dam  Zepliyiina  by  Middlethorjie ;  ^d  dam  Pagoda  by  Sir  I'eti'r; 
M  dum  Bupco  by  Coriuniler;  -1th  dam  Matron  by  Florizel;  Sth 
dum  Maiden  byJIutchem;  Oth  dam  by  Scpiirt;  7th  dam  by 
Mogul. 

Eliza,  b.  f.,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  Hia  Majesty  William  IV;  im- 
ported, into  South  Carolina  by  Col.  Wade  Hampton.  By 
Emeliug.  1st  dam  Ada  by  Woful ;  2d  dam  by  Bubens  ;  ;kl  dam 
Guildford  mare  by  (JuikU'urd  (by  Iligbllyer) ;  -ith  dam  Vulture's 
dam  by  Justice;  T)!)!  dam  Parsley  by  Pot-S-o's;  Gth  dum  Lady 
Bolingbroko  by  Squirrel;  7th  dam  TTorod's  dam  by  Blaze ;  Sth 
tlam  Selima  by  Bethel's  Araliian  :  9th  dam  by  (irabam's  Cham- 
pion; 10th  dam  by  Barley's  Arabian;  llth  dam  by  :\rerlin. 

Ella,  b.  f.,  foaled  1842,  bred  by  Mr.  J.  Forstcr,  sold  to  go  to  New 
Orleans,  August,  18o9 ;  covererl  by  Roland  and  Black  Doctor. 


605 


THE    UORSE. 


By  Pontifox.  1st  dam  by  Dash  ;  ^d  dam  by  Blacklock ;  3d  dam 
Cottage  Girl  by  Thundorbolt ;  4tli  dam  by  Worthy  ;  ^t'.  dam 
Young  Camilla  by  AVoodpcckcr ;  Och  dam  Camilla  by  Tron- 
tham;  7th  dam  Coc^uetto  by  Compton  Barb;  8th  dam  sister  to 
Rogulus  by  Godolphin  Arabian;  9tli  dam  Grey  L'obiiisou  by 
Bald  GalloMay;  10th  dam  by  ISiiako;  11th  dam  Old  Wilkes  by 
Old  riantboyf 

Eltham  Lass  (imjwrted),  b.  f.,  foaled  1859,  bred  by  Wm.  Blenkiron, 
at  Middle  Park,  Eltham ;  owned  by  R.  A.  Alexander,  Esq.  By 
Kingston.  1st  dam  by  Pyrrhus  the  First;  ^d  dam  Palmyra 
(Tadmor's  dam)  by  Sultan  ;  3d  dam  Hester  by  Camel;  4th  dam 
Monimia  by  Muley ;  5th  dam  by  Precipitate  (sister  to  Pet- 
worth)  ;  Gth  dam  by  Woodpecker ;  7th  dam  by  Snap  out  of 
Young  Marskc's  dam ;  8th  dam  by  Blank ;  9  th  dam  Bay  Star- 
ling by  Bolton  Starling;  10th  dam  Miss  Meyncll  by  Partner; 
11th  dam  l)y  Greyhound;  12th  dam  by  Curweu's  Barb;  13th 
dam  l)y  D'Arcy's  Chestnut  Arabian  ;  l-4th  dam  by  Wliiteshirt ; 
15th  dam  Old  Montagu  mare. 

Emancipation  Mare,  b.  f.,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  Mr.  Painter ;  im- 
ported into  South  Canlina,  in  foal  to  Discount,  by  Emancipa- 
tion (before  his  importation).  1st  dam  by  Sligo ;  2d  dam 
Zarina  by  IMorisco ;  3d  dam  Jura  by  Smolei  sko;  4th  dam  ^lor- 
giaua  by  Coriander;  oth  dam  Fairy  by  Highilyor;  Gth  dam 
Fairy  Queen  by  Young  Cade ;  7th  dam  Routh's  Blackeycs  by 
Crab;  8tli  dam  Warlock  Galloway  by  Snake,  etc. 

Emelius  Make,  b.  f.,  foaled  1837,  bred  by  Mr.  Thornhill ;  imported 
by  Col,  Wade  Ilampton,  South  Carolina.  By  Emelius.  1st 
dam  Mencver  by  Merlin  ;  2d  dam  liy  Walton ;  3d  dam  Lisctte 
by  Ilambletonian ;  4tli  dam  Constantia  by  Walnut;  5th  dam 
Contessina  by  Y'oung  Marske  ;  Cth  dam  Tuberose  by  Herod ; 
7th  dam  Grey  Starling  by  Starling ;  8tli  dam  Coughing  Polly 
b)  Bartlett's  Childers ;  Oth  dam  by  Counsellor;  10th  dam  by 
Snake;  11th  dam  by  Luggs;  l^tli  dam  by  Davill's  Old  AVood- 
cock. 

Emilia,  b.  f.,  foaled  1840,  bred  by  Mr.  Hague;  imported  by  A. 
Keene  Richards,  Esq.,  Scott  county,  Ky.,  1858.  By  Y''oung 
Emelius  (sou  of  Emelius  out  of  Shovcler).  1st  dam  Persian  by 
Whisker;  2d  dam  Variety  by  Selim  or  Soothsayer;  3d  dam 
Sprite  by  Bobtail;  4th  dam  Catherine  (sister  to  Colibri)  by 
Woodpecker ;  5th  dam  Camilla  by  Treutham ;   Gth  dam  Co- 


LIST    OF    IMPORTED    MARES. 


G03 


Haddock ;  3d  dam 
U'orthy;  "'t'.  dam 
Camilla  l)y  Tron- 
8tli  dam  sister  to 
jiivy  I\ol>iii.sou  by 
am  Old  Wilkes  by 

y  Wm.  Blenkiron, 
'xaiider,  Es(i.  Uy 
^d  dam  Palmyra 
yf  Camel ;  4th  dam 
:e  (sister  to  Pet- 
by  t^nap  out  of 
li  dam  Bay  Star- 
yiiell  by  Partner ; 
•wcirs  Barb;  13th 
m  by  "Wliiteshirt ; 

Mr.  Painter;  im- 

int,  by  Enuincipa- 
{  Sligo ;  2d  dam 
ko;  4tli  dam  ilor- 
diilycr;  Gth  dam 
til's  Blackeycs  by 
etc. 

ornhill ;  imported 
By  Emelius.  1st 
I ;  3d  dam  Lisette 
^Valnut;  5th  dam 
ibcrose  by  Herod ; 
n  Coughing  Polly 
or;  10th  dam  by 
avill's  OldAVood- 


imported  by  A. 
L858.  By  Young 
st  dam  Persian  by 
ithsayer-;  3d  dam 
er  to  Colibri)  by 
n ;   Gth  dam  Co- 


quette by  Compton  Barb ;  7tli  dam  sister  to  Regulns  by  Oodol- 
phin  Arabian  ;  8th  dam  CJroy  Robinson  by  Bald  Galloway;  9th 
dam  Old  \\  ilkes  by  Old  lIau"tboy. 

Emily,  b.  f.,  foaled  1834,  bred  by  Ilis  Majesty  William  IV;  iin- 
])orted  by  Col.  Wado  Hampton,  Houth  Carolina.  She  raced 
successfully  in  the  United  States.  By  Emelius.  1st  dam  Eliza- 
beth by  Rainbow;  2d  dam  Belvoirina  by  Stamford ;  3d  dam 
sister  to  Silver  by  Mercury;  4th  dam  by  Herod;  51  h  dam 
Young  Hag  by, Skim;  Gth  dam  Hag  by  Crab;  7th  dam  Ebony 
by  Childers ;  8th  dam  Ebony  by  Basto. 

Emmy,  b.  f,  foaled  1825,  bred  by  Mr.  Yates;  imported  into  South 
Carolina  l)y  Col.  Wade  Hampton,  1835  ;  covered  by  Camel.  By 
Magistrate.  1st  dam  Emme]ine  by  Waxy;  2d  dam  Sorcery  by 
Sorcerer;  3d  dam  Col)l)ea  by  S kyscrapor ;  4th  dam  I )y  Wood- 
pecker; 5th  dam  Heinel  byStuirrel;  Gth  dam  by  Blank ;  7th 
dam  by  Cullen  Arabian ;  8th  dam  Grieswood's  Lady  Thigh  I ly 
Partner;  9th  dam  by  Greyhound;  10th  dam  Sophonisba's 
dam  by  Curwen's  Bay  Barlj. 

Equity,  b.  f.,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  ]\Ir.  Foulis ;  imported  l)y  Messrs. 
Hugh  and  John  Kirkman,  Tennessee.  By  Humphrey  Clinker. 
1st  dam  Justicia  by  Servantes;  2d  dam  Lady  Rachel  by  Stam- 
ford ;  3d  dam  Young  Rachel  by  Volunteer ;  4th  dam  Rachel 
by  Highflyer;  5th  dam  sister  to  Tandem  by  Sjiihon;  Glh  dam 
by  Regulus;  7tli  dam  by  Snip;  8th  dam  by  Cottingham; 
9th  dam  Warlock  Galloway  by  Snake. 

Fair  Charlotte,  b.  f.,  foaled  1808,  bred  by  ]\Ir.  Durand;  im- 
ported into  Virginia.  By  Teddy  the  Grinder.  1st  dam  by 
Precipitate ;  2d  dam  Colibri  by  Woodpecker ;  3d  dam  Camilla 
by  Trentham  ;  4th  ilam  by  Compton  Barb  ;  5th  dam  sister  to 
Regulus  by  the  Godolph in  Arabian  ;  Glh  dam  Grey  Rolanson 
by  Bald  Galloway;  7th  dam  by  Snake;  8th  dam  Old  Wilkes  by 
Old  Hautboy. 

Fair  Rachel,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1753,  bred  by  Mr.  Benjamin  Rogers, 
Middleham,  near  Epsom;  imported  by  Col.  James  I)e  Laucey, 
New  York.  By  Babrahi^'  .;  first  dam  by  Eolton  Starling; 
second  dam's  name  or  pedigree  could  never  l)e  ascertained, 
although  she  was  thoroughbred.  Pick  says :  "  She  was  a  mare 
of  great  power  and  strength  ;  had  an  uncommon  share  of  good- 
ness and  lastingness."  She  won  a  large  number  of  ])lates,  beat- 
ing the  best  horses  of  her  time,  and  chielly  at  high  weights, 


604 


THE  HORSE. 


proving  licr  io  bo  the  Ijcst  plate  mare  and  not  inferior  to  any 
plate  horse  of  her  time. 

Falcoxet,  hr.  f.,  bred  by  Lord  Scarborough,  foaled  1830;  im- 
ported into  the  United  States  in  1834;  owned  by  Messrs.  T.  II. 
and  n.  Clay,  Jr.,  Kentucky.  By  Falcon.  Bred' in  18-11  to  im- 
ported Monarch.  1st  dam  by  Catton ;  2d  dam  Ilaunah  by 
Sorcerer;  3d  dam  Amelia  by  Ilighllyer;  4!li  dam  Miss  Timms 
by  Matchera ;  5th  dam  by  Scpiirt ;  Gth  dam  Sol's  dam  by  Mo- 
gul; Tth  dam  Camilla  by  Bay  Bolton;  8tli  dam  Old  Lady 
(Starling's  dam)  by  Pullein's  chestnut  Arabian ;  0th  dam  by 
Rockwood ;  10th  dam  by  Bustler. 

Fantasie,  b.  f.,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  Lord  Chesterfield ;  imported 
into  Louisiana;  owned  by  Fergus  Dnplantier.  By  Tramp.  1st 
dam  Petuaria  Young  (dam  of  Bamfylde  and  Carew)  by  Rain- 
bow; 2d  dam  Petuaria  by  Orville;  3d  dam  Mundane  b\-  Pot-8- 
o's;  4th  dam  Young  Camilla  by  Woodpecker.     (See  Adriana.) 

Favorite,  b.  f.,  foaled  1790,  Ijred  by  Mr.  Tlolt;  imported  by  Col. 
John  Iloomes,  Bowling  (Jreen,  Va.,  1790.  By  Volunteer.  1st 
dam  by  Matehem;  2d  dam  by  Dainty  Davy;  3d  dam  by  son  of 
Mogul;  4th  dam  by  Crab;  5th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton;  Gth  dam 
by  Curwcn's  Bay  Barb. 

Favorite,  f.,  foaled ,  bred  by ;  imjiorted  by . 

By  High  Eagle  (son  of  Ruler),  let  dam  Sweetheart  by 
Matehem ;  2d  dam  Sylph  by  Regulus ;  3d  dam  by  Marske. 

Fear,  ch.  f,,  foaled  1830,  br«l  by  Mr.  E.  Peel;  imported  by ; 

owned  l)y  D.  B.  Smith,  Esq.  By  Phantom.  1st  dam  by  Ilcd- 
ley ;  2d  dam  Gramarie  by  Sorcerer ;  3d  dam  by  Sir  Peter ;  4th 
dam  Deceit  by  Tandem ;  5th  dam  Perdita  by  Herod ;  Gth  dam 
Fair  Forester  by  Sloe;  7tii  diun  by  Forester;"  8th  dam  by  Part- 
ner; 9th  dam  by  Crofcs'  Bay  Barb;  10th  dam  by  Makeless; 
nth  dam  l)y  Brimmer;  12th  dam  by  son  of  Dodsworth  ;  13th 
dam  Burton  Barb  mare. 

Felucca,  br.  f.,  foaled  180G,  by  Buccaneer,  bred  by  Lord  Zetland ; 
imported  by  A.  Belmont,  Esq.,  in  1870.  1st 'dam  Revival  by 
Newminster;  2d  dam  Qui  Vive  (sister  to  Vidette)   by  Volti- 

geur;    3d  dan liy  Irish   Birdcatcher;    4th   dam  Nan 

Darrell  by  Inheritor;  r.th  dam  Nell  by  Blacklock;  0th  dam 
Madame  Vestris  by  Comus;  7th  dam  Lisette  by  Ilamble- 
tonian;  8th  dam  Constantia  by  Young  Marske;  9th  dam 
Tuberose  by  Herod;  10th  dam  Grey  Stariing  by  Starling;  11th 


LIST    OF    IMPORTED    MARES. 


005 


ot  inferior  to  any 

oalod  1830;  im- 
by  Messrs.  T.  II. 
cil  in  18-11  to  im- 
liim  Iliuiiiali  by 
lam  Miss  Timms 
sol's  dam  by  Mo- 
dam  Old  Lady 
iau  ;  Otli  dam  by 

)rficld ;  imported 

By  Tramp.    1st 

Carcw)  by  Rain- 

mdane  l)y  Pot-8- 

(See  Adriana.) 

imported  l)y  Col. 
'  Volunteer.  1  st 
d  dam  by  son  of 
Bolton ;  Gtli  dam 

)rted  l.)v  . 


Sweetheart  by 
by  Marske. 

orted  by ; 

Lst  dam  by  Iled- 
y  Sir  Peter ;  4th 
Herod ;  Gth  dam 
!th  dam  by  Part- 
m  by  Makeless; 
)odsworth ;  13tli 

y  Lord  Zetland ; 

dam  Revival  by 
dette)   by  Volti- 

4th  dam  Nan 
klock ;  0th  dam 
tte  by  Ilamble- 
irske ;  9th  dam 
y  Starling;  11th 


dam  Coughing  Polly  by  IJartlot's  Childers  ;  12th  dam  sister  to 
Thunderbolt  by  Counsellor ;  i;3th  dam  by  Siuike  ;  14th  dam 
by  Luggs ;  15th  dam  Davill's  Old  Woodcock  stinted  to  lieads- 
man. 
FiLAGREK,  b.  f.,  foaled  1859,  by  Stockwell,  bred  by  Lord  Londes- 
borough  ;  imported  1800,  by  Messrs.  Dudley  &  Bruce,  agents 
of  the  Kentucky  Importing  Company.  The  property  of  Mr. 
A.  Belmont,  New  York.  1st  dam  Extasy  by  Touchstone ; 
2d  dam  Miss  Wilfred  by  Lottery;  3d  dam  (Royal  Oak's 
dam)  by  Smolensko ;  4th  dam  Lady  Mary  by  Beningborough  ; 
5th  dam  by  Highflyer;  Gth  dam  by  Marske  (sister  to  Pontiac) ; 
7th  dam  A  La  Grecquo  by  Regulus  ;  8th  dam  by  AUworthy  ; 
9th  dam  by  Bolton  Starling;  10th  dam  Dairy  Maid  Ijy  Bloody 
Buttocks;  nth  dam  Bay  Brocklcsl)y  by  Old  Partner;  12th 
dam  Brocklesby  by  Greyhound;  13th  dam  Brocklesby  Betty  by 
Curwcn's  Bay  Barb ;  14tli  dam  Miss  Lcedes'  Hobby  marc  by 
the  Lister  Turk. 

FiLHO-DA-PUTA  Mare,  foalcd  1833,  bred  by  Sir  T.  Stanley ;  im- 
ported by  E.  II.  Boardman,  Esq.,  Iluntsville,  Ala.  By  Filho- 
da-Puta.  1st  dam  by  Rnbens;  2d  dam  the  Hipped  mare  by 
Meteor;  3d  dam  Petrovvna  by  Sir  Peter;  4th  dam  Georgiana 
by  Swcetbriar ;  5th  dam  Capellt.  by  Herod ;  0th  dam  Miss  Capo 
by  Regulus ;  Yili  dam  Blackcyea  by  Crab,  etc.,  etc. 

Fleet,  br.  f.,  foaled  1838,  bred  by  Mr.  Stanborough;  imported  into 
South  Carolina;  owned  by  Mr.  R,  Singleton,  Esq.  By  Augus- 
tus. 1st  dam  by  Orville;  2d  dam  Sprightly  by  Whiskey ;  3d 
dam  Romance  by  Gouty ;  4tli  dam  Mademoiselle  by  Diomed ; 
6th  dam  Belle  by  Justice ;  Gth  dam  by  Marske;  7th  dam  Susan 
by  Bajazet,  etc. 

Fleeting  Moments,  b.  f.,  foaled  185G,  bred  by  Mr.  H.  Bradshaw; 
imported  by  R.  W.  Cameron,  Esq.,  New  York.  By  Bolingl)roko. 
Ist  dam  Queen  of  Cyprus  by  Liverpool ;  2d  dam  Careful  by 
Orville  orW^alton;  3d  dam  Pipylina  by  Sir  Peter;  4th  dam 
Rally  by  Trumpator ;  5th  dam  Fancy  (sister  to  Diomed)  l)y 
Florizel ;  Gth  dam  sister  to  Juno  by  Spectator ;  7th  dam  sister 
to  Horatius  by  Blank;  8th  dam  by  Childers;  9th  dam  Miss 
Belvoir  by  Grey  Grantham ;  10th  dam  by  Paget  Turk;  11th 
dam  Betty  Percival  by  Leedes'  Arabian ;  12th  dam  by  Spanker. 

Fleur  des  Champs,  b.  f.,  foaled  18G2,  bred  by  Mr.  Williamson ;  im- 
ported by  Mr.  A.  Belmont,  New  York.     By  Newminster.     1st 


coo  THE   IIOHSE. 

dam  Maria  by  ILirkaway ;  2d  dam  Suspicion  by  Rpeculatioii ; 
3d  dam  Foam  l)y  Langar ;  -Uli  dam  Steam  l>y  Waxy  Poi)^ ;  ,j(h 
dam  Mitjs  Stavely  by  Shuttle;  Gtli  dam  by  Drone;  Ith  dam 
by  Matclicm ;  8th  dam  Jocasta  by  Cornforth's  Forester ;  9th 
dam  Milsnp  by  Old  Cade :  lOlh  dam  :\Ii!5s  Pari ner  by  Partner; 
lltli  dam  l)y  ]\Iakelesd;  l;ith  dam  byBrimrae-;  l-fh  dam  I)y 
Plaee's  While  Tnrk ;  llth  dam  by  Dodswortli ;  l-'jlh  dam 
Laytou  'urb  mai'e.  Stinted  to  tlic  Marquis,  son  of  Stock- 
well. 

FLonESTiXE,  I),  f.,  foaled  1829,  bred  by  Mi\  TUdsdale ;  imported  by 
li.  &  J.  Kirkman,  Nashville,  ^JV^nn.  By  Whisker.  Died  1854, 
the  property  of  General  Harding.  1st  dam  Flora  (sister  to 
Oiseau)  byCamillus;  2d  ''am  by  Ruler;  3d  dam  Treecrecper 
by  Woodpecker ;  4th  dar  byTreiitham;  Sth  dam  Cnnegonde 
by  Blank;  0th  dam  by  Cnlleu  Araljian;  7th  dam  l)y  Patriot; 
8th  dam  by  Gander;  0th  dam  by  brother  to  Grantham  ;  10th 
dam  by  Pullein's  Chestnut  Arabian  ;  llth  dam  by  Spanker. 

Florida  IlEPRunx,  In-,  f.,  foaled  1830,  bred  by  Mr.  Eidsdale;  im- 
ported by .     Pan  Avith  success  by  Lovel  &  Hammond. 

By  Tramp.  1st  dam  Miss  Armstrong  l)y  Whisker ;  2d  dam 
Stavely  Lass  by  Shuttle  or  Ilambletouian ;  3d  dam  l>y  Drone; 
4tli  dam  hy  Matchem  ;  u(h  dam  Joccasta  by  Cornforth's  For- 
ester; 0th  dam  sister  to  young  Cade  by  Cade;  Tth  dam  Miss 
Partner  by  Partner;  8th  dam  by  MakeleSs;  0th  dam  by  Brim- 
mer; 10th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk. 

Flouxce,  b.  f.,  foaled  1830, 1  .red  in  Engk'".'.!;  imported  by  E.  If. 
Boardman,  Ala.  Presented  to  lion.  11.  Clay,  by  Dr.  Mercer. 
By  English  Mulatto.  First  dam  imported  Florestinc  by 
Whisker  (which  see). 

Fll'ke,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1854,  bred  by  Sir  Tatton  Sykcs ;  imported  1808 
by  Mr.  A.  Belmont,  Kew  York;  covered  by  Gladiateur,  but 
missed.  By  Womersley:  dam  sister  to  Grey  Momus  by  Comus; 
2d  dam  by  Ccrviintes ;  3d  dam  Emma  by  Don  Cossack ;  4th  dam 
Vesta  by  Delpini ;  5th  dam  Faith  by  Pacolet ;  Gth  dam  Atalanta 
by  Matchem  ;  7tli  dam  Lass  of  the  Mill  by  Oroonoko  ;  8th  dam 
by  Traveller ;  9th  dam  Miss  ^ifakeless  by  Young  Greyhound ; 
10th  dam  by  Partner;  llth  dam  by  Woodcock:  12)li  dam  by 
Crofts'  Bay  IBarb;  13th  dam  l)y  Makeless  ;  14th  dam  by  Brim- 
mer; ISth  dam  by  Dickey  Pierson ;  10th  dam  Burton  Barb 
mare. 


)n  l)y  Speculation  ; 
y  Waxy  Poi)^  ;  5(h 
■  DroiR- ;  Ith  dam 
tlra  Forester;  9th 
iirlnor  by  rartner; 
im"*;  K'.ili  dam  by 
worth;  l.'jlh  dam 
lis,  sou  of   8tock- 

[lalo;  imported  by 
isker.  Died  1854, 
n  Flora  (sister  to 
I  dam  Treccreeper 
\i  dam  Cnnegonde 
li  dam  l)y  Patriot; 
o  Grantham ;  10th 
im  by  Spanker. 

i^Iv.  Iiidsdale;  im- 
)vel  tfc  Hammond. 
^Vliisker ;  2d  dam 
]d  dam  by  Uronc  ; 
ly  Comfort  h's  For- 
ide;  Ttli  dam  Miss 
0th  dam  by  iJrim- 

mported  by  E.  II. 
ay,  l)y  Dr.  Mercer. 
;ed    Flurestino    by 

ces ;  imported  18G8 
liv  Gladiateur,  but 
Momus  by  Comus; 
Cossack ;  4t]i  dam 
;  Gth  dam  Atalanta 
•roonoko ;  8th  dam 
oung  Greyliound ; 
;ock ;  1 2\h  dam  by 
4th  dam  by  Brim- 
lam  Burton  Barb 


LIST    OF    IMPORTED    M.VnES, 


607 


FORHESTEB  MaRE,    foalcd 


bred    by  ;    imported   into 

Bv  Crofts'  Forester.    1st 


United  States  before  the  Revolution 

di'.m  by  Bartletl's  Cliilders  ;  "Od  dam  l)y  Iloneywood's  Arabian; 

3d  dam,  dam  of  the  two  True  IMucs. 

FoKTUXA  (called  also  Porto  liieo),  ch.  f.,  foak'd  \S',r,',  bred  l)y  Mr. 

Saville;  imported  into   Louisiana  l)y  Tliomas  Fliutotf,  Esq., 

Xashville,  Tenn.  By  Langar.     First  dam  l)y  Orville.     (Sec 
Nun's  Daughter.) 

Fk.vxces,  b.  f.,  foaled  1838,  lired  by  Mr.  F.  K.  Priee;  inipo-  led  into 
South  Carolina  in  ship  Cliina,  1838,  in  foid  to  Birdcatchcr. 
By  Emelius.  1st  dam  Valve  by  Bolt  Bocjty;  ;2d  dam  Wi^c 
(sister  to  "\V'lialel)one)  by  Waxy;  3d  dam  Penelope  by  '^rrumjia- 
tor;  4tli  dam  Prunella  by  Highflyer;  5t!i  dam  Promise  by 
Snap;  fith  dam  Julia  by  Blank ;  Tih  dam  Spectator's  dam  by 
Partner ;  8th  dum  Bonny  Lass  by  Ba\  Bolton,  etc. 

Frolici^sojie  Faxxi,  b.  f.,  foaled  183::2,  bred  liy  Mr.  Kirby;  im- 
ported into  Alabama.  By  TiOttery.  1st  dam  sister  to  Catterick 
by  Whisker ;  2d  dam  by  Bay  Trophonius ;  3d  dam  by  Slope ; 
4th  dam  Lardella  by  Young  Marske ;  5th  dam  by  Cade ;  Gth 
dam  (Bcaufremout's  dam)  by  Tartar;  7th  dam  by  brother  to 
Fearnought;  8tli  dam  Miss  Wiiulluim  by  Windham;  0th  dam 
by  Belgrade  Turk ;  lOtli  dam  Old  Scarborough  ilaid  by  Make- 
less;  11th  dam  by  Brimmer. 

FuN^  b,  f.,  foaled  in  18G0.  Bred  by  Mr.  Blenkiron,  England.  Im- 
ported hy  Mr.  R.  W.  Cameron,  Xew  York.  Got  by  Stockwell: 
dam  Whimsical  by  Launcclot;  2d  dam  Whim  l)y  Voltaire;  3d 
dam  Fancy  by  Osmond;  4th  dam  byCatton;  5lh  dam  by 
Hambletonian ;  Gth  dam  by  Shuttle ;  7th  dam  by  Drone;  8th 
dam  Catharine  by  Young  Marske;  9th  dam  Gentle  Kitty  by 
Silvio ;  10th  dam  by  Dorimond;  11th  dam  Portia  l)y  Kegulus; 
12th  dam  by  llutton's  Spot;  13lh  dam  by  Fox-cul);  14th  dam 
by  Bay  Bolton;  15th  dam  by  Coneyskins;  IGth  diuu  by  Ilrt- 
ton's  Gray  Barb;  17th  dam  by  Royal  colt;  18th  dam  by  the 
Byerloy  Turk;  lOtli  dam  by  Bustler. 

Fury,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1837,  bred  by  Lord  Chesterfield;  imported  by 
Col.  Wade  Hampton,  South  Carolina.  She  raced  successfully 
in  the  United  States.  By  Priam,  before  his  importation.  1st 
dam  sister  to  Ainderliy  by  Velocipede ;  2d  dam  Kate  by  Catton ; 
3d  (iam  Miss  Garforth  by  Walton.  (Sec  imported  Ain- 
derby.) 


COS 


THE    HORSE. 


Gabrielt.e,  cli.  f.,  fouled  IS'iO,  1)1-0(1  by  Duke  of  Crafton ;  imported 
by  R  il.  Boardmun.  Ef;(i.,  Jliintsvillo,  Ala.  J}y  i'artizaii.  ]sl 
dam  C.Hniolte  by  Dick  Audivwrf;  -id  dam  Vanity  by  IJiizzard : 
yd  dam  Dabohick  by  Pot-S-cj'H ;  4tii  da,m  Drali  by'lligiillyer ; 
fltli  dam  Ili'bc  by  Chrysulito ;  Oth  dam  I'rosperiuc  (sister  to 
Eclipse)  by  Marskc. 

G ALLOPA I) K,  gr.  f.,  foaled  1828,  bred  by  Col  King;  imported  into 
Canada,  18;)(; ;  owned  ]>y  James  Jackson,  Es(i.,  Alabama.  By 
Catton.  1st,  dam  Camilina  byCamillns;  2d  dam  by  Smolcn-- 
Bkoj  3d  dam  Miss  Cannon  by  Orville;  'It h  dam  by  ^Yeatller- 
cock;  5th  dam  Cora  by  Matcliem;  (Jtli  dam  liy  Turk;  Ttlidam 
by  Cub;  8th  dam  by  Alhvortliy ;  9tli  dam  by  Starling;  lOtli 
dam  by  ]}loody  Buttocks;  11th  dam  by  Greyhound;  12th  dam 
Brocklesby  J^jtty  Ijy  Curwen's  Bay  Barb;  13th  dam  Mr.  Leedes' 
Hobby  mare  by  Lister  Turk. 

Gamenut  Mahe,  foaled  about  1815  or'lfi;  imported  by  Allen  J. 
Davie,  Esq.,  North  Carolina.  By  Gamennt.  1st  dam  Alle- 
granti  by  Pegasus;  2d  dam  Orange  S(jueezcr  by  Highflyer;  3d 
dam  Mop  Squeezer  Ijy  ''Tatchem;  4t]i  dam  Lady  by  Sir  Charles 
Turner's  Sweepstakes;  5th  dam  by  Patriot;  Cth  dam  by  Crab; 
Tth  dam  sister  to  Sloven  by  Bay  Bolton;  8th  dam  by  Curweu's 
Bay  Barb. 

Gasteiua,  1).  f.,  foaled  179G,  bred  by  Mr.  Broadhurst;  imported  by 
Col.  John  Iloomcs,  Bowling  C.reen,  Va.,  1798.  By  Balloon, 
Gastcria  was  sold  to  Alexander  Shejiherd,  Esq.,  Culpepper,  Va. 
1st  dam  by  Marske ;  2d  dam  Cremona  by  Ilcgulus ;  3d  dam  by 
Traveler ;  4th  dam  by  Hip ;  5th  dam  by  Snake ;  (Jth  dam  the 
Duke  of  Rutland's  Black  Barb  ;  7th  dam  by  Blunderbus;  8th 
dam  Lord  D'Arcy's  Gray  Royal  mare. 

Gazelle,  gr.  f.,  foaled  1838,  brod  by  Mr.  Osbaldcston;  imported 
into  South  Carolina  and  sold  by  Mr.  Porchcr  to  Col.  Fitz- 
simons;  in  foal  to  the  Saddler.  By  Velocipede.  1st  dam  by 
Minos ;  2d  dam  Afpiilina  by  Eagle ;  3d  dam  Murybella  by 
Walnut;  4tli  dam  ]\Liria  by  Telemachus ;  5th  dam  A-la-Grecque 
by  Regulus ;  Gth  dam  by  Allworthy ;  7th  dam  by  Bolton  Star- 
ling; 8th  dam  Dairy  Maid  by  Bloody  Buttocks;  9th  dam  Bay 
Brocklesby  by  Old  Partner:  lOtli  dam  Brocklesby  l)y  Grey- 
hound; nth  dam  Brocklesby  Betty  by  Cnrwen's  Bay  Barb; 
12th  dam  Mr.  Leedes'  Hobby  maro  by  Lister  Turk. 


Orafton ;  imported 
iiy  I'iirtiziiii.  l.s( 
'iiiiily  by  JJiizziird: 
Drill)  hy'llig'iilycr: 
rosperiiic  (sister  to 

ng;  imported  into 
i)H[.,  Alubiima.  By 
d  dam  by  Smolcii- 
i  diiiu  liy  ^Yeut]R'r- 
i  by  Turk ;  Ttli  dam 
by  Starling;  10th 
yhouml;  12th  dam 
th  dam  Mr.  Leedes' 


ported  by  Allen  J, 
it.  1st  dam  Alle- 
•  by  Ilighllyer ;  3d 
jady  by  Sir  Charles 
Ctli  dam  by  Crab; 
I  dam  by  Curweu's 

nrst;  imported  by 
:98.  By  Balloon. 
sq.,  Culpepper,  Va. 
igulus ;  ;5d  dam  by 
lake  ;  (Jth  dam  the 
Y  Blunderbus;  8th 


ddeston ;  imported 
■cher  to  Col.  Fitz- 
lede.  Isfc  dam  by 
dam  Mjirybella  by 
dam  A-la-Greeque 
m  by  Bolton  Star- 
eks;  0th  dam  Bay 
ncklesbv  l)y  Grcy- 
ir wen's  Bay  Barb; 
Turk. 


LIST    OF    IMPORTED    MARES, 


009 


Genista,  b.  f.,  foaled  18G3,  l)rod  by  Lord  Falmouth;  imported  and 
owned  by  R.  W.  Cameron,  Es(i.,  Clifton  Stud  Farm,  Staten 
Island,  N.  Y.  By  King  Tom.  Jst  dam  Serul)bing  lirush  by 
Touchstone ;  2d  dam  Tlie  Broom  l)y  Xun  Tronip  ;  ;]d  dam  ]\[iss 
Martin  by  Voltaire ;  4tli  dam  Miss  Iris  by  Blucher;  ruh  dam 
Iris  by  Sir  Peter;  Gth  dam  Isabella  by  Eclipse; '7th  dam  Isa- 
bel's dam  by  Woodpecker;  8tli  dam  by  Squirrel ;  9th  dam  An- 
castcr  Nancy  by  Blank;  10th  dam  Phcbe  by  Tortoise ;  11th 
dam  by  Loobj  ;  12th  dam  by  Partner;  ISth  dam  by  Woodcock; 
Mtli  dam  byMakeless;  ir)th  dam  l)y  Brimmer;  lOth  dam  by 
Dicky  Pierson  ;  17th  dam  Burton  Barb  marc— stinted  to  Buck- 
enham. 

Girl  of  My  Heart,  b.  f.,  foaled  18G8,  bred  by  Mr.  Cookson ;  im- 
ported by  Mr.  A.  Belmont,  New  York.  By  Skirmisher:  dam 
imported  Fluke  by  Wormcrsly  (which  sec). 

Girtii,  bl.  f.,  foaled  in  South  Carolina,  1839;  imjiorted  in  her 
mother's  belly;  owned  and  raised  by  W.  II. Sink ler, Esq.,  South 
Carolina.  By  The  Saddler.  1st  dam  Gazelle  by  Velocipede ; 
2d  dam  by  Minos.     (See  Gazelle.) 

Gloriana,  b.  f.,  foaled »1833,  bred  by  Mr.  Painter;  imported  by  Sam- 
uel Field,  Esq.;  owned  by  Alfred  Scton,  Esq.,  Westchester 
county,  N.  Y.  By  Memnon.  1st  daui  Kamschatka  by  Master 
Henry;  2d  dam  Passamaquoddy  by  Lignum  Vitce;  3d  dam 
Hind  by  Sir  Peter ;  4th  dam  Paulina  l)y  Florizel ;  5th  dam  Cap- 
tive by  Matchem ;  Gth  dam  Calliope  by  Slouch ;  7th  dam  Ata- 
lanta'a  dam  Lass  of  the  Miil  by  Oroonoko ;  8th  dam  Lass  of  the 
Mill  by  Traveler;  9th  dam  Miss  Makeless  by  Young  Grey- 
hound; 10th  dam  by  Partner;  11th  dam  Miss  Doe's  dam  by 
Woodcock;  12th  dam  by  Crofts'  Bay  Barb;  13th  dam  Desde- 
mona'':  dam  by  Makeless. 

GoDOLPniN  Arabian  Mare,  foaled ,  bred  by ;  owned 

1766  by  John  Walker,  Esq.,  Virginia.  By  The  frodolphin  Ai-a- 
bian.  1st  dam  by  Darley's  Arabian  ;  2d  dam  by  Byerly  Turk; 
3d  dam  by  Taffolet  Barb;  4th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk; 
5th  dam  Natural  Barb  mare. 

GoLDWiRE,  br.  f.,  foaled  1823,  bred  by  Lord  Egreraont;  imported 
into  Kentucky,  1835,  by  Thos.  H.  &  IL  Clay,  Jr.  By  Whale- 
bone. 1st  dam  byGohamia;  2d  dam  Amazon  by  Driver;  3d 
dam  Fractious  by  Mercury;  4th  dam  by  Woodpecker;  5th  dam 
Everlasting  by  Eclipse ;  6th  dam  Hya.'ua  by  Snap ;  ?th  dam 
Vol.  L— 39 


fllO 


THE  UORSE. 


Miss  Bolsoa  by  I{('frulii8 ;  Htli  ikm  l)y  Bartlctt's  Cliildera;  9th 
(liiiii  l>y  JJouoywood'a  Aral)iun;    loth  dam,  dam  of  tho  Two 
Tnu!  IMucs. 
Ocxii-i>A    (nilKtl  also  Virago),  gr.  f.,  foaled   1V,'7,  l)ivd   hy  Mr. 

'i\'m|H'.st;  iiiiportod  by .    By  Star.     Slic -ails  the  dam  of 

thu  celobratfd  race  marc  Virago,  by  imported  Shark,  for  whogo 
daughtor  Solima  by  Spread  Eagle,  Col.  Tayloc,  of  Virginia,  is 
eaid  to  have  given  one-iialf  of  Sir  Archy  and  8400  iu  money. — 
S.  I).  B.  1st  dam  Virago  by  tho  Paiitou  Arabian ;  2d  dam 
Crazy  by  Lath;  3d  dam  sister  to  Snip  by  Childers;  4th  dam 
sister  to  Sorehocls  by  Basto;  5th  dam  sister  to  Mixbury  by  Cur- 
wen's  Bay  Barb;  Gth  dam  by  Ciirwcn  Spot;  7th  dam  by  Whitc- 
leggod  Lowther  Bar!) ;  8th  dam  Old  Vintner  mare. 

Gutty  (sister  to  Chateau  ]\rargaux),  b.  f.,  foaled  1834,  bred  by  Lord 
Egremont;  imported  by  Thoa.  Kirkman,  Esq.,  Alabama.  By 
Wbalebono.  1st  dam  Wasp  by  Oohanna;  2d  dam  by  Highflyer; 
3d  dam  Chanticleer's  dam  by  Eclipse;  4th  dam  llosebud  by 
Snap ;  5th  dam  Miss  Bolsca  ])y  Eegnlus.  (See  Chateau  Mar- 
gaux.) 

HACKABOtrr,  b.  f.,  foaled  1794,  bred  by  Mv.  Mooro;  imported  by 
Col.  John  Iloomes,  Bowling  Green,  Va.,  1798.  By  Escajw. 
Sold  to  Col.  John  Daugerfield.  1st  dam  sister  to  Tandem  by 
Syplion;  2d  dam  by  Eegnlus;  3d  dam  by  Snip;  4tli  dam  by 
Cottingham;  5th  dam  Warlock  Galloway  l)y  Snake;  Gth  dam 
sister  to  tho  Carlisle  gelding  by  the  Bald  Galloway. 

Harlot,  f.,  bred  by ,  foaled ;  imported  into  South  Car- 
olina by  Col.  Talmadge.  By  a  son  of  Ilcrod.  1st  dam  by 
Snap ;  2d  dam  Lord  Bertie's  Harlot  by  lilank ;  3d  dam  by  Eib ; 
4th  dam  by  the  Wynn  Arabian ;  5  th  dam  by  Governor ;  Gth 
dam  by  Alcock's  Arabian  ;  7th  dam  by  Grasshopper ;  8th  dam 
sister  to  Gentleman's  dam. 

Heaps  or  Tails,  b.  f.,  foaled  1831,  bred  by  Sir  G.  Pigot ;  imported 
into  United  States;  owned  by  T.  H.  &  Henry  Clay,  Jr.,  Ken- 
tucky. By  Lottery.  1st  dam  Active  by  Partizan;  2d  dam 
Eleanor  by  Whiskey ;  3d  dam  Young  Giantess  by  Biomed ; 
4th  dam  Giantess  by  Matchcm ;  5th  dam  Molly  Long-Legs  by 
Babraham;  Gth  dam  by  Cole's  Foxhunter;  7th  dam  sister  to 
Cato  by  Partner. 

Helek,  br.  f..  foaled  1836,  bred  by  Lord  Chesterfield  ;  imported  into 
South  Carolina  by  Col.  E.  Singleton.    By  Priam   (before  his 


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LIST    01'    IMPOUTi;!)    MARES. 


Oil 


irtlott'rt  Cliildera;  9th 
am,  dam  of  tho  Two 

I  irr?,  l)ic(l  Ivy  Mr. 
.  Slio  "Aiw  the  dam  of 
rtcd  Khark,  for  whose 
rayloc,  of  Virginia,  is 
and  8400  m  money. — 
t)u  Arabian ;  2d  dam 
hy  Oliilders;  4th  dam 
:er  to  Mixbury  by(!ur- 
)t;  '^'th  dam  by  White- 
tncr  mare. 

led  1834,  bred  by  Lord 
n,  Esq.,  Alabama.  By 
;  2d  dam  by  Highflyer; 
4th  dam  Kosebud  l)y 
3.     (See  Chateau  Mur- 

.  Jlooro;  imported  by 
a.,  1708.  By  Escape. 
1  sister  to  Tandem  by 

by  Snip ;  4tli  dam  by 
;iy  by  Snake ;  Cth  dam 

Galloway. 

ported  into  South  Car- 
Ilcrod.  1st  dam  by 
ilank ;  3d  dam  l)y  Eib ; 
lam  by  Governor ;  Gth 
Grasshopper;  8th  dam 

Mr  G.  Pigot;  imported 
Henry  Clay,  Jr.,  Ken- 
by  Partizan ;  2d  dam 
Giantess   by  Biomed; 
n  Molly  Long- Legs  by 
ter;  7th  dam  sister  to 

storfield ;  imported  into 
By  Priam   (before  his 


importation).  She  was  traineil  and  nm  in  tiie  United  States. 
1st  dam  Malii)rau  l)y  ifnben.s ;  '^'d  dam  Molicr's  dam  liy  Tninip- 
ntor ;  M  dam  by  lligiillyer;  4th  dam  Olbeothea  by  Otlio  ;  ."ith 
dam  by  Snap;  (ith  dam  by  Uegnliis;  Ttli  dam  Wildair's  dam 
by  Steady;  8th  dam  by  Partner;  !»lli  dam  by  Greyhound; 
10th  dam  Chestnut  linyton  by  Makeless. 
IIek  Majksty,  ch.  f..  foaled  18;J5,  bred  by  King  William  IV:  im- 
jwrted  by  Col.  Wade  Hampton,  Soutli  Carolina.  By  The  (-'ol- 
onel.  Ist  dam  Peri  (the  dam  of  Sir  Hercules)  by  Wanderer; 
2d  dam  Thalestris  by  Alexander;  3d  dam  Kival  by  Sir  Peter; 
4th  dam  Hornet  by  Drone;  fith  dam  Manilla  by  Goldiinder; 
Gth  dam  by  Old  England;  7th  dam  by  Cullen  Arabian;  8th 
dam  by  Cade  ;  Dth  dam  Jliss  Makeless  by  a  son  of  Greyhound. 

HmiiFLYER  Mare,  f.,  foaled ;  impo'  d  by  Col.  John  Tayloe, 

Virginia.  By  Highflyer.  1st  dam  ItyStar;  2d  dam  by  Pan- 
ton's  Arabian ;  3d  dam  by  Old  Crab ;  4th  dam  by  Shock  ;  Tvth 
dam  Little  Hartley  mare  by  Childers;  Gth  dam  out  of  dam  of 
Larfte  Hartley  mnro  by  Flying  Whig  by  Woodstock  Arabian. 
(Sec  Sclima.) 

UouRi,  called  Annot  Lisle,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1837,  bred  by  Mr.  R.  O. 
I  umley ;  imported  into  the  United  States ;  owned  by  Hon.  D.  h\ 
^cnner,  Louisiana.  By  Langar.  Was  trained  and  ran  suc- 
cessfully in  the  United  States.  Ist  dam  Annot  Lyle  by  Ashtou 
(son  of  Walnut) ;  2d  dam  Lauria  by  Gohanna;  3d  dam  Certhia 
by  Woodpecker;  4th  dam  byTreutham;  5th  dam  Cunengondo 
by  Blank.     (See  Florestine.) 

HiPPONA,  br.  f.,  foaled  1802,  bred  by  Lord  Egremont ;  imported  by 
General  McPherson  into  South  Carolina.  By  Sir  Pcu..  1st 
dam  by  Woodpecker ;  2d  dam  by  Swectbriar ;  3d  dam  Buzzard 
dam  by  Dux ;  4th  dam  Curiosity  by  Snap ;  5th  dam  by  Pegn- 
lus ;  Gth  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers ;  7th  dam  by  none}'Avood's 
Arabian ;  8th  dam,  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

HoKEE  PoKEE  Mare,  b.  f.,  foalcd  1830,  bred  by  Mr.  Forth ;  im- 
ported by  Messrs.  Nott,  Feme  and  Major  Huger,  Mobile,  Ala. 
By  Hokee  Pokce.  1st  dam  by  Scud  or  Pioneer;  2d  dam  Canary 
Bird  by  Whiskey  or  Sorcerer ;  3d  dam  Canary  by  Coriander ; 
4th  dam  Miss  Green  by  Highflyer;  5th  dam  Harriet  by 
Matchem ;  Gth  dam  Flora  by  Regulus. 

Hokee  Pokee  Mare,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1836,  bred  by  Mr.  Gratwicke; 
sent  to  America  to  Dr.  J.  0.  Nott,    By  Hokee  Pokee.    1st  dam 


\i^JlH.$^j-M     - 


013 


TUE   HORSE. 


l>y  I'liaiitom ;  :iil  duiii  sister  to  Eloction  by  0;,lmniiii ;  3cl  tluin 
Clu'stiuit,  Hkim  by  Woiulitockor ;  4th  tluni  .Silver'e!  duin  by 
Herod;  5tli  dam  Yoiin^'  Hug  Ity  Skim,  etc. 

Hoi'K,  No.  1,  f.,  said  to  have  bocu  importod  by  Dr.  Tate,  of  riiihuU'l- 
])iiia.  By  VohiutocT.  She  cannot  l)o  found  in  WCuthi'i-liy ; 
nothing  is  known  concorning  licr  i)edigrei.'.— >S.  1).  B.  Ist  dam 
by  Herod  ;  ^'d  dam  by  ,Sna|t. 

Hon:,  Ko.  a  (callwl  Ludy  Hope),  cli.  f.,  foalod  1820,  bred  by  Mr. 
JJawlinson;  imported  l)y  E.  H.  Hoardman,  Huntsvillo,  Ala. 
By  lliil)ens.  Lst  dam  by  Hai)liazar(l ;  ad  dam  Promise  by 
Walton ;  3d  dam  Parasol  by  Pot-8-o's ;  4th  dam  Prunella  by 
Highflyer;  5th  dam  Promise  by  Snap;  Cth  dam  Julia  by 
Blank;  7th  dam  Spectator's  dam  Partner,  etc. 

HYAciNin,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1830,  bred  by  Mr.  Hnrd ;  imported  into 
North  Carolina  by  A.  J.  Davie,  Esq.  By  Barytcs.  1st  dam 
Zafra  by  Partizan ;  2d  dam  Zada  by  Sir  I'eter ;  3d  dam  Alcxina 
by  King  Fergus.    (See  Clink's  pedigree.) 

Ikvalid,  l)r.  f.,  foaled  1822,  bred  by  Sir  T.  Mostyn ;  imported  by 
Messrs.  Corbin,  Virginia.  By  Whisker,  lst  dam  Helen  by 
Hamblctonian ;  2d  dam  Susan  by  Overton ;  3d  dam  Drowsy  l^y 
Drone ;  4th  dam  Old  England  mare  by  Old  England ;  5tli  dam 
by  Cullen  Arabian  ;  6th  dam  Miss  Cade  by  Cade ;  7th  dam 
Miss  Makeless  by  son  of  Greyhound  (out  of  Farewell) ;  8tli  dam 
by  Partner;  9tli  dam  Miss  Doe's  dam  by  Woodcock ;  10th  dam 
by  Crofts'  Bay  Barb;  lltli  dam  Desdemoua's  dam  by  Makeless, 
etc. 

Invercauld,  br.  f.,  foaled  18CG;  imported  in  mother's  belly  by  Mr. 
K.  W.  Cameron,  New  York.    By  St.  Albans:  dam  Eleanor  by 

,       Voltigeur.     (See  imp.  Eleanor.) 

Inverlocky,  b.  f.,  foaled  1800,  bred  by  Sir  J.  Hanmer ;  imported 
by  E,  W.  Cameron,  Esq.,  Staten  Island,  N.  Y.  By  Old  Calabar, 
lst  dam  Veronica  by  Cruiser ;  2d  dam  Speedwell  by  Physician ; 
3d  dam  by  Wanton  or  Don  Juan ;  4th  dam  (sister  to  Benedick) 
by  Remembrancer ;  5th  dam  Beatrice  by  Sir  Peter;  Cth  dam 
Pyn-ha  by  Matchem;  7th  dam  Duchess  by  Whitenose;  8th 
dam  Miss  Slamerkin  by  Young  True  Blue ;  9th  dam  by  Oxford 
Dun  Arabian  ;  10th  dam  D'Arcy's  Black-legged  Royal  mare. 

Inverness,  b.  f.,  foaled  1800,  bred  by  Mr.  R.  C.  Naylor;  imported 
by  R.  W.  Cameron,  Esq.,  Staten  Island,  N.  Y.  By  Macaroni. 
1st  dam  Elfrida  by  Faugh-a-Ballagh  ;  2d  dam  Espoir  by  Liver- 


M.ST    OF    IMPOUTKI)    MAUKS. 


018 


'  Oohaiiniv;  3tl  tliiin 
in   Silver's  dum   by 

3r.Tuto,  (.fPIiilmlel- 
uiul  ill  Wi'iitlu'rliy ; 
— S.  D.  11.    1st  dum 

I  1820,  bred  by  Mr. 
Ill,  lliintsviilo,  AIu. 
d  dam  Promise  by 
li  dam  Prunella  by 
Cth  dum  Julia  by 
At'. 

:iird ;  imported  into 
y  Uarytos,  1st  dum 
er ;  3d  dam  Alexina 

ostyn ;  imported  by 
1st  dam  Helen  by 
3d  dum  Drowsy  by 
i  England ;  Stli  dam 
by  Cade;  7th  dam 
'  Farewell) ;  8tii  dam 
"oodcock ;  10th  dam 
I's  dam  by  Makeless, 

lothei-'s  belly  by  Mr. 
is:  dam  Eleanor  by 

Ilanmer;  imported 
Y.  By  Old  Calabar, 
dwell  by  Physician ; 
(sister  to  Benedick) 
>ir  Peter;  6th  dam 
by  Whitenose;  8th 
9th  dam  by  Oxford 
^ged  Royal  mare. 

LNaylor;  imjiorted 
r.  Y.  By  Sfacaroni. 
im  Espoir  by  Liver- 


pool; nd  dam  KKperanco  by  LajKlog;  4th  dam  (1  risotto  by  Mer- 
lin ;  Ttlh  dam  C"o<nu'(ti'  liy  Dick  Andrews;  (5th  dam  Vanity  by 
Blizzard;  ;th  dam  Dalicbick  by  Pot-H-o's;  SIh  dam  Drab  liy 
llighllyer;  DIh  dam  ilclic  liy  Chrvsuliti: ;  HMli  dum  I'nmirpiiit! 
(sister  to  Eclipse)  by  Marske  ;  1  llii  duui  Spilettu  by  IJefnilus  ; 
1  v'tli  dam  Mother  Western  by  Siiiitii's  son  of  Snake;  l.'itli  dam 
liy  Lord  D'Any's  Old  iMontagu;  lllh  dam  by  Hautboy;  ir)th 
(lam  by  Brimmer. 
1NVEUUULA88,  bf.  f.,  foalod  18Gfi,  bred  by  Kir  J.  Ilanmer;  imjiorted 
by  R.  W.  Cameron,  Es(|..  Stateii  Island,  N.  V.  By  Old  Calaliar. 
1st  dam  Juniiier  by  Buy  Middleton  ;  2d  dam  'I'lic  Kuwn  liy  Ven- 
ison ;  3d  dam  Cecelia  by  (!omus;  4th  dum  Miss  Mallby  by  Fil- 
ho-da-Piita;  .oth  dam  ^Irs.  Maltiiy  by  Cervantes;  »;tli  dam  Leg- 
acy by  King  Fergus;  7tli  dam  IMortonia  by  Herod;  8th  dam  by 
Northumberland;  Dtli  dam  (Ferret's  dam)  by  Ifegiiliis;  lOth 
dum  by  Lord  Morton's  Arabian  ;  lltli  dam  byMixbnry;  Vii\\ 
dam  by  Mulso  Bay  Turk  ;  13th  dam  by  Bay  B(dton;  1  Uh  dam 
by  Coneyskins;  15th  dam  liy  llutton's  Grey  Barb;  iOth  dum 
by  Byerly  Turk;  ITtli  dam  by  Bustler. 

IsABFX,  b.  f.,  foaled  1830,  bred  by  Mr.  Dyson;  imported  into  New 
York  in  ship  Ira,  1833.  By  Blaeklock.  1st  dam  by  Filho-da- 
Puta;  Jid  dam  by  Dick  Andrews ;  3d  dam  Miss  Watt  by  Del- 
pini;  4th  dam  by  Trumjiator ;  5tli  dam  Demirep  by  Highflyer; 
Cth  dam  Brim  by  Squirrel ;  7lli  dura  Helen  by  Blank ;  8th  dam 
by  Crab;  9tli  dam  sister  to  Partner. 

Isabella,  br.  f,  foaled  1802,  bred  by  Lord  Clei-mont;  imported 
by  Gen.  McPherson  into  South  Carolina;  owned  by  O'Brien 
Smith,  Esq.  By  Trumpator.  1st  dam  Demirep  (sister  to 
Noble)  by  Highflyer;  2d  dam  Brim  by  Sqnirrel;  3d  dam 
Helen  by  Blank ;  4th  dam  by  Crab ;  5th  dam  sister  to  Partner 
by  Jigg. 

Isabella,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1819,  bred  by  Mr.  Ferguson;  imported  by 
Admiral  Sir  Isaac  Coffin  into  New  York,  Jannury,  1830.  By 
Comns.  In  foal  to  Lottery  when  imported.  1st  dam  by 
Shuttle;  2d  dnm  byOberon;  3d  dum  by  Phenomenon ;  4th 
dam  Culliope  by  blench ;  5th  dum  Lass  of  the  Mill  by  Oroo- 
iioko;  Gth  dam  by  Traveler;  7th  dam  Miss  Makeless  by  son  of 
Greyhound. 

Jack  Spioot  Mare,  f.,  foaled .  bred  by  Mr.  Riddell ;  sent  to 

the  United  States  in  1839.     By  Jack  Spigot.     1st  dam  Jeanne 


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Tin:  HOUSE. 


P'Arc  by  Comus;  'M  ilivm  by  IMimtor;  .'Ul  iliim  by  IKlpiiii ;  4lh 
iliun  'rubontsc  by  llonul;  ntli  ihim  (in y  StarliiiK  by  Sliirliiit,'; 
(itli  (lam  ('..ugbiiig  I'olly  by  IbirtlHl'rt  Cbildds;  7th  diuu  by 
('oiiiiHi'llor. 

JANKITK,  b.  f.,  fouled  1701,  bml  by  Mr.  Harris:  imiM.rtecl  into  Vii- 
Rinitt  by  Col.  John  Uch.iucs,  Howling  (J rem,  Vu.,  IT'.iH.  I»y 
Mercury.  IhI  ilain  by  lliKbHycr;  ;M  tbiia  Miranda  by  Snap; 
;;.ltlam"Misd  Middlctoii  by  Ut'KiibiH;  -Hb  duni  Camilla  by  sou 
of  Hay  HolU.n;  Clli  ilunrby  Hnrtlet'H  CbiUlcrH;  dlh  dam  by 
Uouoywood's  Arabian;  Ttli  dam,  dam  of  llu^  two  True  Hlues. 

Janf.  Wi:i-mnutox,  I).  !'.,  owned  by  John  iMiller,  Hs(|..  Uidimoml, 
Va. ;  foaled  soon  after  her  dam'H  landing  af  Norfolk,  Va.  By 
Sweet  Robin,  an  Irish  horse,  dam  by  MerryUelil.  She  cannot 
bo  found  in  Enj^dish  Stud  Honk. 

Javki.ina,  f.,  by  Javelin  in  England;  imported  l)y  Col.  J.  Uoomes, 
Virginia.     Died  leaving  no  produce. 

Jinny  Camehon,  i". ;  imported  by  (!ol.  John  Tayloe,  of  Virginia, 
j.rior  to  the  Uevolution  ;  said  to  be  by  son  of  Fox.  A  eertilicate 
of  Col.  Tayloe,  dated  ITT:?,  makes  her  by  Cuddy  (son  of  Fox), 
out  of  Mr.  Witty's  famous  mare  Cal»l)age-wise ;  neither  can  bo 
substantiated  in"  English  Stud  Hook.  1st  dam  mm  Helvoir  by 
Grey  Grantham  ;  "^d  dam  by  Paget  Turk ;  3d  dam  Hetty  Perci- 
val  by  Lcedes'  Arabian  ;  -tth  dam  by  Spanker. 

Jenny  Dismal,  f.;  imported  by  Col.  Baylor,  before  the  Revolution  ; 
said  to  have  been  gotten  by  the  famoi  s  plate  horse  OKI  Dismal, 
son  of  the  (iodoliihiii  Arabian,  her  dam  by  Lord  Godolj^iin's 
AVhitefoot.  She  cannot  be  identilied  in  the  English  Stud 
Hook. 

Jenny  Mills,  ch.  f.,  foaled  182r),  bred  by  ^Ir.  Watts;  imported  by 
L.  J.  Polk,  of  Tennessee,  1838.  In  foal  by  Plenipotentiary. 
By  Whisker.  Ist  dam  Hornsea's  dam  by  Cerberus;  2d  dam 
Miss  Crantield  by  Sir  Peter;  3d  dam  by  Pegasus;  4th  dam 
sister  to  Sir  Sidney  by  Paymaster;  5th  dam  Pomona  by  Herod  ; 
Oth  dam  Caroline  by  Snap;  7th  dam  by  Regulus;  8th  dam  by 
Hip;  Oth  dam  by  Hartley's  blind  horse;  10th  dam  Flying 
Whig  by  Woodstock  Arabian. 

Jessica,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1832,  bred  by ;  imported  into  Ken- 
tucky by  Messrs.  T.  II.  &  II.  Clay,  Jr.  By  Velocipede.  1st 
dam  by  Sancho ;  2d  dam  Blacklock's  dam  by  Coriander ;  3d 
dam  Wildgoose  by  Highflyer ;  4th  dam  Coheiress  by  Pot-8-o's ; 


LIST  01'   IMI'OUTKI)   MAKK8. 


6ia 


tini  liy  IK'lpiiii;  4lli 
tarliii;,'  liy  Stiirliii;,'; 
ildd-s;  7tli  tliim   bv 

iin|)()rtt'il  into  Vit- 
ririi.  Vu.,  IT'.tH.  liy 
;  Miruntla  l)y  Siiup; 
liiiii  Camillii  by  koii 
ildcfH;  <)th  tliun  by 
(•  two  True  HlucH. 
Iff,  Kh(|.,  Iticlimoml, 
it  Norfolk,  Vu.  By 
•ylk'ld.     Slio  Cttiinoli 

,  l)y  Col.  J.  lloomcs, 

'I'liyloo,  of  Virginia, 
)f  Fox.  A  cerlillcato 
Jiuldy  (son  of  Fox), 
liaa;  neither  can  be 
dam  Mi(<s  lielvoir  by 
3d  dam  Betty  Porci- 
cer. 

fore  the  Revolution ; 
to  horse  Old  Dismal, 
)y  Lord  Ciodoli)hin'8 
.  the  English    Stud 

"Watts;  imported  by 
1  by  Plcnipotentiarj'. 
Y  Cerberus;  2d  dam 
y  Pegasus;  4th  dam 
1  Pomona  by  Herod ; 
legulus ;  8th  dam  by 
j;   10th  dam  Fljing 

imported  into  Ken- 
By  Velocipede.    Ist 
m  by  Coriander ;  3d 
(heiress  by  Pot-S-o's ; 


nth  dam  Manilla  by  (Joldlintler;  (Jth  dam  Mr.  (iorKlrickc'ri  O'd 
Kn^'iiiiid  marc. 

JliUlt<Ai.i;.M,  b.  f.,  bred  by  Mr.  A.  .JolniNton,  fouletl  IH.")*!,  by  .lirirlio; 
imported  by  R.  W.  Cameron,  Kw|.,  of  Mew  York  ;  covered  by 
St.  AII)aiiM.  1st  ilam  Si'lina  by  Orlando;  "vM  dam  the  Ijiulyo  or 
Silverkild  Well  by  Velocipcdi' ;  3d  dam  Kmma  (dam  ofCruHtee, 
iMuiidig  and  King  or  Kelton)  by  Whisker;  Ith  dam  (iibside 
Fuiry  by  Hermes;. Mh  dam  Vicissitude  by  I 'i  pal  or;  (Ith  dam 
Beatrice  by  Sir  PcbrTcazle  ;  Tlh  diim  I'yrrha  by  Matdicm  ;  Hth 
<lam  Duchess  by  Wliitenosc  ;  '.Hh  dam  .Miss  Slamnicrkiii  by 
Young  True  Bine ;  lOth  dum  by  Oxford  Dun  Arabian;  11th 
dam  D'Arcy's  Black-legged  Royal  mare. 

KiLl,  Dkvii,,  bl.  f.,  foaled  IK33,  bred  by  ^Ir.  Bcardsworlh;  imported 
by  Thos.  Flintolf,  Ks(|„  N  shville,  Tcnn.  liy  Jlelzoni.  Ist  dam 
Uvonia  by  Smolensko;  i,M  dam  Stella  by  I/Oricnt ;  3d  dam 
by  Ruler;  4th  dam  Mngdalena  by  lliglillyer;  Tith  dam  by 
Matchem;  (Jth  dam  sister  to  Dainty  Davy  by  Old  Traveler;  7th 
dam  Slighted-by-All  by  Fox  Cub;  8th  dam  by  Jigg;  Dili  dum 
Mtttehem's  grandam. 

KlNci  Tom  Make,  b.  f.,  foaled  IS.^O,  liy  King  Tom  ;  bred  by  Onpt. 
J.  H.  Shepworth,  Rrigg,  I;ineolnshire ;  imported  by  Messrs. 
Dudley  «i'  Bruce,  agents  of  Kentu(.'ky  Importing  Company. 
This  lilly  c'ied  on  board  the  shi])  I^ancaster,  in  the  port  of  Liv- 
erpool. Ist  dam  Little  Cassino  by  Inheritor;  2d  dam  .Maid  of 
Team  Valley's  dam  by  Waverly ;  3d  dam  Swiss  dam  by  Siiuttle; 
4th  dam  Lady  Fidget  by  Fidget;  ."ith  dam  by  Alfred;  Gth  dam 
Magnolia  by  Marske ;  7th  dum  by  Bdbrahum;  8th  dam  by  Sed- 
bury  ;  0th  dam  Ebony  by  Chiiders;  10th  dum  Old  Ebony 
(sister  to  Brown  P<etty)  by  Basto ;  11th  dam  Massey  mare  by 
Mr.  Massey's  Black  Barb. 

Kitty  Bull,  oh.  f.,  bred  by  Lord  Orosvenor ;  imported  by  General 
llamjiton  into  South  Carolina;  foaled  179G.  By  John  Bull. 
1st  dam  Isabella  by  Eelij)8o;  2d  dam  Isabel's  dam  by  Scjuirrel; 
3d  dam  Ancaster  Nancy  by  Blank ;  4th  dam  Phcebe  by  Tor- 
toise ;  5th  dam  by  Looby ;  (ith  dam  by  Partner ;  7tli  dam  by 
Woodcock;  8th  dam  byMakcless;  9th  dam  by  Brimmer;  10th 
dam  by  Dicky  Pierson  ;  11th  dan'  Burton  Barb  mure. 

Kitty  Fisher,  gr.  f. ;  imported  before  the  Revolution ;  said  to 
have  been  bred  by  Marrpiis  of  Granby;  imported  by  Carter 
Braxton,  Esq.     By  Cade.    First  dam  by  the  Cullen  Arabian, 


616  THE    HORSE. 

out  of  the  fiimons  mare  Bald  Charlotte.  She  cannot  be  found 
in  Englisli  8tud  Book.  Sliewas  luuiuestionably  thorough-bred, 
and  raced  well  in  America. 

La  Bayadere,  b.  f.,  foaled  1831,  bred  by  Lord  Chesterfield;  im- 
])orted  into  Canada,  1830,  by  IL  P.  Simmons,  E^q.  By  Levi- 
athan. 1st  dam  Dahlia  by  Phantom;  2d  dam  by  Waxy;  3d 
dam  Mose's  dam  by  Gohanna;  4th  dam  Grey  Skim  by  Wood- 
pecker ;  5th  dam  Silver's  dam  by  Herod  ;  Cth  dam  Young  Hag 
by  Skim;  7th  dam  Hag  by  Crab;  8th  dam  Ebony  by  Childers; 
9th  dam  Old  Ebony  by  Basto  ;  10th  dt  m  Massey  mare  by 
Mr.  lilassey's  Black  Barb. 

Lady  Bull,  b.  f.,  foaled  1 790,  bred  by  Sir  C.  Bunbury;  imported 
by  Col.  John  Hoomes,  Bowling  Green,  Va.,  1799.  By  John 
Bull.  1st  dam  by  Pumpkin;  'id  dam  Fleacatcher  by  Gold- 
fmdcr;  3d  dam  by  Squirrel;  4th  dam  by  Ball;  5th  dam  by 
Lath  ;  Gth  dam  sister  to  Snip.  She  ran  in  America,  but  left 
no  produce.  Only  one  colt  is  said  to  have  been  foaled  to  her 
by  imported  Stirling,  Avhich  died. 

Lady  Buxbury,  b.  f.,  foaled  1802,  bred  by  Sir  Charles  Bunbury  ; 
imported  by  Hon.  John  Randolph,  Roanoke,  Va.  By  Trumpa- 
tor.  1st  dam  Theopha  by  Highflyer;  2d  dam  Plaything  by 
IMatchem ;  3d  dam  Vixen  by  Regulus ;  4th  dam  by  Hutton's 
Spot;  5th  dam  by  Fox  Cub;  6th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton;  7th 
dam  by  Concyskins ;  8th  dam  by  Hutton's  Grey  Barb ;  9th  dam 
by  Byerly  Turk;  10th  dam  by  Bustler. 

Lady  Elizabeth,  b.  f.,  foaled  1808,  bred  by  Ld.  Londesborough ; 
imported  by  Jas.  R.  Smith,  Jr.,  Esq.,  New  York.  By  Ather- 
stone :  dam  imported  Wombat  by  AVcot  Australian.  (See  imp. 
Wombat.) 

Lady  Emily,  b.  f.,  foaled  1820,  bred  by  ^Ir.  Udney;  sent  to 
United  States  in  1830,  covered  by  St.  Patrick.  By  EmeUus. 
1st  dam  Antiope  by  Whalebone;  2d  dam  Amazon  by  Driver ; 
3d  dam  F...ctious  by  Mercury;  4th  dam  by  Woodpecker  ;  5th 
dam  Everlasting  by  Eclipse ;  0th  dam  Hyena  by  Snap ;  7th 
dam  Miss  Belsea  by  Regulus ;  8th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers ; 
9th  dam  by  Iloneywood's  Arabian ;  10th  dam  Mr.  Bowe'a 
Byerly  mare,  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

Lady  Fly,  b.  f,  foaled  1829,  bred  by  Mr.  Dilly;  imported  by 
Hugh  Kirkman,  Esq.,  Alabama.    By  Bustard.    1st  dam  Brown 


*?trr " 


LIST    or    IMPORTED    MAEE3. 


617 


?hc  cannot  be  found 
lably  thorough-bred, 

•d  Chesterfield;  ini- 
ons,  E^q.    By  Levi- 

dam  by  Waxy ;  3d 
Irey  Skiui  by  Wood- 
jth  dam  Young  Hag 

Ebony  by  Cliilders; 

m  Massey  mare  by 

Bunbury;  imported 
/"a.,  1799.  By  John 
leacatcher  by  Gold- 
'  Ball ;   5  th  dam  by 

in  America,  but  left 
re  been  foaled  to  her 

r  Charles  Bunbury; 
e,  Va.  By  Trumpa- 
[  dam  Plaything  by 
th  dam  by  Hutton'a 
by  Bay  Bolton;  7th 
Grey  Barb ;  9th  dam 

Ld.  Londesborough ; 
w  York.  By  Ather- 
ustralian.    (See  imp. 

[r.  Udney;  sent  to 
iitrick.  By  Emelius. 
Amazon  by  Driver ; 
3y  Woodpecker  ;  5  th 
[yena  by  Snap ;  7th 
r  Bartlett's  Childers ; 
:h  dam  Mr.   Bowe's 

Dilly;  imported  by 
ard.    1st  dam  Brown 


Duchess  by  Orville ;  2d  dam  Sagana  by  Sorcerer ;  3d  dam  by 
Woodpecker ;  4th  dam  by  Herod. 

Lady  G.  (Lady  Gascoigne),  ch.  f.,  foaled  1804,  bred  by  Sir  Thomas 
Gascoigno;  imjiorted  by  lion.  John  Kandoljih,  Roanoke,  Va., 
1815.  By  Hauibletonian.  She  was  the  dam  of  Magician  in 
England.  1st  dam  Golden  Locks  by  Delpini;  2d  dam  Violet 
by  Shnrke;  3d  dam  by  Syphon; '4th  dam  Quick's  Charlotte  by 
Blank;  5th  dam  by  Crab;  Gth  dam  by  Dyer's  Dimple;  7th 
dam  by  Bethel's  Castaway ;  8th  dam  by  W^iiy-uot ;  9th  dam  by 
Royal  mare. 

Lady  Guey,  gr.  f.,  foaled  1803,  bred  by  Lord  Egrcmont;  imported 

by .    By  Gohanna.     1st  dam  Greyskim  by  Woodpecker; 

2d  dam  Silvei-'s  dam  by  Herod ;  3d  dam  Young  Ilag  by  Skim ; 
4th  dam  Hag  by  Cral) ;  5th  dam  Ebony  by  Childers;  Cth  dam 
Ebony  by  Basto;  7th  dam  Massey  mare. 

Lady  Mostyn,  br.  f.,  foaled  1831,  bred  by  Sir  Thomas  Mostyn ; 
imported  by  F.  P.  Corbyn,  Esq.,  Virginia ;  sold  to  Com.  R.  P. 
Stockton,  New  Jersey.  By  Teniers.  1st  dam  Invalid  by 
Whisker ;  2d  dam  Helen  by  Ilambletouian ;  3d  dam  Susan  by 
Overton;  4th  dam  Drowsy  by  Drone;  5th  dam  by  Old  Eng- 
land ;  6th  dam  by  Cullen  Arabian ;  7th  dam  Miss  Cade  by 
Cade ;  8th  dam  Miss  Makeless  Ijy  son  of  Greyhound. 

Lady  Northumberland,  f.,  foaled ,  bred  liy ;  imported 

by  Hon.  John  Tayloe,  Mount  Aiiy,  Va.  By  Northumberland. 
She  cannot  l,o  found  in  Weatherby ;  her  pedigree  is  doubtless 
correctly  given.  1st  dam  by  Shakespeare ;  2d  dam  l)y  Regulus; 
3d  dam  by  Parker's  Snip ;  4th  dam  by  Old  Partner ;  5th  dam  by 
Bloody  Buttocks;  Gth  dam  by  Greyhound;  7th  dam  by  Make- 
less  ;  8th  dam  by  Brimmer ;  9th  dam  by  Place's  Wliite  Turk ; 
10th  dam  by  Dodsworth ;  11th  dam  Lay  ton's  Barb  mare. 

Lady  Scott,  br.  f.,  fouled ,  bred  ])y ;  imported  by  R.  D. 

Shepherd,  Virginia  ;  owned  by  John  M.  Clay,  Esq.,  Lexington, 
Ky.  By  Ardrossan.  1st  dam  Dodo  l)y  Viscount;  2d  dam 
Brilliante  by  Whiskey ;  3d  dam  by  Diomed ;  4th  dam  by  Im- 
perator ;  5th  dam  Otheothea  by  Otho  ;  Gth  dam  by  Snap ;  7th 
dam  by  Regulus ;  8th  dam  Wildair's  dam  by  Steady. 

Lady  Sheffield,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1837,  bred  by  Mr.  Turner;  imported 
into  South  Carolina.  By  Recovery.  Dam  Primrose  by  Comug. 
(See  Primrose.) 


G18 


THE  nORSE. 


Lady  Sykes,  gr.  f.,  foaled  1850,  bred  by  Sir  Tatton  Sykes ;  imported 
by  James  Fulliii'ton,  Esq.,  1857;  owned  by  E.  M.  Bennett, 
AVuuilstock,  Ohio.  By  Sleigbt-of-IIand.  1st  dam  Wieket  by 
Stumps;  2d  dam  by  Phantom;  3d  dam  sister  to  Consul  by 
Camillus ;  4th  dam  by  Sliuttle ;  5th  dam  Eliza  by  Highflyer ; 
(Jth  dam  Augusta  by  Eelipse ;  Tth  dam  by  Ilerotl ;  8th  dam  by 
Bajazct ;  Otii  dam  by  Regulus ;  10th  dam  by  Lonsdale  Arabian ; 
11th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton  ;  12tli  dam  by  Barley's  Arabian. 

Lanerc'ort  Mare,  b.  f.,  foaled  1844,  bred  by  Mr.  Foljambc ;  im- 
ported 1858  by  A.  Keen  Richards,  Esq.,  Scott  county,  Ky.  By 
Lancrcost.  1st  dam  The  ^nin  by  Catton;  2d  dam  by  Pa}iiator; 
3d  dam  sister  to  Zodiac  by  St.  George;  4th  dam  Abigail  by 
Woodpecker;  5th  dam  Firetail  by  Eclipse;  Gth  dam  by  Blank; 
7th  dam  by  Cade ;  &th  dam  Spectator's  dam  by  Partner ;  9th 
dam  Bonny  Lass  by  Bay  Boltou ;  10th  dam  by  Parley's  Ara- 
bian ;  11th  dam  by  Byerly  Turk ;  12th  dam  by  Taffolet  Barb  ; 
13th  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  14th  dam  Natural  Barb  mare. 

Lanoar  Mare,  eh.  f.,  foaled  183G,  bred  by  Lord  Chesterfield ;  im- 
ported into  South  Carolina  by  Col.  Singleton.  By  Langar. 
1st  dam  by  Whisker ;  2d  dam  Tramp's  dam  by  Gohanna ;  3d 
dam  Fraxinella  l)yTrentham;  4th  dam  by  Woodpecker ;  5th 
dam  Everlasting  by  Eclipse.     (See  Lady  Emily.) 

Langar  Mare,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1836,  bred  by  Mr.  Gratwicke ;  im- 
ported by  Cok  Wade  Hampton,  South  Carolina.  Owned  by 
John  Manning,  Esq.  By  Langar.  1st  dam  the  Balkan  by 
Blacklock ;  2d  dam  Mrs.  Fry  by  Walton ;  3d  dam  Vourneen  by 
Sorcerer;  4th  dam  Tovee  by  Buzzard;  5th  dam  Violet  by 
Shark;  Gth  dam  by  Syphon;  7th  dam  Quick's  Charlotte  by 
Blank ;  8th  dam  by  Crab,  etc.,  etc. 

Langar  Mare,  f.,  foaled  1837  or  '38,  bred  by ;  imported  by 

r^y  Langar.    1st  dam  by  Blacklock ;  2d  dam  Marchesa 

(sister  to  My  Lady)  by  Comus.    (Se..  My  Lady.) 

Langar  Mare,  b.  f.,  foaled  1838,  bred  by  Mr.  Bowers ;  imported 
by  J.  M.  Bouzan,  Esq.,  Louisiana.  By  Langar,  1st  dam  by 
Waxy,  Lady  Stafford's  dam;  2d  dam  Bizarre  by  Peruvian;  3d 
damViolanteby  John  Bull;  4th  dam  sister  to  Skyscraper  by 
Highflyer ;  5th  dam  Everlasting  by  Eclipse ;  Gth  dam  Hyena 
by  Snap ;  7th  dam  Miss  Belsea  by  Regulus. 

L'Anglaise,  b.  f.,  foaled  1859,  by  Hobbie  Noble,  bred  by  Her 
Majesty,   Hampton   Court;    imported   by  ^lessrs.   Dudley  & 


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LIST  OF  IMPORTED  MARES. 


619 


tton  Sykes ;  imported 
d  byE.  M.  Bennett, 
1st  dam  Wicket  Ly 
sister  to  Consul  by 
.  Eliza  by  Highflyer ; 
y  Ilerotl ;  8th  dam  by 
by  Lonsdale  Arabian ; 
)arlcy's  Arabian. 

jy  Mr.  Foljaml)e ;  im- 
icott  county,  Ky.    I3y 

2d  dam  by  Paynator ; 
;  4th  dam  Abigail  by 
3 ;  Cth  dam  by  Blank ; 

dam  by  Partner ;  9th 
dam  by  Barley's  Ara- 
[am  by  Taffolet  Barb ; 
m  Natural  Barb  mare. 

jord  Chesterfield ;  im- 
ngleton.  By  Langar. 
dam  by  Gohanna ;  3d 

by  Woodpecker ;  5  th 
Emily.) 
y  Mr.  Gratwickc ;  im- 

Carolina.  Owned  by 
t  dam  the  Balkan  by 

3d  dam  Vourneen  by 
;  5th  dam  Violet  by 
Quick's  Charlotte  by 

■ ;  imported  by 


3ck ;  2d  dam  Marchesa 
r  Lady.) 

Jr.  Bowers;  imported 
Langar,  1st  dam  by 
zarre  by  Peruvian ;  3d 
ister  to  Skyscraper  by 
ipse;  6th  dam  Hyena 
us. 

Noble,  bred  by  Her 
by  Iilessrs.   Dudley  & 


Bruce,  agents  of  Kentucky  Importing  Company,  18G0.  The 
property  of  J.  S.  Watson,  Esq.,  Valley  Brook  Farm,  N.  J.  1st 
dam  Peri  by  Irish  Birdcatcher  ;  2d  dam  Perdita  by  Langar;  3d 
dam  Delenda  by  Gohanna ;  4th  dam  Carthage  by  Driver  (sister 
to  Hannibal);  5th  dam  Fractious  by  Mercury;  Gth  dam  by 
Woodpecker;  7th  dam  Everlasting  by  Eclipse  (dam  of  Sky- 
scraper; 8t]i  dam  Hyena  by  Snap;  9th  dam  Miss  Belsea  by 
Kegulus;  10th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Cliilders  ;  lltli  dam  by  Honey- 
wood's  Arabian;  12th  dam  Bverly  mare  (dam  of  the  two' True 
Blues). 

Lapdog  ]\Iare,  b.  f,  foaled  183G,  bred  by  Mr.  R.  Prince;  imported 
by  Col.  Singleton,  South  Carolina.  By  Lapdog.  1st  dam  Mis- 
chance by  Merlin;  2d  dam  by  Haphazard;  3d  dam  Web  by 
Waxy,  etc.,  etc.    (See  Glencoe.) 


;  imported 
1st  dam 


Lapdog  Mare,  b.  f.,  foaled  183C,  bred  by  Lord  Lowther 
by  Drs.  Nott  «&  Feme  into  ilobile,  Ala,  By  Lapdog, 
Pomona  by  Vespasian ;  2d  dam  by  Walton ;  3d  dam  Young 
Giantess  by  Diomed ;  4th  dam  Giantess  by  Matchem ;  5th  dam 
Molly  Long-legs  by  Babraham ;  Gth  dam  by  Cole's  Fox  Hunter ; 
7th  dam  Partner ;  8th  dam  Roxaua  by  the  Bald  Galloway ;  9th 
dam  sister  to  Chanter  by  the  Ankaster  Turk;  10th  dam  by 
Leedes'  Arabian ;  11th  dam  by  Spanker. 

Likeness,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1834,  bred  by  Mr.  Batson;  imported  by  A. 
J.  Davie,  North  Carolina.  By  Sir  Peter  Lely.  She  was  trained 
and  run  in  the  United  States  with  some  success  by  R  II.  Long, 
Esq.,  Alabama.  1st  dam  Worthless  by  Walton ;  2d  dam  Altisi- 
dora  by  Dick  Andrews ;  3d  dam  Mundanb  by  Pot-8-o's ;  4t]i 
dam  Young  Camilla  by  Woodpecker;  5th  dam  Camilla  by 
Trentham;  Gth  dam  Coquette  by  Compton  Barb;  7th  dam 
sister  to  Regulus  by  Godolphin  Arabian. 

Lilly,  b.  f.,  foaled  1834,  bred  by  His  Majesty ;  imported  by  Col. 
Wade  Hampton,  South  Carohna.  Given  to  Col.  Fludd.  By 
The  Colonel.  1st  dam  Fleur  de  Lis  by  Bourbon;  2d  dam 
Lady  Eachael  by  Stamford;  3d  dam  Young  Rachael  by  Volun- 
teer.   (See  imported  Sovereign.) 

Little  Jane,  b.  f.,  foaled  1840,  bred  by  Mr.  J.  Osborne;  imported 

by .     By  Liveqjool  or  The  Mole.     1st  dam  by  Cerberus ; 

2d  dam  Diana  by  Kill  Devil ;  3d  dam  by  Pot-8-o's ;  4tli  dam 
Maid  of  all  Work  by  Highflyer;  5th  dam  sister  to  Tandem  by 


020 


THE  nonsE. 


>-,i  •- 


Syplion  ;  fith  dam  l)y  Rcguius ;  7th  tlam  by  Snip ;  8tli  dam  Ity 
Cottinglium ;  9tli  dam  Warlock  Galloway  by  Snake. 

LoTTEKY  Makk,  1).  f.,  foaled  1833,  bred  by  Mr.  Kirby ;  imported 
into  Soutii  Carolina ;  owned  by  Col.  Singleton.  By  Lottery. 
1st  dam  by  Whisker;  2d  dam  by  Bay  TrophoniuR;  3d  dam  by 
Slope;  4t]i  dam  Lardella  by  Young  Marske;  5th  dam  by  Cade  ; 
6th  dam  Beaufremont's  dam  by  brother  to  Fearnought,  etc. 

Lottery  TIare,  b.  f.,  foaled  1834,  bred  by  Mr.  J.  Richardson,  of 
New  York;  imported  by  Reziu  D.  Shepherd,  Esq.,  Virginia; 
owned  by  Henry  Shepherd,  Esq.  By  Lottery.  1st  dam  sister 
to  Goshawk  by  Merlin ;  2d  dam  Coquette  by  Dick  Andrews. 
(See  Gabriella.) 

Loup  Garou  Mare,  b.  f.,  foaled  1859,  by  Loup  Garou,  bred  by  Mr. 
Simpson  Diss,  Cambridgeshire;  imported  18G0,  by  Messrs.  Dud- 
ley &  Bruce,  agents  of  Kentucky  Company.  Lately  the  prop- 
erty of  D.  F.  Kenner,  Louisiana.  1st  dam  Kitty  Fishington  by 
Amphion ;  2d  dam  Shield  by  Defence ;  3d  dam  Arabella  by  The 
Colonel ;  4th  dam  Isabella  by  Conius ;  5th  dam  Shepherdess  by 
Shuttle ;  Gth  dam  by  Buzzard ;  7th  dam  Ann  of  the  Forest  by 
King  Fergus ;  8tli  dam  Miss  AVest  ])y  Matchem ;  9th  dam  by 
Eegulus;  10th  dam  by  Crab,  11th  dam  by  Childers;  12th  dam 
by  Basto. 

Lucious,  br.  f.,  foaled  1856,  bred  at  the  Swalcliffe  stud ;  imported 
into  Boston,  Mass.,  18G0 ;  covered  by  Wild  Dayrell.  By  Sweet- 
meat. 1st  dam  Kilmeny  by  Picaroon  ;  2d  dam  Brandy  Snap  by 
Mulcy  Moloch  ;  3d  dani  Belinda  by  Blacklock ;  4th  dam  Wag- 
tail by  Prime  Minister;  5th  dam  byOnille;  6tli  dam  Miss 
Grimstone  by  Weasel ;  7th  dam  by  Ancaster;  8th  dam  by  Da- 
mascus Arabian ;  9th  dam  by  Sampson  ;  10th  dam  by  Oroo- 
noko;  11th  dam  Sophia  (sii-ter  to  Mirza). 

Lucy,  b.  f.,  foaled  1829,  bred  by  Mr.  Bolton  King;  imported  by  Col. 
Wade  Hampton,  South  Carolina  (covered  by  Camel  before  leav- 
ing England),  1837.  By  Cain.  1st  dam  by  Bustard  (son  of 
Castrel);  2d  dam  by  Walton;  3d  dam  G'psey  by  Guildford; 
4th  dam  America  by  Imperator,  etc.,  etc. 

Luna,  b.  f.,  foaled  1824,  bred  by  Mr.  James  Moon ;  sent  to  America, 
1839  ;  covered  by  Onus.  By  Wanderer.  1st  dam  by  Canopus  ; 
2d  dam  by  Teddy-thc-Grinder;  3d  dam  by  Precipitate;  4th 
dam  by  Pumpkin. 


mmm 


LIST    OF    IMPORTED    MARES. 


021 


by  Snip ;  8th  dam  by 
by  Snake. 

Mr.  Kirl)y ;  imported 
ngleton.  By  Lottery. 
)plioniuf;;  3d  dam  by 
:e;  5th  dam  by  Cade  ; 
D  Fearnought,  etc. 

Mr.  J.  Kicliardson,  of 
pherd,  Esq.,  Virginia ; 
ttery.  1st  dam  sister 
tte  by  Dick  Andrews. 

p  Garou,  bred  by  Mr. 

18G0,  by  Messrs.  Dud- 

nj.    Lately  tlie  prop- 

I  Kitty  Fisiiington  by 
dam  Arabella  by  The 

II  dam  Shepherdess  by 
Ann  of  the  Forest  by 
atehem;  9th  dam  by 
lyChilders;  12th  dam 

Icliffe  stud;  "mported 
1  Dayrell.  By  Sivect- 
[  dam  Brandy  Snap  by 
[lock ;  4th  dam  Wag- 
nllle ;  6th  dam  Miss 
3ter ;  8th  dam  by  Da- 
;  10th  dam  by  Oroo- 

ing ;  imported  by  Col. 
by  Camel  before  leav- 
1  by  Bustard  (son  of 
Gi  'psey  by  Guildford ; 

oon ;  sent  to  America, 
1st  dam  by  Canopus  ; 
I  by  Precipitate;  4th 


LURLINE,  br.  f.,  foaled  18G0,  bred  by  Mr.  Hilton ;  imported  into 
Nova  Scotia,  1805;  covered  by  Diophantus.  By  (ieiiinia  di 
Vergy:  dam  Repartee  by  PantalDon;  'id  dam  llotort  by  Camel; 
3d  dam  Banter  by  Master  Henry  ;  4th  dam  Bodicea  by  Alexan- 
der; 5th  dam  Brunette  by  Amaranthua ;  0th  dam  Mayfly  by 
Matchem;  7th  dam  by  Ancaster  Starling ;  8th  dam  by  Grass- 
hopper; 9th  datn  by  Newton's  Arabian;  10th  dam  by  Pert; 
11th  dam  by  St.  Martin;  12th  dam  by  Sir  E.  Hale's  Arabian; 
13th  dam  the  Oldfield  mare. 

Madcap,  b.  f.,  fonled  1793,  bred  by  Mr.  0.  Kelly;  imported  into  the 
United  States  in  1794,  by  Col.  Tayloe,  Virginia.  By  Anvil. 
1st  dam  Madcap  by  Eclipse ;  2d  dam  by  Blank ;  3d  dam  by 
Blaze ;  4th  dam  by  Young  Greyhound ;  5th  dam  by  Curwen's 
Bay  Barb. 

Maggy  Lauder,  i'.,  foaled ,  bred  by ;  imported  by  Cap- 
tain Campbell.  By  Cripple.  First  dam  Lord  13'Arcy's  Eoyal 
mare. 

Maid  of  Hoxor,  b.  f.,  yearling,  bred  by  Ilcr  Majesty,  at  Hampton 
Court,  foaled  18G4 ;  imported  by  R.  W.  Cameron,  Esq.,  New 
York.  By  Newminster.  1st  dam  Himalaya  (dura  of  Imaus 
and  Ilydaspes)  by  Bay  Middleion  ;  2d  dam  Moodkce  by  Ven- 
ison ;  3d  dam  Young  Defiance  by  Saracen ;  4th  dam  Defiance 
by  Rubens'  dam  of  Defence,  Delight,  Dauntless  and  Design ; 
^th  dam  Little  Folly  by  Highland  Fling  (dam  of  Eliza  and 
Triumph) ;  6th  dam  Harriet  by  Volunteer  (dam  of  Usquebaugh 
and  Flash) ;  7th  dam  Lady  Sarah's  dam  by  Alfred  ;  8th  dam 
MagnoHa  by  Marske;  9th  dam  by  Babraham;  10th  dam  by 
Sedbury;  11th  dam  by  Childers. 

Maid  of  Orleans,  b.  f.,  foaled  1840,  bred  by ;  imported  by 

;  owned,  1843,  by  J.  W.  Walsh,  Esq.    By  Stockport. 

1st  dam  sister  to  Ellis  by  Langar ;  2d  dam  Olympia  by  Sir 
Oliver ;  3d  dam  Scotilla  by  Anvil ;  4th  dam  Scota  by  Eclipse ; 
5th  dam  by  Herod ;  6th  dam  Rutilia  by  Blank;  7th  dam  by 
Eegulus ;  8th  dam  by  Soreheels ;  9tli  dam  by  Makeless ;  lOtli 
dam  Christopher  D'Arcy's  Royal  mare. 

Maid  op  Roystok,  foaled  1804,  bred  by  Mr.  Kruckenberg ;  imported 
into  Canada  1808 ;  covered  by  Claret.  By  Knight  of  the  Kars : 
dam  Henham  Lass  by  The  Flying  Dutchman  ;  2d  dam  La 
Bonne  by  Alpheus  ;  3d  dam  Boarding  School  Miss  by  Plenipo- 
tentiary; 4th  dam  Marpessa  by  ^luley;  5th  dam  Clare  by  iMar- 


. 


023  THE    nORSB. 

mion;  0th  dam  Ilarimlicc  l>y  Oohannn;  7th  dam  Amazon  by 
Driver;  8th  diim  Fractious  l)y  Mercury ;  Otli  dum  by  Wood- 
pecker; 10th  dam  Everlasting^  by  Eelijise ;  llth  dam  llyicna 
by  Snap;  liJtii  dam  Miss  Hclsea  liy  Ilegulus;  i;5lh  dan.  byBart- 
lett's  (Jliilders ;  14th  dam  Byerly  mare,  dam  of  two  True  lihics. 

Maid  of  Wirkei.,  oh.  f.,  foaled  1833,  bred  by  Sir  T.  Stanly ;  im- 
ported by .    By  Battledore,     1st  dtim  Maid  of  Lord  by 

Castrel ;  2d  dam  l)y  Richardson's  Marske ;  3d  dam  by  Rocking- 
ham; 4th  dam  Buttcrlly  by  Eclipse ;  Sth  dam  by  Lord  Port- 
morc's  Highlander;  6th  dam  by  Babraham;  7th  dam  Tuss  by 
Steady. 

Malibran,  ch.  f.,  foaled ,  bred  by  Sir  L.  Glynn ;  imported  into 

Alabama  by  E.  11.  Boardman,  Esq. ;  covered  by  Olaucus ;  owned 
by  Charles  McLaren,  Alabama.  By  Muley.  Ist  dam  Prima 
Donna  by  Soothsayer ;  2d  dam  Tippitywitchct  by  Waxy ;  3d 
dam  Ilare  by  Sweetbriar;  4th  dam  by  Justice;  nth  dam  by 
Chymist;  6th  dam  by  South;  7th  dam  sister  to  Sir  James 
Lowthei-'s  Babraham. 

Mambrina,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1785,  bred  by  Lord  Grosvenor;  imported 
into  South  Carolina  in  1787.  By  Mambrino.  1st  dam  sister  to 
Naylor's  Sally  by  Blank ;  2d  dam  by  Ward ;  3d  dam  by  Mer- 
lin ;  4th  dam  by  Pert ;  5th  dam  by  St.  Martin's. 

Mambrino  Mare,  br.  f.,  foaleu  1834,  bred  by  Lord  Fitzwilliam ; 
imported  into  South  Carolina  by  Mr.  Porcher;  owned  by  W.  J. 
Taylor,  Esq.  By  INIambrino.  1st  dam  Clinkerina  by  Clinker; 
2d  dam  Pe wet  by  Tandem;  3d  dam  Termagant  by  Tantrum; 
4th  dam  Cantatrice  by  Sampson ;  5th  dam  by  Regulus ;  6th 
dam  Marske's  dam  by  Hutton's  Blacklegs. 

Makoo,  ch.  f.,  foaled  183G ;  imported  in  her  dam's  belly  by  II.  &  J. 
Kirkman,  Nashville,  Tenn.  By  English  Taurus.  First  dam 
imported  Pickle  l)y  Emelius.  (Sec  Pickle.)  She  ran  in  United 
States  successfully. 

Mania,  f.,  foaled  1827,  bred  by  Mr.  Ellis ;  imported  into  South  Car- 
olina ;  owned  by  R.  M.  Deveanx.  By  Figaro.  1st  dam  Maniac 
by  Shuttle ;  2d  dam  Offa's  Djke's  dam  by  Benningbrongh  ;  3d 
dam  Expectation  by  Herod ;  4th  dam  by  Skim ;  5th  dam  by 
Janus ;  0th  d..m  Spinster  by  Crab ;  7th  dam  the  Widdrington 
mare  by  Partner ;  8th  dam  sister  to  Squirrel's  dam  by  Bloody 
Buttocks;  9th  dam  by  Greyhound;  10th  dam  byMakeless; 


sammMism 


LIST    OP    IMl'OnTF.D    MAUES. 


638 


7  til  (lam  Amazon  by 
;  9th  (lam  by  Wood- 
se;  11th  (lam  llyii'na 
ns;  i;5lh  dan.  by  Bari- 
um of  two  True  Bhics. 

by  Sir  T.  Stanly  ;  im- 
(l!un  Maid  of  Lord  l)y 

;  3d  dam  by  llocking- 
i\  dam  by  Lord  Port- 
am  ;  7tli  dam  Puss  by 

Glynn;  imported  into 
red  by  Ohiucus ;  owned 
iilcy.  Ist  dam  Prima 
'witchct  by  Waxy ;  3d 
Justice;  Hth  dam  by 
a  sister  to  Sir  James 

Grosvenor;  imported 
ino.  1st  dam  sister  to 
ard ;  3d  dam  by  Mer- 
'artiu's. 

by  Lord  Fitzwilliam ; 
rclier;  owned  by  W.  J. 
jlinkerina  by  Clinker ; 
rmagant  by  Tantrum; 
dam  by  Eegulus;  6th 

'S. 

dam's  belly  by  II.  &  J. 
ih  Taurus.  First  dam 
le.)    She  ran  in  United 

iported  into  South  Car- 
garo.  1st  dam  Maniac 
jy  Benningbrough ;  3d 
by  Skim ;  5th  dam  by 
I  dam  the  Widdrington 
lirrel's  dam  by  Bloody 
Dth  dam  by  Makeless ; 


nth  dam  by  Brinimor;  12th  dam  by  Place's  "White Turk;  13th 
dam  by  Dodsworth ;  14th  dam  Layton  Barb  mare. 
Marchesa,  b.  f.,  foaled  183.'),  bred  by  ifr.  Rid.sdalc;  imported  into 
Louisiana,  and  owned  by  John  Koulh,  Esq.     By  Tramp.    Dam 
Marchesa  (sister  to  M\  Lady)  by  Comus.     (See  My  Lady.) 

Maroravine,  ch.  f.,  foaled  183.'«,  bred  bvMr.Arrowsmith  ;  imported 
in  foal  to  Langar,  1841,  by  J.  M.  Ilouziin,  Esq.,  New  Orleans, 
La.  By  Margrave  (l)eforc  liis  importation).  1st  dam  (sister  to 
Memnon)  by  Whisker;  id  dam  Manuella  by  Dick  Andrews; 
3d  dam  Mandane  by*  Pot-8-o's ;  4th  dam  Young  Camilla  by 
Woodpecker.     (See  Likeness.) 

Maria  I^lack,  br.  f.,  foaled  1834,  bred  by  Mr.  W.  Turner;  imported 
by  II.  A.  Tayloe,  Louisiana ;  owned  by  James  L.  Bradley,  Htn[., 
Lexington,  Ky.  By  Filho-da-Puta.  1st  dam  by  Smolensko; 
2d  dam  by  Sir  Peter ;  3d  dam  by  Mambrino ;  4th  dam  Marigold 
by  Ilerod ;  5th  dam  Toy  (sister  to  Pacolet)  l)y  Blank ;  Gth  dam 
Whitoneck  by  Crab;  7th  dam  by  Godolphin  Arabian;  8th  dam 
by  Conyer's  Arabian  ;  9th  dam  Curwen's  Bay  Barb ;  10th  dam 
by  Marshall's  Spot;  11th  dam  White-legged  Chestnut  Lowther 
Barb ;  12th  dam  Vintner  mare. 

MAniGOLD,  ch.  f,,  foaled  1829,  bred  by  Mr.  Yates;  imported  into 
South  Carolina.  By  Cain.  1st  dam  Matilda  by  Orvillc;  2d  dam 
by  Sorcerer ;  3d  dam  Matilda  by  Whisker ;  4th  dam  (sister  to 
Toby)  by  Highflyer ;  5th  dam  by  Matchem ;  Gth  dimi  Dainty 
Davy ;  7th  dam  by  Son  of  Mogul ;  8th  dam  by  Crab ;  9th  dam 
by  Bay  Bolton ;  10th  dam  by  Curwen's  Bay  Barb. 

Maritaxa,  bl.  f.,  fosiled  1853,  bred  by ;  imported  into  Canada 

by  Sheriff  Grange.  By  Platcatcher.  1st  dam  by  Voltair ;  2d 
dam  Rowei^  by . 

Mart  Gray,  gr.  f.,  foaled  1742,  bred  by  Mr.  Crofts;  imported  into 
the  United  States  in  1746.  By  Roundhead.  1st  dam  Ringbone 
by  Crofts'  Partner;  2d  dam  by  Crofts'  Bay  Barb;  3d  dam  by 
Makeless;  4th  dam  by  Brimmer;  5tli  dam  by  Dicky  Pierson; 
Gth  dam  Burton  Barb  mare. 

Matilda  Rouxn,  b.  f.,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  Mr.  Thomhill;  im- 
ported by ;  owned  by  John  Routh,  Esq.,  Louisiana.    By 

Merchant.  1st  dam  Medelina  (dam  of  Esprit  and  Muzee)  by 
Cervantes ;  2d  dam  Mary  by  Sir  Peter ;  3d  dam  by  Diomed ; 
4th  dam  Desdemona  by  Marske ;  5th  dam  Young  Hag  by  Skim; 
Gth  dam  Hag  by  Crab ;  7th  dam  Ebony  by  Childers,  etc. 


SPiS'5!R!?r 


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C24 


THB  HOnSE, 


Maud,  h,  f.,  foalod  18.19,  by  StockwoU ;  bred  by  Lord  Londosboroiij^ii ; 
iniiKtrtt'd  1)V  Messrs.  Dudley  cSj  liruc  >,  acents  ol"  tl\e  Kentiickv 
Iini)()rtiiig  Company.  The  property  of  .lolin  lluuter,  Esq., 
New  York.  1st  dam  Countess  of  Alberniarle  by  I.ineroost; 
/Jd  dam  (sister  to  Hornsea)  by  Velocipede ;  !)d  dam  l)y  Cereberus; 
4th  dam  3Iiss  Cranlield  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle;  M\  dam  by 
R'gasus;  Gtli  dam  by  Paymaster;  Tth  dam  Pomona  by  Ilerod; 
8th  dam  Caroline  by  Snap;  9th  dam  by  llegnlus;  10th  dam  by 
Ilip;  11th  dam  Largo  Hartley,  by  Hartley's  blind  horse;  l^th 
dam  Flying  Whig  by  William's  Woodstock  Arabian;  13th  dam 
by  St.  Victor  Barl) ;  14th  dam  by  Why-not  (a  son  of  FcnAvick 
Barb) ;  15th  dam  Iloyal  mare. 

Medora  (called  also  Pomona),  b.  f.,  foaled  1838,  bred  by  Lord  Fiiz- 
william ;  imported  into  South  Carolina  by  Col.  Singleton.  By 
Chateau  Margaux  (before  liis  importation).  1st  dam  Marianne 
by  Sorcerer;  2d  dam  Thomasina  byTiraothy;  .Id  dam  Violet 
by  Shark ;  4th  dam  by  Syphon ;  .Ith  dam  Charlotte  by  Blank ; 
Gth  dam  by  Crab ;  7tli  dam  by  Dyer's  Dimple ; ;  8th  dam  by 
Why-not ;  9th  dam  Koyal  mare. 

Melrose,  f.,  foaled  1845,  bred  by  Mr.  Lane  Fox;  imported  by  A. 
Kean  Kichards,  Scott  county,  Ky.  By  Melbourne.  1st  dam 
Clarkia  by  Mulcy  Moloch  ;  2d  dam  sister  to  Bighton,  by  Pal- 
merin  (son  of  Amadis,  out  of  own  sister  to  Orville) ;  3d  dam 
Oceana  by  Cerberus ;  4th  dam  l)y  Benningbrough ;  5th  dam 
Jenny  ^Mole  by  Carbuncle ;  Gth  dam  by  Prince  T'Quassaw ;  7th 
dam  by  Eegulus ;  8th  dam  by  Partner. 

Memnon  Mare,  b.  f.,  foaled  1833,  bred  by  Mr.  Painter;  imported 

by ,  in  ship  China,  to  Charleston,  S.  C.     By  Memnon. 

1st  dam  Eleanor  by  Muley;  2d  dam  by  Sancho;  3d  dam  by 
Sir  Harry;  4th  dam  by  Florizel;  5th  dam  Ndfeegay  by  Justice; 
6th  dam  Nosegay  by  Snap ;  7th  dam  Flora  by  Young  Cade ; 
8th  dam  Midge  by  son  of  Bay  Bolton ;  9th  dam  by  Childers. 

Mermaid,  f.,  foaled  ,  In-ed  by  Wm.  Haxall,  Virginia,  who  im- 
ported her  mother  Promise.  By  Waxy.  Dam  imported 
Promise  by  Buzzard  (which  see). 

Merry  Lass  (called  also  Lovely  Lass),  f. ;  imported  by  Peter  Ran- 
dolph, Virginia.    Pedigree  cannot  be  identified. 

Milliner,  b.  f.,  foaled  183G,  bred  by  Mr.  Thornhill ;  imported  by 
Col.  Wade  Hampton,  S.  C.  By  Merchant.  1st  dam  Surprise 
by  Scud ;   2d  dam  Manfreda  by  Williamson's  Ditto ;  3d  dam 


Lonl  Lomlesboroiij^ii ; 
Ills  ol"  tli(^  Kentucky 
Juliii  lluutor,  Esq., 
•iniirlo  by  Lincrcost ; 
3(1  (lam  by  Corobenis ; 
JVazlo;  Sth  dam  by 
II  Pomona  by  1  lerod ; 
:oguhi8;  loth  dam  by 
y's  blind  horse;  I'^th 
k  Arabian;  ]3tli  dam 
ot  (a  sou  of  Fcnwiok 

13,  bred  by  Lord  Fiiz- 
y  Col.  Singleton.    By 

I.  1st  dam  Marianne 
othy ;  M  dam  Violet 

Charlotte  by  Blank ; 
iimi)lo;;  8th  dam  by 

Fox ;  imported  by  A. 
Melbourne.  1st  dam 
f  to  Eighton,  by  Pal- 
to  Orville) ;  3d  dam 
ingbrough ;  5th  dam 
[•iuce  T'Quassaw ;  7th 

r.  Painter;  imported 
S.  C.  By  Memnon. 
Sancho;  3d  dam  by 
I  Ndfeegay  by  Justice ; 
)ra  by  Young  Cade ; 
h  dam  by  Childers. 

II,  Virginia,  who  ira- 
sy.     Dam   imported 

ported  by  Peter  Ean- 

tified. 

oiuihill;  imported  by 

t.    1st  dam  Surprise 

ion's  Ditto;  3d  dam 


LIST    OF    IMl'OllTKU    MAUKS. 


(Vj:. 


Tawny  by  Mentor;  4th  dam  .IiMuinui  by  ollite  ;  ."ith  dam 
Waxy's  dam  (Maria)  by  1  lerod;  Gth  dam  Lv  to  by  Snap;  'ith 
dam  Miss  Windsor  liy  (iodolphin  Araliian;  -'th  dam  sister  to 
Wyvill's  Volunteer  by  Young  Belgnivc;  Oth  dam  !)y  Bnrtlett's 
Childers. 

Miranda,  b.  {'.,  toal(>d  1H•^7,  bred  by  Mr.  h'van ;  imported  by  ]<].  II. 
Boardman,  Iluntsville,  Ala.,  with  br.  lilly,  I'oal  by  Camel,  and 
covered  by  (ilauous.  By  Wol'ul.  1st  dam  by  Benningbroiigh ; 
'M  dam  JMackloek's  4am  by  Coriander;  3(1  dam  Wildgoose  l)y 
Jlightlyer;  4th  dam  Coheiress  by  Pot-S-o's;  5th  dam  Manillft 
by  Ooldfinder;  6th  dam  Mr.  (Joodrike's  Old  England  mare. 

^IlSFORTUNE,  by  P;  tal-  n  ;  imported  by  Col.  J.  lloomes,  Virginia. 
Died  leaving  no  pn     ice. 

Miss  Accident,  b.  f.,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  ^fr.  TJidsdale;  imported 
by  J.  (r.  Winter,  Es(].,  Georgia.  By  Tramp.  First  dam  Flor- 
cstine  by  "Wilis  ;r.  (Sec  Florestine.)  She  was  trained  and  ran 
in  Amcrir'. 

Miss  Andrew.  ,  b.  f.,  foaled  1820,  bred  by  Lord  Scarborough;  im- 
ported into  Kentucky  by  Messrs.  T.  11.  &  11.  Clay,  Jr.  By 
Cattoii.  1st  dam  by  Dick  Andrews  ;  2d  dam  by  Sir  Peter;  3d 
dam  Play  or  Pay's  dam  by  Herod ;  4th  dam  by  IJegulus ;  5th 
dam  Royal  George's  dam  by  Bib;  Gth  dam  by  Snake;  7th  dam 
by  Coneyskins;  8th  dam  by  Ilutton's  Barb. 


Miss  Bennington,  f.,  foaled 


bred  by 


imported  by 


Dr.  Wm.  Thornton,  Washington,  D.  C.  By  Escape.  1st  dam 
by  Lord  Percy's  Ali-Bey;  2d  dam  by  King  Ilerod ;  3d  dam  by 
Old  Snap;  4th  dam  (Chalkstone  dam)  by  Crab;  5th  dam  Miss 
Meredith  by  Cade ;  0th  dam  Little  Hartley  marc  by  Bartlett's 
Childers;  7th  dam  Fljing  Whig  by  William's  Woodstock 
Arabian  ;  8tli  dam  by  St.  Victor  Barb. 

Miss  Clinker,  b.  I,  foaled  1835,  bred  and  owned  by  Col.  J.  B. 
Richardson,  of  South  Carolina.  By  Humphrey  Clinker.  First 
dam  imported  Mania  by  Figaro.     (See  Mania.) 

Miss  Colville,  f.,  said  to  have  been  tlie  dam  of  Spark,  who  was 
presented  to  Gov.  Ogle,  of  Maryland,  by  Lord  Baltimore,  who 
received  her  as  a  present  from  Frederick,  Prince  of  Wales.  By 
Old  Hautboy.  First  dam  by  Brimmer.  Pedigree  cannot  bo 
authenticated  from  English  Stud  Bcok.  Spark  by  Honey- 
VoL.  L— 40 


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636 


THE    HOUSE. 


coml)  I'uncli.    Miss  Colvillc  imported  hy  Col.  Colvillc,  Virginia, 
and  niinu'd  in  this  country. 
Miss  (loi.nouuN,  l>r.  f.,  fouled   18:H„  lu-ed  l.y  Mr.  \l  Turner;  im- 
))orUd   l)y  K.  II.   l^oanlniuM.   Ks(|..  Iluntsville,  Ala.,  in   foul   to 
Lunjjar.  '  IJy  Lottery.    Mis.-t  (ii-Hiouru  wuh  killed  l.y  liKlitiiin;,'. 
Aujist,  1844.    Ist  dam  The  Nun  by  Blueklock ;  'id  dam  liy 
Wh'ink.'r;   lid  dum  by  Orville;    1th   dum  ()tteniij,don'M  dam. 
(Sec  Tho  Nun's  daughter.) 
Miss  HocKtVdU.VM.  hr.  f.,  fouled  18:}!l,  l.r.ed  by  Mr.  Theoimld;  im- 
ported l)y  M.  M.  KawlingH,  K^<\.     By  Hockinghum.     Ist  dam 
by  Don  CossJck;  2d  dam  by  Sorcerer;  ;Jd  duni  by  .lust ice;  4th 
dum   I'arslev  bv    l'ot-8-o's ;    Mh   dum    Lady    Holingin-oke  by 
S(iuirrel;    (Uh   "dam   C'ypron   by  Blaze;    Ttli   dam  Selima  by 
Bethel's  Arabian;  8th  dum  by  (Indium's  Champion;  0th  dum 
by  Durley'fl  Arabian;  10th  dum  by  Merlin. 
Miss  I{o.si:,  b.  f.,  fouled  ISv'fi.  bred  by  Ur.  Moss;  imported  by  R.  D. 
Shepherd,  Virginia,  18;J4.    By  Trump.     Ist,  dum  bySaneho; 
'^ddum  Bluckloek's  dum  by  Coriander;  ;id  dam  AVildgoosc  by 
Highflyer;  4th  dum  Coheiress  by  Pot-S-o's;  otii  dam  Manilla 
by  Coldtlnder;  r.th  dam  Old  England  mure  by  Old  Lngluiul; 
fth  dam  by  Culleu  Arubiun;  8th  ilum  Mis.s  Cade  by  Cade;  '.»tli 
dam  Miss  Makeless  by  son  of  Oreyhouiul  out  of  Farewell ;  10th 
dam  by  Partner;    Uth  dum  Mi.'^s  Doe's  dum  by  Woodcock ; 
12th  dum  by  Crofts'  Buy  Barb;  13th  dum  Desdcmouas  dam  by 
Makeless. 
Miss  Susan  Dodoe,  b.  f.,  foaled  183G;  imported  into  Alabama, 
and  owned  by  Col.  John  Crowell.    By  Tramp.    First  dam  by 
Whisker. 
Miss  Wkst,  cb.  f.,  foaled  1822,  bred  by  Mr.  C.  Day ;  imported  by 
Uom-s.  Ogden  &  Corbin.     By  Rubens.     Ist  dam  Snowdrop  by 
Highland'Fling;  2d  dam  Daizy  by  Buzzard;  3d  dam  Tulip  by 
Damper;  4th  dam  by  Eclipse;  5th  dam  Rarity  by  Mutchem. 
Miss  Wi^'DMILL,  by  Highflyer  in  England ;  imported  by  Col.  J. 

lloomes,  Virginia.  Died  leaving  no  produce. 
Moll  Buazen,  gr.  f.,  foaled  1701,  bred  by  ^Ir.  Hodgson,  of  Tod- 
caster,  in  Yorkshire ;  imported  before  the  Revolution  by  Henry 
Mitchell,  Esq.,  Virginia.  By  Cub  (son  of  Old  Fox).  1st  dam 
by  Torrismond ;  2d  dam  by  Second  ;  3d  dum  by  Mogul;  4th 
dam  by  Sweepstakes;  5th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton;  Gth  dum  by 


wsma 


iimieiiiiiiimiii 


ul.  Colvillc,  Virginia, 

\U:  T{.  'riirncr;  im- 
illc,  Ala.,  ill   I'duI  to 

ixilicd  Ity  li^'litiiiiij:, 
U'klut'k;  2il  (liun  liy 

()ttc'riii<;t()ir.s   (lam. 

f  Ml".  Tlioobald;  im- 
?kinj,'liaiii.  1st  dam 
dam  l)y  .IiiHtiec  ;  -Uli 
.idy  Holinglmjkc  liy 
rtli  dam  Sflima  by 
Cliampiun ;  0th  dam 

s;  imported  by  R.  D. 
1st  dam  l)y  Saucbo ; 
Id  dam  ^Vild;Jfoose  by 
)'8;  r)tb  dam  .>ranilla 
art"  liy  Old  England; 
^8  Cadf!  by  Cade ;  Otli 
)ut  of  Farewell ;  lOtb 

dam  by  Woodcoek  ; 

Desdemomi's  dam  l)y 

>orted  into  Alabama, 
'ramp.    First  dam  by 

D.  Bay;  imported  by 
st  dam  ynowdrop  by 
rd ;  3d  dam  Tulip  by 
turity  by  Matchem. 

imported  by  Col.  J. 
uce. 

ilr.  Hodgson,  of  Tod- 
Eevolution  by  Henry 

f  Old  Fox).  1st  dam 
dam  by  Mogul;  4th 

Bolton;  Cth  dam  by 


LIST  01'"  lMroi;ri;i)   ^f\Ul:»■■. 


C87 


Curwcn's  Hay  liarb;  Ttli  ilam  by  Ciirwvu^  Old  Sp..t ;  S(h  dam 
by  White-leggfd  I.owiher  Harb. 

Moi.L  IN  THK  W.U).  foaled  irt)7,  bred  by  Sir  F.  StandiHli ;  imported 
by  Col.  .Tolin  Tayloe,  Virgin i,i,  or  Col.  John  IIoome.«4.  jjy  Sir 
I'.lcr  Teazle.  Ist  dam  Yellow  Mare  by  Tandem;  '..M  dam 
I'erdita  by  Herod;  Hd  dam  Fail  Forester  by  Sloe  ;  -tth  -lam 
by  Forester;  .Mh  dam  by  Partner;  Otli  dam  by  Crofts'  Hay 
Uarli;  Ttli  dam  by  Makeie.v.s;  Hth  dam  by  Hrimmer;  Uth  dam 
by  son  of  Dodswortli;  lOtb  dam  Hiirton  JJari)  nnnv, 

MoKKKY  M.MiK,  b.  f,  foaled .bred  bySirJuhn  Ifani.sden.  Hart.; 

imported  into  Virginia  by  Col.  .lohii  lloome.><.  iiowling  (Ireen. 
Hy  Monkey.  1st  dam  by  Lonsdale,  bhu'k  Arabian  ;  ad  dam  by 
Lonsdale,  bay  Arabian;  ;5d  dam  by  Coneyskins ;  4th  dam  by 
Dodswortli;  ath  dam  Hoyal  mare. 

Mulatto  Maiie,  b.  f.,  foaled  1854,  bred  by  Lord  Fitzwilliams;  im- 
ported into  the  United  States  abont  IH:),")  or '0.  By  Mulatto. 
1st  dam  Leonella  by  Cervantes;  ^d  dam  Sally  by  Sir  Peter; 
rid  dam  by  Dionud;  4th  dam  |)e.sdemona  by  Jlarske;  nth  dam 
Young  Ilag  by  Skim ;  Cth  dam  by  Crab;  7ih  dam  by  Childers. 

AIuLATTO  Mahk,  b.  f.,  foaled  1837,  bred  by  Lord  Stanley;  imported 
into  South  Carolina  l)y  Mr.  I'orelier  and  sold  to  P.  MeHea.  By 
Mulatto.  1st  dam  Olinda  by  The  (Colonel;  ^d  dam  Linda  by 
Waterloo;  3d  dam  Crcsida  by  Whiskey  (dam  of  Priam,  see 
him). 

My  Lady,  b.  f.,  foaled  1818,  bred  by  Mv.  Wyville;  imported  by  :Mr. 
Corbin,  Virginia,  about  1830.  By  Comus.  1st  dam  the  Colo- 
nel's dam  by  Uelpini ;  2d  dam  Tipjde  Cider  by  King  Fergus ; 
3d  dam  Sylvia  by  Young  :Marske;  4th  dam  Ferret  by  brother 
to  Silvio  (son  of  St.  George);  oth  dam  byUegulus;  (Jth  dam 
by  Lord  Moreton's  Arabian;  7th  dam  byMi.xbury;  8th  dam 
by  Mulso  Bay  Turk ;  9th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton ;  10th  dam  by 
Coneyskins;  lUh  dam  by  Hut  ton's  Grey  Barb;  I'^th  dam  by 
Byerly  Turk ;  13th     ,m  by  Bustler. 

Myhtle,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1834,  bred  by  Mr.  Theobald ;  imported  by 
Messrs.  IL  &  J,  Kirkman,  Na.shville,  Tenn.,  1830.  By  Mama- 
luko  (winner  of  Derby,  1827 ;  2d  in  St.  Leger  same  year).  1st 
dam  Bobadilla  l)y  Bobadil.  (Hobadilla  won  gold  Cup  at  Aseot, 
and  Drawing-room  Stakes  at  Goodwood,  1828) ;  2d  dam  Pytlio- 
ness  by  Sorcerer;  3d  dam  Princess  by  Sir  Peter;  4th  dam  hj 
Dungannon ;  5th  dam  by  Turf;  Gtli  dam  by  Ilerod ;  7th  dam 


mmssmimsmmmim 


098 


Tin;  HOUSE. 


Ooldi'M  Orovi'  liy  Hliiiik ;  Rlli  dam  Spinster  (tlit- Witldiinplnii 
niiuv)  hy  Cnffls'  Part  hit;  '.Mil  duiii  Hav  IHoiul)  liiilliuks  liy 
Bloody  H  '•'  'iks;  loth  dum  liv  (Jivvlioiird;  lllli  diuii  by  iMako- 
l.'ss;  Iv'th  vi.i.i  l)y  Mrimiiirr;  l.'Jlli  dam  liy  I'lacc'.H  White  Turk; 
lit!)  dam  liy  Dnitswdith ;  l.')lh  dam  Laytou  Hurl)  mure. 

Nami.i.ixs.  li.  I",,  tualcd  IH'.T),  hred  l)y  Mr.  Alaiisoii ;  imported  into 
New  York,  lH!i!t,  by  Charles  (Ireeii,  Hh(|.  By  Kiliio-da-l'iita. 
Ist  dum  Hirtter  to  lloHcttu  hy  Yoimt,'  Woodpecker;  2d  dum 
K(|iiily  liy  I)iin<,'aiiiioM  ;  :}d  dam  by  .Iiislice;  till  dam  by  I{e;,'ii- 
liis;  .'"ith  dam  by  Sturliii<,s  (itii  dum  .SimiM  dam  by  Fox ;  T(li 
dam  (lipHey  by  Buy  Bolton,  etc. 

Nancy  Bywkm.,  b.  f.,  fouled  ubout  I7fil,  bred  by  Mr.  IIo|ipor;  im- 
ported by  Mr.  MitchtdK  of  Churlcs  county,  Md.;  owned  by  Col. 
Tiloyd.  By  ^ralclnni  (son  of  Cudc).  Ht'i"  pedi;;rec  cannot  bu 
found  in  Kiif^lish  Stud  Book,  but  isdoubtleas  correct.  She 
raced  successfully  in  1770,  '1, 'a  and '3,  and  is  the  only  nw^ 
■which  ever  beat  Kitzhu>,'Ii's  He<,ndus  and  De  Lancy's  Tiatli.  1st 
dum  by  (ioliuh  (son  of  Old  Fox),  'id  dam  by  iJed  Ho,se;  M 
dam  by  Curwen's  Old  Spot;  4th  dum  by  Hip;  5th  dum  by 
Dodsworth  ;  Olh  dum  Layton  Burb  muro. 

Nanny  Kimiam,  b'.  f,  foaled  ]8;U,  bred  by  Mr.  L.  Ilesseltine;  im- 
jiorted  by  Ilup;h  &  .lolui  Kirkman,  Nawliville,  Tenn.  in  foul 
to  The  siiddler.  By  Voltuir.  Died  18."i4,  the  property  of  (ien. 
W.  (i.  Harding.  Ist  dum  Holus'  dum  by  Comus;  2d  dum 
liisette  by  llambleto'.iian  ;  lUl  dum  Constantia  (sister  to  (Jame- 
luit)  by  Wulnut;  4tli  dam  Contessinu  by  Young  Murske ;  oth 
dum  TulK'rose  liy  Herod;  (1th  dum  liy  Sturling ;  7th  dum 
Coughing  Polly  by  Burtlett's  Childers  ;  8th  dam  by  Counsellor; 
0th  dam  by  Snake;  10th  dam  by  Luggs;  11th  dam  by  Duvill's 
Old  Woodcock. 

Nell  Gwynn,  b.  f.,  fouled  1827,  bred  by  Mr.  Meyncll;  imported 
by  Cupt.  W.  .T.  Minor,  Nutchez,  Miss.  In  foul  to  Kowton.  IJy 
Tramp.  1st  dum  by  IJenningbrougli ;  2d  dum  sister  to  Stur  by 
Highflyer;  ;3d  dum  by  Snap  ;  -Ith  dum  Eiddle  bylV'atchom; 
f)th  dum  by  Squirt;  Gth  dum  Lot's  dam  by  Mogul;  :thdam 
Camilla  by  Bay  Bolton;  8tl'  dam  Old  Lady  by  Pullein's  Chest- 
nut Arabian  ;  9th  dam  by  Kockwood ;  10th  dam  by  Bustl-  r. 

Nellie  James,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1807 ;  imjiorted  by  Mr.  A.  Belmont, 
ISew  York.     Bv  Dollar.     1st  dam  Fleur  des  Champs  (Dollar 


mt 


wmm 


LI8T    01"    IMI'OIITKI)    MAUi:.S. 


im 


T  (tlic  H'iildl'iliploii 
Uloiiily  IJiit links  Ity 
;  1  nil  (iiiiii  by  Make* 
IMikv'h  WliitfTiirk; 
1  Hurl)  intuv. 

isdii ;  impurlcd  iiilo 
My  Filho-dii-l'iiliu 
Mxlpockor;  'M  (liini 
;  4 111  (lam  by  I{c;,ni- 
)'s  diim  by  Fox;  Ttli 

by  Mr.  I[o|i|)cr;  im- 
M(l. ;  ownt'tl  liy  Col. 
IH'cli^jri'o  cannot  bo 
ibtlcas  correct.  Slic 
md  is  the  only  nug 
L"  Tiancy'H  Tiatli.  1st 
111  by  J{c(l  Hoso ;  Uil 
f  Hip;  5th  clam  by 

• 

I".  L.  Ilesscltino;  ini- 
villc,  'IVnn.  In  foal 
th'.'  property  of  (leii. 
by  Comus;  2d  dam 
iitia  (sister  to  Game- 
Young  Marske ;  5th 
Starling;  7th  dam 
I  dam  by  Counsellor; 
11th  dam  by  Davill's 

.  McyncU;  imported 
foal  to  Kowton.  liy 
:1am  sister  to  Star  by 
[{iddle  by  V  atchem  ; 
by  Mogul ;  7th  dam 
y  by  Pullein's  Chcst- 
li  dam  by  Bustler. 

by  Mr.  A.  Belmont, 
des  Champs  (Dollar 


liy  I''l\in;,'  Diitcliinaii,  out  of  l';i\iiiiiil  iiy  Slam)  ;  '.'d  dam  Ifo 
ci'ipt  by  {{owlon.     (See  Fleiir  des  (.'humps.) 

ISlcnv,  ell.  f„  foaled  1831,  bred  by  .Mr.  Moss;  imported  into  Vir- 
ginia  by   .      By   Velocipciie.     ist   dam    Miss    Kosc    by 

Tramp;  '^'d  dam  by  Suncho  ;  ltd  dam  Ulaeklock's  dam  by  Cori- 
under;  Uli  dam  Wildgoose  l)y  llighllyti  •  5lli  dam  Culiciri'ss 
by  Pot-8-o'8;  t'.th  dam  Mnniilti  by  (Itddtlmler ;  Till  dam  .Mr. 
(loodricke's  Old  Kngland  marc. 

]S'o|{TIIi:miii;ki,aM)  JIauk,  foaled ,  lacd  by ;  owned  by 

Col.  'riiompsoii,  New  York.  By  Nortbiimiierland.  1st  dam 
by  Snap;  2d  dam  (iipsey  by  Bay  Bolton;  .'Id  dam  by  New- 
castle Turk;  4th  dam  by  Byi>rly  Turk. 

Novi:i,TY,  !)!•.  f.,  foaled  lKv>.1,  bred  by  Mr.  Watt;  inijmrted  by  Cupt. 
W.  .1.  Minor,  Natche/,  Miss.,  ]h:U\.  Ii\  foal  In  Knglish  s"a(blkr. 
Died  1840.  By  Blacklock.  1st  dam  Washerwoman  liy  Walton; 
'^M  diiiii  1/lIuile  de  Venus  liy  Whiskey;  M  dam  by  l'ot-H-o"s; 
4th  dam  Maid  of  all  Work  by  llighllyer;  5th  dam  sister  to 
Tandem  by  Syphon;  Gth  dam  by  Uegulus;  7th  dam  by  Snip. 

Novice,  b.  f.,  fouled  184(1,  bred  by  Mr.  llussey ;  owned,  1847,  by  Mr. 
Samuel  Fitzgerald,  New  York.  By  Cotlierstoiie.  1st  dam  Tlie 
Abbesij  by  Banvilles;  M  dam  Zeal  by  I'artizan  ;  ;Jd  d;im  Zaidrv 
by  Sir  I'eter;  4th  dam  Alcxina  by  King  Fergus;  5th  dam 
Lardella  by  Young  Marske;  0th  dam  by  Cade;  7th  dam  Bi'au- 
fremoiiCs  dam  by  brother  to  Fearnought;  8th  dam  Miss  Wind- 
ham by  Windham  ;  !)th  dam  by  Belgrade  Turk  ;  lOlh  dam  by 
IMakelcss;  11th  dam  by  Brimmer, 

Nun's  DAUoriiKn,  br.  f.,  foaled  1  HIM,  bred  by  Mr.  B.Turner;  im- 
ported by  Fl  ir.  Boardmun,  lluntsville,  Ala.  By  Filo-da-l*uta. 
1st  dam  The  Nun  by  Blacklock;  ^d  dam  by  Whisker;  '.id  dam 
by  Orvillo ;  4th  dnm  Otterington's  dam  by  Ikpectation ;  5th 
dam  Calabria  by  Sjiadille;  (ith  dam  firog's  dam  liy  Alfred;  7th 
dam  by  Locust;  8th  dam  by  Changeling;  !)th  dam  by  Cade. 

OcTAViu-S  Maue,  b.  f.,  foaled  1827,  bred  by  Lord  Scarborough ;  im- 
ported ilito  America,  18.32;  covered  by  Catton.  By  Octavlus. 
1st  dam  by  Whisker;  2d  dam  by  Orville ;  .'Id  dam  Ottering- 
ton's dam  by  Expectation;  4th  dam  Calabria  by  Spadille;  5th 
dam  Grog's  dam  by  Alfred ;  0th  dam  by  Locust;  7th  dam  by 
Changeling;  8th  dam  by  Cade. 

Olympus  Fithx,  br.  f.,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  Sir  .L  Gerard  ;  im- 
ported by  Capt.  Langford  into  Alabama.     By  Olympus.     1st 


G30 


THE    HORSE. 


dam  Sanili  by  Whisker;  2(1  dtvin  Jenny  Wren  by  Young  Wood- 
pecker; 3d  dam  Lady  Cow  by  John  Bull;  4th  dam  by  Drone; 
5th  dam  Lardella  by  Young  Marske. 
Olympus  Maiie,  b.  f.,  foaled  1833,  bred  by  H.  Turner,  Esq.;  im- 
ported   by    E.    U.    Boardman,    Esq.,    Iluntsvine,    Ala.      By 
Olympus.     1st  dam  Caifacaratadadera  by  Walton ;  5>d  dam  by 
Pipator;   3d  dam  byDelpini;  4th  dam  Tuberose  l)y  Herod ; 
5th  dam  by  Starling;  Gth  dam  Coughing  Polly  by  Bartlett's 
Cliilders. 
LYMPUS  Mare,  b.  f.,  foaled  1837,  bred  by  Mr.  Worthington  ;  im- 
ported into  Cliarleston,  S.  C,  1839,  by  Messrs.  Elliott,  Condy 
&  Daw.    By  Olympus.    Weatherly  gives  the  foal  to  Bustard 
mare,  1837.  as  a  male,  but  presume  it  is  an.  error.    1st  dam  by 
Bustard ;  2d  dam  General  Mina's  dam  by  Williamson's  ditto ; 
3d  dam  Young  Rachael  by  Volunteer;  4th  dam  Racliael  by 
Highflyer;  5th  dam  sister  to  Tandem  by  Syp^ion;  Gth  dam  by 
llegulus ;  7th  dam  by  Snip. 
Only  That,  br.  f.,  foaled  1830,  bred  by  Sir  J.  Gerard ;  imported  by 

By  Bartizan.     1st  dam   Scribe  by  Woful;   .2d  dam 

Scratch  by  Selim ;  3d  dam  by  Haphazard ;  4th  dam  by  Pre- 
cipitate ;  5th  dam  Colibri  by  Woodpecker. 
Orleana,  b.  f.,  foaled  1834,  bred  by  Mr.  Nowcll;  imported  by 
Capt.  W.  J.  Minor,  Natchez,  Miss.     By  Bustard.     1st  dam 
Laureola  by  Orville;  2d  dam  Laurel-leaf  by  Stamford;  3d  dam 
sister  to  Druid  by  Pot-8-o's ;  4th  dam  Maid  of  the  Oaks  by 
Herald;  5th  dam  Rarity  by  Matchem;  Gth  dam  Snapdragon 
bv  Snap ;  7th  dam  l)y  Eegulus ;  8th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers ; 
Dth  dam  by  Honey  wood's  Arabian ;  10th  (lam,  dam  of  the  two 
True  Blues. 
Orphan,  b.  f.,  foaled  1832,  bred  by  Mr.  Painter ;  imported  by  Mr. 
J.  L.  Lewis,  New  Orleans,  La.    In  foal  to  Dick.    By  Belzoni. 
Dam  Leviatlian's  dam  by  Windle.     (See  Leviathan.) 
Orville  Marl,  b.  f.,  foaled  1815,  bred  by  Gen.  G.  L.  Gower;  im- 
■     ported  by  Messrs.  Elliott,  Condy  &  Daws.    In  foal  to  English 
horse  Shrigley.     Bv  Orville.    1st  dam  Mirth  byTrumpator; 
2d  dam  Hoitv  Toity  by  Highflyer;  8d  dam  by  Goldlinder:  4th 
dam  Lady  Bolingbroko  by  Squirrel;  5th  dam  Cypron  the  dam 
of  King  Herod. 

Oscar  Mare,  foaled  ,  bred  by ;  imported  by  Thomas 

Norlleet,  Virginia.     By  Oscar,  before  his    importation.     1st 


■11  by  Young  Wood- 
4th  dam  by  DrouL' ; 

:.  Turner,  Esq. ;  im- 
mtsville,  Ala.  By 
Walton ;  2d  dam  by 
ruberosc  by  Herod ; 
;  Polly  by  Bartlett's 

f.  Worthington ;  im- 
sssrs.  Elliott,  Condy 
the  foal  to  Bustard 
1.  error.  1st  dam  by 
T  AVilliamson's  ditto ; 
tth  dam  Rachaol  by 
>yplion ;  Gtli  dam  by 

jerard ;  imported  by 
by  AVoful;  .2d  dam 
■d ;  4th  dam  by  Pro- 

[ov/cll;  imported  by 
Bustard.  1st  dam 
)y  Stamford ;  3d  dam 
laid  of  the  Oaks  by 
)th  dam  Snapdragon 
ly  Bartlett's  Childers; 
(Jam,  dam  of  the  two 

i.cr ;  imported  by  Mr. 
0  Pick.  By  Belzoni. 
ieviathan.) 

'u.  G.  L.  Gowcr ;  im- 
s.  In  foul  to  English 
Vlirth  by  Trumpator ; 
ra  by  Goldfinder:  4th 
dam  Cypron  the  dam 

imported  by  Thomas 
lis    importation.     1st 


LIST    OF    IMPOKTED    MARES. 


C31 


dam  Melissa  by  Trumpator;  2d  dam  Seafowl  (sister  to  Seagull) 
by  "Woodpecker ;  3d  dam  Middlesex  by  Snap;  4tli  dam  Miss 
Cleveland  by  Kegulus;  5th  dam  Midge  l)y  sou  of  Bay  Bolton; 
Gth  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers;  Ttli  dam  by  lIoneyAvood's 
Arabian  ;  8th  dam,  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

Oyer  Cast,  br.  £,  foaled  1801,  lired  by  Mr.  Farrow;  imported  into 
Nova  Scotia  18C5;  covered  by  Diophantus.  By  Tuduior.  Dam 
by  Falstaff;  2il  dam  sister  to  Ponipey  by  Emilius ;  3d  dam  Varia- 
tion by  Bustard;  4th  dam  Johanna  Southcote  by  Beuning- 
brough;  ath  dam  Lavinia  by  Pipator;  Gth  dam  by  Ilighllyer; 
7th  dam  by  Cardinal  Puff;  8th  dam  by  Tatler;  9th  dam  by  Siu'i); 
lOtli  dam  by  Godolphin  Arabian;  11th  dam  by  Frampton's 
Whiteneck;  12tli  dam  by  Pelbam  Barb. 

Pacolet  Mare  (called  Molly  Pacolot),  f.,  foaled  17G8,  bred  by 
Duke  of  Ancaster.  Said  to  have  been  imported  into  Pennsyl- 
vania by  Mr.  Hiltzheimer,  Philadelphia.  By  Pacolet.  1st  dam 
Whiteneck  by  Crab ;  2d  dam  by  Godolphin  Arabian ;  3d  dam 
by  Coiiyer's  Arabian ;  4th  dam  by  Curwen's  Bay  Barb ;  5th 
dam  by  Marsliall's  Spot;  Gth  dam  by  White-legged  Chestnut 
Lowtlier  Barb ;  7th  dam  Vintner  mare, 

PaSiOla,  ell.  f.,  foaled  1835,  bred  by ;  imported  by  Lucius 

J.  Polk,  Esq.,  Tennessee.  By  Muley.  1st  dam  by  Conius  ;  2d 
dam  by  Election  ;  3d  dam  Fair  Helen  by  namblctoninu.  (See 
imported  Margrave's  pedigree.) 

Paymaster  Mare,  f.,  foaled  17—,  bred  by ;  imported  by  Dr. 

Norris;  owned  liy  Col.  Smock.  By  Paymaster.  1st  dam  by 
Highflyer ;  2d  dam  by  Snip ;  3d  dam  Miss  Cranbournc  by  Go- 
dolphin Arabian ;  4th  dam  Miss  Western  by  Sedbury ;  5th 
dam  Mother  Western  by  Smith's  Son  of  Snake ;  Gth  dam  by 
Montagu ;  7tli  dam  by  Hautboy ;  8tli  dam  by  Brimmer. 

Peggy,  b.  f.,  foaled  1788,  bred  by  Lord  Clermont;  imported  by 
Col.  John  Tayloo,  Virginia.  By  Trumpator.  Many  of  the 
best  racers  in  America  descended  from  this  mare.  1st  dam 
Peggy  (sister  to  Postmaster)  by  Herod;  2d  dam  by  Snap;  3d 
dam  by  Gower  Stallion ;  4tli  dam  by  Childers. 

Penelope,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1837,  bred  by  Col.  White;  imported  by 
Col.  Wade  Hampton,  South  Carolina,  1839.  By  Plenipoten- 
tiary. 1st  dam  Brazil  by  Ivanhoe ;  2d  dam  Velvet  l)y  Oiseau  ; 
3d  dam  Wire  (sister  to  Webb)  by  Waxy.  (Sec  Kachel  and  Itid- 
dlesworth.) 


033 


THE  nORSE. 


Pera  (sister  to  Galata),  b.  f.,  Ibalod  183G,  l)red  by  Lord  Exotor ;  im- 
ported into  Virginia  l)y  Dr.  A.  T.  B.  Merritt.  By  Sultan.  1st 
dam  Advance  by  Pioneer;  2d  dam  by  Buzzard  ;  3d  dum  sister 
to  Clianipinn  by  Pot-8-o's ;  4tb  dam  Iluncamunca  by  Higb- 
llyer;  5th  dam  Cypher  by  Scjuirrel;  (Jth  dam  by  Kegulus;  Tth 
dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers;  8th  dam  by  Iloneywood'd  Arabian  ; 
9th  dam,  dam  of  the  tAVo  True  Blues. 

Percy  Mxnr.,  br.  f.,  foaled  1833,  bred  hy  Mr.  0.  Clark;  sold  to  go 
to  America.  By  Percy.  1st  dam  by  Orville;  2d  dam  ))y 
Pipator. 

Petwortii,  ell.  f,  foaled  1700,  bred  by  Lord  Egremont;  imported 
to  Virginia  by  Hon.  Jolin  Tayloe.  By  Dragon.  1st  dam 
Everlasting  by  Ecli[)so ;  2d  dam  TTyjEna  i)y  Snap ;  3d  dam  JMiss 
Belsea  ))yRegulus;  4t]i  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers;  5th  dam 
by  Iloncywood's  Arabian;  Cth  dam,  dam  of  the  two  True 
Blues. 

Peter  Lely  Mare  (sister  to  Ecrnhurst),  oh.  f.,  foaled  1833,  bred  1)y 
Mr.  Ii.  Turner;  imported  by  E.  H.  Boardman,  EtH[.,  Huntsville, 
Ala.  By  Sir  Peter  Lely.  1st  dam  (sister  to  Sophy)  by  Conuis ; 
2d  dam  by  Camillus;  3d  dam  Helen  by  Delpini;  4th  dam 
Rosalind  by  Pho'nomenon;  5th  v.am  Atalanta  by  Matchem ; 
Gth  dam  Lass  of  the  Mill  b\  Oroonoko;  Tth  dam  by  Old 
TraA'eler;  8th  dam  Miss  Makoless  by  Young  Greyhound;  9th 
dam  by  Old  Partner;  10th  dam  Miss  Doe's  dam  by  Woodcock ; 
11th  dam  by  Crofts'  Bay  Barb,  etc. 

Phantomia,  b.  f.,  foaled ,  bred  by ;  imported  by  Go-,. 

Jas.  Bai'bour,  Virginia,  1829;  covered  by  Camel.  By  Phantom. 
1st  dam  by  ^\a!ton;  2d  dam  Allegranti  by  Pegasus;  3d  dam 
Oi'ange-sqneczer  by  Highflyer ;  4th  dam  Mop-squeezer  by 
Matchem;  5th  dam  Lady  by  Turner's  Sweepstakes;  0th  dam 
Shuttle  and  Syphon's  dam  l)y  Patriot ;  7th  dam  by  Crab ;  8th 
dam  (sister  to  Sloven)  l)y  Bay  Bolton;  9th  dam  l)y  Curwen's 
Bay  Barl);  10th  dam  by  Spot;  11th  dam  by  White-legged 
Lowther  Barb;  12th  dam  Old  Vintner  mare. 

PiiiLADELPniA,  b.  f ,  foaled  1808,  l)red  by  Mr.  Dundas ;  imported  l)y 
Hon.  John  Randolph,  Roanoke,  Va.  By  Washington.  1st  dam 
Miss  Totteridge  by  Dungannon ;  2d  dam  Marcella  by  Mambrino ; 
3d  dam  Medea  by  Swcetbriar ;  4th  dam  Angelica  )iy  Snap ;  5th 
uuin  by  Regulus  ;  6th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Chddors;  7th  dam  by 
Iloncywood's  Arabian  ;  8tli  dam,  dam  of  the  two  True  Blues, 


LIST    OF    IMPORTED    MARES. 


G33 


y  Lord  Exotor ;  im- 
kt.  By  Snltan.  1st 
zard  ;  3d  diim  sistci* 
icamiuica  l)y  Higli- 
im  by  liOgulus ;  TUi 
iioy  wood's  Arabian  ; 

.  Clark;  sold  to  go 
rville;    '2d   dam   by 

Igremont ;  imported 
Dragon.      1st  dam 

Snap ;  3d  dam  JMiss 
Childers;  bth  dam 

1  of  the  two  True 

foalwl  1833,  bred  by 
an,  E.s(i.,  Hnntsville, 
>  Sophy)  by  Conms ; 
Delpini;  4th  dam 
lanta  by  Matchem ; 
;  Tth  dam  by  Old 
ng  Greyhound ;  9th 
dam  ]}y  Woodcock ; 

;  imported  by  Go-,, 
imel.  By  Phantom. 
y  Pegasus ;  3d  dam 
1  Mop-squeezer  by 
ecpstakcs;  Gth  dam 
1  dam  by  Crab ;  8th 
li  dam  by  Curwen's 
m  by  "White-legged 
e. 


nndas ;  imported  l)y 
jshington.  1st  dam 
rcella  by  Mambriuo ; 
gelica  liy  Snap ;  5th 
iddors;  7th  dam  by 
e  two  True  Blues, 


PrccoLiXA,  b.  f.,  foaled  1833,  bred  by  Sir  G.  Ileathcote ;  imported 
by  W.  B.  Scott,  Petersburgh,  Va.  By  Partisan.  She  died  on 
the  passage  to  America.  1st  dam  Espagnolle  by  Orvillo ;  2d 
dam  Barrosa  by  Vermin;  3d  dam  Nike  by  Alexander;  4lh  dam 
Nimble  by  Florizel;  5th  dam  Panlipole  by  Blank;  Gth  dam 
Joan  (sister  to  Careless  by  llegulus).     (See  Alarm.) 

Pickle,  1).  f.,  foaled  1831,  bred  by  Mr.  Gnlly;  imported  by  James 
Jackson  and  T.  Kirkman,  Esqrs.,  Alabama.  In  foal  to  Taurus. 
By  Emelius.  1st  dam  IVrnstard  by  ^lerlin;  2(1  dam  ]\[orcl  by 
Sorcerer;  3d  dam  Hornby  Lass  by  Buzzard;  4th  dam  Puzzle 
by  ]\Iatchcm ;  5th  dam  Princess  by  Ilerod ;  Gth  dam  by  Blank ; 
7th  dam  Spectator's  dam  by  Partner ;  Stli  dam  Bonny  Lass  by 
Bay  Bolton;  D'li  dam  by  Darley  Arabian;  10th  dam  by  Byerly 
Turk;  11th  dam  by  Taffolet  Barb;  12tli  dam  by  Place's  White 
Turk ;  13th  dam  Natural  Barb  marc. 

PiHOiTETTE,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1,8:J9,  Ijred  by  Sir  T.  Mostyn ;  imported  by 
Mr.  r.  P.  Corbin,  Virginia.  By  Teniers.  She  •■an  in  United 
States.  1st  dam  Mercaudotte  by  iVIuley ;  2d  dam  Petwortii  liy 
Precipitate ;  3d  dam  by  Woodpecker ;  4th  dam  (sister  to  Juni- 
per) by  Snap;  5th  dam  Young  Marpke's  dam  by  Blank;  Gth 
dam  Bay  Starling  by  Bolton  Starling ;  7th  dam  Miss  :\Ieynel] 
by  Partner;  8th  dam  by  Grcyhounil;  9th  dam  by  Curwen's 
Bay  Barb. 

Placektia,  b.  f.,  f(jalcd  1813,  bred  by  Gen.  Grosvenor;  imported 
from  Gibraltar;  owned  l)y  Charles  IL  Hall,  New  York.  By 
Dick  Andrews,  ^ied  1821.  1st  dam  Azalia  by  Benning- 
brough;  2d  dam  i.illiflower  by  Highflyer;  3d  dam  by  Gold- 
finder;  4lh  dam  (sister  to  Grasshopper)  byMarske;  5th  dam 
by  CuUen  Arabian;  Gth  dam  Blackeyes  by  llegulus;  7th  dam 
Routh's  Blackeyes  by  Crab;  8th  dam  Warlock  Galloway  by 
Snake. 


Pledge,  ch.  f ,  foaled  182G,  bred  by  ■ 


-,  at  Farnsficld ;  imported 


by  L.  J.  Polk,  Tennessee.  Covered  by  the  Colonel.  By  Eilho- 
da-Puta.  1st  dam  by  Comus;  2d  dam  (sister  to  Zodiac)  by  St. 
George ;  3d  dam  Abigail  by  Woodpecker ;  4th  dam  Firetail  by 
Eclipse;  5th  dam  by  Blank;  Gth  dam  by  Cade;  7th  dam 
Spectator's  dam  Ijy  Partner;  8th  dam  Bonny  Lass  by  Bay 
BoUoa,  etc.     (See  Plenty.) 

Plenty,  b.  f.,  foaled  1833,  bred  by  Mr.  Thornhill ;  impoitod  by  E. 
n.  Boardman,  Esq.,  Huntsyille,  Ala.     Li  foal  to  English  St. 


G34 


THE    UORSE. 


Patrick,  By  Emelius.  1st  dtim  Mangel  Wurzel  by  Merlin; 
2d  dam  ]Morel  by  Sorcerer ;  .'Jd  dam  Hornby  Lass  by  Buzzard ; 
4tli  dam  Puzzle  by  Matcuem;  5th  dam  Princess  by  Ilcrod; 
Otb  dam  Julia  l)y  Blank ;  7tli  dam  Spectator's  dam  by  Partner ; 
8tli  dam  Bonny  Lass  'y  Bay  Bolton;  'Jth  dam  by  Darley's 
Arabian;  lOtli  dam  by  Bycrly  Turk;  lltli  dam  by  Taffolet 
Barb;  12tli  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  13tli  dam  Natural 
Barb  mare. 

Polenta,  ch.  f.,  foaled  18G9,  by  Maccaroni,  bred  by  Mrs.  Wilkinson ; 
imported  by  A.  Belmont,  Esq.,  in  1870.  1st  dam  (sister  to 
Donna  del  Lago)  l)y  Lord  of  the  Isles;  2d  dam  Shot  by  Bird- 
catcher  ;  3d  dam  Wasp  by  Muley  Moloch  ;  4th  dam  by  Emilius ; 
5tli  dam  Bee  in  a  Bonnet  by  Biacklock ;  Cth  dam  Maniac  by 
Slnittlc;  7th  dam  Anticipation  by  Bessingl)rough ;  8th  dam 
Expectation  by  Herod;  9th  dam  by  Skim;  10th  dam  by 
Janus;  llth  dam  Spinster  by  Crab;  12th  dam  Sjunster  (the 
Widdrington  marej  by  Partner;  13th  dam  (, sister  to  Squirrel's 
dam)  l)y  Bloody  Buttocks ;  14th  dam  by  Greyhound;  15th  dam 
by  Makcle.ss:  lOth  dam  by  Brimmer;  17tli  dam  by  Place's 
White  Turk;  18th  dam  by  Dodworth;  19th  dam  Layton  Barb 
mare. 

Polly  Hopkins,  American  bred,  was  sent  to  England  and  bred 
there.  She,  with  iier  produce,  the  property  of  Com.  R.  E. 
Stockton,  'New  Jersey,  were  brought  back  to  United  States. 
By  Virginian.  1st  dam  by  imported  Archduke;  2d  dam  l)y 
imported  Stirling;  3d  dam  by  imported  Obscurity;  4th  dam 
Old  Slamerkin  by  imported  Wlldaiv ;  5tli  dam  De  Lalicy's  im- 
ported Cub  mare  by  Cub  (which  see). 

Polly  Moss,  b.  f.,  foaled  1835,  bred  by ;  imported  by  R. 

D.  &  Henry  Shepherd,  Shepherdstown,  Va.,  1837.  By  Sr. 
Nicholas.  Isfc  dam  by  Tramp;  2d  dam  by  Sancho;  3d  dam 
Blacklock's  dam  by  Coriander;  4th  dam  by  Highflyer.  (See 
Sally  of  the  Valley.') 

Pomona,  b.  f.,  foaled  about  1803 ;  imported  by  W^m.  Haxall,  Esq., 
Petersburgh,  Va.  By  Worthy  (brother  to  Waxy).  1st  dam 
Comedy  by  Buzzard ;  2d  dam  Huncamunca  by  Highflyer ;  3d 
dam  C\T)her  by  Squirrel ;  4th  dam  Eribbles'  dam  by  Regulus ; 
5th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers,  etc.,  etc. 

Pomona,  b.  f.,  foaled  1832,  bred  by  Jjord  Fitzwilliam ;  sold  to  Col. 
Singleton,  of  South   Carolina,  1833.    By  Chateau  Margaux. 


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r^. 


1  Wurzel  by  Merlin; 
iby  Lass  by  Buzzard ; 
I  Princess  by  Ilcrod; 
tor  s  dam  by  Partner ; 
Dth  diuii  by  Parley's 
mil  d;im  liy  Taffolet 
k;  13tli  dam  Natural 

2d  by  Mrs.  Wilkinson ; 
.  1st  dam  (sister  to 
2(1  dam  Shot  by  Bird- 
4th  dam  by  Emilius ; 
;  Cth  dam  Maniac  by 
iingl)rough;  8th  dam 
Skim;  10th  dam  by 
th  dam  Spinster  (the 
m  (sister  to  Squii'rel's 
jlreyhound ;  15th  di:ni 
ITtli  dam  by  Place's 
)tli  dam  Lay  ton  Barb 

;o  England  and  bred 
perty  of  Com.  R.  F. 
ik  to  United  States. 
rchdukc;  2d  dam  l)y 
Obscurity;  4th  dam 
L  dam  De  Laticy's  iin- 

;  imported  by  R. 

,  Va.,  1837.     By  Sr. 

by  Sancho;  3d  dam 

I  by  Highflyer.     (See 

by  Wm.  Haxall,  Esq., 
to  Waxy).  1st  dam 
iica  by  Highflyer;  3d 
lies'  dam  by  Regulus ; 

William ;  sold  to  Col. 
y  Chateau   Margaux. 


LIST    OF    IMPORTED    MAK!^a. 


r.35 


1st  dam  Marianne  by  Sorcerer;  2d  diuu  Thoi  '  -na  by  'L'imofhy; 
3d  dam  Violet  by  Shark;  4Lii  dam  by  Syphoi; ,  ht'y  Uam  (Jiiar- 
lotte  by  Blank;  Gth  dam  by  Crab;  ^lii  dam  by  i>yer'«  Dimple; 
8th  dam  by  Why-not ;  9th  dam  Royal  mare. 

Poppix.TAY  Maue,  1).  f.,  foaled  1808,  bred  by  Sir  J.  Shelly;  imported 
by  lion.  John  lvandoli)li,  Roanoke,  Va.  By  Popinjay.  1st  dam 
by  Precipitate;  2d  dam  Fizzle's  dam  l)y  Highflyer;  3d  dam 
Tiffany  by  Eclipse ;  4th  dam  Laburnam's  dam  Young  Hag  by 
Skim ;  5th  dam  Hag  l)y  Crab ;  0th  dam  Ebony  by  Childers,  etc. 

Possession,  b.  f.,  foaled  183(5,  bred  aiul  imported  by  E.  H.  Boardnian, 
Esq.,  into  Alabama.  By  Bay  Malton.  1st  dam  Polly  OUver  by 
Sir  Oliver;  2d  dam  by  Hambletouiau;  3d  dam  Constantia  by 
Sir  Peter;  4th  dam  by  Alungo;  5th  dam  by  Latham's  Snap; 
Gth  dam  Sappho  by  Regulus;  7tli  dam  Lodge's  Roan  mare  l)y 
Partner,  etc. 

POTESTAS,  f,,  foaled  1843,  bred  by  Mr.  Batson;  imported  into  New 
York,  1861,  covered  by  a  half-bred  horse.  By  Plenii)otentiary. 
1st  dam  Acacia  by  Phantom ;  2d  dam  Augusta  liy  ^\  oful ;  3d 
dam  by  Rubens;  4th  dam  Guildford  Nan  by  (luildford;  5th 
dam  by  Justice;  Gth  dam  Parsley  by  Put-8-o" m  Tthdam  Lady 
Bolingbroke  by  Squirrel;  8th  dam  Herod's  (Lnx  by  Blaze;  9th 
dam  Selima  by  Bethers  Arabian  ;  10th  dam  by  Gr{'h?'in'f'. 
Champion ;  11th  dam  by  Barley's  r   Mbian ;  ]  '\  •  dam  by  Merhu. 

PoT-8-o's  Mare  (Constable's),  ch.  f..  V.i.a  i:j>i,  bred  by  Lord 
Grosvenor;  imported  by  Willlan^  '  -  istable,  of  Ncav  York.  By 
Pot-8-o's.  1st  dam  by  Giracrae!'.;  2d  dam  Snap  Dragon  1)} 
Snap;  3d  dam  by  Regulus;  4<h  dm  by  Bartlett's:  Childers; 
5th  dam  by  Honey  wood's  Arabian;  Gtli  dam,  dam  of  the  two 
True  Blues. 

PoT-8-o's  Mare  (Bell's),  foaled  1802.  bred  by  ■ 


— ;  imported  into 
Virginia  al)out  1811 ;  owned  by  Mr.  Collen,  Tarborougli,  Nortli 
Carolina.  By  Pot-8-0'3.  Ipt  dam  by  Pegasus;  2d  dnm  by 
Highflyer ;  3d  dam  Smallbones  by  Justice ;  4th  dam  by  Panglos ; 
5th  dam  Riddle  by  the  Wolesley  Bail) ;  Gth  dam  Lady  Augusta 
by  Spot;  7tli  dam  by  Crab;  8th  d;im  (sister  to  Partner)  by 
Jigg ;  9th  dam  (sister  to  Mixbury). 

Precipitate  Mare,  b.  f.,  foaled  1802,  bred  by  Mr  Watt;  impoited 
by  Mr.  Parkinson,  Virginia.  By  Precipitate.  >  st  dam  1)y  High- 
flyer;  2d  dam  by  Goldfinderi  3d  dam  Lady  Bolingbroke  by 


C3G 


THE  nORSE. 


Squirrel;  4tli  dam  (ncrocl's  clam)  byBlazo;  otli  clam  Rolima 
hy  JU'thers  Arabian;  Gtli  dam  l)y  Graiiam'ri  Chami)ion  ;  Ttii 
(lam  by  Parley's  Arabian ;  8tli  clam  by  Merlin. 

Pbiasi  Maue,  h.  {.,  foaled  1834,  bred  by  His  Majesty;  imported  by 
Cul.  Wade  Hampton,  of  South  Carolina.  By  Priam  (lietbro  his 
Importation).  1st  dam  (sister  to  Spermaceti)  l)y  Whalebone ; 
2d  dam  (sister  to  Wanderer)  by  Oohanna;  3d  dam  Catherine 
by  Woodpecker;  4th  dam  Camilla  by  Trentham ;  5th  dam 
Coquette  by  Comptou  Barb. 

Peiam  Mare,  or  Betsey  IJaxsom  2d  (which  sec),  oh.  f.,  foaled  1830, 
bred  in  England,  and  imported  by  R.  L.  Stevens,  Esq.,  Ncav 
York.  By  Priam  (before  his  importation).  Dam  Betsey  Kan- 
som  by  Virginian;  bred  in  United  States,  but  sent  to  England 
to  ])Q  bred. 

Prima,  b.  f.,  foaled  1834,  bred  by  Lord  Chesterfield;  imported  into 
South  Carolina,  in  ship  Cliina,  1848,  in  foal  to  English  Dis- 
count.  By  imported  Priam.  1st  dam  Dahlia  by  Phantom; 
2d  dam  by  Waxy;  8d  dam  Moses' dam  by  Gohanna;  4th  dam 
Grey  Skim  by  Woodpecker;  5th  dam  Silvers  dam  by  Herod; 
Gth  dam  Young  Hag  by  Skim. 

Primula,  f.,  foaled  1827,  bred  by  Mr.  Humble;  imported  by  W. 
H.  &  Dr.  A.  T.  B.  Merritt,  Virginia.  By  Cervantes.  1st  dam 
Cowslip  by  Cockflghter;  2d  dam  Brown  Javelin  by  Javelin; 
3d  dam  Young  Maiden  by  Highflyer;  4th  dam  Maiden  by 
Matchom;  5th  dam  by  Squirt;  Gth  dam  (Lot's  dam)  by 
Mogul;  7th  dam  Camilla  by  Bay  Bolton;  8th  dam  Old  Lady 
by  Pullein's  Chestnut  Arabian;  9th  dam  by  Rockwood;  10th 
dam  by  Busller. 

Primrose,  f,  foaled  and  imported,  before  the  Revolution,  into  Vir- 
ginia. By  Wyville  Belgrade  Turk.  English  Racing  Calendar, 
1746.  Ist  dam  by  Lord  D'Arcy's  Woodcock;  2d  dam  by  a 
Barb  horse  out  of  Barb  mare. 

Primrose,  f.,  foaled  1821,  bred  by  Mr.  Humble ;  imported  by  Lucius 
J.  Polk,  Tennessee ;  covered  by  English  Glaucus.  Bv  Comus. 
1st  dam  Cowslip  by  Cockflghter;  2d  dam  Brown  Javelin  by 
Javelin ;  3d  dam  Young  Maiden  by  Highflyer;  4th  dam  Maiden 
by  Matciiem;  5th  dam  Mr.  Pratt's  celebrated  mare  by  Squirt; 
Cth  dam  (Lot's  dam)  by  Mogul;  7th  dam  Camilla  by  Bn^  Bolton; 
8th  dam  Old  Lady  by  Pullein's  Chestnut  Arabian ;  9tli  dam  by 
Rockwood;  10th  dam  by  Busller. 


LIST  OF   IMI'OUTKD   MAKES. 


037 


lazo;  otli  dam  Rflinia 
luun't!  C'hamj)ioii ;  Ttli 
[t'din. 

I\Iajcsty;  importoil  by 
By  Priam  (lieforo  Jiis 

laceti)  l)y  Wlialobono ; 

la;  3cl  dara  Catherine 
Trentliam;   5th  dam 

see),  ch.  f.,  foaled  183G, 
L.  Stevens,  Esq.,  NeAV 
a).  Dam  Betsey  Kan- 
,  but  sent  to  England 

}rfield;  imported  into 
foal  to  English  Dis- 
Dahlia  by  Phantom; 
)y  Gohanna;  4th  dam 
Ivcr  s  dam  by  Herod ; 

ible;  imported  by  W. 

Cervantes.  1st  dam 
1  Javelin  by  Javelin ; 
4th  dam  Maiden  by 
lam  (Lot's  dam)  by 
i;  8tli  dam  Old  Lady 

by  RockAvood;   10th 

Revolution,  into  Vir- 
ish  Racing  Calendar, 
Icock;   2d  dam  by  a 

;  imported  by  Lucius 
llancus.  By  Comus. 
n  Brown  Javelin  by 
^er;  4th  dam  Maiden 
ited  mare  by  Squirt; 
imilla  by  Bay  Bolton; 
irabian ;  9th  dam  by 


Promise,  f.,  foaled  1803,  bred  l)y  Mr.  fioodisson;  imported  by  Wm. 
llaxall,  Es(i.,  Petersburg]!,  Va.  In  foal  to  English  Waxy.  By 
Buzzard.  1st  dam  by  J'recipilatr ;  3d  dam  Lady  Harriet  by 
Mark  Anthony  ;  3d  dam  (ieorgiana  by  ^lalclicm ;  4(h  dam  by 
Snap;  Gth  dam  by  Cullen  Arabian  ;  Otii  dam  Orisewood's  Lady 
Thigh  by  Partner;  7th  dam  by  (Ireylioniul;  8th  dam  Sopho- 
nisbas  dam  by  Curwcn's  Bay  Barl);  Olhdam  by  Lordl)'Arcy*s 
Chestnut  Arabian;  10th  dam  by  Wliiteshirt ;  11th  dam  Old 
Montagu  mare. 

Pruxella,  eh.  f.,  foaled  1833,  bred  by  His  Majesty  William  IV; 
imported  by  Com.  R.  F.  Stockton,  New  Jersey.  By  Comus. 
1st  dam  by  Partizan;  2d  dam  Pawn  byTrumpator;  3d  dam 
Prunella  by  Highflyer ;  4th  dam  Promise  by  Snap ;  5th  dam 
Jnlia  by  Blank ;  Cth  dam  Spectator's  dam  by  Partner,  etc. 

Psyche,  gr.  f.,  foaled  1802,  bred  by  Lord  i:)erl)y ;  im])orted  by  Gen. 
McPhersou,  South  Carolina.  By  Sir  Peter.  1st  dam  Bab  by 
Bourdeaux ;  2d  dam  Speranza  by  Eclipse  (sister  to  Saltram, 
which  see). 

PuNcniNELLA,  f.,  foaled ,  bred  by ;  imported  into  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia,  1808.  By  Punch.  Nothing  is  known  of 
this  mare;  her  iiedigreo  cannot  be  found  in  Weatherby. — 
S.  D.  B.  1st  dam  by  Craig's  Ilighllyer;  2d  dam  by  GalloAvay's 
Selim. 

Pussy,  b.  f.,  foaled  18G4,  bred  by  Mr.  Goodchild;  imported  and 
owned  by  R.  W.  Cameron,  Esq.,  Clifton  Stud  Farm,  Statcn 
Island,  N.  Y.  By  Diophantus.  1st  dam  Agapemonc  (sister  to 
Aphrodite)  by  Bay  Middleton;  2d  dam  Venus  by  Sir  Hercules; 
3d  dam  Echo  byEmelius;  4th  dam  by  Scud  or  Pioneer;  5th 
dam  Canary  Bird  liy  Whiskey  or  Sorcerer ;  Gtli  dam  Canary 
by  Coriander;  7th  dam  Miss  Green  by  Highflyer;  8th  dam 
Harriet  by  Matchem ;  9  th  dam  Flora  by  Regulus ;  10th  dam 
by  Bartlett's  Childcrs;  11th  dam  Ijy  Bay  Bolton;  12th  dam  by 
Belgrade  Tui'k.     ?^ tinted  to  Skirmisher. 

Queen-  Axx,  bl.  f.,  foaled  1840,  bred  by .     She  was  owned 

and  run  in  the  United  States  by  J.  Cham})crs,  of  Louisiana. 
By  Camel.  Dam  by  Langar.  Produce  and  balance  of  pedigree 
unknown  to  author. — S.  D.  B. 

Queen"  Mab,  f.,  foaled  and  imported  prior  to  tlie  Revolution  by 
Got.  Ogle.  By  Musgrove's  Grey  Arabian.  1st  dam  liy  Hamp- 
ton Court  Childers ;  2d  dam  by  Gov.  Ilaxrisou's  Arabian ;  3d 


cr- 


0.38 


THE  nORSE. 


(lain  1>y  Cliostnut  Amliitui;  41  li  dnm  by  Lecdcs;  Sth  dum  hy 
IJarl)  inaro  Sluzcy. 

Queen',  The,  eli.  f.,  fouled  18;].",,  bred  l>y  ITis  ^Lijosty  ■Willinm  IV; 
imported  l)y  C'ul.  Wiido  Ilamplon,  of  Soiilli  Carolina.  15y 
Priam,  lioforo  hh  importation.  Dam  Dolphino  (imported)  by 
Whisl\cr.  (Soo  Del[)lii]io.)  >:'hn  wad  trained  and  ran  Avilh  suc- 
cess iu  tho  United  States. 

Eabecca,  li.  f.,  foaled  18.3^,  bred  by  Mr.  C.  Day;  imported  by  John 
C.  Beask'V,  Esq.,  of  Tenne.<sec.  By  fiodolphin.  1st  dam 
Jewosa  by  Moses ;  2d  dam  Caleudulao  by  C'amerton ;  3d  dam 
Snowdrop  by  Highland  iHi'ij^;  4lh  dam  Daisy  liy  B.iz>:ard  ;  r)th 
dam  Tulip  by  Damper;  Glli  ciar^  by  Eclipse ;  7th  dam  IJarity 
by  Matchem;  8th  dam  Snapdragon  iiy  Snap;  Uth  dam  by 
Rcgidus;  lOllidam  by  Barflett's  C'hilders;  llthdam  by  Iloncy- 
■wood'a  Arabian ;  12th  dam,  dam  of  tho  two  True  Blues. 

Eacitel,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1829,  bred  by  Lord  Jersey;  import.'d  by  E.  II. 
Boardman,  Iluutsville,  Ala.  By  Partisan.  1st  dam  I'llagrce 
by  Soothsayer;  2d  dam  Web  (sister  to  Whisker)  by  Waxy ; 
3d  dam  Penelopo  by  Trumpator.    (Seo  Riddlcsworth.) 

Radish,  b.  f.,  foaled  1787,  bred  by  Lord  Grosvenor;  imported  into 

United  States  by .     By  Pot-8-o's.    lat  dam  Rarity  by 

Matchem;  2d  dam  Snapdragon  by  Snap;  3d  dam  l)y  Regulus; 
4th  dam  by  I^artlett's  Cliilder,;;  TitJi  dam  by  Ilonoywood's  Ara- 
l>ian;  Gth  dam,  dam  of  tho  two  True  Blues. 

Haven's  Wixg,  Ir.  f.,  foaled  1834,  bred  by  Mr.  Johnson;  imported 
into  New  Orleans,  1838.  Sold  there  to  James  Porter,  Esq. 
By  Olympus.  Ist  dam  Proserpine  I jy  Rhodaman thus;  2d  dam 
by  Sir  Peter;  3d  dam  Eaton  Lass  byPut-8-o's;  4th  dam  by 
Highflyer;  flth  dam  by  Snap;  Gth  dam  Chalkstone's  dam  by 
Shepherd's  Crab;  7th  dam  Miss  Meredith  by  Cade ;  8th  dam 
Little  Uartley  marc  by  Bartlett's  Cliilders;  9th  dam  tho  dam 
of  Largo  Hartley  marc  Flying  Whig. 

Recovery  Mare,  f.,  foaled  1838,  bred  by  ;   imported  by 

R  I).  Shepherd,  Yii'ginia.  By  Recovery.  Dam  Sally  of  the 
Valley  by  Tramp.     (Seo  Sally  of  the  Valley.) 

Refugee,  br.  f.,  foaled  1827,  lu-cd  by  Duke  of  Richmond  ;  imported 
ly  Messrs.  Jackson  &  Kirkman,  Alabama.     By  Wanderer.     1st 
lam  by  Orvillo  ;,2d  dam,  dam  of  Selim  liy  Alexander.     (See  im- 
ported Sessions.) 


■  Lcodos;  5th  dtim  by 

Miijosty  AYilliiim  TV; 
Soiilli  C'lii'olina.  By 
•(.'Iphiiio  (iniiiortcd)  l)y 
nctl  iiiul  rail  ^vith  siic- 

ly;  imported  by  Jolin 
(iodolpliin.  lyt  diim 
)y  Camortoii ;  3d  dum 
Daisy  liy  B.iz>:ard  ;  Rtli 
lipso  ;  Ttli  dam  IJarity 
i  Snap;  9tli  dam  by 
i;  11  til  dam  by  Iloncy- 
\vo  Tniu  Blues. 

3ey;  import. -d  by  E.  II, 
in.  1st  dam  I'ilagrce 
)  Whisker)  by  Waxy  ; 
tiddlcsAvortli.) 

SYonor;  imported  into 
3.  lat  dam  Rarily  1)y 
;  3d  dam  l)y  Eegulus ; 
1  )y  Ilonoywood's  Ara- 
aes. 

[r.  Johnson;  imported 
0  James  Porter,  Esq. 
lodamantluis ;  2d  dam 
Put-8-0'3;  4th  dam  by 
Chalkstone's  dam  by 
iith  by  Cade ;  8th  dam 
:'rs;  9th  dam  the  dam 

;   imported  by 

7.    Dam  Sally  of  the 

Richmond ;  imported 
a.  By  Wanderer.  1st 
f  Alexander.     (See  ira- 


MST    01'"     ntrOUTKI)     MAIIF-H. 


030 


IlEVEXrn  MAIir.,  bl.  f.,  I'oaled  IS'M,  bred  by  iMr.  T,.  naseltiiie;  im- 
ported iiilo  New  Orleans,  1S:!S.  Covered  by  \Varlal)y  Btyloek; 
sold  to  Hon.  A.  J5arro\v,  of  Louisiana.  By  Revenue.  1st  dam 
Eliza  by  rilho-da-Puta;  3d  dam  by  Vermin;  M  dam  by  Ben- 
ninsbr(ni,i,d\ ;  4th  dam  Eu.statia  by  lliirhllyer;  .Mb  dam  AVren 
by  Woodpeeker;  (Ith  dam  .Sir  Peter's  dam  liy  Suai);  ;il>  dam 
Hiiss  Cleveland  by  liegulus;  Htli  dam  Midgo  by  sou  of  Bay 
Bolton,  etc. 

RiNOLKT,  b.f.,  foaled  1853,  1  red  Va' Lord  Uxbrldge;  imjiorted  by 
A.  J.  Davie,  North  Carolina,  18157.  Covered  by  English  Cluu- 
eus.  Bv  The  Colonel  1st  dam  Adeline  by  Soothsayer;  2d 
(lam  Elizabeth  byOrville;  3d  dam  Pennytrumpet  by  Trum- 
pator  ;  Itli  dam  Young  Camilla  by  Woodpeeker;  oth  dam 
Camilla  byTrentham;  Olh  ilam  Cociuertc  by  Comptoii  Jiarb; 
I'th  dam  i^ister  to  Regnlus  by  tho  Godolphin  Arabian. 

Rock  Maui:,  eh.  f.,  foaled    IT').'),  bred  by  ;    imported  and 

sold  in  Maryland,  17(12,  in  ship  Christian.  By  Old  Roek.  1st 
dam  by  Snalce;  2d  dam,  dam  of  Slider  by  Partner;  IJd  dam  by 
Crofts'  Ejjyptian;  4t]i  dam  Cirey  Woodcock. 

Rock  M  are,  own  sister  to  above,  foaled  1757;  imported  and  sold 
in  Maryland,  1702.  Those  mares  by  Old  Rock  cannot;  bo  found 
in  English  Stud  Book. 

RODORA,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  Lord  Derby;  imported  into 
United  States  by .  By  imported  Felt.  1st  dam  Rose- 
leaf  liy  Whisker;  2d  dam  Rosalba  by  Milo;  3d  dam  sister  to 
Rubens  l)y  Buzzard;  -Itli  dam  by  Alexander;  5th  dam  i)y 
Highllyer;  0th  dam  by  Alfred;  7th  dam  by  Engineer;  8th 
dam  Bixy  Malton's  dam  by  Cade ;  9th  dam  Lass  of  the  Mill  by 
Old  Traveler. 

RoSALiNP,  b.  f.,  foaled  1825,  bred  l)y  Mr.  Yates;  imported  by 
Messrs.  Ogden  &  Corbin,  Virginia.  By  PauloAvitz.  Ist  dam 
Isidora  by  Blucher;  2d  dam  Zora  bySclim;  3d  dam  Zoraida 
by  Don  Quixote ;  4th  dam  Lady  Cow  by  John  Bull ;  5th  dam 
by  Drone ;  Gth  dam  Lardella  by  Young  IMarske. 

Rosalind,  b.  f.,  foaled  1859,  by  Barnton ;  bred  by  Her  Majesty  at 
Hampton  Court;  imported,  18G0,  by  Messrs.  Dudley  &  Bruce, 
agents  of  the  Kentucky  Importing  Company  :  the  property 
of  Major  T.  G.  Bacon,  Soutli  Carolina.  1st  dam  sister  to  Bay 
Rosalind  by  Orlando;  2d  dam  ElopemenA  by  Veloci])ede;  3d 
dam  Scandal  by  Stlim ;   4th  dam  by  Haphazard;  5th   dam 


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Till;  iionsK. 


by  rivrlpitah';  Otli  dam  ('(.lihri  by  Woodpockcr ;  llli  diuii 
Caiiiillii  by  Tivnthiiiii;  Hlh  daiii  ('(xiiicli,'  by  tlic  ('(.niptnn 
JJurb;  '.Hh<Iuin  .sislci- I,.  l{(-r„j„H  ),_v  (liMlolpliiu  And  iuii  ;  KUli 
(lam  (iivy  Uobinwon  by  {\n-  l\,i\d  (falloway;  lltli  dam  Snake  by 
Old  Wilkes;  I-.'lli  dam  by  Old  Hautboy ;  |;5(ii  dam  by  MiJs 
D'Arey'H  1V(,  mare;  lltb  dam  Sedl)iiry  IJoyal  mare, 

KosiXA,  ('.,  lualod  irHl,bmI  by  Mr.  Pcirso;  imported  iiilo  riiited 

Htiitoa  about  1799,  by .    By  Amaraiitlius.   1st  dam  'I'ube- 

rose  by  HcnMl;  ,'M  dam  (lr(«y  Starling  by  Starling;  3d  dum 
Cougliiiig  Polly  by  Hartlett'iJ  Cliilder.s;  -llh  dam  tii.ster  to 
Thunderbolt  by  Counsellor;  nih  dam  by  Snake ;  Gtli  ilam  by 
Lugga;  7tli  dam  by  Daviiru  Old  Woodcock. 

RuLEU  Mauk,  I),  f.,  imported  and  owned  by  Col.  John  Tayloo,  Vir- 
ginia. Siie  cannot  be  ideiitilied  in  Weatlierliy'd  English  Slud 
Pook.     By  Iluler.     l.sl,  dam  by  Turk;  X'd  dam'  by  Snake. 

Sachifice,  f.,  foaled  1855,  bred  by ;  inijiorted  and  owned  by 

K.  W.  Sears,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  iMass.  By  iMellwurno.  1st  dam 
Sacrifice  by  Voltaire;  ;,'d  dam  Virginia  i>y  liowton;  3d  dam 
Pucellae  by  :Muley ;  4lh  dam  lledora  by  Seiim  ;  r)tli  dam  by  Sir 
Harry;  Gth  dam  by  Volunteer;  7th  dam  by  Herod ;  Stl/dani 
(Joldeii  Grove  by  Blank ;  9tli  dam  Spinster  by  Partner;  10th 
dam  by  Bloody  Buttock.s;  lllh  da'u  by  Greyhound;  13th  dam 
by  Makeless;  l.'jth  dam  by  Brimmer;  14th  dam  by  Place's 
White  Turk;  15th  dam  by  Dodsworth ;  ICth  dam  Laytou 
Barb  marc. 


■;  imported 


Sally  of  the  Valley,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1 825,.  bred  l)y  —        ,  __..^.„ 

l>y  R.  D.  Shepherd,  Esq.,  Virginia.  By  Tramp.  1st  dam  by 
Sancho;  2d  dam  Blacklock's  dam  by  Coriander;  3d  dam  AVild- 
gooso  by  Ilighllyer  ;  4th  dam  Coheiress  by  Pot-8-o's;  5th  dam 
Manilla  by  (Joldfiuder;  Cth  dam  Mr.  Goodricke's  Old  England 
mare  by  Old  England. 

Salorta,  1).  f.,  foaled  1859,  by  Vindox;  bred  by  Capfc.  J.  H.  Shcp- 
wortli,  Brig  Lincolnshire;  imported  18G0,  by  Messrs.  Dudley  & 
Bruce,  agents  Kentucky  Importing  Company;  property  of  Z. 
Ward,  Versailles,  Ky.  1st  dam  Sontag  (N unco's  dam)  by  The 
Nob ;  2d  dam  Harmony  (Kosalind's  tlam)  by  Reveller  ;  3d  dam 
by  Seymour;  4th  dam  Gramerle's  dam  by  Sir  Peter  Teazle; 
5th  dam  Deceit  by  Tandem ;  Gth  dam  Perdita  by  Herod ;  7th 
dam  Fair  Forester  by  Sloe ;  8th  dam  1)y  Forester ;  9tli  dam  by 
Partner;  10th  dam  by  Croft's  Bay  Barb;  11th  dam  by  Make- 


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noilpookcr;  Itli  dum 
'111'  hy  llic  Coniptoii 
oljiliiu  Anil  ;aii  ;  KKli 
■;  lull  (lain  Snaki'  liy 
;  llJtIi  ilaiii  Ly  Miss 
nyul  mure. 

miKirtc'd  into  riiitcd 
illius.  Lst  diini  Tiilie- 
l)y  Starling;  3d  dum 
;  nil  dam  sister  to 
•  Snake ;  Otli  dum  l;y 
•k. 

^ol.  John  Tayloc,  Vir- 
lii>r))y's  English  Stud 
dam  hy  Snake. 

ijiortod  and  owned  l,y 
-Molhourno.  1st,  dum 
l>y  liowton;  3d  dum 
lelim  ;  .^tli  dam  hy  Sir 
hy  Ilerod  ;  8tli  dum 
iter  by  Partner;  10th 
reyhound;  13th  dam 
14tli  dam  hy  Place's 
;    IGth  dam  Lay  ton 


i>y 


•;  imported 


Tramp.  1st  dam  by 
inder;  3d  dam  AVild- 
y  Pot-8-o's ;  5th  dam 
ilricko'e  Old  England 

)y  Capt  J.  n.  SJicp- 
by  Messrs.  Dudley  & 
lany ;  property  of  Z. 
unco's  dam)  by  The 
by  Reveller ;  3d  dam 
•y  Sir  Peter  Teazle; 
rdita  by  Herod  ;  7th 
'orester ;  9tli  dani  by 
11th  dam  by  Make- 


LIST  OF  IMPOUTKI)   MAUE8. 


Ul 


less;  13th  dum  l)y  trimmer;  13th  dum  liy  a  son  of  Dodsworth  ; 
14th  dam  Burton  Harlt  mare. 

Sami'Sok  Mauk,  I'ouled ,  bred  by  Lord  Uockingham;  imported 

by  .     Hy  Sampson.     1st  dam  Plover  liy  the  (iodolphin 

colt;  2d  dam  Fly  by  Crofts'  Partner;  3d  dam  by  (Jreyhound; 
4th  dam  (So|)lionisba's  dum)  liy  Curwen's  {'.ay  Hurh ;  .^Ih  dum 
by  D'Arcy'd  Chestnut  Aruhiun ;  (Jth  dam  by  Whiteshirt;  Tth 
dam  Old  Montagu  nuire. 

Sandiieck  Mabe,  b.  f.,  foaled  1834,  bred  by  Mr.  Poyniz;  imported 
hy  E.  IL  Boardnuui,  Iluntsville,  Ah.',  By  Sandheek.  1st  dum 
Ursula  by  Cervantes ;  :M  dam  Fanny  h  Sir  Peter;  3d  dam  hy 
Diomed;  4th  dam  Desdemona  by  ]*Tr);ke;  M\i  dum  Vonng 
Hag  by  Skim;  (Jth  dum  Hag  by  Cru!);  *'th  dam  Ebony  by 
Cliildera. 

Sauaii,  1).  f.,  foaled  1834,  bretj  by  Gen.  Orosvenor;  imported  into 
South  Carolina  by  Mr.  Fryer.  Covered  by  English  J)i'.  Syntax. 
By  Surpedon  (before  his  importation ).  Maro  sold  to  Mr.  Snt  ton, 
of  Charleston,  with  colt  by  English  Dr.  Syntax.  1st  dam 
Frolicksome  by  Frolic;  3d  dam  by  Stamford;  3d  dam  Alexina 
by  King  Fergus ;  4th  dam  LardelUi  by  Young  Murske ;  5th  dam 
by  Cade;  Gth  dam  Beaufremonfs  dam  by  brother  to  Fear- 
nought; 7th  dam  Jliss  Windham  by  Windham;  8th  dam  by 
Belgrade  Turk ;  9th  dam  Old  Scarborough  maro  by  Makeless; 
10th  dam  by  Brimmer. 

Scabificator,  ch.  f.,  foaled  183G,  bred  by  Lord  Exeter;  imported 
into  Alabama;  owned  by  A.  M.  Jewell,  Esq.  By  Sultan.  1st 
dam  Marinella  by  Soothsayer ;  2d  dam  Bess  by  Waxy ;  3d  dam 
Vixen  by  Pot-8-o's;  4th  dam  Cyidier  by  Squirrel;  5th  dam 
Snapdragon's  dam  by  Regulus ;  Gth  dam  by  Bartlett's  Cliildera ; 
7th  dam  by  Iloneywood's  Arabian;  8th  dam,  dum  of  the  two 
True  Blues. 

ScnuMLA,  br.  f.,  foaled  1827,  bred  by  Lord  Exeter;  imported  Into 
Alabama ;  owned  by  Jas.  Kirkman,  Esq.,  Alabama.  By  Sultan. 
1st  dam  Bess  by  Waxy;  2d  dam  Vixen  by  Pot-8-o's;  3d  dam 
Cypher  by  Squirrel ;  4th  dam  by  Regulus ;  5th  dam  by  Bartlett's 
Childers;  6th  dam  by  Honey  wood's  Arabian ;  7th  dam  the  dam 
of  the  two  True  Blues. 

Selima  (Tasker's),  f.,  foaled  1740,  bred  by  Lord  Craven ;  imported 
by  Col.  Tasker,  of  Maryland ;  own  sister  to  Babraham.    By  the 
Godolphin  Arabian.    1st  dam  Large  Hartley  maro  by  his  Blind 
Vol.  I.— 41 


«J42 


TIIK    IIOUSK. 


horse;  Sd  (liiin  Flyiiip  Wliig  l.y  Willimu'rt  Woodstock  Amhiun ; 
;!(1  .liun  l.y  St.  Virtor  Hurl.;  4th  dum  hy  Why-uot  (son  of  I'vii- 
wirk  llarli). 
Sessions,  hr.  f.,  fouled  1820,  bred  hy  Lord  Egreiuoiit;  iiiiportod  into 
(he  United  States  by  E.  II.  Hoanlmjiii,  Kn>[.,  Ilunlsville,  Alii., 
IKi.'-..     Stinted  to  Nimrod.    IW  W.mderer.    Ist  (hini  l.y  Orville; 
:;Mdiim  tlio  dum  of  Selini  and  UuLoiis  l.y  Alexunder ;  Ud  dam 
l.y  Highflyer;  4th  dum  l.y  Alfred ;  T.th  dum  l.y  iMigineer;  (Hh 
d'um  Buy  iMuU»»n'.s  dam  by  Cado;  7th  dum  Lass  of  tlw  Mill  l.y 
Old  Traveler. 
SuAKi:ai'i:.VHi3  :M.vui:,  b.  f.,  f(-aled  1830,  bred  by  Mr.  C.  A.  Pelhum. 
Sent  to  America.     By  Shakespeare.     Ist  dam  I?(.seliud  by  Little 
John;  "Jddam  bv  \Vhalel)(.iie;  ;td  dum  Uiiiis(.m  by  Sir  Peter; 
4th  dam  Shift  ny  Sweetbriar;  r.th  dam  IMuek  Susan  l.y  Snap; 
(ith  dam  Lord   l-nioe's  C^.ide  muro  by  Cude ;  ;th  dum  by  Bel- 
grade ;  8lh  dam  by  Clifton  Arufiian ;  !)th  dam  by  Tifter. 
SllEI'llivUl.KSS,  b.  f.,  f(.aled  18:55,  bred  by  Mr.  White;  imported  by 
A.  I).  Shephenl,  K*!-,  and   sold   to    K(.iizan  and   Dni.lantier, 
Louisiana.     By  Young   Blaeklock.     Ist  dam   Sitermaceti  by 
Sligo  Waxy;  2i\  dam  Miss  Cogdeu  by  Pluenomenon ;  ;}d  dum 
by  Young  Marsko;  4th  dam  by  Silvio;  Sth  diuu  IJaphno  l.y 
Pegu  Ins,  etc.,  etc. 

Silver,  f.,  foaled  ,  bred  by ;  imported  by  Wm.  Surry, 

Es(i.,  into  Virginia,  before  the  Revolution.     By  The  Belsize 
Arabian.    This  mure  cannot  bo  found  in  the  English  Stud 
Book,  but  pedigree  is  doubtless  con-ect.     1st  dam  by  Crofts' 
Partner;  ^ddam  (sister  to  Roxana)  by  Bald  Galloway;  3d  dam 
(sister  to  Chauuter)  by  the  Ankaster  Turk ;  4th  dam  by  Lcedcs' 
Arabian ;  5tli  dam  by  Spanker. 
SiLVEQ  Stab,  b.  f.,  foaled  1859,  by  Kingston;   imported  by  the 
Kentucky  Importing  Company  in  1800;   owned  by  John  R. 
Viley,  Esq.,  Lexington,  Ky.     1st  dam  Altitude  by  Cotherstonc ; 
2d  dam  Latitude  (sister  to  Ellis)  by  Langar;  3d  dam  Olympia 
by  Sir  Oliver;  4th  dam  Scotilla  by  Anvil;  5lh  dam  Scota  by 
Eclipse;   Gth  dam  Harmony  by  Herod;   7th  dam  Rutilia  by 
Blank  (sister  to  Highflyer's  dam);  8th  dam  by  Regulus ;  9th 
dam  by  Sorcheels;  lOtli  dam  by  Makeless;  11th  dum  Christo- 
pher D'Arcy's  Royal  marc. 
Siskin,  b.  f.,  foaled  1803,  bred  by  Mr.  Greville ;  imported  into  Canada 
1808.    Covered  by  Dounybrook,  by  Muscovite  dam  Little  Fmcli 


'rt  Woodstock  Arul)iun ; 
Wliy-uot  (hou  ol'  J"Vn- 

reniont ;  iiiiportod  into 
Khu.,  Iluiitsvillo,  Alii., 
ir.  IhI,  (liim  liy  Orvilks 
by  Alfxiiiultr;  'M  tluni 
ihim  liy  Kiifjinccr;  'ith 
uu  Luss  of  tli«  Mill  \iy 


I  by  Mr.  C.  A.  IVllmm. 
1,  (lam  KoHcbiul  by  Little 

Uiiiisoiii  by  Sir  Polcr; 

liiiick  Susan  l)y  Sua]); 
Dude;  7tli  dam  by  Bel- 
li diim  by  TiCter. 
[r.  AVbite;  inii)nHed  by 
'.viimn  and  Diiplantier, 
at  dam  Spermaceti  by 

Plui'iiomenon ;  lid  dam 
j;  f)th  duiu  IJaphno  by 

niportcd  by  Wm.  Surry, 
iition.  By  Tbo  Belsizo 
d  in  the  English  Stud 
ict.  1st  diim  by  Crofts' 
Bald  (J  alio  way;  3d  dam 
urk  ;  4th  dam  by  Lcedes' 

;ston;  imported  by  the 
GO;  owned  by  John  R. 
A.ltitnde  by  Cotheretone; 
;angar ;  3d  dam  Olympia 
mil;  5lh  dam  Scota  by 
.d;  7th  dam  Rutilia  by 
;h  dam  by  Regulus ;  9th 
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LIST  OF  IMPORTED  MARES. 


043 


by  Hornsea;  2cl  dam  Ilinda  by  Sultan;  3d  dam  Kaiboriiia 
(Rowtoii'g  dam)  by  Wol'ul;  4th  dam  Landscape  by  Rubens. 
(See  Rowton.) 

Slane  Mare,  cb.  f,,  foaled  18')9,  by  Shmc ;  bred  by  the  Rawcliiie 
Stud  Comi)any  ;  imported  in  1800,  by  Messrs.  Dudley  &  Hruee, 
agents  of  the  Kentucky  Importing  Company.  Lately  (he 
property  of  D.  F.  Kenner,  Louisiana.  1st  dam  Varsoviana 
(Xemesis'  dam)  by  Ion;  2d  dam  by  Langar;  3d  dam  sisdr  to 
Cobweb  by  Phantom;  4th  dam  Filagree  by  Soothsayer;  5(h 
dam  Web  by  Waxy ;  Gth  dam  Penelope  by  Trumimtor ;  7(li  dam 
Prunella  byllighilycr;  8th  dam  Promise  by  Snap;  9th  dam 
Julia  by  Blank;  lOtli  dam  by  Partner  (dam  of  S])eotafor); 
11th  dam  Ponny  Lass  by  Bay  Bolton;  13th  dam  by  Darley's 
Arabian;  13th  dam  by  Byerly  Turk;  14tb  dam  by  ';rufi'olet 
Barb;  loth  dam  by  Place's  White  Turk;  IGth  dam  a  Natu'-al 
Barb  mare. 

Sleight-of-hand  Mare,  gr.  f.,  foaled  1850,  bred  by  Sir  Tatton 
Sykes.  Sold  to  America  after  season  1857.  By  Sleight-ol- 
Iland.  1st  dam  Wicket  by  Sti^ups  ;  2cl  dam  by  Phantom  ;  3d 
dam  sister  to  Consul  by  Camillus ;  -itk  dam  by  Shuttle ;  5th  dam 
Eliza  by  Highflyer ;  Gth  dam  Augusta  by  Eclipse ;  7th  dam  by 
Herod;  8th  dam  by  Bejazet;  flth  dam  byRegulus;  10th  dam 
by  Lonsdale  Arabian;  11  th  dam  by  Bay  Bolton;  12th  dam  by 
Darley's  Arabian.    (See  Lady  Sykes,  which  is  same  mare.) 

SxAP  Mare,  foaled ,  bred  by ;  imported  by  Wm.  Drew, 

Esq.,  Virginia.  By  Snap.  1st  dam  by  Crofts'  Partner ;  2d  dam 
by  Bloody  Buttocks. 

Snap  Mare,  f.,  foaled ,  bred  by ;  imported,  it  is  said, 

by  Mr.  Hartford..  Cannot  find  her  in  English  Stud  Book. 
By  Young  Snap.  1st  dam  by  Lightfoot  (son  of  Cade); 
2d  dam  by  llegulus;  3d  dam  by  Old  Cade;  4th  dam  by  Crofts' 
Partner. 

Spatul.e,  b.  f.,  foaled  1836,  bred  by  Lord  E  :oter;  imported  into 
Alabama;  raced  by  D.  Stephenson,  Alabama.  By  Reveller. 
1st  dam  Galata  by  Sultan;  2d  dam  Advance  by  Pioneer;  3d 
dam  by  Buzzard ;  4th  dam  sister  to  Champion  by  Pot-8-o's; 
5th  dam  Huncamunca  by  Highflyer;  6th  dam  Cvpher  by 
Squirrel ;  7tb  dam  by  Regulus ;  8th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers ; 
9th  dam  by  Honeywood's  Arabian ;  10th  dam,  dam  of  the  two 
True  Blues. 


644 


THE    HOUSE. 


Spilktta,  ell.  f.,  fouled  IS.")!!,  I)roil  by  Mr.  11.  I{ol)iiu«on;  imported  liy 
A.  Ki'Liio  liicliards,  Es(|.,  Scott  county,  Ky.,  lis.")8.  by  Sto'.  1<- 
well.  Spilettii  is  now  (18T0)  owned  liy  A.  Belmont.  Es([., 
K.  Y.  1st  dam  Olivia  Aii^nista  liy  Cowl;  'M  dam  Maria  I'V 
Bels'iazzai ;  3d  dam  Melhuurnc's  dam  by  Cervantes;  4th  dam 
by  (iolumpus;  "nh  dam  by  I'aynator;  Gtli  dam  sister  to 
Zodiac  by  St.  George.     (See  Lanercost  mare.) 

Spot  Mauk,  f.,  foaled  1<(52;  said  to  be  from  Duke  of  Hamilton's 
stud,  imported  prior  to  the  Revolution.  JJy  S])ot.  This  i)edi- 
grec  is  given  as  represented ;  cannot  be  found  in  English  Stud 
Book.  1st  dam  by  Cartouch  ;  2d  ilam  by  Old  Traveler;  3d  dam 
by  Sedbury ;  4th  dam  by  Childers  out  of  a  Barb  mare. 

Statira,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1800,  bred  by  Mr.  Forth;  imported  by  lion. 
John  Randolph,  Roanoke,  Va.  By  Alexander  the  Great.  1st 
dam  by  Buzzard ;  2d  dam  Rose  by  Sweetln-iar ;  3d  dam  Merli- 
ton  by  Snap;  4th  dam  Miss  Windsor  by  Godolphin  Arabian; 
5th  dam  sister  to  Wyvill's  Volunteer  by  Young  Belgrade; 
Gth  dam  by  Bartlett"'s  Childers;  7th  dam  by  Devonshire 
Chestnut  Arabian;  8th  dam  sister  to  Somerset's  Westbury 
by  Curwen's  Bay  Barb;  9th  dam  by  Old  Spot;  10th  dam 
by  Woodcock. 

Starling  Mare,  gi\  f.,  foaled  1755,  bred  by  Duke  of  Cumberland ; 
said  to  have  been  imported  by  Jos.  Anderson,  Esq.,  Nev/  York. 
By  Starling.  1  st  dam  by  Partner ;  ^d  dam  by  Gallant's  Smiling 
Tom;  3d  diun  Traveler's  dam  by  Almanzor;  4tli  dam  Bay 
Bolton's  sister  by  Grey  Hautboy ;  5th  dam  by  Makeless ;  Gth 
dam  by  Brimmer;  7th  dam  by  Diamond;  8th  dam  sister  to 
dam  of  Old  Merlin. 

Staugiitox  Lass,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1825,  bred -by  Col.  Lantour;  im- 
ported by  James  Jackson,  Esq.,  Alabama.  By  Blacklock.  1st 
dam  sister  to  Woodcock  by  Y^oung  AVoodpecker;  2d  dam 
Fractious  by  Mercury;  3d  dam  by  Woodpecker;  4th  dam 
Everlasting  by  Eclipse ;  5th  dam  Ilyama  by  Snap;  Gth  dam 
Miss  Belsea  by  Regxilus ;  7th  dam  by  Bartlett's  Childers ;  8th 
dam  by  Iloneywood's  Arabian ;  9tli  dam,  dam  of  the  two  True 
Blues. 

Stella,  f.  foaled  in  Virginia;  imported  in  her  mother's  belly,  it  is 
believed,  by  Col.  John  Baylor,  of  Virginia.  By  Shakespeare,  in 
England.  '  Dam  Lord  Portmore's  Cassandra  by  Wliitenose 
(which  see). 


LIST    OF    IMl'OUTKO    M.VUKS. 


045 


on ;  imported  liv 
H')S.  IJy  Sto'.  k- 
lielmoiil.  Es([., 
I  (lain  ^lariii  l>y 
•iuik's;  4 til  dam 
I  dam   sister   to 

e  of  Hamilton's 
ipot.  Til  is  ])tdi- 
in  Engiisli  Stud 
'ravclcr ;  3d  dam 
•1)  marc. 

iportod  by  Hon. 

tlie  Great.  1st 
;  3d  dam  Morli- 
olpliin  Arahiiui ; 
oung   Belgrade; 

by  Devonshire 
.n-set's  Weslbury 
Spot;  lOtli  dam 

of  Cumberland ; 
Esq.,  New  York, 
jallant's  Smiling 
•;  4tli  dam  Bay 
ly  Makelcss;  GUi 
til  dam  sister  to 

)1.  Lautour;  im- 
y  Blacklock.  1st 
leckcr;  2d  dam 
ecker;  4th  dam 
■  Snap;  Gth  dam 
:t'3  Childers ;  8th 
I  of  the  two  True 

)ther's  belly,  it  is 
y  Shakespeare,  in 
a  by  TVliitenose 


St.  Nicholas  Mark,  br.  f.,  foaled  1830,  bred  by  Lord  Stanley;  im- 
ported  into  Charleston,  S.  C,  by  Mr.  Porcher,  and  sold  to  Col. 
Eitzsiiiimons.  By  St.  Nieliulas.  1st  dam  Mysinder  by  Lot- 
tery; 2d  dam  Columbine  by  C.rvantes ;  3(1  dam  Flora  by 
Camillus;  4tli.  dam  by  Kulcr;  otli  dam  Treeereeper  by  Wood- 
pecker; Otli  dam  liy  T.-nthaiu  ;  7tli  dam  Ciinegonde  by  Blank; 
8th  dam  by  Cullen  Arabian ;  Olh  dam  by  Patriot;  101  h  dam 
by  Gander;  11th  dam  by  brother  to  (irantliam;  12th  dam  by 
Pullein's  Chestnut  Arabian  ;  13Lli  dam  by  Spanker. 

Stolkn-  Kisses,  b.  f.,  foaled  1804,  bred  by  Mr.  Eykc ;  imported  and 
owned  by  Pu  W.  Cameron.  Es(i.,  Clifton  Stud  Farm,  Stateii 
Island,  N.  Y.  By  Knight  of  the  Kars.  1st  dam  Defamation 
(Saccharomcter's  dam)  by  Ligo  ;  2d  dam  Caricature  by  Panta- 
loon; 3d  dam  Pasquinade  by  Camel;  4th  dam  Banter  by 
Master  Henry;  5th  dam  Bodi('ea  by  Alexander;  Otli  dam 
Brunette  by  Amaranthus;  7th  dam  ]\Iuylly  by  Matchem ;  8th 
dam  by  the  Ancaster  Starling;  9th  dam  by  Grasshopper;  JOth 
dam  by  Sir  M.  Newton's  Arabian;  llth  dam  by  Pert;  12tl) 
dam  by  St.  IMartins;  13th  dam  by  Sir  E.  Hale's  Arabian ;  14th 
dam  the  Oldficld  mare. 

Stump's  Mare,  br.  f.,  foaled  1838,  gotten  in  England ;  imported  in 
her  mother's  belly  by  E.  II.  Boardman,  Escj.,  Iluntsville,  Ala. 
By  English  Stumps.  Dam  the  Nun's  Daughter  l)y  Fillui-da- 
Puta  (Avhicli  see). 

Stump'!',  .....  .e  Vexetia,  gr.  f,  foaled  1830,  bred  by  Mr.  Cookes  ; 

imported  by  Messrs.  Ogden;  owned  by  L.  J.  Polk.  Es(i.,  Ten- 
nessee. By  English  Stumps.  Dam  imported  Variella,  sister  to 
Voltair  by  Blacklock.     (See  Variella.) 

Sttltax  Mare,  br.  f ,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  His  Majesty ;  imported 
by  Messrs.  Ogden  &  Corbin.  By  Sultan.  Dam  Ilachael  by 
Whalebone.     (Sec  Adana,  her  sister.) 

Sultax  Mare,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1830,  bred  by  Lord  Exeter;  imp.  by 
liles.  s.  Nott  &  Fearne,  ]\Iobile,  Ala.  By  Sultan.  1st  dam 
Marinella  by  Soothsayer;  2d  dam  Bess  by  Waxy;  3d  dam 
Vixen  by  Pot-8-o's ;  4tli  dam  Cypher  by  FUiuirrel ;  5lh  dam  by 
Regulus ;  Gth  dam  Snapdragon  by  Snap ;  7th  dam  by  Bartlett's 
Childers ;  8th  dam  by  Honeywood's  Arabian  ;  9th  dam,  dam  of 
the  two  True  Blues. 

SUNXY  South,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1858,  by  Irish  Birdcatcher;  imported 
by  the  Kentucky  Importing  Company  in  1800 ;  owned  by  Col. 


C4G 


THE    HORSE. 


J.  J.  O'Fallon,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  1st  dam  E(iual  hy  Tlie  Cnro  ;  U 
(lain  E(ination  by  Eniilius ;  3d  dam  Maria  ))y  Whisker ;  4th  d.un 
(!il)sid(.'  Fairy  1)y  Hermes;  otli  dam  Vicissitude  by  Fipator; 
(Uii  dam  Beatrice  l)y  Sir  IVtor  Teazle;  ;tli  (him  "I'yrriia  by 
j\ratcliem;  8tli  dam  Feiiwicic's  i)nclies.s  by  Wiiileiicie;  !)tii 
dam  Miss  Slaiiierkin  l)y  Young  True  Bhie;  lOtli  dam  l)y  Lord 
Oxford's  Aral)ian;  11th  dam  D'Aroy's  Black-legged  Boyal  mare. 
'.TEETnuiAn,  cb.  1'..  ibaled  irs.-),  bred  by  Duke  of  Cumberland  ; 
imp,  by  (ien.  Sjjotswood,  Virgiuia.  By  Swectbriar.  1st  dam 
Dido  by  F:clipse ;  ^>d  dam  by  Si)ectator ;  3d  dam  l)y  Blank ;  4tli 
dam  Lord  Leigli's  Diana  by  Second;  5111  dam  Hanger's  Brown 
marc  by  Stanyan  Arabian;  Gtli  dam  (lipsey  by  King  William's 
No-tongued  Barb;  7tli  dam  by  Makcless;  Stl/dam  Koyal  mare. 
SWrEETmuAR,  ch.  f.,  Coaled  1837,  bred  by  Mr.  IIum])]e;  imported 
with  lier  dam  by  L.  J.  Polk,  Es(|.,  Tonncssec.  By  Kccovcry. 
1st  dam  Primrose  by  Conms;  2d  dam  C!owslip  by  Cockfighter ; 
3d  dam  Brown  Javelin  by  Javelin  ;  4th  dam  Young  Maiden  by 
lliglillyer.     (Sec  imported  Prinn-oso.) 

Sweetest  When  Naked,  gr.  f.,  foaled  1787;  imported  in  her 
mother's  lielly,  the  property  of  Alexander  Spotswood,  Es(]., 
Virginia,  and  Col.  J.  Tayloe.  By  Tattcrsall's  Highflyer.  Dam 
Gunilda,  called  also  Virago,  imported  by  Star.     (SeeGunilda.) 

Stmmetiiy,  ch.  f.,  foaled,  it  is  said,  1799,  bred  by  Lord  Clermont; 
imported  into  Virginia  1805,  by  ^Icssrs.  Cibson  &  Jefferson. 
By  Trumpator.  1st  dam  Young  Doxy  by  Imperator;  2d  dam 
Doxy  by  Herod ;  3d  dam  Lnpudencc  by  Eclipse ;  4th  dam 
]\r()desty  by  Cade ;  5th  dam  by  Crab  ;  Gth  dam  Lord  Portmore's 
Abigail  by  Y'oung  Greyhound;  7tli  dam  Warlock  Galloway  by 
Snake,  etc. 

Tadjiou  Mare,  b.  f.,  foaled  1859,  by  Tadmor,  bred  by  Mr.  Simpson 
Diss,  Camln-idgeshire ;  imported  by  Messrs.  Dudley  (&  Bruce, 
agents  of  the  Kentucky  Importing  Company.  This  filly  died 
August  10th,  18G0,  at  Liverpool,  from  congestion  of  the  lungs, 
let  dam  Fair  Geraldine  by  Footstool;  2d  dam  Arethusa  by 
Elis;  3d  dam  Aunt  Bliss  by  Woful ;  4th  dam  Mandoline  by 
"Waxy;  5th  dam  Penny  Trumpet  by  Trumpator;  Gth  dam 
Young  Camilla  (sister  to  Colibri)  by  Woodpecker ;  7th  dam 
Camilla  by  Trentham ;  8th  dam  Coquette  by  the  Compton 
Barb ;  9th  dam  sister  to  Regulus  by  Godolphin  Arabian ;  10th 
dam  Grey  Robinson    by  the  Bald  Galloway;   11th  dam  by 


1  by  Tlie  Cnro  ;  -.',1 
iVliiskcr;  4th  dam 
tiuli'  by  Pipatur; 
1  (liim  I'yrrlia  liy 
•  WbiU'iKsc;  !)tii 
10th  dam  by  Lord 
ogged  Koyal  mare. 

of  C'limlxTland ; 
ctl)riar.  1st  dam 
im  by  lihmk;  4t!i 
1  llangcr'8  Bnnvii 
ty  King  William's 
.  dam  lio\al  maro. 

rumble ;  imported 
ee.  By  Eocovory. 
[)  l)y  Cockfigliter ; 
i'oiiiig  Maiden  by 

imported  in  lier 
iSpotswood,  Esq., 
Highflyer.  Dam 
(See  Gunildii.) 
'  Lord  Clermont ; 
)Son  &  Jefferson. 
il)erator ;  2d  dam 
clipsc ;  4th  dam 
Lord  Portmore's 
lock  Galloway  by 

.  by  Mr.  Simpson 
Dudley  &  Bruce, 
.  This  filly  died 
;ion  of  the  lungs. 
am  Arethusa  by 
m  Mandoline  by 
pator;  Gth  dam 
)eckor ;  7th  dam 
3y  the  Compton 
n  Arabian ;  lOtli 
;   11th  dam  by 


LIST    Ol'    IMPOIITKO    MAKES. 


G4: 


Snake;  12th   dam  (irey  Wilkes   by  Ilnutlidy;  lUth   dani   .Mi:'3 
D'Arcy's  Pet  mure;  14th  duni  Sedbury  l?oyal  mare. 

Tadmou  Mauk,  1).  r.,  tbaleil  1859,  bred  l)y  Mr.  Simjison,  imported 
by  Kentucky  Importing  Company,  ISIIO.  Died  on  llie  [jassage. 
By  'I'admor.  1st  thini  Southdown  (Alarm's  dam)  by  Defence; 
2d  dam  Feltona  by  X  Y  Z  ;  ;Jd  dam  .huiella  by  Benningbrongh  ; 
4th  dam  by  Drone ;  5th  dam  Contessina  by  Young  ^larske ; 
0th  dam  Tuberose  by  Ilerod ;  7th  dam  (iiw  Starling  by  Star- 
ling; 8th  dam  Coughing  Polly  by  Bartlett's  Childers;  !)th  dam 
by  Counsellor  (sister  to  Thunderbolt) ;  10th  dam  by  Snake ; 
11th  dam  by  Luggs;  12th  dam  Davill's  Old  Woodcock. 

T:VRGET,  ch.  f,  foaled  1858.  By  Piiilemari.  Im])ort('d  by  A.  Keene 
Richards;  owned  by  A.  J.  A1c>;i;nd(.'r.  1st  dam  jMelrose  by 
Melbourne;  2d  dam  Clarkia  by  31  uluy  Moloch  ;  Jkl  dam  sister 
to  Righton  by  Pulmcrin ;  4th  dum  Occanea  by  Cerberus ;  5th 
dam  by  Benning1)rough  (Dr.  Syntax's  dam) ;  (Jth  dam  Jenny 
Mol'  by  Carbuncle;  7th  dam  by  Prince  T'Quassaw;  8th  dam 
Sultana  by  llegulus;  9th  dam  by  Partner;  10th  dam  by  Gal- 
lant's Smiling  Tom;  11th  dum  Traveler's  dam  l)y  Almanzor; 
12th  dam  sister  to  Bay  Bolton  l)y  Grey  Hautboy;  l,']th  dam  by 
Makeless;  14th  dam  l»y  Brimmer;  15th  dam  by  Diamond; 
16th  dam  sister  to  the  dam  of  Old  Merlin  by  Bustler. 

Tautau  Maue,  imported  by  Mr.  Fenwick,  Virginia;  cannot  be 
traced  in  English  Stud  Book.  ]\v  Tartar.  1st  dam  by  Young 
Sweepstakes;  2d  dam  by  ]\Iogul;  3d  dam  by  Bay  Bolton  ;  4th 
dam  by  Pulleiu's  Chestnut  Arabian;  5th  dam  byLockwood; 
0th  dam  by  Bustler. 

Tears,  ch.  f ,  foaled  1823,  bred  by  Mr.  R.  Wilson ;  imported  into 
South  Carolina,  J835,  by  Col.  Wade  Hampton,  with  colt  foal  at 
her  side,  and  covered  by  Defence.  By  Woful.  1st  dam  Miss 
Stephenson  by  Scud  or  Sorcerer ;  2d  dam  sister  to  Petworth  by 
Precipitate;  3d  dam  by  W^oodpecker;  4th  dam  sister  to 
Juniper  by  Snap ;  5th  dam  Young  Murske's  dam  by  Blank ; 
Gth  dam  Bay  Starling  by  Bolton  Starling ;  7th  dam  Miss  ;Mey- 
well  by  Partner  •  8th  dam  l)y  Greyhound  ;  9th  dam  by  Cur- 
wen's  Bay  Barb;  10th  dam  by  Lord  D'Arcy's  Arabian ;  11th 
dam  by  Whiteshirt ;  12tli  dam  Old  Montagu  mare. 

Teniers  Mare,  (sister  to  Puss)  ch.  f.,  foaled  1833,  bred  by  Mr. 
Mostyn ;  imported  by  E,  H.  Boardman,  Iluntsville,  Ala.  By 
Tcniers.     'Lit  dam  Cora  by  Peruvian ;  2d  dam  by  Alexander ; 


— t- 


il 


(548 


Tvr.  TionsE. 


aa  (km  nfi-rinpftoii  by  Swoct,  William  ;  Uli  dam  l)y  Ilorod  ;  r)lli 
dum  Flora  liy  S.niinvl ;  Olh  dam  Anij^dica  hySiiiip;  ",ili  dam 
liy  li'cgidus;  cSil,  dam  liy  JJartk'li's  Cliilders;  !)tii  dam  liy 
Honey  wood's  Arabian;  10th  dam,  dmii  ol'thu  tv  j  True  Blues. 

Tin:  Colonel's  nAUOiiTKH.  b.  r..  bred  by  Mr.  Tattcrsull ;  imported 
liy  Fi.  J.  I\)lk,  Es(i.,  'I'ennesaoo.  Hy  The  (.'olo'.iol.  Dam  Vari- 
ollii  !)y  Ml.iekloek.     (See  Variella.) 

TnETis.  b.  f,,  lualed  18.-):.',  bred  by  Mr.  Ikin;  imported  into* Ohio  by 
.1.  S.  Harey,  Iv<(|.  By  Van  Tromp.  Covered  by  :Newiiiiiister. 
Ist  dam  Poll  ;\Ia<rgot  by  Voltuir;  U  dam  by  Wliisker ;  ;kl  dam 
Louisa  l>y  Orville;  4(b  dam  Thomasiaua  b\  Timotiiy;  oth  dam. 
Violet  by  fSharke;  Gih  dam  by  Syphon  ;  :ili  dam  Charlotte  bv 
Blank;  8lh  dam  by  Cral);  Oth  dam  by  Dyer's  Dimple;  10th 
dam  by  Why-uotj  lltli  dam  Jloyal  mare. 

TrnEsi.VH*  jMAin:.  br.  f.,  (sister  to  Scheme),  foaled  183(i,  bred  by 
Lord  Lowtl.-er;  imported  by  Dr.  A.  T.  ]5.  Merritr,  Ilieksford. 
Va.  By  Tijesias.  1st  dam  by  Haphazard;  2d  dam  by  Precipi- 
tate; 3d  dim  Colibri  by  Woodpecker;  4th  dam  Camilla  by 
Trentha'-.i;  oth  dam  Cocpiette  by  the  Compton  Barb,  etc. 

TiTSV,  eh.  f.,  foaled  1S;];3,  bred  by  ^Mr.  CJifi'ord;  imported  into 
Louisiana  by  l^iomas  Fliutoff.  Esq.,  Kashville,  Tenu.  In  foal 
to  English  Sheet  Anchor.  By  Langar.  1st  dam  Zeidiyrina  by 
Middlethorpe ;  2d  dam  Pagoda  by  Sir  Peter;  ;Jd  dam  Kupce 
by  Coriander;  4th  dam  Matron  by  Florizel ;  5th  dam  Maiden 
by  Miitchem;  Gth  dam  by  S(iuir"t;  Tth  dam  Lot's  dam  by 
Mogul ;  8tli  dam  Camilla  by  Bay  Bolton ;  Oth  dam  Old  Lady 
Stai'.ing's  dam  l)y  Pullein's  Chestnut  Arabian ;  10th  dam  by 
Rockwood;  11th  dam  by  Bustler. 

Tom  Boy  Mare,  b.  f.,  foaled  18.37,  bred  by' ;  imported  by 

James  Jackson,  Esq.,  Huntsville,  Ala. ;  i)urchased  at  his  sale 
by  Bufus  K.  Polk,  Esq.,  Tennessee.  By  Tom  Boy.  1st  dam 
by  Wanton  or  Don  Juan  ;  2d  dam  sister  to  Benedick  by  Remem- 
b-ancer;  3d  dam  Bei;lricc  by  Sir  Peter;  4t]i  dam  Pyrrha  by 
Matchem;  oth  dam  Duchess  by  Wliitenose;  Oth  dam  Miss 
Slamerkin  by  Young  True  Blue;  7th  dam  by  Oxford  Dun 
Arabian ;  8th  dam  D'Arcy's  Black-legged  Royal  mare. 

Tb  .MP  Mare,  b.  f.,  foaled  1835,  bred  by  Mr.  Ridsdale ;' imported 
into  Louisiana ;  owned  by  J.  Routh,  Esq.  By  Tramp.  Dam 
Marchesa  by  Comus.    (See  My  Lady,  her  sister.) 


m  l)y  Ilerod;  ;"tlli 
y  Snap ;  Till  dam 
rs;  nth  (liim  hy 
tv.j  Tnn'  IJliics. 

tersull  ;  impwrtod 
niol.     J)am  \'iiri- 

ted  into  Ohio  by 
l)y  -Newiniii.sk'r. 
Vhiskor;  ;Jd  diiiii 
inothy;  "ith  diiii" 
liiin  t'harlottL'  by 
•'tj  Dimple;  101  h 

:d  183C,  brc-d  by 
rrifr,  Ilicksford, 
diini  by  rroei])i- 
ilani  Camilla  by 
I  Barl ',  etc. 

imported  into 
',  Toini.  In  foal 
in  Z('})liyrina  l)y 
;  3d  dam  Kupce 
5fh  dam  Maiden 
1  Lot's  dam  by 
1  dam  Old  Lady 
i;  10th  dam  by 

-;  imported  by 

ased  at  his  sale 
Boy.     1st  dam 

diek  by  Remem- 
dani  Pyrrha  by 
Cth  dam  Miss 

jy  Oxford  Dun 

1  mare. 

jdale ;"  imported 
.'  Tramp.  Dam 
) 


1 


LIST    0.     TMI'OriTKr)    MAUES. 


r.io 


TliAxnY  Mark.  1).  f.,  foaled  is;j,'),  bred  bv  Mis  Afaje^lj  ;  imported 
by  Col.  Singleton,  South  Carolina.  Hy 'i'ranltV;  before  his  im- 
jturlafioii.  1st  dam  KltVida  by  Wliaielione  ;  iid  dam  l>ySelim; 
lid  dam  Maiden  liy  Matehem.     (See  Titsy.) 

Thanuy  Makk,  b.  f,  foaled  183.'),  bred  by  His  Majesty;  imprntid 
by  Col.  Wade  Hampton,  South  Carolina.  lU  Traiil-y,  before  bis 
imMortatioii.  1st  dam  by  AVhalelioii  •  r  'M  dam  sister  to 
AVanderer  by  (lohanna;  3d  dam  Catharine  liy  Woodpecker; 
•llli  dam  Camilla  by  Treulham;  rith  dam  Cocpiette  liy  Com[iton 
liarb. 

TUAI'KS  (nee  Rn:rK),  b.  f.,  foaled  182.'),  bred  by  Lord  Stratbmore; 
imported  l>y  '.he  Messrs.  Merritt,  Virffinia.  Hy  Tramp.  1st 
dam  Kemc.nbrancc  by  Sir  Solomon;  2d  dam  Queen  Mab  by 
Eelipso;  3d  dam  by  Tartar;  4th  dani  by  Mogul;  r>th  dam  by 
Sweepstakes;  Gth  dam  by  Bay  Bolton;  7th  dam  l)y  Curwen's 
Bay  Barl);  8th  dam  by  ()ld  Spot;  9th  dam  by  Wliite-legged 
Lowthcr  Barb ;  10th  dam  Vintner  maro. 

Triflk,  1).  f,  foaled  1820,  bred  by  Lord  Derby;  imjxirted  into 
Louisiana  by  A.  D.  Shejihard ;  owned  by  Messj-s.  Rouzsmi  &  Bro., 
Louisiana.  By  Filho-dii-Puti!.  1st  dam  sister  to  Sj)artau  by 
Mile;  2d  dam  Pamela  by  Whiskey;  3d  dam  Lais  l)y  Dionied; 
4th  dam  Oraeo  ])y  Snap;  .'■)th  dam  Pussy  by  Begulus;  (ilh  dam 
by  Traveler;  7lh  dam  l)y  Hartley's  blind  horse. 

Trixkkt,  ch.  f,  foaled  1831,  bred  by  Sir  R  Johnson  ;  im])orted  by 
Lucius  J.  Polk,  Esq.,  Nashville,  Tcnn.  By  Godol])liin.  Dam 
Filagree  by  P..)othsayer.     (See  Riddlesworth.) 

Trumpatoe  M.\  re,  b.  f ,  foaled  1837, bred  by  Mr.  Ilaffenden ;  imported 
into  New  Orleans,  1838;  sold  there  to  F.  Dunlantier,  Es([.  By 
Trnmpator.  1st  dam  Ringdove  by  Bobadil ;  2d  dam  by  Dick 
Andrews;  3d  dam  Eleanor  by  Whiskey;  4th  dam  Young 
Giantess  dam  of  Sorcerer  by  Diomcd;  5th  dam  (Jiantess  by 
Matchem  ;  Cth  dam  Molly  Longlegs  by  Babraham;  7tli  dam  by 
Cole's  Foxhuntor;  8th  dam  by  Partner,  etc.;  9th  dam  sister  to 
Roxana  by  the  Bald  Galloway. 

Trumpetta,  br.  f.,  foaled  1797,  bred  by  Mr.  Powell;  imported  by 
Col.  John  Hoomcs,  of  Virginia.  By  Trumpator.  1st  dam 
sister  to  Lambiuos  by  Highflyer;  2d  dam  by  Eclipse;  3d  da?n 
Vau^hall's  dam  by  Young  Cade;  4th  dam  by  Bolton  Littlc- 
john ;  5th  dam  Dur'nam's  Favorite  by  son  of  Bald  Galloway ; 
Gth  dam  Daffodil's  dam  by  Sir  T.  Gascoigne's  foreign  horse. 


«:.() 


TIFE   HOUSE. 


Tll.II',  ell.   f..  (Willed    l,s;5(!.  l,r,.,l  l.y 


;  iniportc'd  into  Nortli 


<  im.lum  Uy  A.  .J.  Davie,  E.s,,.  My  .St.  I'alri.k.  Ist  (luni  Ma,„a 
l.y  M.rliii ;  ad  dam  Spude  l.y  Send  ;  .'Jd  dam  (,»iiail  hv  (;n|,a,i„a  • 
nil  dam  ('.Tlliia  l.y  W.....! pecker;  5th  dam  l.y  Treutham ;  .;il, 
dam  Ciiiie^'diide  liy  IMaiik. 

Trxir.v.  h.  i:.  l-ualed  J8;)5,  l.ml  l.y  Mr.  N.,wrll:  imported  l.y  L. 
J.  &  1{.  K.  l'<dk,  Ks(,r.s.,  (,r  'iVnnessee.  IJy  Mulev.  Isl  "dam 
Calypso  l.y  Sorcerer;  ^il  dam  il..ufr|it(.u  bias  l.v  Sir  I'eter  (dam 
of  Kii-lisl.  Comns);  :\d  dam  Alexina  l.y  Kin-  F.rfjiis;  4tli  dam 
Lardella  l.y  Wnmg  ilarske.     (See  imported  Sarah.) 

Tl'KMX  Maui.:,  ch.  f.,  loaled  17(M;  imported  into  South  Carciina 
17C7,  by  (.'apt.  Parker.  By  Turpin  (son  of  Smale'd  C'hilders). 
1st  dam  l.y  Hahraliam;  2d  dam  by  I'arluer. 

UruiA.Ni.A,  l.r.  f..  foale.l  ly-.'!.  hml  l.y  Lord   Derl.y;  imported  hv 

1st 


Samuel   I{af,dand,  E,>^(|.,  .AFadiscn  comily,  Ala.'  By  Mih 


dam  l.y  Sorcerer;  2d  dam  l.y  Sir  S(.|um..n  ;  ;kl  daiij  twin  sister 
to  Ldhj.utian  by  Young  Marskc;  -Ith  dam  by  I'homomen.m  : 
r.th  dam  ralli(.pe  by  Sh.ucli;  fith  dam  Lass  of  (he  MiU  h\ 
Or(.onoko;  Ttli  dam  l.y  Traveler;  8tli  dam  Miss  UFakeless. 
Vaca,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1823,  bred  by  Mr.  Vcvers;  imported  by  Messrs. 
Ogdeii  &  Corbin;  owned  by  Messrs.  L.  J.  &  I{.  K.  P..Ik 
'i'ennessee.  By  Lismahago.  ist  dam  Ladv  Byron  bj  Sir  Ulric ;' 
2d  dam  by  Dungannon;  M  dam  Miss  Lusl'on  by  Snap-  4th 
dum  by  Blank;  r.th  dam  by  Cart  ouch  ;  (ith  dam  Soreheels  'mare 
by  Soroheels;  7th  dam  by  llightlyer,  etc. 

Vamp.  br.  f.,  foaled  1825,  bred  by  Lord  Sligo;  imported  by  E.  II. 
Boardman,  Esq.,  Alabama.  By  Langar.  Dam  Wire,  sister  to 
"Web  by  Waxy.     (Sec  Ikchcl  by  Parti>:an.) 

Vaeialetta,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1838;  imported,  Avith  her  dam  Variella 
by  L.  J.  Polk,  Tennessee.  By  the  Colonel.  1st  dam  Variella 
by  Blacklock ;  2d  dam  by  Phantoni ;  3d  dam  by  Ovei-ton  •  4th 
dam  (iratitude'8  dam  l.y  Walnut.     (See  imported  Variella.) 

Vakiella  (sister  to  Voltair),  br.  f.,  foaled  1829.  bred  by  Mr.  Stephen- 
son ;  imp,.rted  by  Lucius  J.  Polk,  Esq.,  Maury  county,  Tenn 
By  l^lacklock.  1st  dam  by  Phantom ;  2d  dam  by  Oyerton ;  3d 
dam  (Jratitude's  dam  by  AValnut;  4th  dam  by  Ruler;  .^th  dam 
Piracantha  by  Matchem;  Gtli  dam  Pi-o])hetes8  by  IJegulus;  7th 
dam  Jenny  Spinner  by  Partner;  8th  dam  by  Greyhound;  9th 
dam  Sophonisla\s  dam  by  Cur^yen's  Bay  Barb;  ioth  dam  by 


msmm^m 


mrn" 


lortcd  into  North 

•       1st   (Itllll    MutlCll 

^'iiiiil  liv  (ioliaiiiia: 
'V  'rivutlmin ;  (itii 

:  iiiipnrtcd  ],y  T., 
Miiliy.  Iki  (liiiii 
by  Sir  I'ctor  ((lain 
l''frpii.s;  Jtli  (lam 
iirah.) 

i>  Soiilli  Caroliiui. 
■^inalr'rf  Cliiklcrfi). 

■by;  imported  by 
I.  Ry  lAIilo.  ijf, 
-1  dam  twin  giriliT 
»y  riifi'iiominon ; 
s  of  tlio  Mill  l)v 
isa  JIakt'li'ss. 

ported  l»v  JIe,ssrs. 
&  «.  k.  Polk, 
ron  ])}  Sir  Ulric  ; 
>n  by  Snap;  4tli 
n  Soreheels  mare 


ipoi-ted  l)y  E.  II. 
II  AVire,  sister  to 


or  dam  Variella, 
st  dum  Variella 
by  Ovei-toii ;  4th 
ed  Variella.) 

by  Mr.  Steplicii- 
■y  county,  Tenn. 
I)y  Overton ;  3d 
Iinler ;  .Itli  dam 
)y  liegnlus ;  7th 
jrcyhound;  9th 
i;  10th  dam  by 


LI.ST    OF    IMI'()llTi:i)    MAKKS. 


r,:.i 


D'Arcy'.s  ClirMnnl  .\niliian:    I  lib  dam   liy  Whiteshirt ;   l-.'tli 
dum  Old  Monla<,ai  inaro. 

V.VHN'isH,  or.  V.VNisii,  li.  I".,  lualid  \'o'V.],  bred  by  Mr.  lloidd^wortli ; 
imported  by  ('apt.  I.an;.'iiird  into  .Mobili'.  ISIJV.  Hy  N'anisb. 
Ist  dam  i'Mcplianl'.s  dam  l>y  Slintlie;  "Jd  dum  by  Olieron  ;  ;M 
diun  l';nf,'raver'.s  dum  liy  Stride;  Itli  dam  eiater  to  Sharper  b_\ 
Run  til  08,  etc. 

Vi;r,()('ii'i;i)i-:  ^fAin;,  eh.  f..  f.ialed    IS.I).  Imd  by ;  imported 

into  Virginia:  owned  and  raced  by  iJas.  ]\I.  Seldon,  Ks(i.     I?y 
Velocipede.     Dam  !iy  \Valt(m. 

Vknetia,  g.  I".  I'l'aled  ls:!ii,  lind  ami  imported  l)y  MesMr.J.  fi.  J.  & 
1{.  \\.  I'olk,  'I'limcssee.  I5y  Mnglish  Stnmp.s.  Dam  imported 
Variella  by  lilackloek.     (S(;e  Variella  and  Stump'n  mare.) 

VlCTOitiA,  br.  r.,  foaled  ubont  1800;  imported  into  Virginia  by  Hon. 
John  Tayloi  I5y  Buzzard.  She  died  IHUT,  leaving  no  produce. 
1st  dum  by  Metapbysician  ;  ^d  dam  Nancy  Dnw.son  by  Dumper; 
Ud  dam  Luna  by  Jlerod  ;  4lli  dam  Proserpine  (sister  to  Kelip.se) 
by  j\larske;  Ath  dam  Spiletta  by  Heguhis;  (ilh  dum  Mulhor 
Western  by  Smith's  sou  of  Snake. 

ViCTOuiA,  br.  f.,  fouled  1834,  bred  by  Mr.  IJourdniun ;  imported  by 
H.  ('.  C'ammack,  Xew  Orlans.  By  Puy  Malton.  Isl,  dum 
Polly  Oliver  l»y  Sir  Oliver;  ;.'d  dum  by  llamlilelonian ;  3d  tiam 
Constuntirt  by  Sir  Peter;  4th  dum  by  Mungo;  Sth  dum  by 
Latliam'.s  Siiaii;  (itli  dam  Sapi)hoby  Peguhis;  7th  dam  Lodge's 
Poan  mure  by  Partner. 

ViCTORrA,  ch.  f.,  fouled  1S:)7,  bred  by  Mr.  Wright;  imjiorted  into 
Illinois  by  Col  Clia.s.  Oakley;  owned  by  AV.  \V.  &  F.  M.  Morton, 
Morgan  county.  By  Cain.  1st  dam  Ada  (sister  to  Augusta) 
by  Woful ;  ^d  dam  l)y  Pubens;  3d  dam  (iuildford  Nun  by 
Ouildford ;  4th  dum  Vulture's  dam  by  Justice  ;  5(1)  dum  Pursley 
liy  Pot-8-o's;  (Jth  dum  Ludy  Bolingbroke  by  Squirrel;  7th  dam 
Herod's  dum  Cvpi'on  by  Bluze;  8th  dum  Selima  by  Bethel's 
Arabian;  9th  dum  by  Grahum's  Champion;  10th  dum  Ijy 
Darlcy's  Arulnan  ;  11th  dum  by  Alerlin. 

VoL.VNTE,  f.,  foaled  1797,  bred  by  Mr.  Kingsman;  imported  by  Col. 
J.  Hoomes,  liowling  Greon,  Va.  By  Volunteer,  son  of  Eclipse. 
1st  dum  Luvu  by  Sulphur;  '-2d  dam  by  Blank;  3d  dam  ..yLord 
Cedworth's  Foxhunter;  4th  diim  hy  brother  to  'Mixliury;  fith 
dam  by  Smockface;  Gth  dam  by  Lord  Wharton's  Old  Snail; 


i'^/ 


cfta 


TUU    ilUHSE. 


:(li(laml.vHnrf..nl  MiiII:  Sll,  ,l,mi  Wilkiiisfm  mnro  by  Rrii.i- 
nu'i-;  !i||i  iliiiii  |.:i\|„i,  JJarl)  nimv. 

VoLAN-Ti:.  I),  r.juuka  lH;j;j.b,v.l  l.v  Mr.  Ui.lH,l„i..;  ii„po,.t..,i  hyjol,,, 
Hniidi,  Ka(|.,  I.oiiUiaim.  \\y  Vi'lociiK'di'.  1^1  .lu'm  ('luuilv  liy 
Tnmi|);  '.M  ,|,.mi  iMiphn.syii.'H  dam  by  Shuttle;  ad  dmn  by 
l>rnii.-;    Ith   dutu   ('(.iilcssiiiii   l,v    VoiiDir   Miiivk.-    r.tli   dimi 

Tul)(.n,so  by  Ilcro.l;  (iH,  c (In.y  Slarlii,;.  I)V  .StuHinir;  Tib 

dam  ('(Migbiiig  I'olly  by  Uarlklfs  riuUlcTS,  etc' 
Wai.tov   ^r,^,^;.  b.  P..  io„|,.,l   ih-.;).  |„,,a  |,y  Mr.  nurkcr;  sont  to 
Aincrica  in  IKII,  will,  hay  Inul  bv  S(.  Nicbolan,  nii.l  c.wivd  by 
limi.     liy  Walton.     Int  dam  by  \\  izani ;  -.',1  dam  Kcnunibrauco 
bySirS,.|.mi(.n;  :U1  dam  Qnwn  Mab  by  Kdi])8o ;  4tb  dam  by 
rarlar;  -Vh  dam  l)yMoir„i;  oh,  dam  1,v  SwcepHtakcs;  Kb  dan\ 
mtvv  U,  Slov.u   by  |{;,y  U„|(,„i;   811,   dam   by  Cni'Wcn's   lh>\ 
Harb:    !.||,    ,|am    by    Old    Spot;    1()(|,    .huu    by   \Vliite-Ur.re(l 
Lowtlin- IJiirl,;  11(1,  ,ia;u  Old  VinhKT  marc. 
Watkim.oo  Al.VKK.rb.  r..  f.mK'd  IS.ll,  h.v.l  l,y  His  Majosty;  imporbd 
into  S„„lb  Cai-olina.     Hy  Waterloo,     l.st  dam"  by"  {'(.mns  •  x'd 
dam  Lady  Francos  by  Mr.  Teazle;  ;5d  dam  by  Volunteer  •'-(lb 
dam  Storace  by  Tandem  ;  Atb  dam  Perdita  by^IIerod;  Cth  dam 
Fair   Forester   by  .Sloe;    ;fh  <lam  by    Forester;   8(li    dam    by 
Partner;  {)th  dam  by  Crofts'  Hay  Marl. ;  K.tb  dam  by  Mak.Iess- 
nth  dam  by  Hrimnu'r;  r.'th  dam  by  son  of  IJodsworth:  lljth 
dam  Ihirlon  JJarb  mure. 

Wateiiwitcu,  b.  r.,  foaled  1828,  bred  by  Lo.-d  Warwick;  imjiorfed 

^y 1"^"  Virginia.     By  Wbulelume.     Kst  dam  Mobe  |,y 

.Sir  Dayid;  2d  dam  by  Huzzard ;  ;5d  dam  Tutterella  by  Dnn- 
pannon;  -Itl,  dam  lAIar  vlla  by  Maml)rii,o;  .5tli  dam  Medea  by 
tSweetbriar;  (JIh  dam  Angelica  by  Snaj);  Ttb  dam  by  IJeguliH- 
8tli  dam  by  Bartletfs  Childors;  Otii  dam  by  Iloneywoud's 
Arabian  ;  lOtli  dam  the  dum  of  the  two  True  Blues. 

Waxy  JIake,  f..  foaled  between  1801  and  '().  bred  l)y  Sir  J  Poole- 
miported  by  T.  Bland,  \-irginia,  and  owned  by  James  Jackson,' 
Esq.  ByAVax-y.  1st  dam  Mother  Sbipton  by  Anvil;  x'd  dam 
Jemima  by  Satellite ;  3d  dam  ]\raria  by  Herod ;  4th  dam 
r.isetto  by  Snap;  r.tb  dam  Miss  AVindsor  by  Oodolpbin  Arabian; 
fifh  dam  sister  to  AVyvill's  Volunteer  by  Young  Belgrade;  7th 
dam  by  Bartletfs  Childors. 

Weatiikhiut  Make,  or  Cicilt  Jopsox,  br.  f.,  foaled  1859.  bred  by 
Mr.  John  Osborne ;  imported  by  Kentucky  Importing  Com- 


""•*i 


L1»T    Ol-    IMl'DUTKI)    MAUDd. 


o:.:) 


1  iiifiro  by  Hriiii- 

iiii|)(ii1i'il  liy.Fdlin 
'lam  Charilv  liy 
ttlc:  ;)(1  (laiii  l.y 
in'Kki':  "ilh  (lam 
Uy  Starling';  ',iU 

Barker;  ecnt  to 

I.  and  ('(ivinMl  hy 
111  Kc'iiicmhrauco 
>80  ;  4tli  dam  by 
Htaki'8;  ;tli  dam 
V  ('iir\V(ir,s  Hay 
»y  Whitc'-It'gged 

Josfy;  iinporfi'd 
by  C'uiiiuh;  xM 
Voliuik'cr;  41  h 
IiTod ;  Cth  dam 
;  81  h  dam  by 
111  by  Makclcss; 
jdsworthj  Vhh 

ivick  ;  i'm])nrt(?d 
dam  JSi'iobe  by 
I'lvlla  l>y  Dun- 
dam  ]\Ii.'dc'a  by 
in  by  Hcnfuhis; 
■  llomywood's 
lies. 

y  8ir  J.  Poole ; 
fames  Jackson, 
\nvil;  ^d  dam 
od;  4th  dam 
pliin  Arabian; 
Belgrade;  7tli 

18.59,  bred  by 
porting  Com- 


pany; piireliased  liy  .las,  A.  (irinHtiad,  Khii.,  Lixiugtuu,  Ky. 
IK  Wiiitberbit,  IHC;,  »;lintid  to  Liylitiiiiig.  Iwt  dam  tVslreii 
by  Kaiigb-a-Haliagb;  ^d  tlam  Itv  Liverpool;  ad  dam  Kaeiiel  liy 
Miilry;  nil  dam  by  ('(imiis;  .".tli  d;im  (Margruvf'.s  dam)  I'y 
Kl^cliiiii:  tJlli  dam  Fair  lldt'ii  by  Ilamlil.lMiiiau ;  ^lii  dam 
Helen  by  Deipini;  8lli  dam  Unsaliml  by  riKenomeiion ;  Ulli 
dam  Atalaiihi  by  Mubliei;i;  l(Hli  dam  l.a^M  of  tbe  Mill  by 
Orooiioko;  1  lib  dam  by  Old  Tiavder ;  J-^tli  dam  Mit;s  Make- 
less  tiy  Young  (iriybdiiiid;  laih  dam  by  Old  I'artiur;  1411i 
dum  by  Woodcock  (ilam  of  llio  Laiiibton  Mis.-i  DmO;  l")tli  dam 
by  ('I'uft.s'  Hay  Marb  (gniiidam  of  tbe  Aiicaster  Starling);  Idlli 
dam  by  Makele^s;  ITlli  dam  by  Urinin.er;  iHlh  dam  by  Dicky 
riersoii  (sou  of  Dodswortli);  IDIli  dam  Ihirtou  IJarlt  mare. 

WEATHicn  Witch  (imp.)>  <'i-  f-  I'miK'tl  18.")8, bred  by  Joliii  OHbonie, at 
Ticyliurn,  Ynrksbiiv.  and  imported  liy  Kentucky  Imiiorting 
Company.  Weatbcrliil,  by  Sheet  Anclior,  dam  Mis.s  Lclty  by 
I'riam.  By  Weatberbit.  Ist  dam  l>y  Birdcatclier;  ^d  dam 
Colocynth  l»y  PhyHician  ;  .Id  dam  ('amelina  (nisler  (o  Camel)  by 
Wbaleixiiie;  4lh  dam  by  Selim;  r>lb  dam  Maiden  liy  Sir  I'elor; 
(1th  dam  by  i'ho'iKmienon ;  Tth  ilaiii  .Miilron  by  I'lorizel;  Hlli 
dam  Maiden  by  Matchem ;  0th  dam  by  Squirt;  loth  dam  Lot's 
dam  by  Mogul;  1  Ith  dam  Camilla  by  Bay  Bollon ;  P^Mli  dam 
Old  fiudy  (Starling's  dam)  liy  Piillein's  Chestnut  Arabian; 
i:5th  dam  by  IJockwood;  14th  dam  by  Bustler. 

Wenona  (imp.),  br.  f.,  fouled  18.')9,  l)red  by  Her  Majesty  at  Hampton 
Court;  owned  l)y  R.  A.  Alexander,  Esq.,  Kentucky.  By  Fly- 
ing Dutchman.  1st  dam  Bay  Cecelia  by  Orlando;  2d  dam 
Ilersey  by  Claucus;  .Id  dam  Hester  by  Camel;  4lh  dam  ;Moni- 
mia  by  Muley;  .'jth  dam  sister  to  Petworth  liy  Precipitate;  Gth 
dam  Woodpecker  mare,  lier  dam  sister  to  Juniper;  Tth  dam  by 
I  Snap;  8th  dam  l)y  Blank,  dam  of  Young  Marsko;  !)th  dam 
Bay  Starling  1)y  Bolton  Starling;  lOth  dam  Miss  ^laynell  by 
Partner;  11th  dam  by  (ireyhound;  12th  dam  by  Curwcn's 
Barb;  i;3th  dam  by  D'Arcy's  Chestnut  Arabian;  14th  dam  by 
Whiteshirt:  l.")tli  dam  Old  Montagu  mare. 

The  Flying  Dutchman  1)y  Bay  Middleton,  dam  Barbella  by  Sand- 
beck  ;  bred  by  Her  Majesty,  at  Hampton  Court. 

West  Austualiak  ]\Lvre,  b.  f.,  foaled  18.j9,  by  West  Australian, 
bred  by  Lord  Londesborough ;  i:npnrted  by  I\resrirs.  Dudley  & 
Bruce,  agents  of  the  Kentucky  Importing  Company.    Late  the 


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lUK    UORSE. 


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proporfy  of  Tlon.  D.  F.  Keiiuer,  of  Louisiana.  1st  dam  Tli. 
Bruoiii  hy  Van  Trump;  xM  daui  Miss  Martin  bv  Voltair-  3d 
dam  Miss  Iris  by  JMucher;  4tii  dan.  Iris  ).y  Sir  Petor  Tcazlo  • 
5tlx  dam  Isal..olIa  by  Eclipse ;  "GUi  dam  by  Squirrel ;  7tli  -^am' 
Ancaslor  Aaney  by  lUank;  8(!i  dam  Ph-rbc  hy  Tortoise;  9th 
dam  by  Looby ;  loth  dam  by  Partner;  lltb  dam  by  Waodeoek; 
m\x  dmn  byMakeless;  13th  dam  by  Brimm.r;  i4th  dam  by 
Dicky  Picrson ;  loth  dam  by  Burton  Barb. 

Wii.nx(X,rP,  b.  f  fo,,led  18.^9,  bred  by  Lord  Scarborouj^h.  sent 
o  C  Ku-lesto,!^  K  C,  183;5;  covered  I, y  Tramp.  By  Waverlv. 
1st  dam  l.y  Cat  on;  2d  dam  Ilannali  l,y  Sorcerer:  3d  dam 
Ame ba  by  ILghdyer ;  4th  dam  Miss  Timms  bv  Matchem  ;  arli 
dam  by  .Viu.rt ;  (JIh  dam  Lot's  dam  by  Mo.i,n,l ;  ;th  dam  Camilla 
by  Bay  ].>  ton;  H.h  dam  Old  Lady  by  Pullein's  Chestnut 
Aiabian;  t'th  dam  byKoclvwood;  10th  dam  by  Bustler,  etc., 

WiiiTEFOOT  MviiF,  foaled  about  173;^,  bred  bv  Sir  T.  Reed-  im- 
porlvd  into  y.rginia  by  John  Gowei.  By  Whilefoot.  "  1st' dam 
by  Bala  Galloway;  2d  dam  Young  Ivlftv  Burdett  bv  Old 
M.S  ;  ;.d  da.i  Kitty  Burdett  by  Darloy's  Arabian";  4th  dam 
Mr.  Burdett  s  Child  niaro. 

WiLLiAMSox's  Ditto  Maki:.  b.  f.,  forded  1823,  bred  bv  Mr  N  II 
Smith ;  imported  by  E.  II.  B,.ardman,  Esq.,  Alabama.  '  bJ 
^\  ill.amson  s  Dit  to  1st  dam  by  Trun>pator ;  2d  dam  Countess 
b}  Sir  leter;  3d  dam  Fame  by  Pantaloon;  4th  dam  .:stor  to 
Juno  by  Spectator;  5t]i  .lam  sister  io  Iloratius  by  Blank ;  Cth 
dam  byChilders;  Tthdum  Miss  Belvoir  by  Gi4  Grantham; 
oih  dam  by  Paget  Turk;  9th  dam  Betty  Percival  by  Leedes' 
Arabian ;  lOtli  dam  by  Siianker,  etc. 

WiLsoK  Akabian  Mari;,  ch.  f..  foaled  1754,  bred  by •  \m 

ported  iuid  srdd  in  Maryland,  1702,  in  ship  Cliristia.:,  Capt^ 
Stanly.  By  A^  ilson's  Ohestmit  Arabian.  1st  dam  by  Slipby ; 
2d  dam  Meynell  by  Partner;  3d  dam  by  Greyhound ;  4th  dam 
Sophonisbas  dam  by  Cur\\enV  Bay  J^arb  ;  5th  dam  by  D'Arcy's 
Cliestnut  Arabian;  Gtli  dam  by  Whiteshirt;  7th  dam  Old 
Montagu  marc. 

WOFCL  Mare,  b   f..  foaled  1824,  bred  by  Mr.  Burgess;  imported  by 

H  ,  T  """'  ^«'l-'^l'^'^'i»^«-  By  Woful.  1st  dam  Alle^- 
gi-et  a  by  Trumpator ;  2d  dam  Young  Camilla  by  Woodpecker; 
od  dam   Camdla  by  Trentham;    4th  dam   Coquette  by  the 


LIST  OF   IMPOllTKD  MAKES. 


C55 


a.  1st  dam  The 
'1  by  Vultiiir;  3d 
Sir  i'etur  Teazle ; 
"irrel;  7tli  .^am 
)»y  Tortoise;  Otii 
111  byW'jodeocK-; 
r;  14th  dam  by 

carborough,  sent 
p.  By  A\'averly. 
•rcercr;  'M  dam 
r"  Matclieni ;  otli 
i  th  dum  Camilla 
llein's  Chestnut 
by  Bustler,  etc., 

V  T.  Reed;  im- 
t'foot.  ■  1st  dam 
5urdett  hy  Old 
ibian ;  4th  dam 

by  m-.  K".  II, 
Alabama.     By 

I  dam  Countess 

I I  dam  tester  to 
by  Blank;  Cth 
I'oy  Grantham ; 
ival  by  Lcedes' 


)V' 


im- 


'hristia.:,  Capt. 
am  by  Slijiby ; 
nnd ;  4th  dam 
m  by  D'Arcy's 
7th  dam  Old 

I ;  imported  by 

1st  dam  Alle- 

Woodpccker ; 

[uette  by  the 


Compton  Barb;  flth  dam  sister  to  Kegulus  by  Godulpliin  Ara- 
bian, etc. 

WOODDIXE,  b.  f..  fouled  1828,  bred  by  Mr.  Wrcford ;  imported  by 
]\rr.  \V.  T.  Head;  owned  liy  Mnnson  Beach,  Es([.,  Ohio.  By 
Middletou.  1st  daiu  Fitichley  mare  by  Finehley;  5d  dam  by 
Stamford;  3d  dam  sister  to  Star  byilighllyer;  4th  dam  by 
Snap;  Mi  dum  IJiddle  by  :\Iatehem;  (ith  dam  by  S(|uiit ;  Tth 
dam  by  ^\jgn\\  8th  dam  Camilla  by  Bay  Bolton;  i)lb  oani  Old 
Lady  by  Pulkin's  Chestnut  Aral )ian;  lOtli  dam  by  Ilockwood; 
nth  dam  by  Bustler. 

Wombat,  l:r.  f.,  foaled  1868,  bred  by  Lord  Londcsborough ;  im- 
ported by  .1.  B.  Hmith,  Jr.,  Kew  York,  18(18.  liy  West  Aus- 
tralian, bum  by  Irish  Birdeateher ;  !2d  dam  Miekleton  Maid  by 
Velocipede;  3d  dam  Maid  of  Luno  by  Whisker;  4th  dam  Gib- 
sido  Fairy  by  Hermes;  otli  dam  Vicissitude  by  Pipator ;  fith 
dam  Beatrice' by  Sir  Peter;  Tth  dam  Pyrrha  by  :\[alcheni;  8th 
dam  Duehess  by  Whitestone ;  9th  dam  Miss  Slamerkin  l)y 
Young  True  Blue;  10th  dam  by  Lord  Oxford's  Dun  Arabian; 
nth  dam  D'Arcy's  Black-legged  Eoyal  mare. 

Zephyiuxa,  b.  f.,  foaled  1833,  bred  by  i\Ir.  Giflford;   imported  by 

.      By  Filho-da-Puta,      1st  dam  Zephyrina  by  ]\Iiddlc- 

thorpe  ;  2d  datn  Pagoda  by  Sir  Peter;  3d  dam  Pmpec  by  Cori- 
ander ;  4th  dam  j\Iatron  by  Florizel;  Sth  dam  Maiden  by 
Matchem  ;  Gth  dam  by  Squirt;  7th  dam  by  Mogul. 

Zone  (sister  to  Zodiac),  br.  f.,  foaled  ISrjO,  bred  by  Mr.  John  Os- 
borne; owned  by  E.  A.  Alexander;  imported  by  Kentucky 
Importing  Company.  By  The  Cure.  1st  dam  Starlight  by 
Kremlin;  2d  dam  Evening  Star  by  Touchstone;  ISd  dam 
Bertha  by  Ruliens;  4th  dam  Boadicea  liy  Alexander;  5th  dam 
Brunette  by  Amaranthus ;  Gth  dam  Mayfly  by  Matchem ;  7th 
dam  Starling  mare  by  Ancaster  Starling;  8th  dam  l)y  Grass- 
hopper; Oth  dum  l)y  Kewton's  Bay  Arabian;  10th  dam  by 
Pert;  llth  dam  by  St.  Martins;  12th  dam  by  Sir  E.  Hale's 
Arabian  ;  13'h  dam  by  Old  Field  mare. 

The  following  were  imported  by  m.  U.  W.  Cameron,  and  thirty- 
four  out  of  the  thirtv-nine  head  lost,  Decemlier,  18(iG.  INFuch  waa 
expected  from  the  blood  stock  purchased  by  Mr.  Cameron,  in  Eng- 
land, for  importation  to  this  country.  The  animals  were  selected 
with  care,  and  the  high  strains,  had  they  survived  the  storms  of  the 


• 


GoG 


TUE  UOBSE. 


sea  ,  onld  l.ave  p-oaf  y  improved  and  advanced  the  stock  interests 

fl     "?■"■  ■     n"?  "''  '''^'''  i'»PoHation  ever  attempted,  tl.er  - 
fore  tlie  loss  is  all  the  move  serious.     The  horses,  thirtv-uin  ^  in  -111 
were  pla^.l  on  board  the  screAv  steamer  Helvetia,  bound  IVon^i  Liv'cr- 

S  .'di^::   ?;;" '"  '"^ ''  ^^'^'^"^'^^-  '''-  ^-^  *»-- « 

ana  jiedigi-ees  as  loUoAVs  : 
Silence,  2  years,  b.  f.,  by  Knight  of  Ears,  out  of  Whist 

'iJkmvosJ'"''"'  ^  ^'''''''  '*■  '■'  ''^  ''''^^^■"""^^^■'■'  ^'^t  of  Patience,  by 
Peeress,  4  years,  b.  f,  by  Nowminstcr,  out  of  Mainbrace 

^^  Anhpodes,  2  years,  br.  c.,  by  r.ung  Melbourne,  out  of  Aqua- 
Begum.  3  years,  b.  f,  by  Laml)ton.  out  of  f'liristabelle 
Mrs    .SommiIle,<i  years,  b.  m.,  by  Kingston,  out  of  Altitude  • 

covered  by  Macaroni.  ^iiuimt , 

May  Ffowor  0  years,  ch.  n..,  by  The  Nal  ob,  her  dam  by  Faugh-a- 
lialiagh,  out  of  Julia,  " 

Persian  Rose,  8  years,  b.  or  br.  m.,  by  Sweetmeat,  out  of  (-reei.in- 
lioso  ;  covered  by  Pi-ime  Minister.  *' 

Flowery  Land,  ;j  years,  b.  f.,  by  Promised  Land,  out  of  Adulation ; 
covered  by  Buekenliam. 

Bonnibelle,  7  years,  br.  m.,  by  West  Australian,  out  of  Gavficld- 
covered  l)y  Buekenliam.  ' 

Piano,  4  years,  br.  f.,  by  Fandango,  out  of  Aspasia;  covered  by 
Port  IJoyal.  -^ 

Maid  of  Melrose,  8  years,  b.  m.,  by  Newminster,  out  of  Belsav 
covered  by  Skirmisher.  ''  ' 

A  ehestnut  mare,  9  years,  by  a  son  of  Pvrrhns  the  First  and  Con- 
spiracy, out  of  So  Nice;  covered  by  Buekenliam. 

A  bro\\n  filly,  3  years,  by  Leamington,  out  of  Annie  Laurie  • 
covered  In  Thunderbolt.  ' 

Juniper,  10  years,  b.  m.,  by  Bay  Middleton,  out  of  The  Fawn  • 
covered  by  Underhand. 

Veronica,  9  years,  b,  m.,  by  Cruiser,  out  of  Speedwell ;  covered 
liy  rnderhand. 

Sui-iirise,  3  years,  ch.  f.,  by  St.  All)ans,  out  of  Twitter;  covered 
by  Bacchus. 

Emily  de  Lona,  7  }-ears,  br.  m.,  by  Sweetmeat,  out  of  Sangfroid  • 
covered  by  Dollar.  ' 

Buttress,  G  years,  1).  m.,  by  Rifleman,  dam  (foaled  in  1852)  bv 
Sleight-of-Hand;  out  of  Galloper's  dam;  covered  by  Xewminster.' 


tlio  stock  interests 
r  attempted,  tlicre- 
tliirty-iiiin  in  all, 
lioiind  IVum  Livcr- 
0  give  thoir  names 

f  Wliist. 

ut  of  Patience,  by 

ainhrace, 

'•ne,  out  of  Aqua- 

tabelle. 

out  of  Altitiule ; 

dam  by  Faugli-a- 

,  out  of  Creejiing 

)ut  of  Adulation ; 

out  of  Gayficld; 

asia;  covered  by 

V,  out  of  Belsay; 

3  First  and  Con- 

Aunie  Laurie; 

:  of  Tbe  Fawn  ; 

cdwell;  covered 

witter;  covered 

t  of  Sangfroid ; 

ed  in  1852)  by 
■  Newminster. 


LIST    or    nirORTLD    MAKES. 


(;/)7 


A   chestnut .  mare,    10    years,   ly   Bandy,  out  of   Danceaway : 
covered  by  Dollar. 

Mulso,  7  years,  b.  m.,  by  Yellow  Jack,  dam  by  Nutwitli,  out  cil" 
Topliano ;  covci'cd  by  0])tiniist. 

Carbine,  8  years,  b.  m,,  by  Rilleman,  out  of  Troica ;  covered  l)v 
Dollar. 

Gambling  Mary,  2  years,  ch.  f.,  by  St.  Albans,  out  of  Gambling 
Kate ;  covered  by  Tliormauby. 

A  bay  mare,  8  years,  by  Ilobbie  Noble,  out  of  Bangle ;  covered 
by  Claret. 

Lady  Cochrane,  4  years,  br.   f,   by  Voltigeur,  out  of  Latona; 
covered  by  Port  Eoyal. 

Lady  Well,  10  years,  br.  m.,  by  Kingston,  out  of  Little  Jenny  ; 
covered  by  Underhand. 

White  Rose  of  York,  9  years,  ch.  m..  by  Connaught  Ranger,  out 
of  Dame  Cosser ;  covered  by  UnderluiJid. 

Volucris,  8  years,  br.  m.,  by  Voltigeur,  dam  by  The  Doctor,  out  of 
Gray  Araby ;  covered  by  Thunderbolt. 

Come  Arouse,  10  years,  b.  m.,  by  Chanticleer,  dam  by  The  Sad- 
tiler,  out  of  Stays ;  covered  by  Citadel. 

Elfrida,  i3   years,  br.  m.,  by  Faugh-a-Ballagh,  out  of  Espoir; 
covered  by  Thormanby. 

Birague,  4  years,  b.  g.,  by  Newminster,  out  of  The  Jewess. 

A  brown  yearling  fdly,  by  Wlndhound,  out  of  Casemate. 

A  bay  yearling  colt,  by  St.  Albans,  out  of  Jerusalem. 

A  bay  yearling  colt,  by  ^lariouette,  out  of  Bapta. 

A  bay  colt  foal,  by  Old  Calabar,  out  of  Lady  Well. 


■» 


I 


No.  I. 


PEDIGREE  OF  ENGLISH  ECLIPSE. 


Eclipse,  cliestnut  colt,  bred  by  His  Royal  Highness  the  Duko  of  Cumber- 
land, in  1764,  by  Marske. 

Ist  dam,  Spiletta,  by  Rcgulus. 

2d      "    Mother  Western,  by  Smith's  Son  of  Snake. 

3d      "  "  "  "   Lord  D'Arcy's  Old  Moutague. 

4th    "  "  "  "   Hautboy. 

5th    "  "  "  "   Brimmer. 

Eclipse  was  so  called,  not  because  ho  eclipsed  all  his  competitors,  but  from 
having  been  foaled  during  the  great  eclipse  in  1704. 

Marske,  br.  c,  foaled  1750,  by  Squirt,  dam  by  Blacklegs,  her  dam  by  Bay 
Bolton,  Fox  C!ub,  Coneyskins,  Ilutton's  Grey  Barb,  Hutton's  Royal  Colt, 
Byerly  Turk,  Bustler. 

Regulus,  foaled  1739,  by  the  Godolphin  Arabian,  his  dam.  Grey  Robinson, 
by  the  Bald  Galloway,  grandam  by  Snake,  out  of  Old  Wilkes,  a  daughter  of 
Old  Hautboy. 

Smith's  Son  of  Snake,  by  Snako. 

Old  Montague. 

Hautboy,  by  White  D'Arcy  Turk,  out  of  a  Royal  Mare. 

Brimmer,  by  the  Yellow  Turk,  out  of  a  Royal  Mare. 


I 


No.  II. 

PEDIGREE  OF  IMP.  DIUUED,  SIRE  OF  SIR  AllCIlY. 

DiOMED,  cii.  c,  foaled  17T7,  by  Florizc;!,  bred  by  Sir  (.".  Bunbury,  and  im- 
ported iiiK.  Virginia  i-i  lT9t>,  wlieu  33  yeiu'd  of  ago.  llo  died  the  ijropcrty  of 
Col.  lloumes,  in  1808,  aged  Ijl  years. 

Ist  dam,  sister  to  Juuo,  by  Spectator. 
2d    "  "       "   lloratius,  by  Blank, 

yj    "  "       "         "  "    C'liilders. 

4tli  "  Miss  Belvoir,  by  Ore.,  (.'rautbam. 
5tU  "         "         "         "    I'ngL't  'i  •'li. 

0th  "  Betty  Percival,  by  Leeds'  Arabian. 
7tli  "  '■  '■  '•    Spanker. 

Florizcl,  by  Ilerod,  dam  by  Cygnet,  her  dam  by  Cartouch,  grandam,  Ebony, 
by  C'ailders,  out  of  Old  Ebony,  by  Basto,  Tho  Masscy  Mare. 

Spectator,  by  Crab,  dam  by  Partner,  her  dam  Bonny  Lass,  by  Bay  Bolton, 
Darlev's  Arabian,  Byerly  Turk,  Taftblet  Barb,  Place's  White  Turk,  Natural 
Barb  Mare. 

Blank,  by  the  Godolphin  Arabian,  out  of  the  Little  Hartley  Mare,  by  Bart- 
lot's  Childers,  she  <mt  of  Flying  Whig,  l)y  William's  Woodstock  Arabian,  St. 
Victor  Barb,  Why-not  (son  of  the  Fenwick  Barb),  Royal  Mai-e. 

Childers  (Flying,  or  Devonshire),  by  Barley's  Arabian,  Betty  Leedes,  by 
Careless,  Sister  to  Leedca,  by  Leedes'  Arabian,  Spanker,  Barb  Mare. 

Grey  Grantham,  by  the  Brownlow  Turk. 

Paget  Turk. 

Leedes'  Arabian. 

Spanker,  by  the  D'Arcy  Yellow  Turk,  hU  dam  by  Lord  Fairfax's  Morocco 
Barb,  out  of  Bald  Peg.  who  wns  got  by  an  Arabian,  out  of  a  Barb  Mare. 


I  AUeilY. 

".  Bunbury,  and  iin 
lied  the  ijropcrty  ol 


icli,  grandam,  Ebony, 

'C. 

Lass,  by  Bay  Bolton, 
White  Turk,  Natural 

lartley  Mare,  by  Bart- 
oodstock  Arabian,  St. 
Jare. 

an,  Betty  Leedes,  by 
larb  Mare. 


orti  Fairfax's  Morocco 
if  a  Barb  Mare. 


Xo.  III. 
PEDIGREE  OF  CASTIANlllA,  i)AM  OF  SIR  ARCHY. 

C.VSTIAMI'.A,  br.  f.,  bred  by  Mr.  P()i)hani,  foaled  1700;  iniportod  and  owned 
by  Col.  John  Tnyloe,  Mt.  Airy,  Virginia,  by  Rockingham. 
Ist  dam,  Tabitha,  by  Trentham. 
2J      "  "  '•    Botiphorus. 

4th    "     Sister  to  Grecian  I'rincoss,  by  Wildnian'a  Forester. 
_i5{]j    «  "'      "        "  "  by  the  Coalition  Colt. 

(jjlj    ..  "      "        "  "  '•     Biifitnrd. 

7tli    "      Lord  Leigh'B  Charming  Alolly,  hy  Second. 
8th    "      Mr.  Ilanfrer'fi  Brown  Marc,  by  Stanyan  Arabian. 
9th    "     Gypsey,  by  King  \\'illiam'8  Xo-tongued  Barb. 
10th    "  "         "    Makeless. 

11th    "      Royal  Mare. 

Rockingham,  by  liighflycr,  out  of  Purity,  by  Matchcm,  her  dam  by  Squirt, 
she  out  of  Lot'8  dam,  by  Mogul ;  Camilla,  by  Bay  Bolton;  Old  Lady,  by  Pul- 
Iclne's  Chestnut  Arabian  ;  Rockwood,  Bustler. 

Trentham,  by  Sweepstakes,  out  of  Miss  South,  by  South,  her  dam  by  Car- 
touch,  out  of  Ebony,  by  Childers ;  Old  Ebony,  by  Baato ;  Tho  Massey  Mare. 

Wildman's  Forcstnr,  by  Forester,  dam  by  Looby,  out  of  Margery,  by  Part- 
ner, Woodcock,  Makeless,  Brimmer,  Dicky  Picrson,  Burton  Barb  Mare 
Coalition  Colt,  son  of  the  Godolphin  Arabian. 

Bustard,  by  Greyhound,  Makeless,  Wasted  Turk,  Hautboy,  Brimmer. 
Second,  by  Flying  Childers,  dam  by  Busto,  Curwen'a  Bay  Barb,  Curweu'a 
Spot,  White-legged  Lowthor  Barb,  Old  Vintner  Marc. 
Stanyan's  Arabian. 
King  William's  No-tongued  Barb. 
Miikeless,  by  tho  Oglethorpo  Arabian. 
R')yal  Maro. 

Royal  Marcs.  King  Cliarlea  the  Second  sent  abroad  the  Master  of  the 
Iloise,  to  procure  a  number  of  foreign  horses  and  mares  for  breeding,  and  tin- 
mares  brought  over  by  him  (us  also  many  of  their  produce)  havo  since  been 
called  Royal  Mares. 


No.  IV. 


I 


rEDIGREI-  OF  IMP.  LEVIATIIAX. 


2d 

•M 

4th 

5th 

Oth 

7th 

8th 


LhTiATHAN  (fomuTly  oallod  Mozcroon),  eh.  c,  ftmlod  182;)    brod  by  Mr 
Painter,  and  imiwrted  by  Jamca  Jackaon  &  Co.  into  Alabama,  1830 ;  by  Mulcy. 
Ist  daiu,  by  Windlo. 

"    Anvil. 

"    Virago  (Saltrams  dam),  l)y  Snap. 

"    Kci^uliis. 

sister  to  Uluck  and  nil  Black,  by  Crab. 

MisH  Slaniorkin,  by  Young  True  Blue. 

Oxford  Arabian. 

Mi88  D'Arcy's  Ulack  legged  l?oyal  Maro. 
Muley,  by  Orville,  out  of  Eleanor,  by  Whiskey,  her  dnm  Young  Qinntoss 
(Sorceress-  dum),  by  Diouied  ;  Uiantess,  by  Matchem ;   Molly  Long-legs,  by  B,,- 
braham  ;  Coles  Foxhnnter,  sister  to  Cato,  by  Partner;  sister  to  Koxana'  by  the 
Bald  Calloway  ;   sister  to  Clianter,  by  tho  Akaster  Turk ;   Leedes'  Arabian 
t5[>anker. 

AVindle,  by  Beningbrou-h,  out  of  Mary  Ann,  by  Sir  P(,>tor ;  Young  Marske  • 
iAfatcheni;  sister  to  Antelope,  l)y  Young  Belgrade;  Scarborough  (VU  Mare  • 
Bartlet's  Childers  ;  Devonshire  Turk  ;  Curwon's  Barb  ;  Old  Spot  •  Woodcock. 

Anvil,  by  Ilerod,  dam  by  Feather,  her  dam  Crazy,  by  Lath  ;  sister  to  Sni-,, 
by  Childers;  sister  to  Soreheela,  by  Basto;  (sister  to  tho  Mlsbury  Calloway) 
by  the  Curwen  Bay  Barb;  Curwen  Spot;  Whitc-leggcd  Lowther  Barb-  oid 
Vintner  Maro. 

Snap,  by  Snip,  dam  sister  to  Slipby,  by  Fox,  her  dam  Oipse; ,  ()y  Bay  Bolton  • 
Duke  of  Newcastle's  Turk  ;  Byorly  Turk  ;  TafFjlet  Barb  ;  Placf 's  White  Turk  '• 
Natural  Barl)  Maro.  ' 

Reguhis,  by  the  Oodolphin  Arabian,  dam  Grey  Robinson,  by  the  Bald  Gal- 
loway ;  Snako  ;  Old  Wilkes,  a  daughter  of  Old  Hautboy. 

Crab,  by  Aleock's  Arabian,  sister  to  Sorchccl8,by  Basto,  seo  Anvil's  pedigree. 

Young  True  Blue,  by  William's  Turk,  dam  by  Byerly. 

Oxford  Arab'aj;. 

Miss  D'Arcy  8  Black-legged  Royal  Mare. 


1823    bred  by  Mr 
I,  1830 ;  by  Mulcy. 


1  Young  Ginntosrt 
■  Loi)g-l(>g8,  by  Un- 
to Roxana,  by  the 
Loedes'  Arabian, 

' ;  Young  Marske  ; 
•ough  ( Vlt  Ware  ; 
[X)t ;  Woodcock, 
li ;  Bister  to  Snip, 
Ixbury  Galloway) 
wther  Barb;  oid 

^; ,  i)y  Bay  Bolton : 
cf  8  White  Turk  ; 

,  by  the  Bald  Gal- 

Anvil's  i«digrce. 


No.  V. 

PEDIGREE  OF  IMP.  PRIAM. 

PntAM,  bay  colt,  foaled  1H27,  by  KniiliuH,  bred  l)y  Mr.  W.  Chllncy,  and  im- 
ported in  )H37,  l)y  McHHrs.  Merritt,  ol'  \'irginlu. 

let  dam,  <"r<!8sida  (sister  to  Eleanor),  by  Whiskey. 

2d      "      '/ .)un;^  (Jiiintiw.,  l)y  Dionicd. 

8d      "      (iiantess,  by  Matclicni. 

4th    "      Molly  lionf^-legfl,  by  Bal>raham. 

6th    "      by  Colon'  Koxliunter. 

flth    "      sister  to  Cato,  by  Partner. 

7th    "      sister  to  Roxana,  by  Huld  Oallowny. 

8th    "      sister  to  Chant  -r,  by  Akaster  Turk. 

0th    "      by  .^oedcs'  Arabian. 
10th    "      "    Spanker. 

Emiiius,  by  Orville,  out  of  Emily,  by  Stamford,  her  dam  by  H'hiskey,  our 
of  Grey  Dorimant,  by  Dnrimunt ;  Dizzy,  by  Blank  ;  I)ir,zy,  by  Driver;  Smiling 
Tom  ;  Oyaterfoot ;  Merlin  ;  Commoner  ;  Coppin  Mare. 

Whiskey,  by  Saltram,  out  of  Calash,  by  Ilerod,  her  dam  Teresa,  by  Match- 
em  ;  Regiiluf^;  sister  to  tlio  Aneuster  Starling,  by  Starling;  Ringbone,  by 
Partner  ;  Croft'a  Bay  Barb  ;  Makeless  ;  Brimmer ;  Dicky  Pierson  ;  Burton  Barb 
Mare. 

Diomcd  pedigree,  in  full,  sec  Xo.  2. 

Matchem  by  Cado,  dam  by  Partner,  her  dam  by  Makelcss ;  Brimmer; 
Place's  V.  '  'm  Turk  ;  Dodsvvorth;  Layton  Barb  Marc. 

Bal)raham,  l)y  the  Orxlolijliin  Arabian,  out  of  the  Largo  Hartley  Mare,  bv 
Mr.  Hartley's  Blind  Horse;  Flying  Whig,  by  William's  Waxlstock  Aralnan; 
St.  Victor  Barb;  Why-not  (son  of  the  Fen  wick  Barb) ;  Royal  Mare. 

Cole's  Foxhuntcr,  by  Brink  (son  of  Darley's  Arabian),  out  of  the  Rutland 
Brown  Betty,  by  Basto,  out  of  the  Massey  Mare,  grandam  of  Ebony. 

Partner,  liy  Jigg,  dam  sister  to  Mixbury,  by  Curwcn's  Bay  Barb;  Old  Spot; 
White-leggwl  Lowther  Barb;  Old  Vintner  Mare. 

Bald  (ialloway,  by  St.  Victor's  Barb,  dam  by  Why-not,  out  of  a  Royal  More. 

Akaster  Turk. 

Lecdos'  Arabian. 

Spanker,  by  the  D'Arcy  Yellow  Turk,  dam  by  Lord  Fairfax's  Morocco  Barb, 
out  of  Bald  Peg,  by  Arabian,  out  of  a  Barb  Maro, 


} 


No.  VI. 

.;•;  (IK  I.Ml'.  (iLtNCUK. 

(li.F.NCOK,  rli.  !• ,  UnU'd  ts3l  Ity  Siiltim.  bred  by  Lortl  Jorecy,  ami  innHj.tuil 
l>y  JuincH.Iiii'kMDii  of  I'ldrcncc,  Alii..  In  18!!0. 

Int  (liiiii,  'ri'unr.iiiliiic,  by  'i'nini|i. 

•M      "      W.'b,  l.y  Wivxy. 

!!il      "       l'('iii'lii|ii',  liy  'l'iMim|mt(ir. 

4t!l    "       I'nili.  Ihi,  liy  lli^'lillycr. 

Titii    '       I'nmiiHi',  liy  Siiiii). 

(!tli    '•      .iMliii,  liy  liliiiik. 

■ith    "      H[i(rtiU(ir'rt  dani,  by  Pnrtnor. 

8tli    "      Hoiiiiy  LiiMH,  by  Hiiy  iii)linii. 

l)tli '■       ••    |)iii-l>'y'H  Ariiliiaii. 

lOtli '       "    I?ycil"y  Turk. 

lltU riiiVnlct  Hurl). 

19th I'iiicuM  Wliito  Tiirh. 

Kill    "      Naturnl  D;irb  Mure. 

Riiltun,  by  Si-lim,  out  of  IJnccImiiti',  by  \\illiumsim'8  Ditto,  lior  diiin, 
HlntiT  to  Caloini'l.  by  Mercury;  llirod;  Folly,  by  Miirsko;  Vixoii,  by  Hi'^uhm  ; 
Ilutton'n  SiH(t ;  Fox's  Cab;  I!ay  Uult m  ;  ('oir>ysk]n;  IIutton'H  Urcy  Harb  ; 
llycrly  Turlv  ,  liusilcr. 

Traiii|),  l)y  |)'  k  Anib'c^ws,  diun  liy  (ioliminn,  her  diiiii  FnixiucUii,  by  Trciil- 
hnni ;  Woodpecker;  Kvi  rliisliiig,  by  Jy'liiiw  ;  Ilyicim,  by  hnup  ;  Miin  HcIhcii, 
by  H.'Kuhis;  13artlct'n  C'liildcra;  Hycrly  Turk;  tho  diim  of  the  two  True  HIuch. 

Waxy,  by  P(>t-S.o'H,  out  of  Maria,  by  llcrod,  ber  dum  Liscttc,  by  Sna|i,  out 
of  Mins  WiiulHor,  by  the  Ooiloliiliin  Arabiuu  ;  mmvy  I)  Volitiitecr,  by  Youii/f 
I'l'lgraili' ;  ISartlit'rt  ChiMciM  ;  l)ovoii;i!iir,)  Cluvjtnut  Ariibiuu  ;  blstor  to  Westbury 
Ir,-  the  Curwca  Hay  IJuib  ;  Old  S[K)t ;  Woodcock. 

Truni()ator,  by  Conductor,  out  of  Brunette  by  Squirrel,  Iier  dam  Dove  by 
Mi'-'cIdcHM  ;  Aiicantrr  Starliniif ;  (iratiHlioinier  ;  Sir  M.  Newtou 'a  Bay  Arabian  ; 
Pert ;  St.  Murlin'n  ;  Sir  J.  Hule'ti  Turk  ;  The  Oldfield  Mare. 

Ili^jliflyer,  by  Herod,  out  of  Itachel,  by  Blank,  lier  dam  liy  lleyulus ;  Soro- 
lioels;  Mukeless  :  C.  D'Arcy's  Boyal  Mnre. 

Snap,  by  Snip,  dam  mster  to  Slipby,  by  Fox,  her  dam  Oypscy,  by  Bay  Bol- 
ton ;  Duko  of  Newcastle'i)  Turk  ;  P.yerly  Turk  ,  Tair.ilet  Barl)  ;  PIhcc'h  White 
Turk  ;  Natural  Barb  Mare. 

Blank,  by  Oodol[ildu  Arabian,  out  of  Little  Ilai'tley  Marc,  by  Bnrtlet's 
Childers,  her  dam  Flyinpv  ^Vlii^j  by  William's  ^Voodsto(•k  Arabian;  St.  Victor 
I'.ivb  :  Why. not  (son  of  the  Fenwick  Harb) ;  Royal  J.Iare. 

Partner,  by  Jifrsr,  dam  sister  to  Mixliury  by  Curwen'rf  Bay  Barb;  Old  Spot ; 
Whitcle(f:j;ed  Lowther  Barb  ;  Ohl  Vintner  Mare. 

Bay  Bolton,  by  Grey  Hautboy,  dam  by  Makcless  ;  Brimmer  ;  DiatiiOud  ;  sis- 
ter to  Merlin. 

Darley's  Arabian. 

i;yerly  Turk. 

Tnffolet  Barb. 

Place's  ^^■hite  Turk. 

Natural  Barb  Jfare. 


iwy,  ami  iiiUKj.tL'U 


Ditto,  lior  diiin, 
ixcii,  by  lU'^uluH ; 
ton's  (Ivoy  Hurb ; 

ixiiipltii,  liy  Trent- 
lap  ;  Mii-H  UolBcn, 
10  two  True  UIuch. 
■trtw,  liy  Snii|i,  out 
itiitccr,  liy  Youiijr 
iiliitur  to  Wfstbury 

.IT  (liim  Dovo  by 
oh'h  Buy  Arabian ; 

!iy  IJc'giiliis ;  b'oro- 

('pscy,  by  Uny  Dol- 
•b  ;  I'bice'H  White 

lure,  by  Bnrtlet'e 
■iil)ian ;    St.  Victor 

r  Barb ;  Old  Spot ; ' 

ir  ;  DiariiOud  ;  eis- 


No.  VII. 

pF.nicitr.r:  ov  rm'STi:K. 

TurHTriF.,  ch.  c.  fouled  1H-,M),  by  f'atton.  bred  by  Mr.  Ulilwlule.  and  lni[K»rted, 
In  IH;)."i,  l)y  Caiituiii  Stockton,  I'.  S.  N..  "I'  Nt'W  Jersey. 

1i<t  dam.  I'niiua,  by  WliisUer, 

•jd     "     Oilwide  Kuiry,  by  Henncs, 

!(d      "      Vii'iMHltiide.  by  I'lputor. 

4th    "      B.'ntrice.  liy  Sir  I'lter  Tenzlo. 

oth    '•      I'yrrlui,  by  Matdieiu. 

(itii    "      DucheHH,  by  VVhitiUKiHe. 

7tli    "      Miss  Shunerkiu,  by  Younu  True  Bine. 

u(),    «        "  "  "   OxI'ord'H  Muu  Arabian. 

jjjjj    <■        <<  ■<  "    D'Arcy'H  lihu  k  lei.'tri<l  Hoyal  Mare. 

Catfon  foalod  IHOl),  by  (iolnmpus,  datn  Luey  dray,  by  Tiniotiiy,  her  dam 
Luev  bvnori/.el,  out  of  Kren/.y,  by  Kclipne ;  Kn>rine..r ,  Blank;  \.uhh  of  the 
Mill  by  Traveller;  Mi»H  Makeh-HH,  by  Vouiiur  Oreyhound;  I'artner  .  U  .HHlc<x-k  ; 
frotv'Bay  Barb;  MakeleHH  ;  Urinmi.  r  ;  Dieky  I'lernon  ;  llurtoii  H.irb  Mare. 

Wliisk.T  bv  Waxv,  dam  r.melop<^  by  'Prumpator,  lier  dam  I'ninella  by 
Hi.Hitlver  out  of  I'romiRe,  bv  Snap:  Julia,  by  Blank;  SiK^ctator  dam  by  I'ari- 
ner';  Bonr.y  Lass,  by  Hay  Helton  ;  DarleyV  Arabian  ;  Byorly  Turk  ;  TalK.let 
Barb  ;  Place's  White  Turk  ;  Natural  Barb  Mare. 

Ilemiea  bv  Morcurv,  out  of  Hot.lna  by  W(MKli)<rl:er,  her  dam  Tetworili  by 
II,.rud  out'of'(lohlenUrov..byBlai:k:  Spinster  'v  I'artiur ;  BKhxIv  liattoekH; 
(ireyhound;  Makelobs;  Brimnur;    Place's  Win.     Turk;    Dodswortb  ;   Laytou 

Barb. 

Pipator,  by  Conductor,  dam  Brunette  by  S.piirrel,  her  dam  by  MafehUw  : 
Ancaster  Starling  ;  (irassliopper ;  Sir  M.  Newton's  Bay  Arabian  ;  Port ;  St.  Mar- 
tins ;  Sir  E.  Hales's  Turk  ;  Tin-  Old  Field  Mare. 

Sir  Peter  Teazle,  bv  Ilinhllyer,  dam  I'apillon  by  Snap,  her  dam  Miss  Cleve- 
lan.l,  by  Hejrulus  ;  Midffi'.  "'.V  a  son  of  Bay  Bolton  ;  Bartlefs  Cird.UrH;  Money 
wood's  Arabian  ;  True  Blues  Dam. 

Matchem,  by  Cade,  dam  by  Partner,  her  dam  by  MakolosB  ;  Brimmer; 
Place's  White  Turk  ;  Uodsworth  ;  Layton  Barb  Mure. 

Wl.it.niose,  by  *.l.u  Uodolphin  Arabian,  dam  sister  to  Blazo  by  Cliilder, . 
Confelerate  Fillv,  by  ( Irey  (irantham  ;  Duke  of  Uutland's  Black  Barb  ;  liii-ht 
Koan ;  Young  True  J.luo,  by  Williara's  Turk,  dam  by  Byerly ;  Oxford  Dun 
Arabian. 

D'Arcy's  Black-lcggcd  Royal  More. 


Ao.  VIII. 


rFDK-iKKK  OF  AMIIIUCA.V  ElMI'SE. 

vJ::z:^L:::.  ;-- ;:f ;;-  «;'!-*'  <-»...  i^H.,  <,. 

iHt  dmn,  Mill..r'«  |)u,„„..|.  |,v  |,„,,  M..HH..nKt.r. 


2d 
M 
4tli 
0th 

mil 

7tli 
8th 


Iiiili.  Miir.',  I.y  |'„t.'H.„H. 

t'liiHTntk. 

Himi)  Drnjfcin,  l,y  Siiup. 

"    H<'Kiiliiii. 
"    ""'•tlL'fHChl|,l,.r8. 
II.)n.>ywo(Ml'H  Arabian. 
„  ■  "      •^"^"  "''t'"' ''■",.  Tru..H|,u.8.l,vnvorIy 

«-:"m;.,:L;:r,::;::;;;;;;!.::;:.^::;;'i^:j;-^'- 

..  ni^'n^X'siLX"' s;:::'::i.:!:;';T ''"';''"  ^'i ''  ^'-^  "•  '^'~ 

N.-"vaH,l..-„  Turk  ;  I.y  ^vly  S^    Z"     t  il'  '.  *"':' •'■ ''';!"-^'  """""  '  '"""•  "'• 

Mar..,  I.v  AkuHtcT  ,;;;;"'"'•  ^ '*'''"'^« ''•»'»  l-y  frabi  by  Part,...-;  Thwaifn  Dun 

n-vy  "urb  :  L,...,ic.H-  Hobby  Man-,  by  tho  LIhCt  Turk  '  '    ^       '"""  " 

oa.tIc  «  1  u.k  ;  Byeriy  T.-.-k  ;  TaffoU-t  l.arb  ;  l>laco-«  Whit.  Turk  ;  Natural  ulrb 

w"f  b;^r:^;!:r^;^;^;:^--rIh:;^^-"^     •- «- "-  - 

ort.U;.  •  ''  '"'''"'  ^"'''"=  '-''«^'^^'-"'  ^'•^  ^^-'-  -l-l'  wa«  Si'aul: 

Ilonrywood  Arabian. 
Byorly  Turk. 


No.  IX. 


I'F.incni'F'  ov  nosTov. 


at  Do«.irl«,  QucMTi* 


orly. 

'T  (liim  by  Virj^inin 

'J'u;  Iiiip.  i^a(l(^^•r; 

ster  to  Fltfiirnntf 
■  Hdlton  •  Dulu-  of 
to  Turk  ;  Niitiirul 

rrtsnian,  Iut  dnm 
•!■;  Thwait's  Dim 

I'arlncr,  Iior  dam 
c'tty,  liy  ("iirwcirs 

1  ,  Huko  of  New- 
•k  ;  Natural  Harl) 

l)y  the  Uald  (Jnl 

left,  by  rnrt'IcFH ; 
licli  was  Si;auk- 


lUwTDN,  fb.  <v,  lir«(l  by  J.  WlcUbum,  Ulibmontl,  V«  ,  foolod  18!JJ),  by  Tlmit- 
Icim. 

lit  (lain,  Hlntiir  ti> 'riu'UulKK',  by  IUH'm  riori/.cl. 

•,M '  "    Imp.  Aldrriuaii. 

!)il      ' "  "    lni|).  ClnckfaMt. 

4th    ■'        "       "  "  '•    HyiiiiiiiH  U  ildulr. 

Olli    '■      V.mii«  Kilty  KUbcr,  by  Imp.  Ft'uriuiught. 

Otli    "      Imp.  Kilty  Fi.-*bt'r,  by  I 'ado. 

7th    "        *'        "  "        "   Cullfii  Arabian. 

8th    "      Huld  Clmrbittc,  by  Old  Hoyal. 

0th    "        "  "  "    ni'tlii'H'tf  CuBtaway. 

10th    "        "  "  "    Urimmir. 

Timol(«)i\,  by  t-lr  Arrby,  dam  by  Imp.  Sultnim,  lior  dam  by  Synimon  Wlldalr; 
Imp.  Driver;  Imp.  I''favnim;,'lit ;  Imp.  Fellow  (Hon  of  Cade);  Imp.  Vampire. 

Dall's  Fh)rlzpl,  by  Imp.  Dhmied,  dam  by  Imp.  Shark,  her  dam  by  Ilarrln* 
Eclipsn;  Imp.  FearnoU','ht ;  Inq).  J.dly  Uo^,'er  ;  Imp.  t^o!it>r  .bihn  ;  Imp.  Hhock. 

Imp.  Aldonimn,  by  Pot-S-o'n,  out  of  Lady  nolinffbroke,  by  Hcpilrrel,  herdi:m 
Cypron  (King  IIoroirH  dam),  by  IMuzo  ;  Belima,  by  Uotholl's  Arabi.-.n ;  (Jiii- 
ham'M  CliampUm;  M.irley'n  Arabian  ;  Merlin. 

Imp  ClcK-kfast,  by  (iimcrack,  dam  MIhs  Ingram,  by  IlcguluB,  lior  dam  Ml'w 
Doc,  by  Sedbiiry  ;  Mine  Mayos,  by  Uurtlot'H  Childora ;  by  Suali'J  |  by  liUggi^ ;  Dan- 
iol's  Old  Woodooi'k. 

Symmcs  Wildair,  by  Imp.  FcarnoiiRht,  dam  by  Imp.  Jolly  Ilogcr,  her  dum 
Imp.  Kitty  Flahcr,  by  ( 'ade,  which  boo  above. 

Imp.  Fearnougiit,  liy  U'TuIuh;  out  of  Silvertail,  by  Mr.  Ibmeago's  White- 
noBO,  herdam  by  Itattle ;  Darky'rt  Arabian;  Old  Child  Mare,  by  Hir  T.  Urus- 
loy'a  Bay  Arabian ;  Mr.  Cook's  Vixen,  by  tho  IIolniHloy  Turk  ;  DrKlworth'rt 
lloyal  Mare. 

Cade,  l)y  tho  Oodolphin  Arabian,  out  of  Roxana,  by  tho  Bold  Clalloway,  her 
dam  Biator  to  Cliauter,  by  tho  Akaator  Turk ,  Lnydes'  Arabian;  Sjiankor. 
Tho  CuUen  Arabian. 

Old  Royal  by  tliu  Iloldcmcss  Turk  ;  Blundovbups  ;  Royal  Maro. 
Bothell's  CaB*r  >vay,  by  Merlin,  sister  to  Mr.  Bc-thell's  Rufllcr,  by  a  son  of 
Brimmer's  ;  Dick  Burton's  Mare,  whoso  ix'digree  has  been  long  lost. 
Brimmer,  by  tho  Yellow  Turk  j  Royal  Mare. 


I 


'V 


Xo.  X. 

.   ri:i>i(inr.i;  of  fashiox.  • 

FAsniOX,  ch.  f.,  foaled  1837,  br.'d  by  Win.  (iibbons,  of  New  Jersey  ;  owned 
nfterwardfl  by  Messrs.  Hober  &  Kiitz,  LaucastiT,  (Jliio,  by  Imported  Trustee. 

1st  dnm,  B:)nn('ts  O'Bhio,  l)y  Sir  Charles. 

id      "      licality,  by  Sir  Areliy. 

ad      "  "  "    Imp-  ^ledley. 

4tli    "  "  "   Mark  Anthony. 

■Tth    •'  "  "   Imp.  Janus. 

(ith    '•  "  •'   Imp.  Monkey. 

Ttli    ■'  "  "   imp.  Silver  Ej-o 

8th    "  "  "   Spanker. 

Trustee  pedigree,  sea  Xo.  7. 

Sir  Charles,  by  Sir  Arch}',  dam  by  Imp,  Citizen,  her  dam  by  Commutation  ; 
Imp.  Daro  Devil ;  Sally  Shark,  by  Ini[>.  Siiark;^  Betsey  Pringle,  by  Imp.  Feur- 
nouirht ;  Imp.  Jcnnj"  Dismal,  by  Old  Diamal,  son  of  the  Oodolphin  Arabian,  In  r 
(Icuu  by  Jjord  (iodolpbin's  Whitefoot. 

Sir  Arcliy,  by  Imp.  Diomcd,  dam  Imp.  Car.tiancra,  by  Kockingliam,  see  Nos, 
2  and  4. 

Imp  Medley,  by  Gimcrac'k,  dam  Armindn,  by  G  lap,  her  dam  Miss  Cleveland, 
by  liPfTulan;  Jlidgo  ;  Bartlct's  Childer.'i ;  Iloneywood'a  Arabian  ;  dam  of  tlio 
Two  True  Blues. 

Mark  Antliony,  bj-  Partner,  dam  Imp.  Septima,  by  Imp.  Othello,  her  dam 
Moll  Bvanen,  by  Cub;  Torrismond  ;  Second  ;  Mogul ;  Sweepstakes  ;  Bay  Bolton; 
Curwen's  Bay  Barb;  Curweti'.-i  Old  Spnt ;  White-legged  Lowther  Barb. 

Imp.  Janur,  by  Janus  (son  of  the  Godolp.hin  Arabian),  dam  by  Old  Fox, 
grandam  by  Bal  1  (ialloway. 

Imp.  Monkey,  by  Lord  Lonsdale's  Bay  Arabian,  dam  by  Curwcn's  Bay  Barb  ; 
r.yeijy  Turk  ;  Arabian  Mare. 

Imp.  Silver  Eye,  by  Cullen's  Arabian,  dam  by  Cnrwen's  Bay  Barb  :  Byeily 
Turk  ;  CurNven's  Spot ;  White-legged  Lowther  Barb  ;  Old  Vintner  Mare. 

Spanker,  by  D'Arcy's  Yellow  Turk,  dam  by  Lord  Fairfax's  Morocco  Barb ; 
Bald  Peg,  by  an  Arabian  ;  Barb  Mare. 


if  New  Jersoy  ;  owned 
Importud  Trustee. 


Inm  by  Commutation  ; 
Pringlo,  by  Imp.  Finr- 
lodolphin  Arabian,  li<  r 

Rocliingliam,  sec  NtJS. 

^r  dam  Miss  Cleveland, 
I  Arabian  ;  dam  of  tlic 

Imp.  Otbello,  lier  dam 
■epstalsoB  ;  15ay  Bolton ; 
liowther  Barb. 
ui),  dam  by  Old  Fox, 

)y  Curwcn's  Bay  Barb  ; 

n's  Bay  Barl) :  Byerly 
[1  Vintner  Marc. 
irfax's  Morocco  Barb ; 


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